Mehlville R‑IX board approves several routine items, budget amendment and labor agreement in 6‑0 votes

The Mehlville R‑IX Board of Education unanimously approved a series of routine but consequential items at its May 22 meeting, including a fiscal‑year 25 budget amendment, a 2025–26 memorandum of understanding with the district’s nurses association, a 3% average increase to classified employee pay schedules and a universal free breakfast expansion at four elementary schools.

The actions were moved and seconded from the consent agenda or presented by district staff, and each measure passed on voice vote or roll call with six votes in favor and no dissent. The board also authorized a closed‑session meeting under Missouri’s Sunshine Law provisions and adjourned for the evening.

Why it matters: together these votes commit near‑term district resources, alter staffing and pay practices and expand a nutrition program the district said will increase student meal participation. The budget amendment adjusts spending that affects the district’s operating position for the year and the MOU codifies working conditions and meeting cadences for school nurses.

What the board approved (summary of motions and outcomes):

• Approval of agenda as presented — outcome: approved, vote tally 6–0.

• Universal free breakfast program at Beasley, Beerbohm, Porter and Berkeley elementary schools for the 2025–26 school year — outcome: approved, vote tally 6–0. The district’s director of school food and nutrition presented participation gains where universal breakfast had been piloted and recommended continuation (presentation and vote recorded May 22).

• Classified employee salary schedules for 2025–26 — outcome: approved, vote tally 6–0. The assistant superintendent for human resources said the schedules reflect an average 3% increase, an investment the district estimated at about $581,000.

• Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Mehlville Association of Professional Personnel/Allied (MAPA) for 2025–26 (nurses) — outcome: approved, vote tally 6–0. The agreement includes monthly collaborative meetings with the lead nurse, two remote workdays, five professional‑development days, a mentorship/onboarding checklist and a 3% salary increase; MAPA membership ratified the MOU on May 14.

• Fiscal‑year 25 budget amendment — outcome: approved, vote tally 6–0. The chief financial…