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Board approves consent items, handbook updates, stipends, work session and tax hearing dates
Summary
At the meeting the board adopted the agenda and consent items, approved extracurricular and summer‑school evaluations, handbook updates, a one‑year SRO, three athletic supervision stipends (5–0–1), set an Aug. 18 financial work session and scheduled the 2025 tax‑rate hearing for Sept. 23.
The Excelsior Springs School Board concluded its meeting with a series of routine and substantive votes.
Procedural votes: The board adopted the meeting agenda (6–0) and approved the consent agenda (vote recorded 5–0–1).
Program approvals: The board approved the extracurricular/co‑curricular program evaluation and the summer school program evaluation, each by 6–0 votes.
Personnel and handbook actions: The board approved handbook updates (compliance officer designation, student device policy and senior parking) 6–0; it also approved a one‑year addition of a fourth SRO for 2526 (100% funded by the public‑safety sales tax for that year) 6–0.
Stipends: The board approved three athletic supervision stipends (one per sports season) to cover evening duties, with a recorded tally of 5 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain.
Calendar and planning: The board set a financial planning work session for Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. (Raymond James to present budget and assessed valuation projections) and scheduled the 2025 tax‑rate hearing for Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned after the votes.
