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Ralston school board approves calendars, truck purchase and superintendent contract; several personnel items on consent
Summary
At its Nov. 24 meeting the Ralston Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved two years of school calendars with updated professional‑development dates, authorized purchase of an F‑350 maintenance truck with plow, accepted consent agenda items including resignations, and approved an amended superintendent contract requiring background checks every three years.
The Ralston Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Nov. 24 to approve multiple administrative and operational actions, including school calendar changes, a vehicle purchase and an amended contract for Superintendent Jason Buckingham.
The board approved calendar drafts for 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 with updated professional‑development (PD) dates. Trustees said they moved many PD dates to Mondays to preserve building PLC (professional learning community) time while avoiding changes to spring and winter breaks. The amended motion specified calendar draft versions and passed on a recorded roll call with all six trustees voting aye.
The board also approved a purchase of an F‑350 XL maintenance truck with a B‑blade snowplow from Woodhouse Ford. Discussion included equipment details and the ProTech wiring kit; the estimate for the wiring kit was cited as $26,011.43. The motion passed on a unanimous voice/roll call vote.
On the consent agenda, the board approved minutes from the Nov. 10 meeting and accepted resignations including April Pincus and an additional resignation listed as Henley. The chair called the vote after a motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; roll call recorded six ayes.
In personnel business, trustees amended and approved Superintendent Jason Buckingham’s contract to add a requirement for district‑initiated background checks every three years. Board members said the district will maintain rolling three‑year contract terms and continue annual reviews; the amended contract passed unanimously after discussion about timing of evaluations and contract renewal.
The board also moved without discussion to adopt its legislative goals for the 2026 session.
What happens next: The board will post finalized calendars and communicate details to staff and families; bids for phase‑2 construction work were discussed separately and are expected to be presented to the board at an upcoming meeting. No member of the public spoke during the meeting’s public‑comment period.
Vote at a glance • Consent agenda (minutes and resignations): motion by S3; second by S1; outcome: approved, roll call 6–0. • Calendars for 2026–2028 with PD updates: motion amended and approved, roll call 6–0. • Purchase of F‑350 XL and plow from Woodhouse Ford: motion approved, roll call 6–0. • Superintendent contract (Jason Buckingham) amended to add 3‑year background checks: motion approved, roll call 6–0. • Legislative goals for 2026: motion approved, roll call 6–0.
All reported votes were recorded during the meeting by roll call; the transcript shows each trustee responding "Aye."
