Votes at a glance: Ralston board approves calendars, equipment purchase, superintendent actions and legislative goals
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Summary
The board approved the consent agenda, school calendars for 2026–28 (with PD updates), purchase of a maintenance truck and plow, the superintendent’s evaluation and contract (with a three‑year background‑check clause), and legislative goals for 2026; all motions passed by recorded ayes.
At its Nov. 24 meeting, the Ralston Public Schools Board of Education approved a series of motions spanning routine items, calendar and personnel actions, and equipment purchases. Key outcomes reported in the meeting record include:
- Consent agenda: Approved (minutes from Nov. 10 and resignations added). No vote tally recorded in transcript beyond 'motion passes.'
- Calendars (2026–27 and 2027–28): Board approved calendar drafts with professional-development (PD) updates that move many PD days to Mondays and adjust one PD day from Martin Luther King Day to a March date. Motion carried.
- Purchase of maintenance truck and snow plow: Motion to purchase a Ford F‑350 XL and B‑blade plow from Woodhouse Ford (including ProTech wiring/installation estimate) was approved by roll call; the ProTech estimate cited in discussion was $26,011.43.
- Superintendent evaluation: The board approved the superintendent’s evaluation as presented.
- Superintendent contract: The board renewed the superintendent’s contract with cost‑of‑living adjustments and added an amendment requiring a background check every three years; board members discussed aligning evaluation timing and contract renewal.
- Legislative goals: The board approved legislative goals for the 2026 legislative session.
Each motion was introduced, seconded where recorded, discussed briefly in most cases, and approved by recorded 'ayes' in the meeting transcript. Board chairs and members confirmed unanimous or majority passage for the items above; the meeting record shows no failed motions.