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Board approves consent block, safety plan and concussion policy; authorizes MOU for student substance‑abuse supports
Summary
The board approved routine personnel items (appointments, separations), adopted a revised district safety plan and a concussion‑management policy, authorized field trips and a memorandum with Horizon Health Services, and voted to move into executive session to discuss employment of a particular individual.
During the STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT meeting the board approved a package of routine business items and several policy and authorization votes.
Consent and personnel: The board moved and approved the consensus agenda as a block, which included appointment actions (a non‑instructional appointment listed in the meeting transcript as 'Steven hard Arden', effective 12/16/2025), separations (including Joshua Young, special education teacher, retiring effective 12/29/2026), and leaves of absence; motions were made and approved by voice vote.
Safety plan: The board approved a revised district‑wide school safety plan for October 2025. The updated plan adds required AED/cardiac‑arrest awareness training and requires staff and students to review supporting materials with certification by January 2026, per the presenter. The public comment period produced no substantive comments.
Policy adoption: The board completed a second reading and adopted Board of Education Policy 75 22 (concussion management), after a one‑word change regarding parental permission for baseline testing; the motion carried by voice vote.
Field trips and finance: Board members approved out‑of‑district travel for boys varsity basketball and varsity wrestling as described in agenda items. A resolution authorizing the filing of tax‑return claims was approved; during discussion the treasurer and tax collector were recognized for reconciling tax collections closely, and meeting comments cited a collected amount of $33,511,990.43 against a referenced levy of about $37,000,000 (figures reported in the meeting transcript).
MOU: The board authorized the president to sign a memorandum of understanding with Horizon Health Services to provide mental‑health and substance‑abuse services that may allow students to return earlier to school after completing treatment.
Adjournment to executive session: At the meeting’s close the board voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss the employment of a particular individual.
