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Votes at a glance: Tri‑Creek board authorizes bond refunding, approves handbook and several routine items
Summary
At its Aug. 14 meeting the Tri‑Creek board approved Resolution 2025‑07 to refund Series 2016 bonds, adopted ELA curriculum for grades 5–6, approved the student‑parent handbook (including attendance changes), approved the 2025–26 salary schedule, authorized June 30 temporary transfers, and approved an overnight cross‑country trip plus consent items;
The Tri‑Creek Board of School Trustees took the following recorded actions at the Aug. 14 meeting (motions, movers and seconders are recorded as spoken in the meeting; votes were taken by voice and recorded as passed):
- Resolution 2025‑07 (refunding Series 2016 bonds): Motion by Board member (Speaker 4); second by Board member (Speaker 10). Motion passed by voice vote. The business office said the refunding could net roughly $900,000 in interest savings over the life of the bonds after expenses. (See discussion in the budget presentation.)
- Approve ELA curriculum for grades 5–6 (Amplify CKLA): Motion by Board member (Speaker 6); second by Board member (Speaker 10). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approve updated student‑parent handbook (includes attendance changes): Motion by Board member (Speaker 4); second by Board member (Speaker 10). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approve salary schedule (support and certified) for 2025–26: Motion and second recorded; motion passed by voice vote.
- Approve temporary fund transfers for 06/30/2025 (to avoid negative ending balances for audit/bonding purposes): Motion and second recorded; motion passed by voice vote. Dana explained most transfers are temporary and moved back on July 1; one small permanent transfer ($329.39) was recommended to cover an overdrawn account.
- Approve cross‑country overnight athletic trip: Motion and second recorded; motion passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (minutes 07/10/2025, payroll and claims, personnel report) and multiple small donations were accepted by combined motion and voice vote.
No recorded roll‑call tallies were captured in the transcript; each motion was reported as passing after a voice vote with no opposition noted in the record.
