Camdenton R-III board approves budget amendments to cover textbook and SPED needs; moves to executive session

The Camdenton R-III School District Board of Education approved a set of budget amendments and then voted to adjourn into executive session during a special meeting on Jan. 29, 2026.

Speaker 3 described several adjustments the district needed to make in its budget, including reallocating funds to cover high-school textbook shortages and additional textbook needs for ROTC. Speaker 3 also cited budget changes tied to LCTC and compliance with DESE guidelines related to Perkins and SPED funding.

“ROTC needed some, more textbook rep. We didn't have enough in textbooks, so we had to move a little bit around from supplies to textbooks,” Speaker 3 said, summarizing the practical reason for the transfers.

Speaker 2 moved to approve the budget amendments “as presented,” and Speaker 5 seconded. The board approved the motion by voice vote.

Immediately following the vote, Speaker 2 moved to adjourn the open meeting and move into executive session; Speaker 5 seconded. The chair conducted a roll call; multiple board members answered “Aye,” and the motion to adjourn into executive session carried by roll call vote as recorded in the public portion of the meeting.

The transcript does not specify dollar amounts for the transfers, which programs will receive exact allocations, or the reason for the executive session. The record also did not identify a formal timeline for applying the budget changes; those details were not specified in the meeting record.