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Board approves agenda, consent items, teacher contract and multiple administrative actions; Columbia Academy start time moved 10 minutes later
Summary
The Columbia Heights board approved the agenda and consent items, accepted donations, approved the 2025–27 teacher master agreement, teacher seniority lists, lane changes and bank signatory updates, authorized publication of bids for a high-school classroom renovation, and approved a 10-minute later start time for Columbia Academy.
The board carried a series of motions during the Feb. 17 meeting, approving agenda items, personnel and administrative actions in a sequence of roll-call votes.
Key outcomes:
- Agenda approval: Motion to approve the 02/17/2026 agenda was moved by Jessica and seconded by Julie and approved by roll call.
- Consent agenda: Included personnel report, seniority lists (with ECFE teacher seniority handled separately), treasury report, minutes and policy first reading; consent agenda passed by roll call.
- Acknowledgment of contributions: Resolution to accept designated donations and $56,132.06 in total contributions to date passed by roll call.
- Columbia Academy schedule: Board approved a negotiated change to start Columbia Academy 10 minutes later (from 08:20 to 08:30) beginning next school year after director and staff said transportation impacts would be minimal.
- Teacher master agreement (2025–2027): Local 710 ratified the contract and the board approved it; one board member announced an abstention because a spouse is covered under the agreement.
- Teacher and ECFE seniority lists and lane changes: Board approved posted seniority lists and both September and midyear lane-change salary adjustments so corrections could be processed on payroll.
- Bank authorizing resolutions: Board updated signatories for Northeast Bank and U.S. Bank to reflect clerk/officer changes and approved both resolutions.
- High school classroom renovation: Board authorized publication of legal notice to solicit bids for the 2026 classroom renovation (18 rooms); project to be funded by long-term facility maintenance and capital project levy dollars.
- Proclamation: Board proclaimed Feb. 18, 2026, as King Wilson Appreciation Day to honor 54 years of service to CHPS athletics; proclamation passed.
The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
