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SSD board approves MSIP monitoring report, strategic/CSIP updates, budget adjustments and schedules closed meetings
Summary
After presentations on third-quarter MSIP monitoring and CSIP/strategic-plan progress, the board approved the MSIP report, strategic/CSIP plan updates, several budget and purchase requests and personnel salary item; the board also voted to hold two closed meetings to discuss personnel and legal matters.
The Special School District of St. Louis County Board of Education received third-quarter MSIP program-monitoring reports and CSIP/strategic-plan updates and then approved several action items at its April 2026 business meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Macklin introduced Dr. Molly Bolton, chief of teaching, learning and accountability, and Dr. Matt Traubber (director of evaluation and research), who presented monitoring results across programs including facilities and grounds, federal programs, reading supports, food service, legal services and compliance, tiered monitoring of IEPs, and safety and security response. Dr. Traubber noted steady improvement in facilities work-order completion, plans to track work via a Jira ticketing system beginning in 02/2526, that federal-program indicators have historically met many DESE indicators but transportation coordination for homeless students improved with a new supplemental provider, and that initial evaluation timeliness is about 98.5% (slightly below target). He also said the district has about 752 security cameras with roughly 99.7% operationality this year; DESE/USDA review results from a 02/2425 review have not yet been received.
Board members asked technical questions about measurement changes in STAR reading growth percentiles, how partner districts notify SSD of McKinney-Vento (homeless) students, whether food surveys should include questions about whether students feel they get enough to eat, and the rollout of a workload dashboard and related audit reporting.
On motions, the board moved and approved the following action items: 6.01 MSIP program monitoring reports (motion carried); 6.02 strategic and CSIP plan approval (motion carried); 6.03 FY26 budget adjustments (motion carried); 6.04 early FY27 purchase requests (motion carried); and 6.05 SSC administration and business professional salaries (motion carried). The board also voted to hold two closed meetings (agenda item 7.01) on April 28 and May 12 to discuss confidential legal actions, privileged communications with counsel, personnel matters and preparations for negotiations with employee groups; the roll call vote was recorded and the motion was approved.
The board did not amend or table any of these items; each was announced as carried after the vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
