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Votes at a glance: Benjamin SD 25 approves school fees, facilities contract, trips and personnel items
Summary
At the regular meeting the board approved the 2026–27 school fee schedule (with CPI indexing), awarded a toilet‑partition contract for Benjamin Middle School, authorized an overnight Washington, D.C. trip, and approved salary recommendations and administrator contracts.
The Benjamin SD 25 Board of Education approved several routine and operational items during its regular meeting.
Key approvals included:
- 2026–27 school fees (Action 26.7): Administration proposed aligning fees by building and tying future annual adjustments to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to create predictable, modest increases (administration estimated an average next‑year change of roughly $2.80 per fee). The motion passed on roll call.
- Benjamin Middle School toilet partition project: The board recommended awarding the contract to Larsson Equipment; the contract amount as read into the record appears as "$46,36" in the transcript (amount not fully recorded). The motion passed by roll call.
- Overnight field trip to Washington, D.C. (June 9–11): The board approved an eighth‑grade trip; presenters said roughly 35–36 students have signed up and the trip is largely parent‑funded, with chaperone responsibilities noted. The motion passed by roll call.
- Educational support personnel (ESP) salary recommendations: The board approved the proposed salary adjustments for ESP staff.
- Administrator contracts: The board approved administrator contracts as presented.
- Consent agenda: Consent items were approved by roll call earlier in the meeting.
Roll calls during the meeting recorded members answering in the affirmative; the transcript records voice responses ('I' or 'Hi') for each item but does not map every named board member to a written roll‑call tally in the transcript excerpt. The board moved into an executive session at 8:01 p.m. for personnel matters and did not anticipate action following the closed session.
Details recorded in the meeting transcript will be reflected in the official minutes and posted procurement documents for the facilities contract when available.
