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Board approves consent items, adopts instructional interventions policy and approves travel request; 5.2 pulled for further consideration
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda (with item 5.2 removed for separate discussion), adopted policy IGAB on instructional interventions (reading success plans), approved a travel request (not to exceed $850), and approved the January consolidated check register. Item 5.2 (an author visit for pre-K students) was discussed and will be revisited at the next regular meeting.
At its Feb. 24 work session, the St. Louis Public School Board approved several routine actions and advanced policy changes.
The board voted to approve the consent agenda items 5.1 and 5.3–5.19 and removed item 5.2 (an author visit for pre-K transitional programming) for separate discussion. Board members asked for additional detail on item 5.2, including book-copy costs and potential philanthropic support; staff said the not-to-exceed cost for the visit was negotiated down to $7,500 for travel and the two sessions and that book copies and partner funding would be pursued with community partners such as Left Bank Books.
The board approved a travel request for Tiffany Vaughn to attend an administrative awards event in Chicago at a cost not to exceed $850.
On policy, the board adopted policy IGAB (Instructional Interventions) to formalize the district's reading success plans and comply with state requirements. District staff explained screening and intervention triggers and said that students scoring below the 32nd percentile on certain screeners prompt additional assessment and, if needed, development of a reading success plan in partnership with families.
The board also approved the January 2026 consolidated check register by recorded vote, and adjourned the work session later in the evening. Item 5.2 will be considered at the next regular business meeting.
