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Interstate 35 Community School District board approves contracts, curriculum renewals, summer programs and facility work
Summary
The Interstate 35 Community School District board approved a series of routine contracts and renewals — including a literacy/special-education contract, NoRedInk and an AI instructional tool — and authorized summer-school programs and a library HVAC replacement; a juvenile-justice information‑sharing agreement was also approved.
The Interstate 35 Community School District board on the evening’s agenda approved multiple contracts and program renewals and advanced summer learning plans and a facilities repair, the board chair said during the meeting.
The board approved a literacy and special-education services agreement with Harkin Consulting for the 2026–27 school year at the amount presented and voted to renew the NoRedInk writing platform and the Magic School AI instructional tool. The Education Foundation committed $6,000 to support the Magic School AI renewal, reducing the district’s net cost. The board also approved invitation-only summer-school programs for K–6 and grades 7–12, and authorized replacement of the library HVAC unit with a local vendor.
Why it matters: These approvals finalize several instructional tools and operational expenses the district will rely on in the coming school year, including curricula-support platforms and summer programming intended for targeted intervention and credit recovery.
What the board approved - Literacy and special-education services (Harkin Consulting) for the 2026–27 school year, presented at $8,400. A board member said the vendor met district requirements and was less costly than an alternative the district had used for math. - NoRedInk annual renewal (presented at $8,600) to continue districtwide writing supports and teacher feedback tools. - Magic School AI renewal for $6,299 for 2026–27, with a $6,000 commitment from the Education Foundation to offset most of the expense. - Library HVAC replacement contracted to Travis Mechanical and Controls to match newly installed units; the board approved the work after staff explained the vendor has existing experience with district systems. (Transcript discussion contained inconsistent dollar figures; see clarifying details.) - K–6 invitation-only summer school (two consecutive weeks in July), staffing and hourly rates as presented. - Grades 7–12 invitation-only summer program (three consecutive weeks as presented) intended for targeted help and credit recovery. - Heartland AEA state funding amendment to change the payment schedule from 10 payments to four payments per calendar year.
Votes at a glance: Each item listed above was moved, seconded and approved during the meeting. The transcript records members signaling “Aye” for each motion; specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the record beyond the aye responses captured during each vote.
Board process and context: The board ran through its consent agenda before moving to the action items. Personnel items on the consent agenda included hiring a middle-school football coach and an elementary special-education teacher and noting one coach’s resignation; those consent items were approved together. Board members discussed license utilization rates when approving the NoRedInk renewal and noted the district’s prior decision to use AEA for math services when explaining the Harkin Consulting agreement.
Next steps: The board set its next meeting for Monday, June 22 at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned. Several programs and contracts approved at this meeting will be implemented over the coming school year; budgetary and operational details will be handled in district staff reports and routine administrative follow-up.
