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Board approves drones, AEA contract amendment, tractor purchase and portrait graphics; several votes pass unanimously
Summary
At its May meeting the North Polk board approved a drone purchase under a STEM BEST grant (two-thirds reimbursement to $21,000), amended the AEA contract to align payment schedules, authorized up to $21,000 for a 2021 John Deere tractor from RPP funds, and approved graduate portrait visuals — all motions carried by unanimous votes.
The North Polk Comm School District board approved several orders of business during the regular meeting, including equipment purchases, a contract amendment and design approvals.
A STEM BEST grant will reimburse two-thirds of a drone and equipment purchase up to $21,000; the board approved the purchase to expand a drone class. The board also approved an amendment to the district's AEA contract to adjust AEA payments from monthly to quarterly to match the state funding bill change.
On career-technical education, the board approved the purchase of a 2021 John Deere tractor to support the high school's agriculture curriculum. Administrators said the tractor may retail near $29,000 but the approved motion authorized up to $21,000 to be paid with RPP consortium funds for the district's instructional program.
The board also approved visual designs for the district's "Portrait of a Comet" graduate descriptors, a branding exercise that defines six descriptors for student outcomes.
Votes taken during the meeting were recorded as unanimous where roll-call votes were given, with recorded tallies showing five yes votes and no recorded no votes across the listed motions. Each motion was moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting minutes.
The board's consent agenda was approved at the start of the meeting, and the board adjourned after member reports and recognition of the school year's accomplishments.
