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New Richmond board approves graduations, contracts and personnel items; several routine motions carried
Summary
At its regular meeting the New Richmond Exempted Village School District board approved the Class of 2026 graduation list, a multi‑night SkillsUSA field trip, a National School Lunch Program vended meal agreement, lunch prices for 2026–27, and multiple personnel and contract items; most motions passed on roll call with one recorded abstention on selected items.
The New Richmond Exempted Village School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved a slate of routine motions including the Class of 2026 graduation candidates, a student SkillsUSA field trip to Atlanta, a vended‑meal contract for the National School Lunch Program and new lunch prices for the 2026–27 school year.
Board members also approved a four‑year administrator salary schedule, treasury and appropriation updates tied to recently awarded grants, multiple certificated and classified contract recommendations, and a two‑year administrative contract for an assistant principal at New Richmond Middle School. Most motions were carried by roll call.
Board chair (speaker 1) opened the votes with a motion to approve the graduation candidates as presented; the motion passed on roll call with affirmative votes recorded. The board then approved a multi‑night field trip for a New Richmond High School SkillsUSA student to travel to Atlanta, June 1–6, 2026, with chaperones and expenses provided by the Grama Career Center.
The board approved the School Food Authority vended meal agreement under the National School Lunch Program and established lunch prices for K–5, grades 6–12 and adults for 2026–27 as presented.
On compensation and contracts, the board approved the proposed administrator salary schedule; during discussion a superintendentally offered clarification stated administrator increases will align with the NRTO negotiated teacher agreement and are not intended to exceed negotiated teacher increases. That motion carried with one recorded abstention by Mr. Zimmerman.
Treasury and finance items included approval of two 'then and now' invoices (noted as reconciled with yearbook invoicing timing and ACT testing duplications), updated appropriations to reflect new grant funds (including a $60 increase noted for kindergarten boot camps in the discussion), and a plan to reallocate certain money‑market funds to a longer‑term investment vehicle to improve returns while preserving a liquid payroll account.
Personnel items approved included resignations, hires, and contract adjustments across employee groups; the superintendent noted exit interviews and the district’s effort to align contracts correctly. A certified contract recommendation (item 15) carried after roll call; the transcript recorded one recorded 'no' vote on that item by Mr. Dufall and affirmative votes by others.
The assistant principal appointment at New Richmond Middle School was brought forward as an administrative (two‑year) contract; the motion carried with one abstention by Mr. Zimmerman. The transcript contains inconsistent references to the candidate’s last name in the spoken record (see reporting note below).
The board adjourned after a short open‑discussion segment in which members reviewed graduation‑day weather contingency plans and a communication timeline.
Reporting note: the meeting transcript contains a discrepancy in the assistant principal item where the superintendent’s announcement and the board motion use different last names for the candidate; the transcript records both 'Meredith Zimmerman' and 'Meredith Simmons' in the assistant‑principal discussion and motion. The board’s roll‑call entry recorded an approval with an abstention; the district record should be consulted to confirm the final, official personnel document.
