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Iowa City board approves Wear Orange resolution, property‑sale deposits and several policy and contract items
Summary
The board unanimously approved a Wear Orange 2026 resolution, authorized deposits of proceeds from three property sales into the general fund, approved several negotiated agreements and took votes on multiple policies, tabling some items for later review.
At its May 26 meeting the Iowa City Community School District board approved a series of routine resolutions, negotiated agreements and policy changes.
The board unanimously approved a Wear Orange 2026 resolution to raise awareness about gun‑violence survivors and victims; President Malone said the day is the first Friday in June. The board also approved resolutions to deposit proceeds from the sale of three properties — the Hills property (301 W. Main St.), the Educational Service Center (1725 N. Dodge St.) and approximately 42.4 acres previously purchased from Scanlon Family LLC — into the district general fund; notices for those public hearings had been published on May 13, 2026.
On labor contracts, the board approved negotiated agreements for secretaries and physical‑plant employees and confirmed the teachers' negotiated agreement after a recorded abstention by President Malone. The record shows directors Abraham, Eastham, Finch, Horn Frazier and Lingo voting yes on the teachers' contract and Malone abstaining.
In policy actions, the board moved to table the 700 series (noninstructional operations and business services) for further review. It approved edits to policy 200.3.g4 (Financial Oversight Committee charter), including changing language so the committee recommends audit scope rather than approving it and establishing two consistent board liaisons. The board tabled policy 207 (Board of Directors legal counsel) and approved policy 303.4 (administrator salary and other compensation).
Clerks confirmed that the various motions carried and recorded votes during the meeting.
What happens next: several policies remain to be returned to committee for revision; the board set a June 2 special meeting for personnel ratification and the regular meeting on June 9 will include further required items and the district's SBRC appearance.
(Vote counts and roll calls reflect the transcript record; where the transcript had ambiguous tallies for a specific motion that ambiguity is noted in the meeting record.)
