Board approves consent agenda and a series of MOUs, travel and advertising agreements

After the annual report, the board moved through routine business and approved several motions by voice vote.

Consent and contracts: The board approved the consent agenda (minutes, personnel reports, web packets). Trustees then approved a Montana data-privacy agreement with OverDrive, Inc., to provide audiobook and digital library services for students, including those with 504 plans and IEPs. The board approved a Memorandum of Understanding with MAPS Media Institute to permit data reporting to OPI for the 21st CCLC program and approved an MOU with CDL Montana and Bitterroot College to continue CDL education and training opportunities for eligible students.

Advertising and travel approvals: Trustees approved a three-year advertising contract for the high-school gym and a separate agreement for the middle-school gym, adopted a template agreement for selling advertising spaces to local businesses, and approved travel requests for student competition and regional tournaments (including a trip to Tacoma, Washington).

Votes: Each item was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote; the transcript records unanimous "Aye" responses on the matters considered.

Why it matters: These approvals authorize district partnerships and revenue-generating advertising agreements and preserve program access (OverDrive, MAPS, CDL training) that support student learning and extracurricular opportunities.

Ending: Staff will follow through on contract details and post presentation materials online to improve transparency after a public comment suggested camera framing changes.