Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Education Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Franklin Public Schools board approves staff raises, multiple hiring contracts and building projects
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the Franklin Public Schools District 506 Board of Education approved a 3% salary increase for classified staff for 2026–2027, multiple staff contracts, and three building projects to be paid from the Building Fund totaling about $404,089.85.
The Franklin Public Schools District 506 Board of Education on Feb. 9 approved a 3% salary increase for classified staff for the 2026–2027 school year and a package of personnel contracts and capital projects, the board recorded.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the 3% classified-staff increase after a motion by board member Ryan Bonham and a second by Lori Cole. The motion was recorded as passing with all six board members voting yea: Michael Bartels, Ryan Bonham, Lori Cole, Erica Dorn, Derek Fouts and Harley Scott.
In the same meeting the board approved individual employment contracts for teacher and administrative positions for 2026–2027. The board approved the contract for Edward Schurman as industrial arts teacher (motion by Lori Cole, seconded by Erica Dorn); the contract for Halle Nienhueser as an elementary teacher (motion by Ryan Bonham, seconded by Derek Fouts); the presented contract for Christine Stratman as 6–12 principal (motion by Michael Bartels, seconded by Ryan Bonham); and the presented contract for Kelly Simmons as K–5 principal (motion by Ryan Bonham, seconded by Michael Bartels). Each motion passed unanimously.
Board members also moved forward three Building Fund–funded projects. The board approved hiring Mid-West Barrier and a payment of $52,786.35 for the west wing south window project; approved Morten Construction for a parking lot pavement project with a payment of $308,068.50; and selected Rasmussen Mechanical Services for the high school mini-split and locker-room projects at a total of $43,235 (Rasmussen bid included a $17,294 down payment). All vendor approvals were recorded as unanimous votes and designated to be expensed from the district Building Fund.
The meeting agenda listed an Americanism presentation, a set of committee reports (policy; curriculum/Americanism/staff relations; negotiations; legislative; transportation, building and grounds; finance) and elementary, secondary and superintendent reports; the transcript does not include details of those presentations. The board adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Votes at a glance: classified-staff salary increase — motion by Ryan Bonham, second by Lori Cole; approved 6–0. Edward Schurman contract — motion by Lori Cole, second by Erica Dorn; approved 6–0. Halle Nienhueser contract — motion by Ryan Bonham, second by Derek Fouts; approved 6–0. Christine Stratman contract — motion by Michael Bartels, second by Ryan Bonham; approved 6–0. Kelly Simmons contract — motion by Ryan Bonham, second by Michael Bartels; approved 6–0. Mid-West Barrier window project — motion by Harley Scott, second by Derek Fouts; approved 6–0; payment $52,786.35 from Building Fund. Morten Construction parking lot — motion by Michael Bartels, second by Harley Scott; approved 6–0; payment $308,068.50 from Building Fund. Rasmussen Mechanical Services HVAC projects — motion by Derek Fouts, second by Michael Bartels; approved 6–0; payment $43,235 from Building Fund.
The board cited no recorded dissent or abstentions in the transcript. No substantive public comments are recorded in the transcript; the agenda included a public-comment period but the meeting record does not provide speaker details for that item.
