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Thayer Central board approves 2025-26 budget and tax levy, buys activity bus and joins PowerSchool litigation
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Thayer Central Community Schools Board of Education approved the 2025-26 budget and a $0.603336 tax levy, authorized $872,079.63 in routine fund expenditures, approved a $105,900 activity bus purchase and voted to hire Frantz Law Group to pursue PowerSchool data-breach litigation.
The Thayer Central Community Schools Board of Education on Sept. 8 approved its 2025-26 budget, set a tax levy and authorized several purchases and a legal action during a regularly scheduled meeting at the high school media center in Hebron.
Board member Tysen Hissong moved to approve the district budget resolution for 2025-26; Jeremy Heitmann seconded and the motion carried 6-0. The board then set the 2025-26 tax levy at $0.603336 after a motion from Jeremy Heitmann, seconded by Nathan Casey; that motion also passed unanimously.
During routine business the board approved the consent agenda, which included fund accounts and associated disbursements totaling $872,079.63. The consent-fund breakdown listed in board materials was: General Fund $240,265.06; Lunch Fund $17,622.49; Building Fund $44,878.06; Payroll Fund $569,314.02. That motion was made by Thad Mumm, seconded by Tysen Hissong, and carried 6-0.
On capital and equipment matters, the board approved purchasing a 14-passenger activity bus to replace a van at a cost of $105,900 (motion by Thad Mumm; second by Jeremy Heitmann). The board also approved purchase of a gym divider curtain for the elementary school (motion by Nathan Casey; second by Karen Kroll); both purchases passed unanimously.
The board approved a legal services agreement with Frantz Law Group to enable the district to join the PowerSchool Data Breach litigation. The motion, made by Karen Kroll and seconded by Thad Mumm, carried 6-0. The board subsequently entered a closed executive session at 8:36 p.m. "to discuss pending litigation and discuss legal advice, which is necessary to protect attorney-client privilege and is clearly in the public interest," according to the motion language. The board exited the executive session at 8:57 p.m. by unanimous vote.
The meeting closed with announcements about the next regular board meeting and an adjournment at 8:59 p.m. (motion by Tysen Hissong; second by Karen Kroll).
