Board approves personnel adjustments, MOUs and contracts; accepts $1,500 PTO donation

The Waterloo Local board approved a slate of superintendent business items that included personnel actions, contracts, memoranda of understanding and routine fiscal items.

Key votes recorded in the meeting record included: • Personnel: The board approved a step adjustment for Anita Michael (SLP) to Step 14 effective Aug. 22, 2025. Roll call was taken and the motion passed. • Resignations and retirements: The board accepted the resignation of Elizabeth Hayes from Destination Imagination for the 2025–26 school year and accepted the retirement of Miss Spellman after 33 years of service. • Contracts and supplementals: The board approved substitute contracts and a range of supplemental contracts for athletics and activities for 2025–26; it also approved an item identified in the record as the "Start Cider Neo" contract for the 2025–28 school years. • MOUs and policies: The board approved several memoranda of understanding (including an item listed with WBA Nissan stipends), approved revisions under Title I and reviewed other policy updates including interdistrict open enrollment, attendance, student discipline and others. • Fees and meal prices: The board approved school fees for 2025–26 and set adult meal prices effective Oct. 14 at $2.95 for breakfast and $5.05 for lunch. • Financials and donations: The board approved September financials and accepted a $1,500 donation from Waterloo PTO to help sixth graders attend Camp Pitch.

Roll-call tallies are recorded in the meeting transcript for each motion and the meeting record shows motions carried for the items listed above. Several members abstained where noted in the transcript (conflicts of interest were stated for specific items).