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Jamestown board welcomes new member, reorganizes officers and refines superintendent evaluation; approves technology plan
Summary
At its July 20 meeting the Jamestown Public School Board recognized outgoing member Dan Tweeden, welcomed a new board member, elected officers for 2026–27, approved revisions to the superintendent evaluation tool/questions, and approved the district's technology plan and related device leases.
The Jamestown Public School Board used its annual organizational meeting July 20 to recognize outgoing member Dan Tweeden, seat a new member, elect officers for 2026–27 and approve several policy and program items.
Board leadership and membership
The board thanked Dan Tweeden for five years of service on multiple committees. The board then invited the incoming member to take a seat and proceeded with organization for the 2026–27 year. Jason Rohrer was nominated for president and, as the sole nominee, the board closed nominations and had him take the position. Aaron Roberts was nominated and accepted the vice president role by unanimous voice vote.
Superintendent evaluation revisions
The ad hoc evaluation committee recommended delaying purchase of an $80-per-member external evaluation service for this year. The board voted to combine and revise two evaluation questions (4 and 8) to improve clarity and to adopt revised language for question 30 addressing facilities oversight. Questions 12 and 18 (which some members argued do not directly apply to the superintendent at this time) were left in place for this year for further consideration.
Technology and operations
The board approved a multi-year device lease (Insight) to replace aging iPads in grades K–2 and to refresh Chromebooks in other grades; staff said the structure spreads cost and includes multi-year warranty coverage. The board also approved a MARCO managed‑print agreement and adopted the district's 2026–27 technology plan, which highlights sustaining the 1:1 device program, strengthening cybersecurity and integrating state computer science standards.
Other approvals
The board approved hires for the upcoming school year, amended policies (including drug and alcohol testing procedures and visitor access), and a tuition agreement for Pingree Buchanan. Several consent items were approved together after the board pulled the elementary handbook for corrections.
What happens next
Staff will return the corrected elementary handbook in August; the evaluation committee and administration will implement the revised evaluation questions and timeline. The technology purchases and leases will be executed under the adopted multi-year budgets.
