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At its meeting the Waukee Community School District Board of Directors approved a slate of motions covering technology procurement, capital project planning and contract actions.
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Dr. Buck summarized proposed state property tax legislation, warning some provisions could shift taxing authority and raise near-term property bills for homeowners in fast-growing districts; board members urged outreach to legislators while officials noted many details remain unsettled.
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At its March 10 meeting the Waukee Community School District Board of Directors took a series of formal actions across consent, finance and capital-projects business.
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Superintendent Dr. Buck told the Waukee Community School District board that a recently released property-tax bill contains complex provisions that could exchange local property-tax revenue for state funding; the district has made assumptions in its budget submission while the state’s Student Success Act remains unresolved.
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Student board representatives shared athletics, mock trial, and arts results; students and Principal Joe Spies described South Middle School’s Southside Publications program, which produces yearbooks, posters and TV slides for the building.
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The Waukee Community School District board on March 25 approved a schedule to its Apple master lease for student devices, multiple furniture contracts and tentative plan specifications for two construction projects; the board also accepted substantial completion of a security camera project.
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Student board representatives and district staff shared recent successes: swim and bowling teams advanced to state competitions, dance and show choirs competed nationally, speech and debate qualifiers named, an alumna debuted at New York Fashion Week and a local teacher was named teacher of the year by the Waukee Community Schools Foundation.
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Dr. Buck told the Waukee school board the Special State Aid (SSA) settlement tied to the governor’s budget had not been resolved by the statutory deadline; negotiators remained at an impasse over percentage increases.
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Sarah Enfield, the district’s chief financial officer, presented the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget to the Waukee Community School District Board of Directors, saying the district’s maximum general-fund spending authority is expected to be about $185 million and that the combined district cost for next year is about $148 million.
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Brookview Elementary principal Steph Angelina and volunteer Walter Pearson described a community-led plan to plant a densely spaced native-species mini forest on district property south of Brookview in early May, with planting and volunteer opportunities and academic partnerships with Iowa State University and local groups.