Ames CSD - School Board Meeting - February 9th, 2026

Ames Community School District Board · February 10, 2026

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Public comment: statewide school funding and proposed resolution

Public Comment

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Unidentified public commenter (Speaker 1) cited cuts in Boone and Cedar Rapids schools, blamed declining enrollment and falling state per-pupil funding not keeping up with inflation, and introduced a proposed resolution calling for at least a 5% minimum increase in state per-pupil funding and reinstatement of an ESA income cap to phase out taxpayer-funded ESAs over five years; said several districts have passed similar resolutions and offered the group’s support to Ames.

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Public commenters urged the Ames Community School District board to press the state for higher per-pupil funding and to phase out taxpayer-funded ESA vouchers; the board approved its consent agenda and several policies and moved into a work session with a Feb. 23 next regular meeting announced.

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