A motion will be necessary to approve the agenda as presented (or) with changes as recommended.

Individuals may use this time to comment on any items listed as part of the meeting agenda. A copy of Board Policy 187 —Public Participation at Board Meetings is enclosed for your reference. Past practice has allowed 30 minutes for this section of the agenda.

The purpose of this agenda item is to review the fund balance allocations and treasurer's report for 2025-26. Please recall that during the month of June, the School Board approved fund balance classifications to comply with national accounting standards. Attached please find the Annual Meeting Treasurer's Report, an all Funds fund balance report and a fund balance report detailing the accounting of the Fund 10 937900 and 938900 fund balance accounts.

The final 25-26 Fund 10 fund balance is $8,526,561.51 or 11.4% of the 26-27 Fund 10 expenditure budget approved in July by the School Board. The 11.4% compares to a number of 10.5% in 25-26. The Board policy on fund balance has a statement of working towards maintaining a balance of 10-15%.

The 25-26 fiscal year was the eighth year that funds were set aside for the replacement of the turf field for Warrior Stadium, and the sixth year when funds were set aside for the replacement of the turf field for Warrior Pitch. You can see the balance in the 937900 fund balance account. Please recall that School Board policy allows buildings/departments to carry over funds from one fiscal year to the next. You can see the balances in the 938900 fund balance account. Administration will be seeking committee feedback on fund balance planning moving forward. 

Attached please find the budget planning timeline for 2026-27.

The purpose of this agenda item is to review tax levy options for the 2026-27 school year. Erik Kass from PMA has prepared another option that we will discuss at the meeting. Erik Kass has worked with our bond council on preparing options that meet legal requirements. Administration will be requesting a recommendation so that we can present a refinancing plan for approval for October 26, 2026.

Attached please find the 3rd Friday count in the September report. Administration will review the count at the meeting. 

The purpose of this agenda item is to review the transportation changes for the 2026-27 school year. Administration will review the changes that have received positive feedback (no shuttles) and parental concerns that we have received (late buses, high school eligibility, and consistent schedule). We will also provide information regarding an early concern with the 2026-27 budget. Attached please find a transportation bill from April 2026. Please look at the fuel clause where you will see the additional amount invoiced based on the diesel fuel costs last April. Diesel fuel costs now exceed $6.00 per gallon. As a result we likely will have a shortage in the transportation budget for 2026-27. We will continue to monitor these costs and will adjust the final version of the 26-27 budget if possible. 

 

The purpose of this agenda item is to request additional 1:1 para educators. 4 of 6 were submitted through the transfer of service process for 2026-27 and the 5th and 6th one will be submitted for 2027-28 transfer of service. Tiffany Loken will be present to answer any questions. 

The purpose of this agenda item is to review the savings from pre-purchasing natural gas in 2025-26 and to discuss options for pre-purchasing for 2026-27. Attached please find a savings report from 25-26 and an email outlining current costs and options. 

The purpose of this agenda item is to review the submissions from the request for proposal for banking services. Attached please find proposals from One Community Bank (OCB), Lake Ridge Bank, and Summit Credit Union. All three proposals are strong proposals and deserve consideration. Interest rates are similar with fees being comparable between all three. A difference worth noting is the additional donation that OCB has proposed for the district's Student Financial Assistance Fund. The proposal was $10,000 per year for 5 years. This donation would cause the OCB proposal to be the best overall value to the district. Administration is looking for a recommendation for the regular October board meeting. 

The purpose of this agenda item is to discuss details for the upcoming request for proposal for transportation services. Attached please find the specifications sheet from the last bidding process in 2017. The specifications directly relate to the number of bids we will receive and the daily route rates. Administration is requesting an initial review in October with approval of the specifications in November to bring back for board approval in January.