Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Acknowledgement of Visitors and Special Presentations
3. Finance Meeting
4. Other Items as Brought Before the Board & Consideration of Agenda
5. Consensus Items
5.1. Previous Board Meeting Minutes
5.2. Approve Monthly Expenditures
5.3. Personnel
5.4. Donations
6. Discussion Items
6.1. Superintendent Update
6.2. Board Member Reports
7. Action Items
7.1. Approve BPESP Contract for 2025-26 and 2026-27:
7.2. Assurance of Compliance Reporting to MDE
7.3. MSHSL Foundation Grant:
7.4. Policy Revisions
8. Upcoming Meetings
9. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Finance/Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
1. Call to Order
Description:
Chairperson Kahle will call the meeting to order.
 
Subject:
2. Acknowledgement of Visitors and Special Presentations
Description:
Chairperson Kahle will ask if visitors wish to be placed on the agenda.
Subject:
3. Finance Meeting
Presenter:
Chuck Keller
Description:

Monthly Expenditures
Subject:
4. Other Items as Brought Before the Board & Consideration of Agenda
Description:
Chairperson Kahle will ask if there are any items that need to be brought before the board and for consideration of the agenda.
Subject:
5. Consensus Items
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
If any board member has concerns about the adoption of the following consensus items, please acknowledge the Chairperson prior to the final vote.  If there are no concerns, these items will be voted on as a group.
Subject:
5.1. Previous Board Meeting Minutes
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Enclosed are the September 22, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes for your review and adoption.
Attachments:
Subject:
5.2. Approve Monthly Expenditures
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
At the board finance meeting, expenditures for the month of October were reviewed.  Administration recommends approval of the October 2025 disbursements totaling $2,717,712.79.  This includes Board Payables of $458,337.05, Hand Payments of $414,863.71, Electronic Payments of $1,835,079.35 and Student Activity Payments of $9,432.68.
Attachments:
Subject:
5.3. Personnel
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
See the attached Personnel Changes spreadsheet.
Attachments:
Subject:
5.4. Donations
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Donations totaling $6,367.00 were given to the Belle Plaine School District over the past month.  See the attached resolution for a full listing of the donations.  Thank you to all who made these generous donations!
Attachments:
Subject:
6. Discussion Items
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Subject:
6.1. Superintendent Update
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Superintendent Laager will provide updates on current school activities.

Referendum Update
School Updates
Subject:
6.2. Board Member Reports
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Board members will have an opportunity to share information about meetings they have attended over the past month.
Subject:
7. Action Items
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Subject:
7.1. Approve BPESP Contract for 2025-26 and 2026-27:
Presenter:
Dr. Laager
Description:
Approve the new contract for the BPESP (Support Staff) for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Fiscal Years.
Summary of key Items:
2.75% schedule increase for year 1 and year 2.
50/50 split for health insurance for each year (same as BPEA)
 
Attachments:
Subject:
7.2. Assurance of Compliance Reporting to MDE
Presenter:
Mr. Keller
Description:
The annual Assurance of Compliance Reporting to MDE is attached.  This is the assurances that Belle Plaine Public Schools follows all the applicable State and Federal Laws.  Approval is recommended.
Attachments:
Subject:
7.3. MSHSL Foundation Grant:
Description:
The MSHSL Foundation Grant will provide assistance to schools in recognizing, promoting and funding extracurricular participation by high school students in athletic and fine arts programs. Administration recommends the approval of the MSHSL Foundation Grant Application for 2025-26.
Attachments:
Subject:
7.4. Policy Revisions
Description:
Redline revisions within the following policies required as a result of the OCR Review.
Policy 102 Equal Educational Opportunity - Added 504 and Title IX Coordinator contact information and statement regarding free appropriate public education.
Policy 521 Student Disability Nondiscrimination - Added 504 Coordinator contact information.
Policy 522 (Form) Unlawful Sex Discrimination - Added additional contact information for grievance filing. 
Attachments:
Subject:
8. Upcoming Meetings
Description:
November 10, 2025    6:00 p.m. Board Work Session - *Canvass Returns from Referendum*
November 24, 2025    6:00 p.m. Finance/Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
9. Adjourn

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