001meeting to order. We have a say a full house a full table and welcome to our guests. First item is approval of the agenda. >> So moved. >> Second. All right. Moved by Beerbomb, seconded by Deward. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Nay. Passes 70. Our next item is our public forum. So, go ahead and read our statement on public forum. Residents of the district, students attending the district, parents or guardians of students attending the district, and district staff members may address the board about any topic relevant to the district, whether on the current agenda or not. Those who wish to speak must sign up at the beginning of the meeting. Speaker participation is limited to three minutes, once per item. The views and opinions of citizens addressing the board do not
002necessarily reflect those of the board, district administration, or staff. Speakers are to remember that Iowa law prohibits the board from discussing specific employees, students, or their performance. Student speakers will state their name in school. Others will state their name and address. And we have had no one sign up. So, we will close the public forum and move to the consent agenda. I move the board approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> All right. Moved by Deward, seconded by Typton. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Oppose. Nay. That passes 70. And we move on right on to our reports from the superintendent. >> Just want to update on staffing report. Kind of keeping an update. Transfers, new hires, and replacements. Just an FYI from last year to this year. Last year we
003had um 29 total resignations with 22 of those regular and seven from retirement. Currently we have 31 total with 20 resignations other than and then 11 retirement. our retirement pool from last year, but still have some transfers update from staff hiring teachers and even from the metro soup area when we had conversations there's actually teacher teachers the teaching pool is increasing dip right more teachers applying for positions we have in the that's a good note That is fantastic. Um, all right. And our student representatives aren't with us today. Anything from our board members? I'll share that we all um well, most of us attended the uh Metro ISD workshop last that Wednesday, I don't days. Uh it was a it was a great time to learn and connect with some folks at um other metro
004districts and I think we'll come away with some we came away with some good ideas that we'll talk about in our website. >> Uh old business we have our literacy materials and Dr. Hawkins did you want to say anything about it or you good? >> I'm good unless you have questions. I move the board I move the board to approve the adoption of magnetic literacy at the cost of 72,687 as presented. Thank you. Any discussion? I'll just say there is the summary there. The the feedback from the community was there wasn't a lot and it was pretty positive. All right, let's go ahead and vote. Is moved by Beer Bomb, seconded by Shields Cook. All in favor say I. I. >> Oppose. Nay. Passes 70. New business. Our 2526 proposed budget. Move the board order
005the board secretary to publish the proposed budget amendment and to set the date and time of the public hearing for May 18th, 2026 at 5. Second. >> Any discussion? Right. Move by the ward, seconded by Beerbomb. All in favor say I. I. >> Oppose. Nay. Passes 70. Our renewal of specialty underwriters insurance. I move the board approve the renewal for specialty underwriters equipment breakdown insurance in the amount of $467,390. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Right. Move by Schills Cook. by Rodriguez. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Nay. 70. And don't have any requests for superintendent at this time. Um our board planning calendar. Open that. Uh looking out. Our next regular board meeting is the 18th, right? Yeah. Uh May 18th. Uh and just to put on your radar, we also have
006the joint session with the city council coming up in June and we'll have more information on the scope of that. We will go ahead and move into our work session real quick. If you uh we have pizza for the board and staff. Uh if you want to grab some, it's back in the hallway. grab it and we'll move right up here uh for our work session. So the meeting is not adjourned. So, if you're here class, you get to witness our work session and you have to watch us eat pizza.