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Ames CSD - School Board Meeting - November 3rd, 2025

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Source
YouTube / Ames Community School District
Date
2025-11-03
Location
Story County, IA
Material
Transcript
Extent
451 words · about 3 min
Collected
2026-07-01

Transcript

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001If you have a mic next to you, press your buttons. All set. All right. Go ahead and call the meeting to order. And our first item, the approval of the agenda. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Moved by Beerbomb, seconded by Deward. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Nay. Pass. 5. And then next is our public forum. Do we have anybody signed up? Okay. And let me pull up the Zoom. We haven't had anybody on it for a little while. Um, but I'll still read our statement on the public forum. Uh, 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

002who 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 expressing the board do not necessarily 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 and school. Others will state their name and address. And with no one signed up, we will go ahead and close the public forum and move to our consent agenda. >> I move the board approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. All right, it was moved by the ward, seconded by Beerb. All in favor of approval of the consent agenda, say I. I. >> I. >> Oppose. Nay. Passes

0036. And Director Smith has joined us. Um, next, this is going to be a quick one. Uh, reports. Uh, unfortunately, Superintendent Grimes couldn't be with us tonight. Um, so he doesn't have any uh student representatives. Do you have any um report any updates for tonight? No items. Thank you. Um, any other reports or items from board members? Excellent. Next, we'll move to our new business and policies for discussion and our vice president. Is there anything you wanted to add about those? >> Um, no. Mike, I'm sorry my computer is not spinning, but um I don't believe there was anything unusual. Oh god, they're really loud. [laughter] Um, nothing out of the ordinary here. Mostly ISB recommended uh policies. Any questions or comments? Any discussion? Okay. And we have Northwest. Yes. Northwestern and 13. >> I

004move the board to approve the qualifying bid from Construct Incorporated for the demolition of the administration building and garage structure at Northwestern Avenue and 13th Street. >> Second. >> All right. Um any discussion? Let's mention uh Superintendent Grimes mentioned this I believe at the last board meeting moving forward with improving the appearance and usability of that property. All right, it was moved by Beerbomb, seconded by Deward. All in favor say I. >> I oppose. Nay. >> Passes 6 and not have any requests for the superintendent tonight. um our board planning calendar. Our next regular meeting is November 17th at 5:30 which will followed be followed immediately by the organizational meeting. Uh so we will have our last meeting of the board as currently composed and our new one that um we'll go ahead and move

005into our work session since we're only five minutes in. I don't think we need a break. Do we? Are we all going to move to this table? Is that the plan? Can we take these with us, Dan? >> Okay, >> I think that's a good idea. Perfect.

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