David Bartlett

The board meeting included a hearing on the FY2026 budget amendment, which was subsequently approved. Appointments were made to the Campbell County Community Public Recreation District Board. The board approved various consent agenda items, including a contract renegotiation for the New Transportation Facility Owner's Representative Services. Human resources actions, including new hires, transfers, and resignations, were approved alongside various bids, quotes, and contract agreements. Policies and administrative regulations were updated, notably including a new policy and regulation regarding student use of personal cell phones and smart devices, which established specific bans based on grade levels. Additionally, the board received updates on summer programming and current facility construction projects.

The board conducted a public hearing regarding the student cell phone and smart devices policy and administrative regulation. Personnel actions including new hires, transfers, resignations, terminations, and extra duty recommendations were approved. The board ratified and approved various payroll and fund warrants. Bids and quotes were awarded for materials testing for the new high school, a new bus, district-wide concrete repairs, and software renewals. Additionally, the board approved rental and portrait agreements, a residential services agreement, a grant application for a music program, and the expulsion of two students.

The meeting focused on the review of salary recommendations and updates regarding health insurance benefits for the upcoming school year to be presented at a later board meeting.

The meeting included recognitions for various student academic and athletic achievements, followed by reports on school academics and committee activities. The Board discussed and approved the consent agenda, human resources actions, and financial warrants. Several bids and contracts were approved, including those for fuel, software licensing, playground equipment, and facility access control upgrades. The Board also addressed a student expulsion and reviewed salary, benefit, and insurance recommendations for the upcoming school year. A new K-12 cell phone policy was adopted, and the preliminary budget for 2026-2027 was reviewed and approved.

The board honored academic and athletic achievements, received academic reports, and discussed employee recognition initiatives. Key actions included the approval of mill levies, a range of human resources actions involving personnel changes, and the ratification of various financial warrants. Several bids and quotes for infrastructure and technology upgrades were awarded, along with the approval of contracts and agreements with external partners. The board also approved academic fee schedules, STEM professional development opportunities, student expulsions, and a new physics textbook. Additionally, the board approved a change to school attendance areas for the 2027-2028 school year and selected a firm to provide owner's representative services for the high school replacement project.