North Callaway R-1 School District

The Board of Education held a meeting to address personnel matters. The session included a recess into an executive session to discuss the hiring, terminating, disciplining, or promoting of staff and the review of personnel records, evaluations, and applications.

The board received presentations on D.A.R.E. essays, recognized F.B.L.A. and F.F.A. competitors, and reviewed the Annual CTE report, monthly financial report, curriculum report, Title I report, superintendent's report, and updates regarding the middle school gym and new building construction. The board approved student meal prices for the upcoming school year, the FV-4 Agriculture grant, the FV-4 Family and Community Sciences grant, and 2026-2027 tuition rates. The board also held an executive session to discuss personnel and student records.

The board meeting included the administration of the Oath of Office to returning members and the election of board officers for the new term. Key discussion items included winter sports updates, a presentation on the upcoming Lion King play at Williamsburg Elementary, and the approval of various financial and operational items, including multiple purchase orders and a High Roads contract. Reports were presented regarding food service, district finances, curriculum, and superintendent updates. The board also approved projector purchases for new building updates, authorized payment for extra days for elementary teachers to facilitate a school transition, declared two elementary schools as surplus property, reviewed bus routes, and approved budget amendments for the school year.

The meeting included an executive session and a regular session. Key topics covered were updates on the Middle School Gym project, the new building project, and senior class events for 2026. The board discussed a plan for a building sale and approved salary schedules for certified and non-certified staff for the 2026-2027 school year. Additionally, reports were presented regarding the School Resource Officer, the A+ Manual, monthly finances, curriculum, and a superintendent's report. Consent agenda items included bills for payment and agreements for OPAA! and photography services for the 2026-2027 period.

The board discussed several items, including executive session business, consent agenda items such as district work orders, reports, and service agreements for photography and OPAA services. Key agenda topics included presentations on middle school gym updates, new building updates, senior events for the class of 2026, and a discussion regarding the building sale plan. Additionally, the board reviewed and approved staff salary schedules and the updated A+ Manual. The session also included presentations on summer school, the annual School Resource Officer report, monthly financial reports, and curriculum and superintendent reports.