Regular Board Meeting
6:00 p.m. — Central Administration Building, 109 N. 25th Street
The Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education is scheduled to consider a consent agenda, two operational sharing agreements with the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District, a revision to the district's disruptive behavior policy and regulation, selection of an Iowa Association of School Boards delegate representative, and the district's July financial reports.
Key Items on the Agenda
Operational Sharing Agreements
The agenda includes proposed operational sharing agreements with the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District for two positions during the 2026–2027 school year:
- A shared social worker.
- A shared school counselor.
Both agreements are listed as separate action items for board approval. The packet text does not provide financial terms, staffing allocations, or other details of the proposed arrangements.
Disruptive Behavior Policy Revision
The board is scheduled to consider the first and final reading of revisions to:
- Policy 503.11 — Disruptive Behavior.
- Regulation 503.11-R(1) — Disruptive Behavior - Removal.
The packet identifies the policies being revised but does not include the text of the proposed changes or describe how the revisions would alter existing district procedures.
2026 IASB Delegate Representative
The agenda calls for the election of the district's 2026 IASB Delegate Representative for IASB BoardCon on November 18, 2026.
The packet does not identify proposed candidates or provide additional information about the delegate selection.
Consent Agenda
The board is scheduled to consider a consent agenda covering routine administrative and operational matters, including:
- Minutes of the August 10, 2026 Regular Meeting.
- Personnel.
- Open enrollment requests.
- Contracts.
- Fundraising requests.
- Gifts received.
- Out-of-state travel.
- Payment of the attached bills from the district's general, management, physical plant, equipment, capital projects, activity, and nutrition funds.
- Any items removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration.
The packet text provided for this summary lists these categories but does not include the underlying personnel details, contract terms, fundraising requests, gift amounts, travel information, or bill totals.
Financial Oversight
July 2026 Financial Reports
The board is scheduled to consider acceptance of the district's monthly financial reports covering July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026.
The packet text identifies the reporting period but does not provide financial totals, fund balances, budget variances, or other figures from the reports.
Public Participation and Updates
The agenda includes a public comment period. Citizens wishing to address the board during public comment are instructed to notify the board secretary before the meeting.
The meeting also includes recognition and awards, communications and announcements, a superintendent's update, and board updates. The packet does not provide substantive details about the topics expected during those portions of the meeting.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The agenda places several distinct matters before the board. Items of particular significance include:
- Whether the board approves the proposed shared social worker and shared school counselor agreements with Manson Northwest Webster Community School District for 2026–2027.
- How the board handles the proposed first and final reading of Policy 503.11 and Regulation 503.11-R(1) concerning disruptive behavior and removal.
- Who is selected as the district's 2026 IASB Delegate Representative for the November 18 BoardCon.
- Whether the board accepts the district's financial reports for the first month of the fiscal year.
Because the supplied packet text is primarily an agenda, it does not provide supporting documentation sufficient to describe the financial terms of the sharing agreements, the substance of the policy revisions, or detailed financial results.
This packet summary is based on publicly available meeting materials from the Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials.
