Meeting: 08/10/2026 - 05:30 PM Regular Board Meeting Board Meeting
Location: Administrative Offices Board Room, 1301 East Second Avenue, Indianola, Iowa
The Indianola Community School District Board of Education is scheduled to consider a substantial set of policy changes tied in part to the 2026 Iowa legislative session, along with proposed 2026–27 Irving Intercession rates. The consent agenda includes bills, personnel recommendations, open enrollment requests, and minutes from the July 13 regular board meeting.
Key Items on the Agenda
Extensive Board Policy Updates
The board is scheduled to consider multiple groups of policy changes. One group comes from the latest IASB policy update following the 2026 legislative session and addresses subjects including open-meeting notice requirements, classroom technology use, disruptive student behavior, and gifted-and-talented screening and programming.
The packet presents more than 20 policies and related exhibits for revision, including policies covering:
- Board elections and meeting notices.
- Equal employment opportunity and employee leave.
- Open enrollment procedures.
- Student expression, publications, conduct, and activities.
- Administration and availability of medications.
- Basic instruction, special education, physical education, and private instruction.
- Gifted and talented programming.
- Technology and instructional materials.
- Student guidance and counseling.
- Responsible technology use and social networking.
- Public examination of district records.
The July 30 Policy Committee minutes state that the committee considered the IASB updates and recommended sending the policies to the full board for consideration while waiving the second reading.
Policies Proposed for Rescission and New Policies
As part of the legislative-session updates, the packet recommends rescinding:
- Policy 603.04 — Multicultural/Gender Fair Education
- Policy 603.10 — Global Education
Two new policy documents are also presented:
- Regulation 604.03-R(1) — Program for Talented and Gifted Students
- Exhibit 605.04-E(1) — Technology and Instructional Materials — One-to-One Digital Device Program Technology Adoption Checklist
The Policy Committee recommended bringing the rescissions and new policies to the full board for consideration with the second reading waived.
Second Reading of Another Policy Package
A separate group of policies is scheduled for second reading and consideration of approval. This package covers long-range needs assessment, secretary-treasurer responsibilities, parent and family engagement, education records, student directory information, school library circulation records, financial administration, purchasing, debt management, investments, and district records.
Among the proposed revisions:
- Policy 203 — Board of Directors' Conflict of Interest: Updates based on IASB sample-policy recommendations and grammar changes.
- Policy 506.01-R(1) — Education Records Access: Changes intended to align with current mandates and wording.
- Policy 701.02 — Transfer of Funds: Clarifying changes and removal of older language.
- Policy 701.03 — Financial Records: Updates the definition of a proprietary fund type.
- Policy 701.05 — Purchasing/Bidding: Removes reliance on checking with other entities before certain large equipment purchases.
- Policy 704.02 — Debt Management: Updates terminology and thresholds.
- Policy 704.03 — Investments: Adds provisions described as being directed by IASB and Ahlers & Cooney.
- Policy 707.01 — Presentation and Publication of Financial Information and Policy 708 — Care, Maintenance and Disposal of School District Records: Updated language.
Two new policies in this second-reading package address federal compliance: Policy 705.05 — Federal Awards Compliance and Policy 706.04 — Time and Effort Reporting. The packet recommends approval of the second-reading policies as presented.
Student and Family Impact
Irving Intercession Rates Proposed to Increase
The board is scheduled to consider higher rates for Irving Intercession during the 2026–27 school year. The district describes Intercession as optional, camp-like programming offered during Irving breaks, with students participating in reading and math curricular stations along with other co-curricular activities.
Staff attributes the proposed increase to higher staffing and supply costs:
- Half day: $75 per week, up from $55.
- Full day: $150 per week, up from $110.
The packet recommends approval of the proposed 2026–27 rates.
Medication and Student Health Policies
The legislative-policy package includes revisions involving the administration of medication to students and the district's stock supply of prescription medication for life-threatening incidents.
Supporting materials address student self-administration of asthma and other airway-related medications and epinephrine auto-injectors. Another form addresses voluntary district supplies of medications for life-threatening incidents, listing epinephrine auto-injector systems, bronchodilators, bronchodilator canisters and spacers, and opioid antagonists.
Consent Agenda
The packet recommends approval of the consent agenda through a single motion unless a board member requests that an item be considered separately.
Bills and District Spending
The bills report covers expenditures across the district's General Fund, Student Activity Fund, Management Fund, Public Education and Recreation Levy, Bond Issue Capital Project, Local Option Sales Tax, Physical Plant & Equipment Fund, Debt Service Fund, Nutrition Fund, and Child Care Fund.
Among the larger individual entries listed in the packet are:
- Edge Commercial, LLC: $996,832.15 from the Bond Issue Capital Project.
- SU Insurance Company: $583,316.00 from the Management Fund.
- North Central International, LLC: $513,347.00 from the Physical Plant & Equipment Fund.
- Heartland Area Education Agency: $250,701.96 from the General Fund.
- Savvas Learning Company LLC: $209,873.85 from the General Fund.
- Turf Etc LLC: $183,032.68 from the Public Education and Recreation Levy.
- Carlisle CSD: $167,576.79 from the General Fund.
- Des Moines Public Schools: $138,147.01 from the General Fund.
- Wilson Restaurant Supply: $123,555.72 from the Physical Plant & Equipment Fund.
- INVISION Architecture, Ltd: $122,721.80 from the Bond Issue Capital Project.
- REW SERVICES CORPORATION: $102,048.00 from the Bond Issue Capital Project.
The bills document reports fund totals including $1,666,484.48 for the General Fund, $1,263,649.05 for the Bond Issue Capital Project, $677,248.72 for the Physical Plant & Equipment Fund, and $642,631.03 for the Management Fund.
Personnel Recommendations
The revised personnel document includes appointments, resignations, a retirement, an application withdrawal, and an internal transfer. Proposed appointments span teaching, coaching, custodial, associate, transportation, and other positions.
The list includes an appointment to the Student Success Coordinator — 11 BA position serving the middle and high schools, identified as a new position with an effective date of August 19, 2026. The supporting July 13 meeting minutes document that the board previously approved creation of the Student Success Coordinator position.
The consent materials also include a separate roster of Indianola Child Care staff.
Open Enrollment Requests
The packet includes incoming and outgoing open enrollment applications. Recommendations on incoming applications include:
- Two applications recommended for approval.
- One application recommended for denial.
Among outgoing applications for which an action is specified, three applications to Southeast Warren are recommended for approval. Several other outgoing applications are marked n/a in the packet rather than carrying an approval or denial recommendation.
Prior Meeting Minutes
The consent agenda includes minutes from the July 13, 2026 regular board meeting. Those minutes document prior board actions, including approval of the Student Success Coordinator position, the 2026–27 Transportation Handbook, and an updated board meeting calendar.
Public Participation and Board Calendar
The agenda provides an opportunity for public comment on agenda items. Speakers are generally limited to five minutes, although the board reserves the right to reduce the allotted time; the stated procedure provides for comments to the board rather than dialogue or questions between the board and speaker.
The board is also scheduled to review its calendar. The tentative calendar lists upcoming work sessions for August 20 at 7:00 a.m., September 1 at 7:00 a.m., and September 17 at 7:00 a.m., with the next regular board meeting listed for September 14 at 5:30 p.m. The calendar is marked tentative and subject to change.
What to Watch at the Meeting
- Legislative policy changes: The board faces a large package of revisions prompted in part by the 2026 legislative session, including changes involving classroom technology, student conduct, gifted and talented programming, medications, and public records.
- Waiving second readings: The Policy Committee recommended advancing one group of revised, rescinded, and new policies while waiving the normal second reading, which could allow the board to act on them at this meeting.
- Separate second-reading package: Another extensive policy group has already reached second reading, and staff recommends approval as presented.
- Irving Intercession costs: The proposed rates would increase from $55 to $75 per week for half-day participation and from $110 to $150 per week for full-day participation.
- Consent-agenda spending and personnel: The consent agenda includes substantial expenditures across multiple district funds, along with personnel and open enrollment recommendations.
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