The Knoxville Community School District Board of Education is scheduled to hold an amended regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2026, in the District Board Room, 418 S. Park Lane Drive. The agenda includes consent items, financial reports, personnel and contract recommendations, multiple school-year planning documents, annual organizational designations, policy work, legislative priorities, and a closed session for an employee performance review.
Key Items on the Agenda
School-Year Calendars, Handbooks, and Program Plans
The board is scheduled to consider a revised preschool calendar along with several handbooks and program documents for the district.
Handbooks listed for consideration include:
- Preschool Student/Parent Handbook
- Elementary Student/Parent Handbook, with changes
- Secondary Student/Parent Handbook, with changes
- Transportation Handbook
- 7-12 Activities Student/Parent Handbook
- Employee Handbook, with changes
- Coach/Sponsor Handbook, with changes
The board is also scheduled to consider program guides or plans covering TAG, Title I, Special Education Service Delivery, ELL, and KHSAP.
Touch Pro Proposal, Dairy Bids, and Fundraisers
New business includes consideration of a Touch Pro proposal and nutrition dairy bids for 2026-27. The packet text identifies these as items for board consideration but does not provide enough detail to state the proposed cost, vendor selection, or specific terms.
Fundraising requests are also scheduled for consideration. Supporting documents identify an Activities Department list, Cross Country, and Girls Soccer in connection with the fundraiser item.
Major Financial and Contract Items
June Financial Reports
The consent agenda includes June 2026 preliminary bills, financial statements, and the Student Activity Fund. A June 30 cash summary reports $14,240,875.17 in total cash and savings across the listed district funds.
Among the balances shown are:
- General Fund: $5,342,199.02
- Nutrition Fund: $381,039.41
- Activity Fund: $110,227.07
- Management Fund: $327,741.06
- Capital Projects (SAVE): $1,330,796.49
- Debt Service Fund: $1,002,353.80
- PPEL Fund: $2,249,394.87
- KCSD Insurance Trust: $3,219,778.80
- KCSD Dental Trust: $277,344.65
The cash summary separately lists $11,807.70 for the KCSD Employee FSA Plan.
Contracts and Agreements
The consent materials present three agreements or contracts for board approval:
- Iowa State University: clinical placement site agreement, effective August 2026 through July 2029, identified as a continuing agreement.
- Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grant: agreement involving privacy rooms for counseling/telehealth, effective August 11, 2026 through September 1, 2027.
- 21st Century Rehab: athletic training contract for the 2026-2027 school year, identified as a continuing agreement.
Personnel Recommendations
Personnel requests are included on the consent agenda and presented to the board for approval. The packet notes that all new hires are pending completion of HR employment materials.
Certified personnel recommendations include contracts for:
- Darvin Graham — KHS Cross Country Assistant Coach, 2026-2027
- Sarah Davis — KMS Yearbook Sponsor, 2026-2027
- Bryce Volk — KMS/KHS Mock Trial Sponsor, 2026-2027
- Gabrielle Jambor — KHS Drumline Sponsor, 2026-2027
- Katie Plascencia — KHS GSA Co-Sponsor, 2026-2027
The packet also lists resignations from Joel Keady, KHS Golf Assistant Coach; Jennifer Jensen, KMS Teacher; and Grant Pearson, KMS Basketball Assistant Coach. The Keady and Pearson resignations are marked as pending suitable replacements.
Classified personnel information includes letters of assignment for Jessica Everly, Ashley DeGoey, Nicholas Rotz, and Rachel Hinkle for 2026-2027; Hinkle's assignment as a KHSAP Teacher is pending Iowa licensure. The packet also lists Brandy Snodgrass, KMS Associate, under resignations with a June 2025 effective date.
Governance, Policy, and Legislative Priorities
Annual Appointments and Designations
The board is scheduled to consider its annual appointments and organizational designations. The supporting documents identify:
- Board Treasurer and Secretary — Craig Mobley
- Hot Lunch Representative and Hearing Officer — Jason Swanson
- Level 1 Investigators — Angela Nelson, Brett Sandy, and Rachel Cecil
- Homeless and Truancy Liaison Officer — Angela Nelson
- Equity, Affirmative Action, and Title IX Coordinator — Rachel Cecil
- Special Education and 504 Officer — Kevin Schlomer
- Official publication source — Marion County Express
- Legal counsel — Ahlers & Cooney, PC
- Board meeting agenda posting location — exterior window outside the boardroom
The proposed depository limits listed in the packet are $20 million for Marion County Savings Bank and $1 million for UMB Bank.
Policies and Legislative Priorities
The agenda includes consideration of annual policies and first-read policies. The packet also schedules a review of the IASB Public Policy Agenda and 2026 Legislative Priorities and consideration of KCSD's 2027 Legislative Priorities for IASB.
The packet identifies these matters for review and consideration but does not provide enough extracted detail to summarize individual proposed policy changes or the substance of the district's proposed 2027 legislative priorities.
Reports and District Activities
The agenda includes reports from the superintendent and activities director. The Activities Director's report highlights previously completed spring and summer accomplishments, including conference championships, state qualifications, music and theater honors, and other student activities.
Among the reported accomplishments, the boys golf team finished fifth in Class 3A at the State Tournament, the boys soccer team reached the State Quarterfinals, and the baseball team won the South Central Conference Championship, described as its seventh conference title in 11 years. The report also states that the district is donating $14,005.59 from the Panthers v. Cancer event to the Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Foundation.
Upcoming activities listed in the report include Family Week from July 26-August 2, when no KCSD activities are scheduled; Band Camp August 3-7; the start of Girls Tennis on August 3; and the start of the remaining high school fall sports on August 10.
Public Participation and Closed Session
The agenda includes a public-comment period. Speakers are generally limited to five minutes, with slightly more time allowed for organized groups. Comments may address matters beyond the night's agenda as long as they fall within the board's authority, but the board states that it cannot discuss matters that were not properly noticed on the agenda.
The board is also scheduled to enter a closed session under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) for an employee performance review. The packet does not identify the employee or state any anticipated outcome from that session.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items could shape district operations for the upcoming school year. Key decisions scheduled for consideration include the revised preschool calendar, 2026-27 dairy bids, the Touch Pro proposal, multiple student and employee handbooks, instructional and service program plans, personnel and contract recommendations, and annual administrative designations.
The policy portion of the meeting also extends beyond routine annual review: the board is expected to examine IASB's public-policy agenda and 2026 priorities while considering KCSD's own 2027 legislative priorities. The agenda lists a possible July 27 school board meeting, followed by the next regular board meeting on August 10; future agenda items include the West/Northstar Annual Report and consideration of the 2026 Emergency Operations Plan.
