The Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education is scheduled to hold a regular meeting at 5:00 p.m. at the Central Administration Office, 1002 S. 3rd Ave. The packet includes proposed purchases and contracts, a Franklin Field parking lot change order, a presentation on multilingual student performance, and multiple rounds of board policy review.
Key Items on the Agenda
District Program Coordinator Rachel Inks is scheduled to present a snapshot of performance indicators for multilingual learners. The presentation covers ELPA21 English proficiency and growth, FAST Math and Reading results, and the Iowa Seal of Biliteracy.
The packet shows 1,557 students tested in the Spring 2025 ELPA21 data and includes comparisons of English learner performance across district schools. It also reports that 59 Iowa Seals of Biliteracy have already been secured toward the Class of 2027 goal.
Franklin Field Parking Lot Change Order
The board is scheduled to consider Change Order No. 1 for the Franklin Field Parking Lot 2026 project. Staff recommends approval of a $46,709.26 net increase, with no additional contract time.
The change order would raise the contract amount from $359,395.00 to $406,104.26. The changes include excavation and replacement of unsuitable soil, modifications to the pavement section, and changing light poles to match the parking lot across State Street.
Replacement Transportation Vehicles
The Transportation Department recommends purchasing two replacement vehicles after two district vehicles were totaled following a June 28, 2026 accident in the transportation parking lot. The proposed purchases are:
- 2027 Ford Explorer, seven-passenger vehicle from Jensen Ford — $41,505.00
- 2026 Chrysler Pacifica, seven-passenger van from Karl Auto — $47,462.30
The combined proposed purchase is $88,967.30, with PPEL funds identified as the funding source.
Consent Agenda and Financial Items
The consent agenda includes approval of prior meeting minutes, personnel items, interagency agreements and contracts, open-enrollment requests, bills, and disposition of obsolete equipment.
Contracts and Student Services
Among the contracts presented for consent-agenda approval are several agreements affecting district technology and student services:
- Renewal of 75 VIEWpath annual software subscriptions from Audio Enhancement for the 2026–2027 school year at a total cost of $11,175, to be paid from Technology Funds.
- Renewal of the district's PowerSchool HR personnel recordkeeping services for $34,124.60, funded through PPEL/SAVE. The supporting quote covers July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
- Counseling and student-support agreements with EveryStep Grief & Loss, Youth & Shelter Services, Inc., Grace C. Mae, and Wild Spirit Counseling Services.
The EveryStep agreement provides for six-week school-based grief and loss support groups, generally meeting once a week for 45 minutes with four to eight students. The Grace C. Mae and Wild Spirit agreements provide for mental health and behavioral counseling, while the Youth & Shelter Services agreement includes Transitional Living, Aftercare, MPACT programming, telehealth or virtual counseling, and related supports.
Under the Grace C. Mae, Wild Spirit, and Youth & Shelter Services agreements, the district's stated financial obligation is to provide confidential, secure counseling space on scheduled service days; the providers are responsible for billing and collecting counseling-service fees.
Bills
The packet's August 3 board report lists a grand total of $2,407,156.80 in bills across district funds. The General Fund accounts for $1,803,264.50, while other listed expenditures include activity, capital, PPEL, nutrition, debt service, and benefit-related funds.
Personnel Items
The personnel consent materials include hires, resignations, transfers, wage changes, and stipends. They also include proposed 2026–2027 Curriculum Professional Development Leader and Professional Learning Community lead assignments.
Five Curriculum Professional Development Leader positions are listed with $10,000 stipends and an August 17, 2026 start date. The PLC lead materials contain numerous assignments across district schools and programs, generally carrying stipends of $600 or $1,200 depending on the assignment.
Open Enrollment
The consent agenda recommends approval of several open-enrollment requests for the 2026–2027 school year. The list includes students enrolling into Marshalltown from East Marshall as well as students enrolling out to Clayton Ridge Virtual Academy, GMG, Red Oak Stellar Oaks Virtual Academy, and West Marshall.
Obsolete Nutrition Equipment
The Nutrition Department proposes declaring three pieces of equipment to have no value for purposes of sale, donation, or disposal: a Hamilton Industries item, a Palmer Hamilton folding rollaway table, and a Sico folding rollaway table.
Policy and Governance Items
First Reading of Board Policies
The board is scheduled for a first reading of a group of policies addressing student activities, special education, physical education, private instruction, gifted and talented programming, religious-based exclusions, and instructional technology.
The packet identifies two new items:
- 504.06-R(1), Student Activity Program — Eighth Grade Participation in High School Athletics
- 605.04-E(1), Technology and Instructional Materials — One-to-One Digital Device Program Technology Adoption Checklist
The policy primer also identifies 603.04, Multicultural/Gender Fair Education, and 603.10, Global Education, as rescinded.
Additional Initial Policy Review
A separate agenda item begins an initial review of 402.03, Abuse of Students by School District Employees, along with related complaint and investigation exhibits.
The accompanying policy materials also cover student conduct and disruptive behavior, administration of medication, the basic instruction program, student guidance and counseling, and stock prescription medication supplies. Several of those documents are presented in draft form for review rather than as completed board actions.
Public Participation
The agenda includes a public comment period. Members of the public who wish to address the board are instructed to sign up on the pink sheet at the speaker's table and are allotted five minutes to speak.
The packet states that Iowa law prohibits discussion of specific district employees or their job performance during public comment and that board members may not respond to comments in order to comply with open-meeting requirements.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The most significant scheduled actions include the $46,709.26 Franklin Field parking lot change order and $88,967.30 in replacement transportation vehicles. The consent agenda also carries technology renewals, student counseling and support agreements, personnel actions, open-enrollment requests, and more than $2.4 million in listed bills.
Beyond those spending decisions, the multilingual learner performance presentation provides an academic focus, while the policy agenda begins or continues review of a broad set of rules affecting student activities, athletics, instruction, special education, student behavior, medication, counseling, and educational technology.
