Meeting: 08/17/2026 - 06:00 PM Regular Meeting Board Meeting
Scheduled time: 6:00 PM
The North Cedar Community School District Board is scheduled to consider legislative policy updates, the district wellness report and policy, transportation and emergency planning documents, and a professional services agreement. The packet also includes routine consent business, July financial reports, personnel recommendations, administrator reports, and an opportunity for public comment.
Key Items on the Agenda
Legislative Policy Updates
The Board is scheduled to consider two groups of policy changes tied to recent legislative updates.
- Second reading: The packet recommends approval of a group of draft policies and regulations covering equal educational opportunity, Board elections and conflicts of interest, student conduct and disruptive behavior, medication administration, instructional programs, special education, physical education, talented and gifted programming, religious-based exclusions, technology and instructional materials, counseling, transfers of funds, and responsible technology use and social networking.
- First and final reading: A separate group is proposed for approval at its first and final reading. These drafts address nondiscrimination notices and forms, Board committees, open enrollment procedures, financial records and fiscal management, debt management, purchasing and bidding, public-purpose expenditures, federal awards compliance, time and effort reporting, financial information, district records, and technology and data security.
The second-reading group includes Policy 102, Policy 201, Policy 203, Policy 206.03, Policy 401.01, Policy 503.01, Policy 503.11 and related regulations, Policy 507.02 and related exhibits, Policies 603.01, 603.03 and 603.06, Policy 604.03 and its regulation, Policy 604.05, Policy 605.04 and its exhibit, Policy 607.01, Policy 701.02, and Policy 713.
Annual Wellness Report and Policy
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of the Annual Wellness Committee Report and district wellness policy. The packet describes the report as covering district efforts related to nutrition, physical activity, healthy school environments, and continued compliance with applicable requirements.
The agenda connects this action to Policy 507.09: Wellness Policy.
2026–2027 Transportation Handbook
The Board is scheduled to consider the Student and Parent Transportation Handbook for the 2026–2027 school year. The packet describes the handbook as establishing expectations and procedures for safe and efficient student transportation.
The included handbook addresses matters such as:
- Student conduct and riding rules.
- Seat belts and other safety devices when installed.
- Cell-phone use and a prohibition on unauthorized video recording of other students or school personnel.
- Boarding and street-crossing procedures.
- Video and audio surveillance on buses.
- Parent responsibilities.
- A progressive bus-conduct process that can result in loss of riding privileges.
The packet associates the handbook with district transportation policies covering eligibility, student conduct, extracurricular transportation, summer school transportation, nonresident and nonpublic students, non-school groups, bus safety instruction, inclement weather, vehicle idling, and passenger restraints.
2026–2027 School Emergency Plan
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of the 2026–2027 School Emergency Plan. The agenda states that the plan establishes procedures for responding to emergencies and connects the item to Policy 804.02: District Emergency Operations Plans.
The packet extraction identifies a supporting emergency-plan document, but its contents were not successfully retrieved. The substantive details of that plan therefore are not available in the packet text beyond the agenda description.
Professional Services Agreement
An action item labeled “Consideration of the Athletic Training Services Agreement” is scheduled for consideration. The supporting document included with that item is titled “Physical Therapy Services Agreement” and describes an agreement between North Cedar Community School District and independent physical therapist Kim Gehring.
Under the proposed agreement:
- Services would begin August 18, 2026 and continue through June 30, 2027, unless terminated earlier.
- Either party could terminate the agreement with or without cause with 30 days' written notice.
- The contractor would provide physical therapy services requested by the district and permitted within the contractor's professional scope.
- Services could include student evaluations, treatment plans, direct physical therapy, consultation with staff and parents, mobility and gross-motor support, adaptive-equipment recommendations, recordkeeping, and participation in IEP meetings.
- Compensation would be $60 per hour.
- If agreed by the parties, mileage would be paid at $0.76 per mile, with gate fees the district's responsibility.
- The contractor would operate as an independent contractor and would be required to maintain professional liability coverage of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate.
Because the agenda's “athletic training” description and the attached agreement's physical-therapy scope are not identical, the packet leaves an apparent discrepancy between the agenda label and the supporting contract.
Consent Agenda
The packet recommends accepting the consent items as presented. These routine items are grouped for a single action unless a Board member requests separate consideration.
Minutes, Claims and Financial Reports
The consent agenda includes:
- Minutes from the July 20, 2026 Regular Board Meeting.
- District claims and bills.
- Monthly financial reports through July 31, 2026.
- Reports covering account balances, estimated budget flow, actual expenditures compared with the published budget, daycare, SAVE, PPEL, health insurance, food service, expenses, revenues, and student activities.
The August claims materials list $589,157.26 in General Fund bills, $31,511.21 in PPEL bills, $96,530.70 in SAVE bills, $26,123.00 in Management Fund bills, $129,241.58 in Health Insurance Fund bills, $49,304.64 in Daycare Fund bills, and $141,243.63 in Food Service Fund bills.
Separate Activity Fund bills total $25,083.80, scholarship bills total $6,750.00, and athletic officials' payments total $595.17.
Personnel
The consent agenda includes the resignation of Ashley Fuller as JH Cheer Coach.
The packet also lists the following proposed contracts, modifications, or appointments, with hiring recommendations conditional on verification of background checks and employment records:
- Tanner Carlson — Head Boys Basketball Coach, Schedule B, 11%, $6,009/year.
- Jake Wulf — Assistant JH Football, Schedule B, 3%, $1,050/year.
- Kim Carney — part-time Food Service, $14.00/hour.
- Michael Bergl — part-time Bus Sub Route Driver, $24.80/hour.
- Chloe Clark — full-time Daycare Associate, $12.60/hour.
- RaeAnne Lyter — part-time Daycare Associate, $12.60/hour.
- Jason Pershing — JH Head Basketball Coach, Schedule B, Step 10, $2,382/year.
- Sherina Winslow — School Nurse, $64,500/year.
Open-enrollment applications are also included among the consent items, although the agenda text does not provide application-specific details.
Financial Snapshot
The July 31 account-balance report shows several district fund positions at the beginning of the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
- General Fund: $2,779,414.09 ending balance after $1,440,408.48 in receipts and $1,270,820.61 in expenditures.
- Activity Fund: $350,959.35 ending balance.
- Management Fund: $1,342,463.59 ending balance.
- SAVE Fund: $3,699,850.37 ending balance in the account-balance report.
- PPEL Fund: $373,044.30 ending balance.
- Debt Service Fund: $369,549.90 ending balance.
- Food Service Fund: $56,545.38 ending balance.
- Daycare Fund: negative $33,781.17 ending balance.
- Health Insurance Fund: $256,853.23 ending balance.
- Scholarship Fund: $1,330,524.67 ending balance.
The district's actual-to-published-budget comparison reports $1,279,863.30 in districtwide expenditures through July 31 against a $16,526,471 published budget, or 7.74%.
The SAVE monthly report separately identifies $284,346.76 in July expenses, including $11,970.00 for an Apple Financial Services laptop lease and $272,376.76 for OPN Architects professional services. The PPEL report lists $54,720.66 in July expenditures across repairs, equipment, software and service costs.
Administrator Reports and School-Year Updates
Superintendent's Report
The superintendent's informational report includes takeaways from the 2026 SAI Annual Conference. The summary highlights people-centered leadership, the importance of employees and students feeling valued, the use of multiple information sources in decision-making, potential use of AI as a structured thought partner, and the long-term impact of everyday interactions between educators and students.
No formal Board action is anticipated on the superintendent's report.
Elementary School
The elementary report describes preparations for the beginning of the school year. New teachers and mentors are working through building procedures, curriculum maps and instructional expectations, while the broader staff is scheduled to complete annual training and prepare classrooms.
The report also announces an “Unpack Your Backpack” event for elementary students and families, scheduled for August 21 from 5:00–6:00 p.m., allowing students to meet teachers and visit classrooms before school begins.
Grades 7–12
The 7–12 principal's report states that new staff begin August 17, all staff return August 19, and students return August 24.
The report also describes several changes for the coming school year:
- The successful FBLA coffee shop is being combined with the library to create a shared space for reading and beverages.
- Some junior-high sports practices are being moved into the school day when coaching schedules permit, beginning with junior-high football.
- The principal reports that three teachers volunteered to coach junior-high sports under the new arrangement, which allows them to exchange preparation periods for avoiding later after-school coaching hours.
- The school hopes the scheduling change will increase opportunities for coaches and student participation while also creating a more focused reassessment environment during advisory time.
Public Participation and Other Discussion
The agenda provides a public-comment period for residents to address the Board on district-related matters. The packet states that individual speakers generally are limited to five minutes, with somewhat more time available for organized groups.
Correspondence includes an IASB Convention discussion item. The agenda also provides a Board Requests period for members to seek information or suggest subjects for future meetings.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several items could have effects extending into the 2026–2027 school year:
- Whether the Board approves the two groups of legislative policy revisions, including the set proposed for first-and-final reading.
- Whether the Annual Wellness Committee Report and Policy 507.09 are approved as presented.
- Whether the transportation handbook and emergency plan are approved for 2026–2027.
- How the Board handles the agenda item labeled as an athletic-training agreement when the attached supporting agreement is for physical therapy services.
- Whether the proposed physical therapy agreement proceeds with its $60-per-hour compensation and August 18, 2026–June 30, 2027 term.
- The district's early-year financial position, including the negative Daycare Fund balance shown in the July 31 financial reports.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the official North Cedar Community School District meeting packet.
