Stratford Comm School District Packet Summary — 2026-08-19
Meeting: 08/19/2026 - 05:30 PM August Board Meeting Board Meeting
The Stratford Comm School District Board is scheduled to meet on August 19, 2026, with an agenda that includes consent items, financial reports, contractual matters, a second reading of multiple board policy changes, a district gift, fundraising requests, and scheduling the September meeting.
Key Items on the Agenda
Second Reading of Board Policy Changes
The board is scheduled to consider a second reading of multiple policy modifications within the 200, 400, 600, 700, 800, and 900 series. The packet states that an overview of the recommended updates will be provided and recommends approval of the second reading as presented.
The prior July 22 meeting minutes document a first reading of policy changes covering subjects including board conflicts of interest, the board secretary, transfers of funds, financial records, fiscal management, debt management, investments, purchasing and bidding, federal procurement requirements, public-purpose expenditures, federal awards compliance, time and effort reporting, publication of financial information, and district records.
$235 Gift to the District
The board is scheduled to consider acceptance of a $235 donation from the Chally Family to the library. The accompanying gift form identifies Stratford Elementary and confirms the $235 library donation.
The packet recommends approval of the gift as presented.
Fundraising Requests
The agenda includes consideration of fundraising requests. The packet states that an overview of the requests will be provided and that the superintendent recommends approval of the fundraisers as presented, but the extracted materials do not provide details about the individual fundraising proposals.
Consent Agenda
The superintendent recommends approval of the consent agenda as presented. Items include:
- Minutes from the July 22, 2026 board meeting.
- The district financial report.
- Bills and claims.
- Open enrollment requests.
- Contractual matters.
Contractual Matters
The contractual matters listed in the packet include:
- 28E agreements with Webster City.
- Resignation: Adria McKaine, paraeducator.
- Recommended hire: Harlee Shelton, paraeducator, contingent on an acceptable background check.
The superintendent recommends approval of the contractual matters as presented.
Open Enrollment
The consent agenda states “None at this time” under open enrollment requests. The packet also contains standard recommendation language identifying possible grounds for denying an open enrollment request, but it does not identify a specific pending request for denial.
Separately, the superintendent report contains the brief notation “Approved open enrollment request.” The packet does not provide enough context to determine the timing or details of that referenced approval.
Major Financial Items
Financial Report
The financial report provides balances and activity across several district funds. Among the figures reported:
- General Fund: $825,475.20 ending fund balance, plus a $76,316.05 U.S. Bank CD, for a reported grand total of $901,791.25.
- Management Fund: $506,205.10 ending fund balance.
- SAVE: $176,162.41 ending fund balance, with a $209,075.07 First State Bank money-market account and a reported grand total of $385,237.48.
- PPEL: $120,750.39 ending fund balance.
- School Nutrition Fund: -$122,299.57 ending fund balance.
- Early Learning Center: -$197,156.43 ending fund balance.
The superintendent recommends approval of the financial reports as presented.
Bills and Claims
The August 19 bill listing reports a checking account total of $77,251.31, along with $120,566.77 in payroll.
The checking-account expenditures are divided among:
- General Fund: $58,449.45.
- Capital Projects: $10,785.78.
- Physical Plant & Equipment: $918.63.
- School Nutrition Fund: $102.76.
- Early Learning Center – Daycare: $6,994.69.
Larger individual entries include $11,592.08 to Boone Comm School for special education billing, $11,585.47 to Roland Story Community School District for open enrollment and special education billing, $8,955.82 to Webster City Comm School District for shared superintendent and concurrent enrollment costs, and $7,235.50 to Rainbow Resource Center for supplies.
The superintendent recommends approval of the bills as presented.
Reports and Public Forum
The meeting agenda includes superintendent, principal, and Early Learning Center reports. The extracted packet provides only limited substantive detail for these reports beyond the superintendent report's reference to an approved open enrollment request.
A public forum is also scheduled. Packet rules ask speakers to limit comments to three minutes, with generally no more than 20 minutes allotted for public comments. Comments are to address issues rather than individuals, specific employees, or students, and the board does not engage in dialogue during the public forum.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The most substantive scheduled action is the second reading of multiple board policy modifications, following the previous month's first-reading action. The board is also scheduled to consider the $235 Chally Family library donation, fundraising requests, and contractual matters involving Webster City agreements and staffing changes.
Financially, the packet shows positive balances in several district funds while reporting negative ending balances for both the School Nutrition Fund (-$122,299.57) and Early Learning Center (-$197,156.43). The agenda does not identify a separate action item specifically addressing those negative balances.
The board is also expected to set its September meeting date under Other Announcements.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the official Stratford Comm School District meeting packet.
