West Burlington Independent School District Packet Summary — 2026-08-17
Meeting: 08/17/2026 - 06:00 PM Regular Meeting Board Meeting
Location: 314 W. Van Weiss Blvd., West Burlington, Iowa, with Zoom joining information included in the agenda.
The West Burlington Independent School District Board is scheduled to consider several contracts and instructional-service agreements, personnel changes, consent-agenda business, and a second reading of district policies. Major proposed expenditures include a three-year Imagine Learning contract, an IXL subscription, and executive coaching services.
Key Items on the Agenda
Alternative Learning Center Agreement
The board is scheduled to consider an agreement with City Hope's Your Future Story Project to provide an alternative educational pathway for eligible West Burlington seniors who are significantly credit deficient and do not have a reasonable path to graduate through the district's traditional program.
Under the proposed agreement:
- Participation would be voluntary and require acknowledgment by the student and parent or guardian that the program does not lead to a West Burlington Independent School District diploma.
- Students would pursue educational completion through the Giant Campus program or another non-WBISD credential offered through City Hope.
- City Hope would provide the learning environment, staffing, student support, progress monitoring, and regular attendance and participation reporting.
- WBISD would identify and refer eligible seniors but would not award WBISD academic credit for coursework completed through the program.
- Parents or guardians would be responsible for transportation.
- The initial agreement would run for one year, ending June 30, 2027, with possible one-year renewals by mutual written consent.
The agreement establishes payments of $3,000 per resident WBISD student and $2,000 per student previously open-enrolled into WBISD for students enrolled on or before the October 1 count date. For later enrollments, the agreement provides for prorated payments using a formula based on remaining instructional days.
Administration recommends approval of the Alternative Learning Center Services agreement.
Imagine Learning — Three-Year Edgenuity Contract
Administration recommends a three-year contract with Imagine Learning for an Edgenuity 9–12 Comprehensive Site License for West Burlington High School.
- Total three-year cost: $47,520
- Annual payment: $15,840
- Contract period shown in the quote: June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029
- Quote pricing expires: September 21, 2026
The board is scheduled to consider approving the contract at the stated annual cost.
IXL Learning Renewal
The secondary school is requesting renewal of its IXL Learning subscription for the 2026–2027 school year. The program is intended to support personalized learning in mathematics and English Language Arts for students in grades 7–12.
The proposed $6,612.50 subscription covers August 14, 2026 through August 14, 2027 and includes:
- 150 IXL All-Access licenses for grades 7–8.
- 25 Personalized Learning Premium licenses in Math and ELA for grades 9–12.
- 175 Personalized Learning Select Math licenses for grades 9–12.
Administration recommends approval of the $6,612.50 purchase.
Executive Coaching for District Administrators
The board is scheduled to consider a $16,500 executive coaching engagement with Learning Couture, LLC for the elementary principal, secondary principal, and superintendent.
The proposal combines joint leadership coaching with individual coaching. Areas of focus include district leadership alignment, Leader in Me, Portrait of a Graduate, strategic planning, professional learning communities, data and progress monitoring, curriculum implementation, and secondary MTSS systems.
The accompanying estimate describes:
- Individual coaching for the elementary and secondary principals, generally consisting of two 45-minute sessions or one 90-minute session each month from August through May.
- Monthly 45–60 minute coaching for the superintendent.
- As-needed 30-minute leadership huddles.
- A monthly 90-minute joint session involving the superintendent and both principals.
Administration recommends approving the services for $16,500.
Policy / Governance Items
Second Reading of Board Policies
The board is scheduled to consider approval of the second reading of a group of draft policies and regulations. The packet identifies subjects including board elections and meeting notices, equal employment opportunity, open enrollment, student expression, student conduct, disruptive behavior, instruction, special education, physical education, private instruction, talented and gifted programming, and technology and instructional materials.
Among the policies listed for second reading are:
- Policy 201 — Board of Directors' Elections
- Policy 210.05 — Meeting Notice
- Policy 401.01 — Equal Employment Opportunity
- Policy 501.15 — Open Enrollment Transfers — Procedures as a Receiving District
- Policy 502.03 — Student Expression and Student Publications Code
- Policy 503.01 — Student Conduct
- Policy 503.11 — Disruptive Behavior
- Regulations 503.11-R(1) and 503.11-R(2) — Disruptive Behavior Removal Procedures
- Policy 603.01 — Basic Instruction Program
- Policy 603.03 — Special Education
- Policy 603.06 — Physical Education
- Policy 604.01 — Private Instruction
- Policy 604.03 and Regulation 604.03-R(1) — Program for Talented and Gifted Students
- Policy 605.04 and Exhibit 605.04-E(1) — Technology and Instructional Materials
The superintendent's board report notes updates to Policy 503.11: Disruptive Behavior since its first reading. The described revisions address staff review and documentation of changes to student IEP accommodations or modifications and require each attendance center to establish an oversight committee responsible for building-level rules governing when students removed for violent or nonviolent disruption may return to the classroom.
Consent Agenda
The packet recommends approval of the consent agenda, which includes minutes, financial materials, payment of bills, donations, and open-enrollment denials.
Financial Statements and Bills
The packet states that there is no financial update for the month because of end-of-year closing, although an activity fund report is included.
Payment-of-bills materials include general fund, nutrition fund, and activity fund invoices. The general-fund report lists $474,435.01 in expenditures, including payments for insurance, special education and open-enrollment costs, facility work, technology, supplies, professional services, and other district operations.
Donations
The consent agenda includes a recommendation to accept listed monetary and non-monetary donations, including:
- Nine cases of iced tea from Saint James, valued at $300, for the elementary staff lounge.
- Eight bags of wipes from Might Good Wipes, valued at $24, for the elementary staff lounge.
- Three bags and yogurt bites from Mary Storch, valued at $32, for the elementary staff lounge.
- A gift basket from Sade Suites, valued at $40, for the elementary school.
Open Enrollment Denials
The consent agenda includes a recommendation to approve a list of nine open-enrollment denials. The packet identifies class size cap met as the reason for each denial, affecting students listed in kindergarten, grades 1, 2, 5, and 12.
Personnel
The board is scheduled to consider personnel recommendations that include resignations, appointments, and an adjustment.
Resignations listed in the packet:
- David Oleson — Head Softball Coach, effective July 31, 2026.
- Robbie Morgan — Elementary Aide, effective August 3, 2026.
- Justine Grant — Elementary Aide, effective August 3, 2026.
Appointments listed in the packet:
- Kara Krieger — Head High School Softball Coach, $3,902, effective August 17, 2026.
- James Hayes — Custodian, $18.02 per hour, effective August 10, 2026.
- Mya Woodsmall — Part-Time Custodian, $18.02 per hour, effective August 10, 2026.
The packet also lists an adjustment for Charlene Collier to a new Head Cook position at $16.92 per hour, effective August 18, 2026.
Administrative and District Updates
Administrative reports are listed as information only, including reports from the superintendent, principals, activities director, and school business official.
The superintendent's August report identifies several upcoming operational and school-year activities:
- A Smart Start Event for students taking Southeastern Community College classes is scheduled for August 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the WBHS Library. Students can receive Chromebooks, learn how to access their SCC accounts, and receive registration assistance.
- The district's all-staff kickoff is scheduled for August 18, followed by building and classroom work time from August 19–21.
- The report addresses scheduling for the Battle at Bracewell volleyball event, including the possibility of holding the event on Sunday, August 30, if permitted because of inclement weather affecting the originally scheduled August 31 event.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items would establish or continue services extending beyond the August meeting.
- The proposed City Hope agreement would create an alternative pathway for certain credit-deficient seniors, with the significant distinction that participating students would no longer be pursuing a WBISD diploma through that program.
- The Imagine Learning proposal represents a $47,520 three-year commitment, paid at $15,840 annually.
- The IXL renewal would provide math and English Language Arts learning tools for grades 7–12 at a cost of $6,612.50 for the coming subscription year.
- The $16,500 Learning Couture proposal would provide individual and joint executive coaching for the superintendent and two principals.
- The board is also scheduled to consider the second reading of a substantial group of policies, including updated provisions related to disruptive student behavior and classroom-removal procedures.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the official West Burlington Independent School District meeting packet.
