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Board Minutes—Regular Meeting 06/23/26

Regular Meeting of the School Board

June 23, 2026

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Independent School District 270 was conducted in-person and streamed virtually, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. 

School Board members present: Chair Shannon Andreson, Treasurer Rachel Hartland, Director Johanna Hyman, Vice Chair Brooke Roper, Director Kaj Thompson, Clerk Sara Wilhelm Garbers, and Director Zhiming Zhao

School Board members absent: None.

Student Board reps present: None.

Staff members present: Superintendent Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed. 

Staff members absent: None.

Open Agenda — Public Comments

No public comments were presented.

Reports

Superintendent: Mhiripiri-Reed spoke about events and highlights from the past few weeks.

Approval of Agenda 

Roper moved; Wilhelm Garbers seconded. Motion to approve the agenda as presented. All voted aye. Carried.

Consent Calendar 

Hartland moved; Roper seconded. Motion to approve the Consent Calendar as presented: A) Approval of Minutes — Regular Meeting Conducted on June 02, 2026; B) Solar for Schools Grant — AS, TG, NMS; ; C) Human Resources — Personnel Updates; D) TruNorth/PMY School Safety Consulting Contract; E) IT Equipment Purchase: Nutanix System; F) Refuse/Disposal Contract; G) Carpet Bids/Estimates for AS & HHS. All voted aye. Carried.  

H) Hopkins Census Resolution - CE Numbers

Clerk Wilhelm Garbers called roll;

Andreson: Aye

Hartland: Aye

Roper: Aye

Thompson: Aye

Wilhelm Garbers: Aye

Zhao: Aye

All voted aye. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report 

Hartland moved; Wilhelm Garbers seconded. Motion to approve financial disbursements in the amount of $7,699,325.37 for the period of May 01, 2026 through May 31, 2026. All voted aye. Carried. 

FY25 Audit

Hartland moved; Roper seconded. Motion to approve the FY25 Audit as presented. All voted aye. Carried.

Final FY27 Budget Approval

Roper moved; Zhao seconded. Motion to approve the Final FY27 Budget as presented. All voted aye. Carried.

Board Member Reports

Board members reported on recent educational activities/events in which they have participated. 

Adjournment

Roper moved; Hyman seconded. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:47 p.m. All voted aye. Carried.

 

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Sara Wilhelm Garbers, School Board Clerk