Magnolia School District public meetings in 2023
10 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Board Meeting
This is a special school board meeting with a single substantive agenda item: student discipline, specifically an expulsion. The board will convene, take roll, discuss the expulsion case, and adjourn. No other business is listed.
- Student expulsion decision
Regular Board Meeting
The Magnolia School District Board will hold a student expulsion hearing and consider approving minutes, financial reports, a policy repeal, a salary schedule, the 2024-2025 school calendar, student transfers, and personnel actions. The meeting includes recognition of middle school band students and a data review.
- Student expulsion hearing
- Consider repeal of Policy 3.35.3 Teacher Retirement and Death Benefits
- Approve salary schedule for Human Resource Coordinator
- Approve 2024-2025 school calendar
- Approve October and November 2023 financial reports
Regular Board Meeting
The Magnolia School District is holding a special board meeting to consider a student expulsion. The agenda includes a call to order, roll call, a student discipline item, and adjournment. No other details are provided.
- Student expulsion decision
Certified Personnel Policies Committee Meeting
The Certified Personnel Policies Committee will meet to review data from a 12-month calendar survey presented by the Superintendent. The meeting includes a call to order and adjournment, with the survey data as the main item for discussion.
- Presentation of 12-Month Calendar Survey data by Superintendent Ward
Regular Board Meeting
The Magnolia School District Board will hold its regular November meeting, primarily consisting of routine approvals and reports. Key items include approving the September financial report, 2023-2024 fuel bids, a student transfer petition, and the November personnel report. The board will also review third-grade NWEA data and hear the superintendent's report.
- Approval of September 2023 Financial Report
- 2023-2024 Fuel Bids from Price Oil Company
- Petition to transfer student
- November Personnel Report
- Third-Grade NWEA Data presentation
Certified Personnel Policies Committee Meeting
The Certified Personnel Policies Committee is meeting to review revised calendar options for the 2024-2025 school year, presented by the Superintendent. The agenda is otherwise procedural, consisting only of call to order and adjournment.
- Review of revised 2024-2025 school year calendar options
Certified Personnel Policies Committee Meeting
The Certified Personnel Policies Committee will meet to elect officers for the 2023-2024 term. Superintendent John Ward will also present three potential school calendar options for the 2024-2025 school year for committee feedback.
- Election of chairperson and secretary
- Review of three 2024-2025 school calendar options
Certified Personnel Policies Committee Meeting
The Certified Personnel Committee of the Magnolia School District is meeting to review current personnel policies and discuss open committee positions. The meeting is scheduled for 30 minutes and includes a call to order, policy review, and review of positions up for re-election.
- Review of personnel policies by Scott Nipper
- Open committee positions: WPK Position 1 (3-year term, current Sheila Waller)
- Open committee positions: CES Position 2 (3-year term, current Stacy Heard)
- Open committee positions: MHS Position 2 (2-year term, vacant)
- Open committee positions: MHS Position 3 (3-year term, vacant)
Regular Board Meeting
The Magnolia School District Board will hold its regular October meeting, covering approval of prior meeting minutes, a financial report deferral, and presentations from Superintendent Ward on the Facilities Master Plan, Building Organization Plan, student transfers, the ESSA School Index, and a proposed two-year budget. The board will also hear about new community service requirements for the class of 2027 and review a personnel report. The September financial report will be deferred to the November 6 meeting.
- Consider approval of amended August 14 and September 11, 2023, meeting minutes
- Facilities Master Plan presentation by Superintendent Ward
- Building Organization Plan approval consideration
- Community service graduation requirement for students graduating in 2027
- Proposed Budget of Expenditures for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026
Regular Board Meeting
The Magnolia School District board will vote on the 2023-2024 budget, including special education, which must be submitted to the Department of Education by end of September. They will also hear opening day reports from principals and consider several approvals, including student transfers and baseball lighting bids.
- Approval of 2023-2024 budget including special education budget
- August 2023 financial report approval
- Baseball lighting bids from two vendors
- Teacher using planning period to teach additional class
- Student transfer petition approval