July 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  There were no items removed from the Consent Agenda.

Discussion:  Jason Schapmann, Director of Human Resources and Fiscal Support, shared information on the financial reports. He said the M2 Report shows interest payments on bond funds. The M3 Report shows 2 months of revenue. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield payment was taken out of the wrong budget, there has been an adjustment made.
Mr. Schapmann noted that the LunchTime Solutions bill will be higher, but we will not be paying the food service employees; they are LSI employees now. 
 

Discussion:  Mr. Schapmann said a school psychologist was recently hired. The district has begun hiring staff for next school year. There is a job fair on July 23rd at Kramer Education Center. 

Discussion:  Nicole Anderson, Foundation Director and Communication Director shared the Foundation report. She said they paid out for dual credit for CPS students to CCC. She also noted the outdoor scoreboard for the turf field. 

Discussion:  Jason Harris, Director of Special Education shared his state reporting totals along with the increase. Testing data was presented for CPS students and non-public students.

Discussion:  Mrs. Anderson talked about the move from social media to the CPS website. She shared the publications created each year.

Discussion: 

Mr. Schapmann shared the 26-27 Budget Proposal. He offered information on the general fund staffing vs. operational expenses. Mr. Schapman discussed the tax asking and the revenue cap. 

Discussion:  Leonard Kwapnioski, Director of Operations, talked about completed projects and projects planned for the school year.

Discussion: 

Brooke Kavan, Director of Teaching and Learning, introduced herself. She shared family information. She has been in education for 21 years. Mrs. Kavan said she has a strong team. There are three new people in the Teaching and Learning Department, which includes herself, Allie Goering and Minidi Struebing. She has set some big goals for herself, to meet each principal one on one before school starts and to visit every classroom before the end of first quarter. Mrs. Kavan is excited about building relationships and gathering information.

Discussion: 

Chip-Dr. Kay shared the Board Retreat agenda. He talked about hosting a regional event here for Franklin Covey, people will be coming from several states. He said he shared a memo proposing hiring an assistant director of development for the Foundation. Dr. Kay shared the changes being made at the Administration Building with retirements and resignations. He said efficiency has gone up with people being in office at the Kramer building. 

Discussion:  Dave Hiebner, CHS Principal, shared some of the details of the trip. 

Discussion: 

Chip Kay, Superintendent, talked about secondary grading, he met with staff from CHS and CMS. Several years ago they looked at standards based grading which was adopted for elementary students. There was discussion on needing some guidelines, and consistency. Mr. Hiebner shared information regarding his staff and what was needed. 

There were questions about the redo policies at CHS and CMS and when those opportunities were given to students. 

Discussion:  Mr. Hiebner talked about the student that requested an early graduation. He said she met all the requirements.

Discussion: 

Dr. Harris described what our  BlazerWorks offers. This company finds online companies to help find our online teachers. He said CPS has significantly reduced our online teachers. We do still have online speech teachers. CPS doesn’t pay BlazerWorks, the other companies pay. 

Go Physical Therapy and Presence are not under BlazerWorks. 

 

Discussion: 

Dr. Kay shared information that the Listening Session schedule is attached. The pre-service schedule for the first 5 days is attached.  He invited the board to the Convocation breakfast on August 5th. 

Discussion:  The board did not go into Executive Session.

Discussion:  The meeting was adjourned at 9:27pm.