HMC-1 Board of Directors Meeting 7/23/26

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District Board of Directors held its meeting on July 23, 2026. The board approved several contract renewals and ratifications. These included Infinite Campus’s student-information-system hosting and migration agreement for $64,623.50 for 2026–27; renewals for NOVA Center services at $240 per day for five students and Cornerstones of Care at $250 per day for 13 students; and a Teach for America agreement, which carries no payment unless candidates are placed (one teacher was placed this year). Other reported purchases and renewals included special-education curriculum resources ($26,920), literacy resources ($15,000, funded by a grant), Reading Eggs ($3,823), Stop the Bleed kits ($19,763), ParentSquare ($9,894), and Inform K12 workflow software ($15,450). The district also presented renewals for Behavioral Health Allies and PREP-KC; amounts were not clearly stated in the transcript. The board ratified the superintendent’s contracts as a group, with an amendment clarifying a contract period as 2026–28. The transcript reports a $30,177 phone-system support agreement, but a later figure is inconsistent, so that amount is uncertain.

Facilities and capital work included cafeteria tables for Hickman Mills Middle School and Brookside/Sixth Grade Center, emergency HVAC repair bids for two elementary schools, and planned athletic-field lighting installation; no related award amounts or approval votes were clearly reported. The board identified management of the district’s $20 million general-obligation bond as a 2026–27 goal. Financial staff reported preliminary revenues of about $89.5 million and expenditures of about $99.1 million, with the projected deficit improved by about $4.5 million from the initial $14 million estimate; figures remain subject to year-end closing and audit. The district also reported receiving a $13,600 grant and a two-year continuation grant supporting seven restorative-practice coaches.