JPS Board of Trustees Meeting. 11/5/26

At the November 5, 2026 JPS Board of Trustees meeting, the board approved several contract, program, and funding items. It approved a revised location agreement for picture-production activities, adding language on the producer’s remedies. It also approved the FY2027 Career and Technical Education local plan application, which covers salaries, capitalized equipment, adult education, and other costs under the Carl D. Perkins Act; revised early-literacy multiclassroom leader job-description and stipend tiers, funded through federal early-learning grant and Title II funds; and amended contracts under RFP 2026126 for professional development and coaching support with Kids First LLC and the Kirkland Group. No contract amounts were stated for these items. The board also reviewed an annual student blanket professional-liability insurance renewal recommendation with AMA (formerly Mercer Consumer); the stated renewal figure was $551, with the transcript’s comparison to expiring coverage garbled, and the cost was to be paid from the insurance budget.

The administration presented amended FY2025–26 budgets for all funds, increasing the total from about $352.7 million to $374.15 million, a roughly $22 million increase, with district maintenance revisions and transfers out among the items discussed. The board also reviewed the September 2026 monthly financial report, including cash-flow trends and reimbursement timing. The transcript does not clearly capture a vote on the budget amendment or monthly report. Other discussion focused on school accountability and literacy achievements; no additional procurement decisions were identified.