Board of Education Meeting August 26, 2026

The Belton School District #124 Board of Education held a tax-rate hearing and regular board meeting on August 26, 2026. The board approved the tax rate as presented (transcribed as 5.4119) by roll-call vote. The administration explained a plan to move five cents from the operating fund to the capital fund, generating a little over $100,000 from railroad-related revenue and reducing the previously estimated $1 million transfer from Fund 1 to Fund 4. No capital project, contract award, vendor selection, or bid approval was identified. The board also approved the 2026–27 tuition-rate schedule; the specific rates were garbled in the transcript.

The superintendent reported current enrollment of 3,962 students, ongoing enrollment activity, and summer-school participation and outcomes. The board approved the consent agenda and the annual conflict-of-interest policy (first and second readings), and approved horizontal advancement. Other discussion included school safety, board training opportunities, community activities, and possible local speed-limit changes. No other procurement activity was identified.