Hillsboro R-III School District | Board of Education Meeting | Thursday, 07/23/2026

The Hillsboro R-III School District Board of Education meeting on July 23, 2026, approved the FY26 budget recapitulation and an FY27 budget amendment. The amendment added no new operating expenses; operating expenditures remained about $48 million, while projected operating revenue increased by roughly $1 million based on updated assessed valuation and tax-levy assumptions. The district reduced planned FY27 capital commitments by $359,000, deferring two school buses, intermediate-school playground fencing, and other equipment projects. High school HVAC, paving, roofing, and early-childhood facility needs remained in the capital plan. The board also approved a food-service equipment purchase, with double-stack ovens at the high school identified as a major item; the purchase supports required spending down of food-service surpluses.

The board approved a weapons-detection purchase for the junior high and high school. The high school will receive bag-screening equipment, while the junior high will receive walk-through weapons detection; installation was expected in mid-September. Members discussed staffing, entry procedures, and possible grant funding, although the district reported it was not eligible for the COPS grant it had sought. The transcript refers to safety investments of approximately $130,000 and $300,000 but does not clearly connect those amounts to specific purchases. The board also approved service agreements for Head Start, ABA, therapy, private-duty nursing, and a three-year Sped Track agreement, as well as revised student and adult meal prices and a revised security-officer job description and salary schedule.