Cape Girardeau Public Schools #63 - School Board Meeting -July 2026

The Cape Girardeau Public Schools #63 Board of Education met on July 21, 2026. The board approved the consent agenda, including payment of bills and the 2026–27 curriculum and testing schedule. It also approved 2026–27 service agreements with Kenny Rogers Children’s Center for physical and occupational therapy, New Outlook for services to students with visual impairments, Craig Home Care (a PHS company), and Phoenix Home Care and Hospice. The board set the out-of-district tuition rate at $12,000 per student, a $500 increase, and approved reimbursement of $25 per unused sick-leave day above the accumulation maximum. The district reported a $22.6 million year-end fund balance, including $7.4 million in the capital projects fund after a $2 million transfer to that fund.

Facilities updates included ongoing construction at Ascent High School and upcoming work on the middle-school drop-off lane and tennis courts, along with drainage and flood-mitigation work at district buildings; no related contract awards or project costs were specified. Staff reported that a replacement assessment platform will cost more than the previous product but consolidate needed assessments into one platform. The report also noted $65,000 in district career-ladder contributions and that state teacher-retention grant funds are no longer available, with related activities now funded by the district. No specific vendor for the assessment platform or vote on its purchase was identified in the transcript.