Board President Gonzalez Timmons will call the meeting to order.

Board President Gonzalez Timmons will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

The board will move to approve or amend the meeting agenda.

• Please sign in, state your name, and limit comments to three minutes. 
  The NMSD Board of Directors values the opinion and input of the community. This is an opportunity for the public to offer comments regarding issues being considered by the board. On matters of the day-to-day operation of the district, such as policy, curriculum, academic standards, etc. the public is invited and encouraged to meet with the Superintendent.

The consent agenda enables the Board to efficiently deal with matters that have been delegated to the Superintendent, but by law must be approved by the Board. Items on the consent agenda are voted upon as one block and approved with one vote. An item may be removed from the consent agenda only upon approval of a majority of the Board.

 The administration recommends that the Board of Directors… 

            … approve the consent agenda as presented (or as modified at the meeting).

Minutes from July 27, 2026 School Board Meeting and August 10, 2026 Study Session.

The board will consider approval of General Fund Warrants, Capital Projects Fund Warrants, and Associated Student Body Program Fund Warrants.

The board will consider approval of Payroll and Employee Benefits Warrants. 

The board will consider approval of employee hire recommendations.

The board will consider approval of donations to NMSD.

The board must approve surplusing of outdated and/or unusable textbooks/reading material and equipment. We are requesting the surplusing of outdated and unused materials as listed below. 

The board will consider agreements and contracts.

Business Manager, Patti Johnson, will present the budget for the next school year and the district's 4 year plan. She will be available to answer questions.

President Gonzalez Timmons will officially open the public hearing for the NMSD 2026-2027 budget and four year budget plan, invite testimony, and at the conclusion of testimony, close the hearing.

ESD has reviewed our budget and the four-year budget plan, and we are now presenting it for board adoption through the approval of the budget Resolution 19-G-26. If the Board wishes to do so, the Board may adopt the 2026-2027 NMSD budget.

The school board adheres to the principles of Policy Governance ©. The board has written four sets of policies: Ends, Executive Requirements, Board-Superintendent Relationships, and Governance Process. The Ends policies describe the student outcomes the superintendent is charged with achieving. The Executive Requirement policies set the parameters within which the superintendent must operate as he/she leads the district toward the expected Ends. The BoardSuperintendent Relationships policies describe the way in which the board will oversee the superintendent’s performance and the superintendent will support the board. The Governance Process policies describe how the board and its individual members shall conduct business, represent the community, and relate to each other.

No less than once per year, the Board receives and considers evidence regarding the level of compliance with the provisions of these four sets of policies, a few at each meeting. The following are those policies to be monitored during this meeting.

These policies clarify the relationship between the Board and the Superintendent. The Board delegates the day-to-day operations of the school district to the Superintendent. The Superintendent will be held accountable for leading the district's personnel in moving toward accomplishment of the Board's identified End Results while at the same time working within the framework established by the Board. The Board will monitor the district's compliance with various policies throughout each year.

A monitoring report is included in this digital board packet. The administration believes that all provisions of this policy have been following and implemented. 

The administration recommends that...

    ... the board find the superintendent's performance to comply with ER-1. 

The administration also invites comments regarding the superintendent's performance.

A monitoring report is included in this digital board packet. The administration believes that all provisions of this policy have been following and implemented. 

The administration recommends that...

   ... the board find the superintendent's performance to comply with ER-3. 

The administration also invites comments regarding the superintendent's performance.

A monitoring report is included in this digital board packet. The administration believes that all provisions of this policy have been following and implemented. 

The administration recommends that...

     ... the board find the superintendent's performance to comply with ER-4. 

The administration also invites comments regarding the superintendent's performance.

At the August 10, 2026 Study Session, the Board continued its review of Board governance policies to improve clarity, eliminate redundant language, and ensure consistency throughout the policy governance framework. The Board reviewed Executive Requirement ER-2 (Organizational Continuity and Executive Succession) and discussed revisions intended to streamline the policy while maintaining its purpose and expectations for leadership continuity and succession planning. The Board also reviewed Ends Policy E-2 (Student Success) and Ends Policy E-5 (Responsible Citizens) and discussed incorporating the key concepts of E-5 into E-2, resulting in the elimination of E-5 as a separate policy and the revision of E-2 to more clearly reflect the Board's expectations for student success, citizenship, and personal development. 

The draft revisions are presented for a first reading and Board review. This provides an opportunity for Board members to review the proposed changes, offer feedback, and recommend any additional revisions. Following Board discussion, the policies will be brought back to the Board at the September 28, 2026 Board Meeting for a second reading and possible adoption.

Please sign in, state your name, and limit comments to three minutes.

The NMSD Board of Directors values the opinion and input of the community. This is an opportunity for the public to offer comments whether or not they are on the agenda. On matters of the day-to-day operation of the district, such as personnel, policy, curriculum, academic standards, etc. the public is invited and encouraged to meet with the Superintendent.

This is an opportunity for Board Members and the Superintendent to make any comments or announcements that may or may not be related to agenda items or public comments.

Board Policy GP-14 provides that regular Board meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month. When a regular meeting date falls on a legal holiday, the meeting is held on the preceding Tuesday. The Board may also establish alternative meeting dates as agreed upon by the Board. 

Due to the proximity of the November and December meetings to holiday schedules and anticipated conflicts affecting attendance, the administration is recommending that the Board consider moving the regular Board meetings from their scheduled fourth Monday dates to:

• November 16, 2026
• December 14, 2026

The Board should discuss and identify meeting dates that will allow for a quorum and, if desired, make a motion to approve the proposed dates or alternative dates agreed upon by the Board. A quorum of the five-member Board consists of three members. 

The Board should also discuss the annual study session schedule. Board President Gonzalez Timmons previously proposed holding study sessions on the second Monday of the month. If the Board wishes to continue that practice, administration recommends consideration of alternate dates for:

• October study session (due to the October holiday)
• April study session (due to Spring Break)

Because study session dates are not established by Board policy, no formal motion is required unless the Board chooses otherwise. The purpose of this discussion is to determine whether study sessions will continue, establish a consistent schedule for the year, and identify any necessary date adjustments. This discussion is especially timely because the December meeting includes the Board reorganization process, and Board officer assignments, including the Board President position, may change following that meeting. 

Director Biehl will process the board's self-assessment of the meeting.

The next regular school board meeting will be held on September 28, 2026 at 6:30pm at the NMSD Administration Office Boardroom. The board will be holding a study session on September 14, 2026 at 6 pm at the NMSD Administration Office Boardroom. 

President Gonzalez Timmons will adjourn the meeting.