The Hannibal 60 Board of Education approved the consent agenda, adopted the 2025-26 school calendar and authorized district staff to send the MSIP climate-and-culture surveys during its regular meeting.

Those items were decided by voice vote. Board members motioned and seconded the calendar and the survey authorization; both passed after the chair called for the ayes. The consent agenda was also approved by voice vote earlier in the meeting.

Why it matters: The calendar decision sets the academic year structure for staff and students and the MSIP surveys are a required step in the district’s MSIP 6 accreditation process. A special board meeting was also scheduled in early March to review bids tied to enhancement-grant-funded equipment for the Innovation Campus, allowing administrators to meet the grant timeline and return to the board for formal approval of award recommendations.

Details and next steps: The board approved the calendar presented as “draft calendar 3” after administrators reported staff survey results showing a majority preference. The board then approved district distribution of three separate anonymous surveys (students, staff, parents/guardians) required by MSIP 6. The administration said it would post results and return them to the board for review after collection.

On the Innovation Campus enhancement grant, the administration said roughly $200,000 in district bond funds would be spent to unlock an estimated $680,000 in grant funds; those equipment bids have a tight turnaround and administrators asked the board to consider a short special meeting in early March to award contracts. Board members agreed to a noon meeting on either March 5 or 6, with a remote option.

Patron comment and next session: A public comment period included one speaker who asked for better notice to families about letter mailings related to school placements. The meeting concluded with a motion to move into closed session to discuss personnel matters; the transcript records the motion but does not record the subsequent roll-call vote in the public record provided.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda — outcome: approved (voice vote; motion and second recorded; board chair called for ayes)
- 2025–26 school calendar (draft calendar 3) — outcome: approved (motion, second, voice vote)
- MSIP climate-and-culture surveys (student, parent/guardian, staff) — outcome: approved (motion, second, voice vote)
- Special meeting to review enhancement-grant-related bids — outcome: board directed staff to schedule and post a special meeting in early March (no formal vote required beyond scheduling)

Ending: The board set its next regular meeting for March 19 at the Middle School Auditorium and indicated it will post the special meeting notice and any follow-up materials related to the Innovation Campus enhancement grant.