Gladstone Area Schools board approves agenda, minutes and $308,461.46 in bills

The Gladstone Area Schools Board of Education met Monday, May 18, 2026, at the Public Library and voted unanimously to approve the meeting agenda, accept the minutes from its April 20, 2026, regular meeting and to pay general fund bills totaling $308,461.46.

President Steve Tackman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board member Nathan Neumeier moved to approve the agenda; Joseph Huber supported the motion. The motion carried on a 7-0 vote. Later, Henry Knoch moved to approve the April 20 minutes with Nathan Neumeier supporting; that motion was approved 7-0. In a separate action, Neumeier moved and Andrew Sturdy supported payment of general fund bills numbered 68298-68391 in the amount of $308,461.46; the board approved the payment 7-0.

These procedural approvals complete routine governance steps that clear the way for district administration to continue operations and budgeting. President Steve Tackman also acknowledged district partners and thanked the Hannahville Indian Community for providing district grants identified in the minutes as "2% grants." The minutes do not specify award amounts for those grants.

No further discussion of the bills or the minutes was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

The board continued with administrative updates and personnel recognition later in the meeting.