2026-05-14 State Board Meeting Agenda

Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted.

Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
State Board Room (second floor)
400 E 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319

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State Board Business Meeting

9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

  1. Approve the Agenda
  2. State Board of Education Officer Elections (72.74 KB) .pdf
    1. President
    2. Vice President
  3. State Board of Education Appointments to Fill Vacancies (72.61 KB) .pdf for:
    1. Nonpublic School Advisory Committee
    2. Iowa Public Broadcasting System Board
  4. Communication
    1. Public Comment
    2. Community College Advisory Committee Update
    3. Director's Report
  5. Consent Agenda
    1. April 16, 2026 Meeting Minutes (163.4 KB) .pdf
    2. Appeals Executive Summary (112.27 KB) .pdf
      1. Appeal Decision 5237 (182.84 KB) .pdf
      2. Appeal Decision 5238 (234.42 KB) .pdf
      3. Appeal Decision 5239 (229.09 KB) .pdf
      4. Appeal Decision 5244 (195.56 KB) .pdf

9:30  a.m.

  1. Appeal Decision 5232 (In re Discipline of E.K.) (692.88 KB) .pdf

9:45 a.m.

  1. Annual Condition of Community Colleges Report (974.75 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)
    1. 2025 Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges webpage

10:05 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Indian Hills Community College (621.06 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

10:20 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Northwest Community College (695.86 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

10:35 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Kirkwood Community College (955.58 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

10:50 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Des Moines Area Community College (642.91 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

11:05 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (617.26 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

11:20 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Southeastern Community College (616.91 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

11:35 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Iowa Valley Community College District (584.73 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

11:50 a.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Iowa Lakes Community College (743.53 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

12:05 p.m.

Lunch/Board Reports

12:40 p.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Iowa Western Community College (706.62 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

12:55 p.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Iowa Central Community College (619.94 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

1:10 p.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Western Iowa Tech Community College (765.52 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

1:25 p.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Northeast Iowa Community College (606.07 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

1:40 p.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - North Iowa Area Community College (584.67 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

1:55 p.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Hawkeye Community College (669.14 KB) .pdf (Goal 4)

2:10 p.m.

  1. Fiscal Year 2027 Certified Budget Approval - Southwestern Community College (677.68 KB) .pdf (Goal 4) 

2:25 p.m.

  1. Revised Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards - Second Read (665.87 KB) .pdf (Goals 1 - 3)

2:35 p.m.

  1. Revised Iowa Early Learning Standards - First Read (1.68 MB) .pdf (Goal 2)

2:50 p.m.

  1. State Board of Education 2027 Meeting Dates (215.48 KB) .pdf

3:05 p.m.

Adjourn