Bolivar Board of Education Meeting
Published 3:26 pm Tuesday, October 20, 2026
The Bolivar Board of Education met on Thursday, Oct. 15 for their regular meeting.
Communications Director Braden Berg started the meeting by recognizing Bolivar Primary Schools Cashier Stephanie Bradshaw as a Difference Maker. This is Bolivar’s new video series recognizing excellent staff.
With October being National Bullying Prevention month, principles from each of the Bolivar Schools spoke about how they were combatting bullying.
Dr. Brooke Campbell hosted a presentation at the Middle School, focusing on four different types of bullying; physical, emotional, social, and cyber. Campbell reached out to Rachel’s Challenge, an organization focused on school violence and bullying prevention. They held a 100 student work session, giving students an opportunity to speak with each other and find ways to prevent bullying in their school .
Dr. Jason Blair at the high school emphasized the focus on mental health and bullying support for the students. The school is implementing a social and emotional check-in for the students each week that helps students share their feelings with staff.
Lead Nurse at the high school, Aleah Buckley, presented on the biannual health services update. Tiffany Corum, intermediate school nurse, provided data surrounding what the nurses see daily. As of today, they have 42 students Pre-K through 12th grade who receive routine medications at school. During the last school year, the nurses saw 22,397 students, with only 2.8 percent of those students being sent home. According to Corum, their goal is to teach students how to manage their illness in the classroom so they do not have to go home and are able to continue learning in the classroom.
Jarod Rowley, Food Service Director, presented to the board on the goals of food service providers at Bolivar schools. They are looking at transitioning menu items to protein based nutritionally dense foods, hoping to give students more energy. Another area they are focusing on is participation in meals. Currently, they are at 50.91 percent participation at lunch, and breakfast is at 26.45 percent, both of which are above national average.
Rowley is hoping to improve the small cafeterias at the primary and intermediate school. Because of the lack of space and the growing number of students, they have six lunch services as opposed to three at the high school. This gives cafeteria staff less time for breaks, cleanup, and preparation.
The Board of Education reviewed data from surveys that the four-day school week taskforce conducted. The team of 30 representatives across the district, including teachers, parents, administrators and more met on Monday, Oct 5. They will continue to look at data, conduct interviews, and review challenges to see if a four-day school week will be beneficial for Bolivar schools.
