At the July 10 school board meeting, board members Jill Harstad, David Sowinski, Katie Priebe and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, elementary principal Shane McBroom, and high school principal, Eric Nelson. Board members Josh Thompson and Mark Johnsrud were not present.
Reports
Shane McBroom reported that Camp Invention was a great success with a large turnout of students. Projects that have started this summer are the Outdoor Learning Space and the emptying of the computer lab that is being replaced by the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Lab.
Eric Nelson addressed the attendance policy that was discussed at the last meeting. The current proposal has moved family vacations from the unexcused category to the excused category. He stated that other changes will be addressed to be ready for the board to approve at the August meeting. He added that the theme for this next school year will be Clarity. He continued by saying, “We will be doing a number of things to improve our clarity and this policy revision will be an important step for consistencies among staff, and clear expectations and practices for students and families.” Summer school for high school and middle school students ended the last week of June with increased participation this year. It helped middle school students catch up on their skills and high school students were able to work on credit deficiencies.
Superintendent Harris said that the new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) room is nearly complete with painting and counter rehab to start. Work tables are ready for delivery. He reminded the board that three seats are open for the coming year and that the filing period is July 30 to August 13. The three seats that are open are Katie Priebe, Jill Harstad and Tom Keefe. He also addressed the fact that the CCTV truck used for football game reporting is in need of replacement. He gave several options for replacement and hopes to have it completed by this fall.
The following consent items were approved:
•Minutes of the June 12, 2024 meeting
•New hires: Rebecca Jenneke, ECFE Coordinator/EC Educator/preschool teacher; Maggie Kalis, preschool assistant; Lisa Hoover, preschool assistant; Makenna Dornack, summer softball assistant; Maddison Flicek, preschool assistant and Angie Brogan, special education teacher
•Resignations: Mindy Grabau, school nurse
•Job postings
•Employee 2024-2025 activity passes
•2024-2025 Employee Handbook
Under discussion items, board chair, Katie Priebe contributed that the evaluation committee had met with Superintendent Harris for his yearly evaluation before the regular meeting. Of the four goals that were established in his last evaluation, he was rated effective or highly effective. This is a work in progress and will be addressed further at the August board meeting.
Action Items
Under action items, the board approved four required items; which were the Long-Term Facilities Management Plan, Resolution Accepting Donations, 2024-2025 Activity Fund Fundraisers, and the 2024 Triennial Wellness Assessment and WellSAT. They also approved the 3% salary increase for the non-certified contracts of Sue Tangen, LuAnn Klevan, Damon Lueck, Steve Irish and Dan Schindler for SY 2024-2025.
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