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I.S.D. 229 School Board Meeting Lanesboro Forum February 12, 2025 MINUTES

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In Attendance: Steve Snyder, Mark Holmen, Sarah Peterson, Steve Storhoff, Kevin Horihan, Lucas Bergo, Matt Schultz, Wanda Hanson

  1. Call to Order by Snyder at 7:00pm
  2. Pledge of Allegiance:

III. Public Input: Sjeila Goetzke, Tamara DeGarmo

  1. Approve Agenda as Amended:

Moved by Holmen; 2nd Horihan; Passed

  1. Approve Minutes of January 8, 2025 Regular Board Meeting:

Moved by Peterson; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

  1. Approve Monthly Revenues and Expenditures:

Moved by Horihan; 2nd Holmen; Passed

VII. Board Reports:

  1. Finance, Facilities, & Long-Range Planning Committee
  2. HVED Report
  3. City Committee Liaison

VIII. Superintendent’s Report:

  1. Personnel Items
  2. Approval of hiring:
  3. Sue Miehlisch – Driver
  4. Olivia Holtegaard – Paraprofessional
  5. Courtney Graves – Head Volleyball Coach

Moved by Horihan; 2nd Peterson; Passed

  1. Approval of resignation: N/A 
  2. Previous Items
  3. Approve a motion to take from the table approval of setting the school board

members’ compensation:

Moved by Holmen; 2nd Snyder; Passed

  1. Approve setting the school board members’ compensation as the

following:

  1. Chairperson – $1,700
  2. Clerk – $1,400
  3. Treasurer – $1,400
  4. Directors – $1,200
  5. Chief Negotiator – $600
  6. Other Negotiator – $500
  7. Education District – $400 Moved by Bergo; 2nd Snyder; Passed
  8. New Items
  9. Approval of the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar:

Moved by Snyder; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

  1. Approval to Begin Negotiations with Lanesboro Education Association:

Moved by Horihan; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

  1. Approval of cancellation of Business Management Contract with School

Management Services on February 15, 2025: Moved by Snyder; 2nd Holmen;

Passed

  1. Approval of hiring Garrett Stadsvold – Business Manager, beginning February

16, 2025:

Moved by Peterson; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

  1. Resolution to approve gifts to Lanesboro School District:

Moved by Snyder; 2nd Storhoff; Passed by Roll Call

Roll Call: Y Snyder; Y Storhoff; Y Peterson; Y Holmen; Y Horihan; Y Bergo 

XII. Informational Items

  1. First Reading of Policy 524
  2. Streaming of School Board Meetings
  3. Explanation of Board Governance Model
  4. Board Retreat Date
  5. Robert’s Rules of Order

XIII. Other

XIV. Adjourn: Moved by Holmen; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

Sarah Peterson, Clerk Date 2/12/2025

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