During the Kingsland School Board meeting on October 6, it was noted that board chair Jackie Horsman resigned from the board, effective September 30. Kyle Rader led the meeting, with all members present.
The board discussed how to fill the board position vacated by Horsman’s resignation. Rader and Superintendent Klavetter discussed the general process and timelines. Horsman had been elected to a four-year term through 2024. Rader explained, “With Jackie resigning when she did, that essentially means we will be at the point of appointing somebody for a one year term… and there would be a special election in November of 2023” (to let voters decide who fills the spot for the final year of the term).
The board decided they will attempt to appoint someone in mid-November, so that that person could hopefully participate in the Minnesota School Board Association’s annual conference in mid-January of 2023. The board will take steps to “get the word out” to the community for anyone interested in possibly serving on the board, so the board will hopefully have a pool of strong candidates to choose from.
The monthly written report from Becky Bicknese, Community Education director, stated in part, “SACC added nine new families in September with a total of 15 new students. SACC is averaging 42 students each day after school.” She also provided a chart showing participation numbers for the various Adult & Youth Enrichments offerings, including Junior Knightettes, flag football, and 3-6 grade volleyball.
Judy Tart submitted a written report on food services, including, “Kingsland Food Service received its first health inspection from MDH for the 2022/2023 school year. No new orders were issued. There were no violations. The next inspection will be in January.”
Klavetter gave an update on the track replacement project, saying that Kingsland is still working on getting price quotes, so that an informed decision can be made. Klavetter also shared his Professional Growth Goals, which included, “A monthly superintendent newsletter will be disseminated via local newspaper and district social media throughout the 2022-2023 school year communicating school district news with the local community.”
The Middle School/High School report included, “Middle school students have advocated for themselves and asked for outdoor recess time. We are working on creating a space in the yard where older students can go outside after they eat lunch to engage in social games, movement activities, and athletic events if they choose.”
Superintendent Klavetter’s monthly report to the board included, “Laurie Hendrickson has indicated that initial student interest suggests we will likely not have enough participants to fill a dance team this winter.” He added that Kingsland would be able to reinstate the dance team in future years if/when interest increases.
The board temporarily closed the public meeting to go into a special closed meeting, which was noted on the agenda as “Preliminary Consideration of Allegations Against an Individual who is Subject to the Board’s Authority.” Following the closed session, Klavetter reported, “The closed session was held to discuss social media behaviors and usage by Board Member Cindy Seabright… Moved by Pam Freet, seconded by Maranda Emig to disavow the actions of Board Member Cindy Seabright on social media as posted in September 2022, as they were in violation of School Board Ethics Policy 209.”
The board gave thanks to VFW Post 4114 for a donation of $180 to the Washington D.C. trip, and to Tanya Carlson, and Lloyd Stephans for donating girls clothing to SACC.
Kingsland’s next school board meeting will be a regular session meeting on Monday, October 17 at 6 p.m. The board will hold a work session meeting on November 7, and a special meeting to canvass the election results on November 14 at noon. The public is welcome at all meetings other than special closed meetings.
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