Rushford-Peterson Schools Forum Room,
1000 Pine Meadows Lane, Rushford, Minnesota 55971
Chris Grindland: Absent, Matt Helgemoe: Present, Jeff Michel: Present, Ken Sawle: Present, Carl Schollmeier: Present, Nancy Snyder: Present, Amy Woxland: Present.
- Call to Order
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- Adoption of Agenda
Approve to adopt agenda as presented with the addition of 10D. Student Board
Report. This motion, made by Ken Sawle and seconded by Nancy Snyder, Passed.
- Public Comments
- Iverson thanked the board and superintendent for the effort on the recent
referendum and encourages another election with a vote yes committee.
- CONSENT AGENDA (roll call vote)
Approve the consent agenda as presented. This motion, made by Jeff Michel and
seconded by Matt Helgemoe, Passed.
6.A. January 12, 2026 Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
6.B. Donations in the amount of $19,961.32
6.C. Hand payables, wires & payroll liabilities in the amount of $469,881.42
6.D. Payroll in the amount of $304,110.34
6.E. Board bills in the amount of $246,817.18
6.F. FUND SUMMARY REPORTS
6.G. PERSONNEL:
Hire:
– Grace Dahl, Assistant Speech Coach
– Kiara Johnson, Food Service
Resignation:
-Chelsey Soppa, Food Service
Leave:
-Jade Olstad, Family Leave 2026-2027 School Year
-Jodi Peters, Maternity Leave, April 13 – July 31
- FUTURE BUILDING BOND UPDATE
7.A. Resolution Canvassing Returns of Votes of School District Special Election (Roll
Call Vote)
Approve the canvassed results of 744-No and 444-Yes votes in the February 10, 2026
Special Election. This motion, made by Ken Sawle and seconded by Nancy
Snyder, Passed.
7.B. Next Steps Discussion
- OLD BUSINESS
8.A. Second Reading and Approval of Policies:
Approve the second reading and adoption of the following policies: 701 –
ESTABLISHMENT AND ADOPTION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET 701.1 –
MODIFICATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET 702 – ACCOUNTING 703 –
ANNUAL AUDIT 704 – DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INVENTORY OF
FIXED ASSETS AND A FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTING SYSTEM 705 – INVESTMENTS
706 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. This motion, made by Matt Helgemoe and seconded
by Jeff Michel, Passed.
- NEW BUSINESS
9.A. 2026-27 School Day Calendar
Approve the draft as presented. This motion, made by Nancy Snyder and seconded
by Jeff Michel, Passed.
9.B. Resolution for Reduction FY26 (roll call vote)
Approve resolution language as presented. This motion, made by Ken Sawle and
seconded by Carl Schollmeier, Passed.
9.C. New Coaching Positions
- Head Girls Golf Coach
- Junior High Baseball Coach
- Assistant Track & Field Coach
Approve the creation of these three new positions. This motion, made by Matt
Helgemoe and seconded by Carl Schollmeier, Passed.
9.D. Authorize Superintendent Bernard to advertise for bids for milk, bread and gas
line for the 2026-2027 school year.
Move to Authorize Superintendent Bernard to advertise for bids for milk, bread, and
gasoline for the 26-27 school year. This motion, made by Carl Schollmeier and
seconded by Nancy Snyder, Passed.
9.E. Authorize Superintendent Bernard to advertise for transportation bids or
negotiate with Bernard Bus for 2026-2028 school year(s) transportation contracts.
Authorize Dr. Bernard to advertise for bids for a 2 year transportation for 2026-2028
proposal. This motion, made by Nancy Snyder and seconded by Carl Schollmeier,
Passed.
9.F. First Reading of the following Policies
Move to approve the first reading of policies 611 – HOME SCHOOLING, 614 –
SCHOOL DISTRICT TESTING PLAN AND PROCEDURE, 618 – ASSESSMENT OF
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, 621 – LITERACY AND THE READ ACT, 707 –
TRANSPORTATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, 708 – TRANSPORTATION OF
NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, 805 – WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING,
907 – REWARDS as presented. This motion, made by Jeff Michel and seconded by
Matt Helgemoe, Passed.
- ADMIN REPORTS
10.A. Superintendent Report
10.B. Elementary Report
10.C. Middle School / High School Report
10.D. Student School Board Report
10.E. Activities / Dean of Students Report
- BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
11.A. Hiawatha Valley Education District Report
- INFORMATION: The following Regular meetings will be held at 6:00PM in the Forum Room.
- March 16
- April 20
- ADJOURNMENT
Move to adjourn at 6:50 PM. This motion, made by Carl Schollmeier and seconded by Jeff Michel, Passed
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