January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Organizational Meeting

1. Call to order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Election of Officers
The board chair conducts the election of officers. The new chair takes charge of the meeting after the election. 

 

3.A. Chairperson 
Nomination by:___________________Vote:____________________

3.B. Vice Chairperson

Nomination by_________________Vote_________

3.C. Clerk

Nomination by______________Vote:_____________

3.D. Treasurer

Nomination by_____________Vote:__________

4. Approval of Meeting Agenda

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________

5. Resolution to Delegate Clerk and Treasurer Duties 


Motion___________Second___________Roll Call Vote______

6. Annual Designations

6.A. Official Newspaper: Consider quotes from the Delano Herald Journal and Crow River News 


Motion______________Second: __________Vote_____

6.B. School Board Compensation: Any of the following items, B-I, may be voted on separately at the request of a board member. 

Current Rates:
Regular Meetings — $60/meeting 
Committee Meetings/Work Sessions/Special Meetings — $40/meeting
Workshops/Special Meetings — $18/hour after two hours, not to exceed $144
Chairperson - $300/year
Clerk - $250/year

6.C.  School Attorneys:

Official Attorneys - Squires, Waldspurger and Mace, P.A. Authorized Personnel to Contact Attorneys - School Board Chair, Superintendent, Human Rights Officer & Business Manager/Director of Finance and Operations

6.D. Memberships:
MSBA (MN School Board Association)
MAWSECO (Meeker and Wright Special Ed. Coop)
SAFF (Schools Advocating for Fair Funding) 
Wright Technical Center (Career and Technical Coop)
CMERDC (Central MN Educ. Research and Dev. Council)
Resource Training and Solutions Sherburne-Wright Educational Technology Cooperative

6.E. Federal Grants:

Title I, II, and IV

6.F. Delegate authority to make electronic fund transfers:

Superintendent
Business Manager/Director of Finance and Operations
Accountant
HR Coordinator
Payroll Specialist

6.G. Signatures for Elementary Activity Fund:

Business Manager/Director of Finance and Operations
Elementary School Administrative Assistants

6.H.  Prepayment of Bills:

Avoid penalties and finance charges
Reimbursement of employees
Obtain discounts
Pre-approved contracts

6.I. Official Depositories:
CorTrust Bank
Minnesota Lakes Bank
Wells Fargo
MN School District Liquid Asset Fund
PMA Securities, Inc./MN Trust
U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services

Motion: __________ Second: __________ to approve items B-I. Vote: __________ 

6.J. School Board Regular Meeting Times and Dates for 2026:

Fourth Monday of each month in the Tiger Den at Delano High School beginning at 5:30 p.m., with the following exceptions for the meetings held in March, May and Dec. 2026. 

School board meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 16, May 18, and Dec.  14, 2026 in the Tiger Den of the high school. 

6.K. Renew Board Operating Protocol

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

7. Appoint Board Members to Committees and Representative positions.

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

8. Approve Resolution designating the Identified Official with Authority to authorize user access to MDE secure websites for Delano Public Schools ISD 879.

Matthew W. Schoen

Motion: __________ Second: __________ Roll Call Vote: __________ 

9. Adjournment



Motion ____________Second___________Vote_____Time__________