April 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Finance/Regular Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Description:
Chairperson Kahle will call the meeting to order.
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2. Acknowledgement of Visitors and Special Presentations
Description:
Chairperson Kahle will ask if visitors wish to be placed on the agenda.
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3. Finance Meeting
Presenter:
Chuck Keller
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4. Other Items as Brought Before the Board & Consideration of Agenda
Description:
Chairperson Kahle will ask if there are any items that need to be brought before the board and for consideration of the agenda.
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5. Consensus Items
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
If any board member has concerns about the adoption of the following consensus items, please acknowledge the Chairperson prior to the final vote. If there are no concerns, these items will be voted on as a group.
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5.1. Previous Board Meeting Minutes
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Enclosed are the March 24, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes for your review and adoption.
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5.2. Approve Monthly Expenditures
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
At the board finance meeting, expenditures for the month of April were reviewed. Administration recommends approval of the April 2025 disbursements totaling $2,369,025.39. This includes Board Payables of $372,642.83, Hand Payments of $316,958.08, Electronic Payments of $1,653,067.22 and Student Activity Payments of $26,357.26.
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5.3. Personnel
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
See the attached Personnel Changes spreadsheet.
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5.4. Donations
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Donations totaling $5,400.00 were given to the Belle Plaine School District over the past month. See the attached resolution for a full listing of the donations. Thank you to all who made these generous donations!
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6. Discussion Items
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
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6.1. Superintendent Update
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Superintendent Laager will provide updates on current school activities.
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6.2. Board Member Reports
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
Description:
Board members will have an opportunity to share information about meetings they have attended over the past month.
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7. Action Items
Presenter:
Chair Kahle
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7.1. Resolution Discontinuing and Reducing Educational Programs and Positions:
Description:
As discussed at the work session, attached is a resolution reducing a .2 FTE Principal and a .4 FTE Art Teacher and placing them on an Unrequested Leave of Absence. Approval is ecommended.
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7.2. Resolution Proposing to Place Kristine McGuire on a .2 FTE Unrequested Leave of Absence:
Description:
This is a resolution proposing to place Kristine McGuire, Chatfield Elementary Principal, on a .2 FTE unrequested leave of absence at the close of the 2024-25 school year. This is due to declining enrollment at Chafield Elementay causing finiancial limitations.
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7.3. Resolution Proposing to Place Deborah Covart on a .4 FTE Unrequested Leave of Absence:
Description:
This is a resolution proposing to place Deborah Covart, Art Teacher, on a .4 FTE unrequested leave of absence at the close of the 2024-25 school year. This is due to low student enrollment in the art program causing finiancial limitations.
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7.4. Non-Renewal of Probationary Staff:
Description:
The following are non-renewals of probationary staff effective at the end of FY25:
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7.4.1. Non-Renewal- Tyler Buesgens:
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7.4.2. Non-Renewal- Natalie Youngman:
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7.5. Policy Review:
Description:
The following policies are due to be reviewed. The current policy along with the redline version are attached:
Policy 533 Wellness
- Designates our Wellness Coordinator Policy 534 Unpaid Meal Charges - Add Free/Reduced Students served a reimbursable meal even if they have an outstanding balance
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8. Upcoming Meetings
Description:
May 12, 2025 6:00 p.m. Board Work Session
May 19, 2025 6:00 p.m. Finance/Regular Board Meeting
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9. Adjourn
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