October 14, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Approval of Agenda

3. September is School Board Recognition Month

4. Recognition of Visitors

5. Public Forum-
The purpose of the Public Forum is to provide an opportunity for citizens to address the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School Board. Any personnel items or items not on the agenda must be communicated to the site administrators or the Superintendent.  They will follow-up on those items outside of the Board Meeting.   When signing up to speak, a person will need to include the following information...
o   Your full name;
o   Address;
o   Phone number;  
o   Number and name of the agenda item you wish to speak to; and
o   Your questions and/or comments on the agenda item

6. Approval of prior meeting minutes

7. Consent Agenda

7.1. Resignations:

7.1.1. Codee Brace, Student Support Specialist, Resigning

7.1.2. Karen Rexroad, Behavior Interventionist, UNLC, Resigning

7.1.3. Ben Offerman, Tech Lead, Resigning

7.1.4. Janelle R. Johnson, Indian Ed Director, Resigning

7.1.5. Jon Rowell, Assistant Wrestling Coach, Resigning

7.2. New hires:

7.2.1. Gina Dahmen, Indian Education Director, Beginning Nov. 1st

7.2.2. Kayla Hanson, Elementary Building Substitute

7.2.3. Oscar Ronquillo, Custodian

7.2.4. Ashley Blanchard, Behavior Interventionist, UNLC

7.2.5. Nicole Ridlon, Behavior Interventionist, UNLC

7.2.6. Emily Zipoy, Co-Tech Lead, .5 FTE, Nathan Munson, Co-Tech Lead, .5 FTE

7.2.7. Katie Zumwalt, Paraprofessional

7.2.8. Cassondra Felton-Tufty, Behavior Interventionist, UNLC

7.2.9. Janelle R. Johnson, Ojibwe Language/Culture Instructor, Step 5/BA

8. Bills to Be Allowed

9. Reports

9.1. Financial Report

9.2. Elementary Principal Report

9.3. High School Principal Report

9.4. Activities/CE Director Report

9.5. Indian Ed Report

10. Superintendent's Announcements

11. Other Old or Unfinished Business

12. New Business

12.1. Consider approving Seniority Lists

12.1.1. Licensed

12.1.2. Custodial

12.1.3. Kitchen

12.1.4. Drivers

12.1.5. Paraprofessionals

12.2. Consider Approving Form A Application to MSHSL Foundation

12.3. Patty Byrne-Knight, moving from 0.6 to 0.8 FTE, ELL added to schedule

12.4. Consider approving the Girls Basketball overnight trip to St. Cloud, Dec. 27-28th

12.5. Approve Audit Engagement Letter with Eide Bailly for the 2023-2024 Audit

12.6. Consider approving MOU regarding READ Act

12.7. Create position and pay for overnight trips not covered by Teacher Master agreement C pay schedule

12.8. Consider approving the Co-op agreement for Wrestling with Nevis

12.9. Consider approving Co-op agreement for Girls Hockey

12.10. Consider approving the Co-op agreement for Boys Hockey

12.11. Consider approving agreement with Interquest Detection Canines

12.12. Sale and disposal of obsolete vehicles

12.13. Acceptance of donations

12.13.1. Lillian Aird, $100, Wolf Pack Pantry 

12.13.2. Hot Shots (Walker Bay Coffee), $200, Student Council for Homecoming

12.13.3. Green Scene, $100, Student Council for Homecoming

12.13.4. Fullner Wallner, $500, Student Council for Homecoming

12.13.5. American Legion Auxillary, $500, Milk Fund

12.13.6. General Store, $400, Student Council for Homecoming

12.13.7. Arvig, $6024, Elementary Fund 11

12.13.8. Women's Auxillary in Hackensack, School supplies, unknown value

13. Per Minn. Stat. 13D.05, Subd. 3(c), Close meeting for purpose of property purchase

14. Reopen meeting

15. Consider entering into a purchase agreement to purchase property

16. Announcements and Dates

16.1. Special Meeting, consultant interviews, October 21st, 5 pm

16.2. Next board meeting is Tuesday, November 12th 

16.3. MREA Greater Education Summit at Cragun's, November 17-19th

16.4. Work Session, November 25, 5 pm

17. Adjournment