May 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Recognition of Visitors

4. 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 must be communicated to the site administrators or the Superintendent and 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   Your questions and/or comments 

5. Approval of prior meeting minutes

6. Request to remove topic(s) from the consent agenda if needed

7. Consent Agenda

7.1. Resignations/Retirements:

7.1.1. Katelin Delorenzo, Theater Director postions, Resigned

7.2. New hires:

7.2.1. Jeffrey Walter, Groundskeeper

7.2.2. Laurie Haroldson, Internal Transfer from Paraprofessional to Ala Carte Kitchen Staff, starting 2025-2026 SY

7.2.3. Duane Hackbarth, Paraprofessional, Step 3, conditional on verification of education

7.2.4. Nathan Munson, moving from 0.6 FTE to 1.0 FTE

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. Change June 16th Work Session with Walker City Council date

12.2. Set Meeting for Negotiations Committee

12.3. Consider approving the MSHSL Resolution for 2025-2026 SY as presented

12.4. Consider approving Girls Basketball Head Coach Hire, Jeremy Digiovanni, Step 13

12.5. Consider approving the annual authorization of Kevin Wellen to act as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) to authorize user access to MDE secure websites

12.6. Consider approving Boys Track True Team overnight in Eden Prairie, May 16-17th

12.7. Consider approving Resoloution concerning Micro-Purchase Threshold

12.8. Consider approving Wireless, Wiring & Switches purchases

12.9. Consider approving Teacher MOU

12.10. Consider approving extension of teacher's probationary period through 2025-2026 SY

12.11. Consider approving primary food vendor for 2025-2026 SY

12.12. Consider approving the replacement for the walk-in freezer and cooler equipment

12.13. Consider approving revised FY25 Budget and proposed FY26 Budget

12.14. Superintendent Evaluation Plan

12.15. WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 123B.02, Subd. 6 provides: “The board may receive, for the benefit of the district, bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated. In that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district, or for the benefit of pupils thereof, including trusts created to provide pupils of the district with advanced education after completion of high school, in the advancement of education.”; and

               WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 465.03 provides: “Any city, county, school district or town may accept a grant or devise of real or personal property and maintain such property for the benefit of its citizens in accordance with the terms prescribed by the donor. Nothing herein shall authorize such acceptance or use for religious or sectarian purposes. Every such acceptance shall be by resolution of the governing body adopted by a two-thirds majority of its members, expressing such terms in full.”; and
WHEREAS, every such acceptance shall be by resolution of the governing body adopted by a two-thirds majority of its members, expressing such terms in full;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the School Board of Walker Hackensack Akeley ISD 113, gratefully accepts the following donations as identified below:

 

12.15.1. Lillain Aird, $100, Wolf Pack Pantry

13. Announcements and Dates

13.1. Graduation, May 23rd, 7 pm
Regular Meeting, June 9th, 5:30 pm
Work Session, TBD
 

14. Adjournment