February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Monthly Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Roll Call
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4. Adoption of Agenda
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5. Public Comments
All regular and special meetings are open to the public and this is the time for citizens to address the whole board. Any comments will be taken at this time and should address topics and issues. Comments should not be complaints directed at any school personnel or students. The board chair has the authority to regulate public remarks that are not within the confines of school district policy, violate Minnesota state statutes, or interfere with the orderly operations of the meeting. Public Comments are limited to 5 minutes per person. |
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6. CONSENT AGENDA (roll call vote)
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6.A. January 12, 2026 Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
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6.B. Donations in the amount of $19,961.32
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6.C. Hand payables, wires & payroll liabilities in the amount of $469,881.42
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6.D. Payroll in the amount of $304,110.34
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6.E. Board bills in the amount of $
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6.F. FUND SUMMARY REPORTS
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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 |
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7. FUTURE BUILDING BOND UPDATE
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7.A. Resolution Canvassing Returns of Votes of School District Special Election (Roll Call Vote)
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7.B. Next Steps
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8. OLD BUSINESS
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8.A. Second Reading and Approval of 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
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.A. 2026-27 School Day Calendar
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9.B. Resolution for Reduction FY26 (roll call vote)
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9.C. New Coaching Positions
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9.D. Authorize Superintendent Bernard to advertise for bids for milk, bread and gasoline for the 2026-2027 school year.
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9.E. Authorize Superintendent Bernard to advertise for transportation bids or negotiate with Bernard Bus for 2026-2028 school year(s) transportation contracts.
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9.F. First Reading of the following Policies
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10. ADMIN REPORTS
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10.A. Superintendent Report
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10.B. Elementary Report
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10.C. Middle School / High School Report
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10.D. Activities / Dean of Students Report
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11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
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11.A. Hiawatha Valley Education District Report
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12. INFORMATION: The following Regular meetings will be held at 6:00PM in the Forum Room.
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13. ADJOURNMENT
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