July 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Special Meeting

Description:  Tonight’s meeting serves as a special meeting to set the regular board meeting schedule for the upcoming year, while also covering the regular business of the July board meeting.

 

Description:  Revision of Local Policies 495M, 496M, & 497M

Description:  Approve change of regular board meeting schedule to the third Monday of the month and adopt the use of Board Book.

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TO approve the following signature accounts and authorized signatures:

Petty Cash: Superintendent Andrea Simon, Business Manager Jessica Gilbertson and District Secretary Delane Schaumburg

District Checks: Superintendent Andrea Simon, Business Manager Jessica Gilbertson, School Board Chair Christopher Otto, Clerk Nicole Ose, and Treasurer Kimberly Scott-Neisen.

Money Market Savings and Alternative Facilities Bond: Superintendent Andrea Simon, Business Manager Jessica Gilbertson, and Treasurer Kimberly Scott-Neisen.

Student Activity Account: Student Activity Secretary Delane Schaumburg, Principal Kevin Hedstrom, Principal Jacob Melby, Superintendent Andrea Simon, and Business Manager Jessica Gilbertson

Description:  TO approve the annual modification of these policies with rate changes to reimbursements, substitute pay, and fees being made;

Description:  TO use the Offer vs Serve option in the student food service program for the 2025-26 school year.

Description:  TO acknowledge that all educational opportunities will be offered without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, or any handicapping disabilities. Also, to name Aimee Pederson the Activities Director as the school district’s Title IX Coordinator. Office is located in the Mahnomen Public School Building with a telephone number (218) 935-2211. This school board action also testifies that this school district is a Harassment Free Workplace. The school district and its employees will maintain a working atmosphere free of discriminatory insult, insinuation, or intimidation, and all forms of employee sexual harassment, verbal or physical. To this end, the district has developed a sexual harassment policy and hereby appoints the Activites Director as the district contact person, she may be reached at (218) 935-2211.

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Resolution Adopting Independent School District No. 432 FY27 Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Ten-Year Plan 

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 432, State of Minnesota, approves the district’s FY27 Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Plan.  The Board will follow the LTFM Legislation as follows:

• The district will maintain and implement a health and safety program that complies with regulations.

• The district will maintain an indoor air quality management program.

• As outlined in the LTFM plan, the district has bonded their LTFM dollars.

1) The District further covenants to comply with all procedures now or hereafter established by the Minnesota Department of Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 123B and otherwise to take such actions as necessary to comply with that statute.  The chair, clerk or superintendent is authorized to execute any applicable Minnesota Department of Education forms.

 

BACKGROUND: Per state statute, a plan must be submitted and amended on an annual basis to access LTFM levy & aid funds. The plan is due at the end of July.

Description:  TO authorize out of state travel for Supt. Andrea Simon to attend the NAFIS Conference in Washington DC, September 14-16, 2025.

Description:  TO call for sealed price competitive product bids for dairy products and snow removal, per specifications set by the district. Said bids are to be sealed and addressed to School Board Clerk, ISD No. 432, PO Box 319 Mahnomen, MN 56557 by 1 p.m. August 4, 2025. The School District reserves the right to waive any irregularities and accept or reject any or all bids.

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Permission to remove Food Service Director from Delane and replace with Transportation Director upon hiring a new Food Service Director/Head cook.