Meeting Agenda
I. Call Meeting to Order

 
II. Pledge of Allegiance.

 
III. Quorum Call

David Baer
Sara Daley
Daniel Kreidermacher
Bree Maki
Luke Miller
Amber Pasche
Dave Pringle

 
IV. Approve the November 10, 2025 Meeting Agenda
 
V. L-A High School Student Report
 
VI. Amended FY26 Budget with a total of $12,539,421 in Total Revenue and $21,747,830 in Total Expenditures (Expenditures include $9,184,511 in construction from FY25 building bond revenue.)


 
VII. Approve modification to 2025-2027 School Bus and Supplemental Drivers Wages and Benefits Handbook to reflect an increase of $200.00 per month to go towards health insurance premiums as included in the 2025-2027 Support Staff Handbook effective January 1, 2026. 

 
VIII. Facilities Project Updates
 
IX. Comprehensive Civic and Readiness Plan Report by Superintendent Porter
 
X. Open Forum

Guideline: Three minutes per speaker; 15 minutes maximum.  Complaints about personnel or individuals are prohibited. No Board action is taken during the Open Forum. This is the only time during the Board meeting that audience participation is allowed unless scheduled prior. 

 
XI. Consent Agenda

A. Board Meeting Minutes: October 13, 2025

B. Approve October 2025 Financial Reports
  • Payments by Check and Wire
  • October 2025 Multi -Year Guideline

C. Accept resignation of Dale Marxhausen as a bus driver effective 9/1/2025.

D. Approve the reassignment of Jean Bronk from HS Paraprofessional to substitute teacher effective 10/22/2025.  She will be paid at the long-term substitute teacher rate.  If we do not receive any acceptable applicants for a special education teacher, the district will apply to PELSB for an Out of Field placement enabling Ms. Bronk to be a licensed special education teacher.  If Ms. Bronk is approved for an Out of Field Placement license, then she will be placed on the Master Agreement Salary Schedule at MA/Step 10.  This position will continue for an undetermined amount of time (not to exceed the end of the FY26 school year), pending the needs of students. 

E. Thank you to the Lewiston Lions for their $500 donation to the FFA Activity Account in honor of the memory of Lion and FFA supporter Eldon Salway. 

F. Accept resignation of Jana Benter, Elementary Food Service, effective November 21, 2025. 

G. Approve the hire of Sandy Randall, paraprofessional, effective November 3, 2025 at the rate of $16.00 per hour. 

H. Thank you to The Masonic Lodge for their $200 donation to our CTE programs. 

I. Approve the hire of Dawson Bunke as JH Girls Basketball Coach. 

J. Thank you to the Booster Club for their donation of $2290.00 to cover the costs of repairing several gates on the athletic fields' fencing. 

 
XII. Policies and Forms on 1st Reading

a. 101 Legal Status of the School District
b. 527 Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles; Patrols, Inspections and Searches
c. 527F Student Parking Permit Request
d. 528 Student Parental, Family and Marital Status Nondiscrimination
e. 710 Extracurricular Transportation
 
XIII. Policies Approved on One- Meeting Adoption: (Updates with quotes directly from MN or federal laws or other legal sources).

a. 306 Administrator Code of Ethics (Inserts MN Code of Ethics, removes NAESP's statement of ethics)
b. 606 Textbooks and Instructional Materials 
c.712 Video Recording Other Than on Buses (changes 'surveillance' to 'recording')
d. 722 Public Data and Data Subject Requests (adds 2025 legis update on data requests)

 
XIV. PK-6 Principal's Report
 
XV. L-A High School Principal's Report

 
XVI. Dashir Facility Report and Superintendent's Report
 
XVII. Board Committee Reports

 
XVIII. Upcoming Meeting Schedule
Wednesday, November 12th, 5:00pm - EdMN/L-A Negotiations
Thursday, November 20th, 7:00am - Policy Review (online) 
Thursday, November 20th, 3:30pm - L-A Business Meeting (HS Library)
December 8th, 6:00pm - Truth in Taxation Public Meeting/Regular Board Meeting
December 11th, 7:00am  Health and Safety Committee
December 15th, 3:30pm  Community Ed/Early Childhood Advisory Committee
December 18th, 7:00am Policy Review (online)
January 5th, - 2026 Organizational Meeting?
January 12th, - Regular Board Meeting? 
 
XIX. Motion to Enter Closed Session for the purposes of discussing negotiations with EdMN/L-A and LAPA.  
 
XX. Motion to re-open the meeting to the public.
 
XXI. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting of ISD 857
Subject:
Call Meeting to Order

 
Subject:
Pledge of Allegiance.

 
Subject:
Quorum Call

David Baer
Sara Daley
Daniel Kreidermacher
Bree Maki
Luke Miller
Amber Pasche
Dave Pringle

 
Subject:
Approve the November 10, 2025 Meeting Agenda
 
Subject:
L-A High School Student Report
 
Subject:
Amended FY26 Budget with a total of $12,539,421 in Total Revenue and $21,747,830 in Total Expenditures (Expenditures include $9,184,511 in construction from FY25 building bond revenue.)


 
Attachments:
Subject:
Approve modification to 2025-2027 School Bus and Supplemental Drivers Wages and Benefits Handbook to reflect an increase of $200.00 per month to go towards health insurance premiums as included in the 2025-2027 Support Staff Handbook effective January 1, 2026. 

 
Subject:
Facilities Project Updates
 
Attachments:
Subject:
Comprehensive Civic and Readiness Plan Report by Superintendent Porter
 
Subject:
Open Forum

Guideline: Three minutes per speaker; 15 minutes maximum.  Complaints about personnel or individuals are prohibited. No Board action is taken during the Open Forum. This is the only time during the Board meeting that audience participation is allowed unless scheduled prior. 

 
Subject:
Consent Agenda

A. Board Meeting Minutes: October 13, 2025

B. Approve October 2025 Financial Reports
  • Payments by Check and Wire
  • October 2025 Multi -Year Guideline

C. Accept resignation of Dale Marxhausen as a bus driver effective 9/1/2025.

D. Approve the reassignment of Jean Bronk from HS Paraprofessional to substitute teacher effective 10/22/2025.  She will be paid at the long-term substitute teacher rate.  If we do not receive any acceptable applicants for a special education teacher, the district will apply to PELSB for an Out of Field placement enabling Ms. Bronk to be a licensed special education teacher.  If Ms. Bronk is approved for an Out of Field Placement license, then she will be placed on the Master Agreement Salary Schedule at MA/Step 10.  This position will continue for an undetermined amount of time (not to exceed the end of the FY26 school year), pending the needs of students. 

E. Thank you to the Lewiston Lions for their $500 donation to the FFA Activity Account in honor of the memory of Lion and FFA supporter Eldon Salway. 

F. Accept resignation of Jana Benter, Elementary Food Service, effective November 21, 2025. 

G. Approve the hire of Sandy Randall, paraprofessional, effective November 3, 2025 at the rate of $16.00 per hour. 

H. Thank you to The Masonic Lodge for their $200 donation to our CTE programs. 

I. Approve the hire of Dawson Bunke as JH Girls Basketball Coach. 

J. Thank you to the Booster Club for their donation of $2290.00 to cover the costs of repairing several gates on the athletic fields' fencing. 

 
Attachments:
Subject:
Policies and Forms on 1st Reading

a. 101 Legal Status of the School District
b. 527 Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles; Patrols, Inspections and Searches
c. 527F Student Parking Permit Request
d. 528 Student Parental, Family and Marital Status Nondiscrimination
e. 710 Extracurricular Transportation
 
Attachments:
Subject:
Policies Approved on One- Meeting Adoption: (Updates with quotes directly from MN or federal laws or other legal sources).

a. 306 Administrator Code of Ethics (Inserts MN Code of Ethics, removes NAESP's statement of ethics)
b. 606 Textbooks and Instructional Materials 
c.712 Video Recording Other Than on Buses (changes 'surveillance' to 'recording')
d. 722 Public Data and Data Subject Requests (adds 2025 legis update on data requests)

 
Attachments:
Subject:
PK-6 Principal's Report
 
Attachments:
Subject:
L-A High School Principal's Report

 
Attachments:
Subject:
Dashir Facility Report and Superintendent's Report
 
Attachments:
Subject:
Board Committee Reports

 
Subject:
Upcoming Meeting Schedule
Wednesday, November 12th, 5:00pm - EdMN/L-A Negotiations
Thursday, November 20th, 7:00am - Policy Review (online) 
Thursday, November 20th, 3:30pm - L-A Business Meeting (HS Library)
December 8th, 6:00pm - Truth in Taxation Public Meeting/Regular Board Meeting
December 11th, 7:00am  Health and Safety Committee
December 15th, 3:30pm  Community Ed/Early Childhood Advisory Committee
December 18th, 7:00am Policy Review (online)
January 5th, - 2026 Organizational Meeting?
January 12th, - Regular Board Meeting? 
 
Subject:
Motion to Enter Closed Session for the purposes of discussing negotiations with EdMN/L-A and LAPA.  
 
Subject:
Motion to re-open the meeting to the public.
 
Subject:
Adjourn

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