PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION April 15, 2024

PROCEEDINGS

Summerland Public School BOARD OF

EDUCATION

April 15, 2024

Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, April 15, 2024, at 7 p.m. President Steve Thiele called the meeting, which was advertised in the April 10 newspapers,to order at 7 p.m. Thiele noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room.

Attendance was taken. All board members were present: Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Steve Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner.

Motion by Twibell, seconded by Schwager, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Public participation (15 minutes allowed). Public participation was not heard.

Motion by Nordby, seconded by Scott Thiele, to approve the consent agenda items. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time, including minutes of the regular March 12, 2024, meeting; minutes of the April 2, 2024, workshop; and monthly financial report.

Old business. None.

New business:

Discuss, consider and take action to approve the junior high/high school principal contract. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Wagner, to approve a contract to Jacob Birch as the junior high/high school principal/athletic director for the 2024-2025 school year. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take action to approve contracts.

Motion by Schwager, seconded by Twibell, to approve a teaching contract for the 2024-2025 school year to Chase Maier as a 7-12 science teacher. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Motion by Steve thiele, seconded by Schwager, to approve a work agreement to Levi Napier as a custodian. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take action on technology purchases for the 2024-2025 school year. Superintendent Finke presented the proposed technology purchases for 2024-2025. Motion by Twibell, seconded by Scott Thiele, to approve the proposed technology purchases for the 2024-2025 school year. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.Discuss, consider and take action on the milk bid. Motion by Wagner, seconded by Nordby, to accept the milk bid from Hiland Dairy as presented. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Discuss changes to the 2023-2024 school calendar. Supt. Finke proposed changing May 17, the last day of school, to a full day instead of a half day. The board was agreeable to this change.

Discuss the use of remaining ESSER funds. Discussion was held concerning the use of our remaining ESSER III funds. Supt. Finke recommended purchasing a bus and a van with the funds. Board members were in agreement with this plan.

NASB update. Supt. Finke reported on the legislative bills from the current session.

Administrative reports:

Mrs. Cooper, elementary principal: curriculum, Title I, PK-K registration, author Bruce Arant visit, MTSS, NSAS testing, elementary class sections; elementary summer reading.

Mr. Rosenboom, junior high/high school principal: NSCAS testing, extra-duty schedule, golf invite, district music, FFA banquet, track invite, NHS induction/academic awards ceremony, athletic banquet, seniors' last day, graduation, sixth-grade transition day, SkillsUSA and State FFA.

Mr. Finke, superintendent: shared the external visitation report, first responder cell phone boosters are installed, response from Office of Civil Rights, NVC and Northern Tier meetings.

The next regular board meeting will be Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m.

President Thiele adjourned the meeting at 7:52 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sally Finch

Recording secretary

Published April 24, 2024

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