001Five. Let's uh get started. >> I'm going to call this meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Start with the pledge of allegiance. >> I alian to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Roll call finds all uh present except for uh Cindy Flechek who's absent this evening. Uh we'll start with the administrative report. >> All right. So, real quick, uh we have our teachers back, actually most of our staff back today for uh back to school workshops. Uh I think they went really well. Uh the the environment and just the the demeanor feels really good. Um I think we got our people in good spaces, especially our teachers. I know sitting over
002here. She's nervous because that's just her world right now for school starting. But we got our supplies uh all delivered out. We have Lego kits for some of our engineering for our lower grades. Um that Alida did this weekend. Thank you. Um they got passed those out today. So I think our teachers are in really good spaces with the the equipment and tools that they need to uh move forward with our staff. So really excited about that. Uh I know there's a few celebrations going on today and um a lot of fun uh in the building. So, uh, really excited about that. Um, Ann and I talked about, um, doing our employee of the month again, so be ready for that. We're going to do a little bit different this year. We're going to do
003a teacher and a non-teer just because we had so many nominations last year and with district this size, it just didn't feel right to not be able to nominate um, some of the people that we needed to. Um, so we're going to be looking at that just a little bit differently. We'll do the first one for September, but of course that'll be October. Um, so be ready for that. Um, and I was talking with Lane. Um, our kids zone numbers are up. Our preschool numbers are pretty much the same, up a little bit. Uh, down just a few in Le Center, but up in in Lawndale. Um, and of course with all of that, we have to continue just to look at space and make sure that per 20 in a classroom that we don't
004go over that. Um, so he's graciously working with the staff over there to see if they need to maybe do a little bit of shifting and how that may look. Um but good thing is uh the numbers overall uh are looking really good there. Uh I've been working with obviously site logic every week as far as with the bond. Um expect to see either tomorrow or the next day the website will be fully uploaded to everything that will be bonded. So people want to be able to check uh where it's at with their house. Uh any information in regards to the bond will be up on there. Uh hopefully I'll get that before and I'll share with the board prior so you can take a quick glance at that before it goes out. Um, but
005I met with them today and u it should go out soon. They're also doing uh video production right now where they're interviewing people. So that'll go out to the community as well. So uh so some further information on that will be going out. I got an interview today. Jab will be tomorrow and some people moving forward. So the uh the process is beginning. Uh information will be going out. Uh people will be getting information through flyers, uh the web page, online um uh meetings in towns, uh so on so forth. So all that will be coming to fruition here really soon. So excited about that. Um and um finally, just getting ready for the kids to start next week. We have open houses uh coming up as well. So uh seems like a really good
006start to the school year. Summer folks did an amazing job. Uh if you have a chance to go around the facilities, please do. They look amazing. Um probably the best since I've been here as far as they look, the way they feel. Um so if you get a chance, just do that. You get a chance to thank um the custodians um and directors and our principles, give them a huge shout out because a lot of work got done this summer. Um and it feels really good right now. So uh feel like I'm in a good spot right now with with our staff and school getting ready to start. So very very very happy right now. Excellent. >> Thanks, Kevin. Um, next I'll seek a motion uh to approve the agenda. >> I'll make a motion.
007>> I'll second it. >> I have a motion by Chris Lockach, seconded by Trevor Hon to approve the agenda. All those in favor? >> I. Those opposed? Motion has passed 6. Uh, next we have the consent agenda. We have the approval of minutes from the July 28th, 2025 board meeting. Under personnel, we have employment ending. Carrie Rinda, junior high volleyball coach. Jasmine Cotek, cheer coach. Joseé Ortega, custodian. Adira Guiraa Leia, custodian. Kathy Segna, paraprofessional. Katherine Longnecker, paraprofessional. Judy Campbell, paraprofessional. Under new hires, we have Evan McCormack, uh, high school color guard adviser. Julie Rogers, girls head basketball coach. Courtney Whips, assistant volleyball coach. Eric Sloiden, um, assistant junior high boys soccer coach. Colin Zender, uh, assistant junior high boys soccer coach. Carl Bratch, assistant volleyball coach. Sarah Holden, par profofessional. Um, Melena Krueger, school nurse.
008Tammy Berman, special education teacher. Elizabeth Marson, kids zone. Julie Rogers, junior high volleyball coach. Logan Dickstra, volleyball football volunteer coach, excuse me. Katie Weiss, cheer co- coach. Gabby Caliguri, cheer co- coach. Jenna Gullix, junior high volleyball coach. Eden Hodkins, paraprofessional. Karen Mat, kitchen helper. Stacy Zinci, kitchen helper. James Irky, paraprofessional. Laida Aelton, part-time occupational therapist. Robert Knight, custodian maintenance. Mindy Rut, paraprofessional. Cassie Lebron, paraprofessional. Kim Barry, part-time kids zone aid. Lindsay Halbo, part-time kids zone aid. Under leave of absence, we have Haley Soa, a teacher, Maline Moring, teacher, and we have approval of bills in the amount of 69,75255. Um, and the finance report. Uh, excuse me, sorry, getting ahead of myself. Um, I will seek a motion to approve the consent agenda. And before we do, I just going to mention I'm going to
009abstain from this vote. I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. >> Is that Susie? >> Yes. >> Have a motion by Marshia Craft, seconded by Susie Rip to approve the consent agenda. All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed. Motion's pass 6 with one abstaining. >> Oh, Yep. Cindy did arrive when I was going through the consent agenda. Yep. All right. Nobody under open forum it appears. Uh any underformational items we have enrollment update. >> Do we have an enrollment update today? >> Okay. >> Not till next month. >> All right. Um sorry there's an inconsistency between what's on here. >> My >> That's okay. I just want to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Um finance committee. Do you want to do an update on the finance committee quick or >> Yeah. Uh
010finance committee met today uh 4:00. Um we went over last year's budget as the numbers are slowly starting to be finalized. Really that's all we did. Um >> y >> it'll be finalized in about two months. Things are looking good for last year though. So >> we'll have that in about two months. >> Thank you. >> Two months only. >> Can't wait. All right. Under new business, we have some donations. >> Uh, be it resolved that school board, this school board of independent school district 2905 accepts with appreciation the following donations and permits their use as designated by the donors. First National Bank of Londale Subway lunch for new teachers on 819. TCU FFA breakfast for new teachers on 819. Caitlyn H. Montgomery Chamber goodie bags for new teachers. Taher food service lunch for new
011teachers on 8:20. Le Center family dental breakfast for new teachers on 8:21. Pizzeria 2011 Le Center Chamber Lana Wetszel Remax Blue Sky Mechanical lunch for teachers on 8:21. Right. I'll need a second. I'll say we have a resolution um introduced by Hillary Bzel, seconded by Chris Bac, and this will be a roll call vote. So Cindy, >> yes. >> Uh Marsha, >> yes. >> Trevor, >> yes. >> Josh is a yes. Chris, >> yes. >> Hillary, >> yes. >> And Susie, >> yes. >> Resolutions pass 70. Next, I will seek a motion regarding um subtempor and temporary rates of pay. >> I'll make the motion. >> Do we know what changed here? >> Yeah. What was the one thing? >> Probably the the biggest shame is the lifeguards went up. Um, nothing else was really
012too dramatic. >> Yes, it was the sub Kevin that they call it a certain sub when um from within that didn't have to be 200. It's now at the rate that our regular subs are >> state said where 200 points that got to go back down to regular sub pay. So that actually went down from 200 to 180. So then the biggest one probably light went up a little bit just because to be comparable, but everything else stays close to the same minor shift here and there. It's not a huge impact. Let's just put it that way. We just did this last year and year before. So, we made it pretty good two years ago to catch everybody up. So, we haven't had to significantly move anybody up again. Guards, I think, went up 50
013cents. The big one is subarable. >> We're right where we need to be and we can stay there for a little while yet. So most most people around us are 160 to 200. So we're right in the middle of it. >> Okay. >> Y so s in a good space there. >> Great. I'll second. >> Marcia, did you make the motion? Thanks. We have a motion by Marshia Craft, seconded by Trevor Hone to approve the uh southern temporary rates of pay. All those in favor? I >> I. >> Those opposed? The motion is passed 70. Um next we have a resolution >> be resolved by the school board of independent school district 2905, Tri City United Public Schools, Minnesota. The school district as follows. It is hereby found determined and declared as follows. Number one,
014Lisour County Elections is hereby appointed as the absentee ballot polling location and as the absentee ballot board for the school district special election on November 4th, 2025 to act as such as the absentee voting location listed below. Lesser County Elections 88 South Park Avenue, Lee Center, Minnesota 5657. Number two, Luer County Elections is hereby designated to deliver absentee ballots to hospital patients and residents of the healthc care facilities in accordance with Minnesota statute section 203B11 subdivision 1 for the school district's special election on November 4th, 2025. >> I need a second >> question really quick. Will we have to do a similar one for Rice County? >> Yes, I think No. >> No. The sewer county um Rice County has given authorization to the sewer county. Okay. To access their systems and everything that was
015held in >> Yes. But no, because sewer county took it over. >> Bren is working with Lawndale right now. So, >> thank you. I have a resolution uh introduced by Hillary Birdsole, second by Chris Bless relating to the absentee ballot voting location and the absentee ballot board for the November 4th, 2025 school district special election. This will be a roll call vote being resolution. Uh Cindy, >> yes. >> Marsha, >> yes. >> Trevor, >> yes. >> Josh is a yes. Chris, >> yes. >> Hillary, >> yes. >> And Susie, >> yes. >> Motion's pass or excuse me, the resolution is passed 70. I know. >> All right. Then all I need is a motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:13 p.m. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Right. Have a motion
016by Susie Rip, seconded by Marcia Craft to adjourn the meeting at 5:13 p.m. All's in favor? I. >> Those opposed? Motion has passed 70. Don't expect that for the next one. >> Pack a lunch. Josh, did you send anything out? >> No. No. Okay. I'm still I'm in communation with