June 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Recognition of Visitors

3.1. ICS Report

4. Public Forum-
The purpose of the Public Forum is to provide an opportunity for citizens to address the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School Board. Any personnel items must be communicated to the site administrators or the Superintendent and they will follow up on those items outside of the Board Meeting.  When signing up to speak, a person will need to include the following information...
o   Your full name;
o   Address;
o   Phone number
o   Your questions and/or comments 

5. Approval of prior meeting minutes

6. Request to remove topic(s) from the consent agenda if needed

7. Consent Agenda

7.1. Recognize tenure and completion of probationary terms

7.1.1. After one year of service, we renew the contracts for 2025-2026 and grant tenure to the following certified staff: 

• Nicole Ridlon

• Lee Berger

• Brenda Capesius 

• Patricia Knight 

• Laura Eckart 

• Sean Douglas

7.1.2. After successful completion of their probationary term, we renew the contract for 2025-2026 and grant tenure to the following certified staff:

• Kathryn Benjamin 

• Tamara Tienter 

• Shawn Ludwig

7.1.3. After two years of service, we renew the contracts for 2025-2026 to the following certified staff: 

• Taunya Zigan  

• Hanna Sorum  

• Nicholas Mutchler

7.1.4. After one year of service, we renew the contracts for 2025-2026 to the following certified staff:

• Kellie Powers

• Joseph Capesius

7.2. Resignations/Retirements:

7.2.1. Steven Farber,Custodian, Resigning June 26, 2025

7.3. New hires:

7.3.1. Kasey Schorn, SPED Teacher, Step 6/BA+50/MA, 2025-2026 SY, conditional on verification of Masters

7.3.2. Shannon Miller, SPED Teacher, UNLC, Step 9/MA, 2025-2026 SY

7.3.3. John Lloyd, Summer Custodian, Step 1

8. Bills to Be Allowed

9. Reports

9.1. Financial Report

9.2. Elementary Principal Report

9.3. High School Principal Report

9.4. Activities/CE Director Report

9.5. American Indian Ed Report

10. Superintendent's Announcements

11. Other Old or Unfinished Business

12. New Business

12.1. 1st Reading of updated policy 721 UNIFORM GRANT GUIDANCE (UGG) POLICY REGARDING FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCES

12.1.1. 721 UNIFORM GRANT GUIDANCE (UGG) POLICY REGARDING FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCES

12.2. Consider Advertising for Milk & Bread Bids for 2025-2026 School Year

12.3. Consider the revised Federal Compliance Proposal with CESO for FY26

12.4. Consider approving Lease Agreement between WHA & UNLC

12.5. Consider approving Nicole Morrison hire, Head Volleyball Coach, Step 13

12.6. Consider approving Co-op with Laporte for Girls Soccer

12.7. Consider approving Business Manager, Kyle Bergem Contract for 2025-2027

12.8. Consider approving annual renewal of property liability & work comp insurance

12.9. Consider approving Portrait of a Graduate documents

12.10. Member__________________________introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, which was seconded by Member ______________________________________:

12.11. WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 123B.02, Subd. 6 provides: “The board may receive, for the benefit of the district, bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated. In that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district, or for the benefit of pupils thereof, including trusts created to provide pupils of the district with advanced education after completion of high school, in the advancement of education.”; and

               WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 465.03 provides: “Any city, county, school district or town may accept a grant or devise of real or personal property and maintain such property for the benefit of its citizens in accordance with the terms prescribed by the donor. Nothing herein shall authorize such acceptance or use for religious or sectarian purposes. Every such acceptance shall be by resolution of the governing body adopted by a two-thirds majority of its members, expressing such terms in full.”; and
WHEREAS, every such acceptance shall be by resolution of the governing body adopted by a two-thirds majority of its members, expressing such terms in full;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the School Board of Walker Hackensack Akeley ISD 113, gratefully accepts the following donations as identified below:

12.11.1. Lillian Aird, $100, Wolf Pack Pantry

13. Announcements and Dates

13.1. Work Session with City of Walker, July 14th @ 4:30 pm
Next Regular meeting, July 14th @ 5:30 pm

14. Adjournment