January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting (January)

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All matters listed under the Consent Section are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items.  If discussion is desired, the item(s) will be considered at the end of the Consent Section.

Approve that all legal requirements have been met as to advance notice of this meeting to both individual Board Members and to the public.

The Board President will recognize that all board members have read and signed a copy of the Oath of Office as required by law.

According to Board Policy, the Board Treasurer and Board Clerk need to be appointed annually. 

2026 Committee Membership: 

American Civics and Textbook Committee:

Terry Sorensen
Mike Petersen
Pam Murphy

Alternate:  Todd Hansen

Audit:

Todd Hansen
Terry Sorensen
Mike Petersen

Alternate:  Jon Ludvigsen

Board Policy: 

Pam Murphy
Todd Hansen
Mike Petersen

Alternate:  Terry Sorensen

Facilities Use and Planning:

Todd Hansen
Jon Ludvigsen
Sandi Proskovec

Alternate:  Pam Murphy

Negotiations:

Jon Ludvigsen
Sandi Proskovec
Terry Sorensen

Alternate:  Mike Petersen
 

The Policy Committee has been reviewing policies in order to move towards a full adoption of policies as recommended by Perry Law Firm.  The rationale for the work of the policy committee is to:

• Align policy with current state and federal regulations.
• Clarify procedural language for consistency and transparency.
• Remove outdated references and add recent statutory requirements.
• Consolidation of overlapping policies for efficiency

Once the Perry policies are fully approved and implemented the maintenance of District policies will involve periodic updates which are provided at no charge through the ESU on an annual basis. This will enable a more efficient and effective policy process ensuring the legality, relevance and accuracy of the District’s policies.

The sections of policy brought forth this month include the sections of Business Operations and General Personnel Policies and Policies Applicable to all Personnel.

In the fall of 2025 the Pathfinder Program moved to the Davenport Building. Following the start of the school year, an assessment of district playgrounds was conducted. This assessment identified the Davenport Building playground as the oldest in the district and in need of replacement.

The district contacted two playground companies and requested that each design a playground option based on two target budgets: $75,000 and $95,000. Both companies were provided the same project expectations and timeline.

Proposals were due on November 12, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Crouch Recreation submitted their proposal in accordance with the RFP requirements, met the submission deadline, and provided a design that came in under budget. Their proposal represented the lowest cost received as well as the most quality for the amount spent for the Davenport Playground Project, in the amount of $92,460.35.

It is the recommendation of the administration to approve the project at a not to exceed price of $92,460.35 with the work being completed by Crouch Recreation. The source of funds will be the Special Building Fund. 

The Board, by approving this purchase is approving the contract documents, and all associated documents related thereto according to the terms and conditions as on file with district records or such other or additional terms and provisions as negotiated and approved by the Associate Superintendent or a designee, and the Board is hereby delegating to and authorizing the Associate Superintendent or a designee to sign, execute, and deliver the contract documents and all such related documents, make all contract payments, and to take or cause to be taken any and all other action and sign any other documents as may be necessary to complete the transaction, and to administer, operate, and/or implement the contract and all associated documents related thereto on a day-to-day basis during this project as contemplated thereby, for and on behalf of this school district, and hereby designates the Director of Facilities, or another person as selected by the Associate Superintendent or a designee from time to time as its program administrator under this agreement.