November 12, 2024 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. Presentation of 2023-2024 Audit - Eide Bailly

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 or items not on the agenda must be communicated to the site administrators or the Superintendent.  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   Number and name of the agenda item you wish to speak to; and
o   Your questions and/or comments on the agenda item

5. Approval of Oct. 14th & Oct. 21st meeting minutes

6. Consent Agenda

6.1. Resignations:

6.1.1. Zachary Tooker, JH Boys Basketball, Resigning

6.1.2. Bill Marshall, Head Soccer Coach, Resigning

6.1.3. Kristi Stebe, Food Service, Resigning

6.1.4. Nicole Ridlon, Behavior Interventionist, UNLC

6.2. New hires:

6.2.1. Mason Cronk, JH Boys Basketball

6.2.2. Matthew Dixon, JH Boys Basketball

6.2.3. Mason Cronk, JH Boys Baseball

6.2.4. Jesse Dennison, Assistant Wrestling Coach

6.2.5. Alexa Kennedy, Head Girls Soccer Coach

6.2.6. Bryce Capesius, Paraprofessional

6.2.7. Nicole Ridlon, Special Ed Teacher, UNLC, Step 8/BA+30

6.2.8. Cristin Trejos, Social Worker, starting January 2, 2025, Step 13/MA

6.2.9. Abby Rister, Paraprofessional

7. Bills to Be Allowed

8. Reports

8.1. Financial Report

8.2. Elementary Principal Report

8.3. High School Principal Report

8.4. Activities/CE Director Report

8.5. Indian Ed Report

9. Superintendent's Announcements

10. Other Old or Unfinished Business

10.1. Closed meeting summary from Oct. 14th

11. New Business

11.1. Consider approving Resolution Canvassing Returns of Votes of School District General Election

11.2. Consider approving Resolution authorizing the Issuance of Certificates of Election and directing the school district clerk to perform other election-related duties

11.3. Consider opening a bank account with First National Bank of Walker as the designated self-funded dental account

11.4. Consider desginating Kennedy & Graven for legal counsel for consultant contract reviews

11.5. Consider Engagement Agreement with ICS

11.6. Consider entering into a purchase agreement for the purchase of real estate

11.7. Consider approving READ Act MOU with AFSCME

11.8. Consider Purchase of New Welding Equipment in an amount not to exceed $22,000

11.9. Consider approving Girls Wrestling Trip to Grand Forks Central High School on December 14

11.10. Consider High School Wrestling overnight trip to Rumble on the Red in Fargo, ND

11.11. Acceptance of donations

11.11.1. Lillian Aird, $100, Wolf Pack Pantry

11.11.2. Walker Rotary, Walker Rotary Reading Challenge, $2400

11.11.3. Ladies Community Church Fellowship, $430, School Supplies

12. Announcements and Dates

12.1. Next work session, Nov. 25th at 5 pm

12.2. Next board meeting, Dec. 9th, Truth in Taxation 6 pm

13. Adjournment