Independent school district 194 October 1, 8, 22, 2024 Board Minutes

INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT 194
OCTOBER 1, 8, 22, 2024
BOARD MINUTES
This is a summary of Independent School District #194 Board
of Education meetings for October
2024 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.org or 17630
Juniper Path, Suite A, Lakeville,
MN 55044
October 1, 2024 Special Session
The Special Session began at
6:00 PM with members Baker, Keliher, Lind, C. Anderson and Thompson present. Administration: Baumann. A review of the RFP process
for a superintendent search and a
review of the appointment process
to fill the board vacancy was held.
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.
October 8, 2024 Work Session
The Work Session began at 6:00
PM with members Baker, C. Anderson, Keliher and Lind present.
Thompson joined at 6:04 PM. Administrators Baumann, McDonald,
Holmgren, Albrecht, Humphrey.
Discussion and review of the FY24
Audit was held along with an update on the World’s Best Workforce
and a discussion on the appointment process. The meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM.
October 22, 2024 Regular Meeting
The Regular Meeting was called
to order at 7:00 PM with Keliher,
Thompson, Baker, D. Anderson,
C. Anderson, and Lind. Administrators: Baumann, McDonald,
Holmgren, Albrecht, Humphrey.
Request by Thompson to pull consent agenda items 2(h) Calendar
Update and 2(i) Contract Renewal.
Motion to approve consent agenda
less items 2(h) and 2(i) made by C.
Anderson, seconded by Lind. All
items approved unanimously as
presented which included Board
Minutes, Employment Recommendations, Leave Requests and
Resignations, Payment of Bills
and Claims; Wire Transfers/Investments; Donations; and Field Trips.
Discussion on pulled items. Motion
to approve 2(h) Calendar Update
made by Keliher, seconded by C.
Anderson approved 6-0. Motion
to accept 2(i) Contract Renewal
made by Keliher, seconded by Lind
approved 5-1 (Thompson). Recommended actions: Motion to approve
the FY24 Audit made by C. Anderson, seconded by Keliher approved
6-0. Appointment Process: motion
by Thompson that the 4th vote-getter in the upcoming November
school board election be submitted
to the board to be appointed to the
current open board seat pending
board approval, seconded by D.
Anderson. Discussion on the appointment process ensued. Keliher
made a motion to amend Director
Thompson’s motion to bring in the
4th vote-getter to interview with the
board for appointment, second by
Lind. On a roll call vote Ayes, 5
(Keliher, Baker, Lind, D. Anderson,
C. Anderson, nays 1 (Thompson)
motion carried 5-1. Further discussion ensued. Motion by Keliher to
accept the motion as amended,
second by C. Anderson. On a roll
call vote: Ayes 5 (Lind, D. Anderson, Keliher, Baker, C. Anderson,
nays 1 (Thompson) motion carried
5-1. Meeting adjourned at 8:28 PM.
October 22, 2024 Special Session
The Special Session began at
8:37 PM with members Keliher,
Thompson, D. Anderson, Baker, C.
Anderson, and Lind present. A discussion related to the superintendent search process and RFI packets received along with a candidate
discussion was held. The meeting
adjourned at 9:23 PM.
Published in the
Sun Thisweek,
Dakota County Tribune
December 6, 2024
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