LPGE School Board Proceedings
Wed, 03/06/2024 - 10:08am
admin
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
School Board Minutes
Regular Meeting
Monday, January 22, 2024
The Meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by Chairman Lemke at 6:00 pm, Monday, January 22, 2024 in the District Board Room 209. Board members present: Gohman, Lemke, Levin, Lux, and Wright. Hinson arrived at 6:16 and Wolf was excused. Others in attendance were: Superintendent Daniel Ludvigson, Sherri Evenson, Barton Rud, Brad Evenson, Kelsey Paurus, Mitchell Ganske, Erin Gillie, Maria Buntjer, Maddie Koltes and Cindy Dalton.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
It was moved by Levin and seconded by Lux to adopt the agenda. Motion unanimously carried.
It was moved by Gohman and seconded by Levin to approve the following Consent Agenda with the change of moving D.6 – Updating LTFM to New Business:
CA-1. Regular meeting minutes December 18, 2023
Reorganization meeting minutes January 2, 2024
CA-2. Bills
CA-2a. Prewrite checks numbered to and including 20693-20785=$162,826.74
Checks numbered to and including 20786-20893=$306,247.86
CA-2b. Fund Transfers:
Date Type Vendor Amount
12/20/23 WX ELECTRONIC FED TAX PAY SYSTEM 151338.14
12/20/23 WX COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE 26839.43
12/20/23 WX HEALTH PARTNERS 778.29
12/20/23 WX HEALTH PARTNERS 107541.04
12/20/23 WX DELTA DENTAL OF MN 3890.67
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 3317.04
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 750.01
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 15.4
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 3333.38
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 150
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 4777.14
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 3846.73
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 420.01
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 425
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 333.34
12/20/23 WX PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMT ASSN 35138.45
12/20/23 WX TEACHERS RETIREMENT ACCOUNT 73895.8
12/20/23 WX AFLAC 1157.03
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 1525
12/20/23 WX AVIBEN 3163
12/19/23 WX EYE MED VISION CARE, LLC 246.76
12/29/23 WX BMO 6404.11
CA-2c. Revolving checks numbered to and including – 5813=$20.00
CA-2d. P-Card Statement.
CA-3. Financial Report
CA-4 Personnel
A. New Hires
1) Vickie Erickson – Secondary Ala Carte Food Service Lane I Step 1
B. Accept the following resignations:
1) Isabelle Herzog – Early Childhood Para
2) Lindsay Jenson – Elementary SLP
3) Megan Pachan – Elementary Night Custodian
C. Terminated – Deana Hernandez – Secondary Para
CA-5 Resolution Establishing Combined Polling Places 2025
CA-6 Update LTFM Plan – Pulled off and moved to New Business
CA-7 Update Per Diem
CA-8 World’s Best Workforce Agendum
Motion unanimously carried.
Senior class representatives Maria Buntjer and Maddie Koltes presented to the board their plans for the senior class trip. They had 71% of the class say they would like to go on the trip and they plan to go to Valley Fair on Saturday May 18. Since this is a Saturday they will have teachers for chaperones. Member Lux made a motion to approve the senior trip. Member Wright seconded the motion and motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Evenson shared with the Board how the 4H Extension Office and Community Ed are teaming up and holding free classes for students when school is not in session on staff days.
Mr. Ganske gave an update on our contract with Arvig and that it will be ending June 30th. They are letting us out of the contract two years early and we will be saving $800-$1000 per month. The full credit amount from Arvig will be around $13,800.
Barton Rud highlighted on his report they are working on the Securly Pass system and will be looking more into the system.
Board Report – the board shared experiences from the MSBA conference, summarized monthly feedback meeting, and gave an update on negotiations. The board has met with the teacher and custodial unions twice and the clerical and para groups once.
Superintendent Report - enrollment is back down to 966. Planning continues for the Summer 24 projects with JLG at the elementary school and Site LogIQ at the secondary.
Board Minute – Ludvigson delved into revenue that is equalized and what that means in regards to school finance.
Board Highlight – Sympathy for the Blanchard family for their loss of their daughter. Thank you to Amy Langford for the assistance in making plans for the January 22nd in-service day. Thank you to Brad Evenson for the work he does behind the scenes for professional development, community events, and federal programs.
The donation resolution was moved by Levin and seconded by Hinson:
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATIONS for January 2024
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 device 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 Long Prairie Grey Eagle, ISD 2753, gratefully accepts the following donations as identified below:
Donor Item Designated Purpose (if any)
Magnifi Financial $100 Secondary Activity Day
John Wiese Ford, Inc. $100 Secondary Activity Day
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative $100 One Act Play
Neville Hardware -Grey Eagle $450 Secondary Activity Day
Home Town Abstract & Title, LLC $200 Secondary Activity Day
LP Hockey Association $1,300 Girls Hockey
MN National Bank $125 Girls Hockey
Arrow Health PC $125 Advertising for Girls Hockey
Lions Club of Long Prairie $500 Ice Fishing Activity
Lions Club of Long Prairie $500 Activity Day
MN Dark House & Angling Assoc. Heartland Chapter $300 Ice Fishing Activity
The vote on adoption of the Resolution was as follows:
Aye: Gohman, Hinson, Lemke, Levin, and Lux
Nay: 0
Absent: Wolf and Wright
Whereupon, said Resolution was declared duly adopted.
Member Hinson made a motion to accept option A 2025-26 Calendar where school is out by June 1, 2026. Member Gohman seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Member Levin moved to approve the Superintendent Mentor Contract with Dave Fjeldheim. Member Lux seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Update LTFM Plan – (pulled off the consent agenda) update will be presented next board meeting and Ehler’s will have information on bond sales. Mr. Ludvigson shared some information about the process that can be found in BoardBook.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 pm by Chairman Lemke.
Tanja Levin,
Clerk
M6C
o o o
Tanja Levin, Clerk
