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[3:56] good evening this meeting of the oio

[3:58] school board is being conducted in the

[4:00] boardroom at the Educational Service

[4:02] Center this meeting can be monitored

[4:05] electronically by streaming online from

[4:07] the district website an archived

[4:09] recording of tonight's meeting will also

[4:11] be available on the district website as

[4:14] acting chair I declare that the

[4:15] organizational meeting of the

[4:17] Independent School District 279 School

[4:20] Board is called to order at 6 pm on

[4:22] Tuesday January 7th

[4:24] 2025 seated in front of you this evening

[4:27] from my left and your right are Thomas

[4:29] Brooks Erica Foster Keith Tate myself

[4:35] Tanya Prince Kelsey Dawson and Sarah

[4:39] Mitchell also present in the boardroom

[4:41] are superintendent Dr Kim H and members

[4:44] of the superintendent's cabinet those of

[4:46] you who can please stand for the Pledge

[4:49] of Allegiance director Mitchell will you

[4:51] please lead us in the

[4:52] pledge Al to the flag of the United

[4:56] States of America and to the Republic

[4:59] for stands one nation under God

[5:03] indivisible withy and justice for

[5:11] all the next agenda item is the swearing

[5:14] in of elected members and the oath of

[5:17] office Erica Foster Kelsey Dawson and

[5:20] Keith Tate will you please join me in

[5:21] front for the board Das to take the

[5:44] [Music]

[5:48] okay um at this time I will read a

[5:51] statement about the importance of

[5:53] appointed position position from the

[5:55] Minnesota Schoolboard Association

[6:00] it is an honor that you are elected to

[6:02] guide the education of our community's

[6:05] students as you recite the oath of

[6:07] office you assume a tremendous

[6:09] responsibility as a director of our

[6:11] school district with the duties

[6:13] empowered by the Minnesota Legislature

[6:16] this power puts you and the other

[6:17] members of our school board in the

[6:19] position of both being morally and

[6:22] legally responsible for Equitable

[6:25] quality education of every student in

[6:27] our district in carrying out this

[6:29] responsibility you will be asked to

[6:31] fulfill the roles of vision structure

[6:34] accountability and advocacy in providing

[6:37] Vision the board with participation of

[6:40] the community envisions the community's

[6:42] educational future and then formulates

[6:45] the goals defines the outcomes and sets

[6:48] the course for the public schools to

[6:51] achieve the vision the board establishes

[6:53] a structure and creates an environment

[6:55] designed to ensure all students the

[6:58] opportunity to attain their maximum

[7:00] potential through a sound organizational

[7:03] framework because as a board we must be

[7:06] accountable to the community we must

[7:08] ensure a continuous assessment of

[7:10] student achievement and all conditions

[7:13] affecting the education of our

[7:15] children as board members we serve as

[7:18] education's key Advocate on behalf of

[7:21] students and our community schools to

[7:24] advance the vision for our

[7:26] schools furthermore we must strive to

[7:28] work together with the superintendent

[7:30] and staff to lead the district forward

[7:33] fulfilling our mission which is to

[7:35] inspire and prepare each and every

[7:37] scholar with the confidence courage and

[7:40] competence to achieve their dreams

[7:42] contribute to community and engage in a

[7:44] lifetime of

[7:45] learning okay so having s um so uh ra

[7:50] I'd like you to raise your right hands

[7:52] and prepare to recite the oath in

[7:54] unison um okay I'll start you off having

[7:57] signed

[8:21] congratulations new school board members

[8:24] [Applause]

[9:03] okay uh it's now time to accept our

[9:06] agenda is there a motion to accept the

[9:09] agenda as presented so moved so moved by

[9:12] director Dawson is there a second second

[9:15] seconded by director

[9:17] Mitchell is there any

[9:20] discussion all in favor say I I I I'll

[9:24] oppose n motion passes 6 to Zer the next

[9:28] order of business bus will be the

[9:30] election of officers the process for

[9:32] officer nominations shall be as follows

[9:36] names are placed into

[9:37] nomination there's the opportunity for

[9:39] nominee or nominator to make a statement

[9:42] and a roll call vote which is required

[9:45] uh by um is required there no secret

[9:47] ballot um when we do the roll call for

[9:50] the roll call vote each member will

[9:52] state the name of the nominee they are

[9:53] voting for and there will be no

[9:56] discussion nominations are now in order

[9:59] for the the office of

[10:03] chairperson are there any nominations

[10:05] for the office of chairperson I nominate

[10:08] director

[10:10] Prince are there any other nominations

[10:13] for the office of

[10:17] chair Tanya Prince is nominated are

[10:20] there any further

[10:27] nominations without objection

[10:29] nominations are

[10:32] closed would any nominators or nominees

[10:35] like to make a statement with respect to

[10:36] the

[10:39] nomination yes um so I will uh so I

[10:42] nominated uh director Prince um over the

[10:45] last couple of years director Prince

[10:48] Vice chair Prince has worked really

[10:49] closely with uh former chair msca Jones

[10:53] and superintendent Hy um to make sure

[10:56] that the board continues to run um and

[10:59] that we all continue to meet um or work

[11:01] toward our mission uh here in the

[11:03] district um now acting chair um uh

[11:08] Prince um is already pulls to to

[11:11] continue his chair and I'm confident

[11:13] that she'll continue to remind us of our

[11:16] mission here in this district and what

[11:18] we're here to do as a

[11:19] board thank you um I accept the

[11:22] nomination um it's been a honor and a

[11:25] privilege to serve in the different

[11:27] roles um in this district and um I look

[11:30] forward to continuing to collaborate and

[11:32] ensure all board member voices are heard

[11:35] and that we continue to make decisions

[11:36] in the best interest of our

[11:40] district okay so at this time uh we will

[11:43] take a roll call vote um when uh your

[11:46] name is called please State I vote for

[11:49] Sherry please conduct the roll call vote

[11:52] director Brooks I vote for director

[11:55] Prince director Foster I vote for

[11:58] director Prince director Tate I vote for

[12:01] director Prince director Prince I vote

[12:04] for director Prince director Dawson I

[12:07] vote for director Prince director

[12:09] Mitchell I vote for director Prince with

[12:12] six votes director Prince is elected

[12:19] [Applause]

[12:22] chair nominations are now in order for

[12:25] the office of board Vice chair

[12:30] are there any nominations for uh Vice

[12:34] chair so I would like to nominate um

[12:37] director Thomas Brooks for vice

[12:41] chair so director Thomas Brooks is

[12:43] nominated are there any further

[12:49] nominations are there any further

[12:51] nominations for vice

[12:54] chair are there any further nominations

[12:57] for vice chair

[13:00] without objection nominations are

[13:04] closed director Thomas Brooks has been

[13:07] nominated would any nominators or

[13:09] nominees like to make a statement with

[13:11] respect to their

[13:13] nomination so I would like to make a

[13:16] statement um so um director Thomas

[13:19] Brooks is one of our more senior board

[13:21] members um it's been a privilege to

[13:24] serve with you and um it's been um an

[13:28] honor to see you continue to grow and to

[13:30] serve um director Brooks is always open

[13:34] to collaboration always open to ensuring

[13:37] that all voices are heard when I think

[13:39] of our concepts of holding space and I

[13:41] look at our values director Thomas

[13:43] Brooks exemplifies that and I'm excited

[13:46] to continue to work with um director

[13:48] books in this

[13:53] capacity my turn yeah thank you um it uh

[13:58] it feels was bizarre to be called a

[14:00] senior member of the

[14:01] [Laughter]

[14:03] board um but I have loved uh the last 4

[14:06] years serving on this board um and

[14:08] everything I've been able to learn

[14:10] through uh working with um each of you

[14:13] and former board members and and

[14:15] committees and staff um so I am grateful

[14:19] for this opportunity and look forward to

[14:21] Leading and helping out the board in any

[14:23] way that I can over the next next term

[14:26] so thank you

[14:30] okay uh with that the board secretary

[14:33] will now call on each board member to

[14:34] State their choice as voice chair when

[14:36] your name is called please State I vote

[14:38] for Sherry please conduct the roll call

[14:41] vote director Mitchell I vote for

[14:44] director Brooks director Dawson I vote

[14:46] for director Brooks director Prince I

[14:49] vote for director Brooks director Tate I

[14:52] vote for director Brooks director Foster

[14:54] I vote for director Brooks director

[14:57] Brooks I vote for director

[15:00] Brooks director Tom Brooks is elected oh

[15:03] sorry six

[15:05] votes director Thomas Brooks is elected

[15:08] vice

[15:10] [Applause]

[15:15] chair okay nominations are now in order

[15:18] for the office of board

[15:20] clerk are there any nominations for

[15:23] board Clerk

[15:30] I nominate director Keith

[15:35] Tate are there any um director Keith

[15:38] Tate is nominated are there any further

[15:43] nominations are there any further

[15:45] nominations for board

[15:47] clerk are there any further nominations

[15:50] for board

[15:53] clerk without objection nominations are

[15:57] closed uh director uh Keith Tate has

[16:00] been

[16:01] nominated would any nominators or

[16:04] nominees like to make a statement with

[16:05] respect for their

[16:10] nomination director uh Tate welcome to

[16:13] the

[16:14] board thank you for your willingness to

[16:17] serve in this capacity and I look

[16:19] forward to um your beginning and

[16:22] continued growth on the board sounds

[16:24] good yeah I'm looking forward to it

[16:27] Sherry's uh got everything locked down

[16:29] so we'll be

[16:32] good all right uh the okay the board

[16:35] secretary will now call on each board

[16:37] member to State their choice as board

[16:39] clerk when your name is called please

[16:41] State I vote for Sherry please conduct

[16:44] the roll call vote director Foster I

[16:47] vote for direct or director Tate

[16:49] director Prince I vote for director Tate

[16:52] director Tate I vote for director Tate

[16:55] director Mitchell I vote for director

[16:57] Tate DOR dor Brooks I vote for director

[17:00] Tate director Dawson I vote for director

[17:02] Tate six votes for director

[17:05] Tate okay director Tate is elected to

[17:08] board

[17:15] clerk okay nominations are now in order

[17:18] for the office of board

[17:20] Treasurer are there any nominations for

[17:22] board

[17:27] treasur I nominate director

[17:32] Mitchell director Mitchell is nominated

[17:34] are there any further

[17:38] nominations are there any further

[17:40] nominations for board

[17:43] Treasurer are there any further

[17:45] nominations for board

[17:47] Treasurer without objection nominations

[17:50] are

[17:51] closed uh director Mitchell has been

[17:55] nominated would any nominators or

[17:57] nominees like to make a statement with

[17:58] respect for their

[18:00] nomination I will um I believe Dr or

[18:03] director Mitchell would lead with

[18:05] integrity and would fulfill this role

[18:07] with a steady

[18:13] hand thank you I accept that

[18:16] nomination okay the board secretary will

[18:19] now call on each board member to State

[18:21] their choice as Treasurer when your name

[18:23] is called please State I vote

[18:27] for director Prince I vote for director

[18:30] Mitchell director Dawson I vote for

[18:33] director Mitchell Mitchell s director

[18:34] Brooks I vote for director Mitchell

[18:37] director Tate I vote for director

[18:39] Mitchell director Foster I vote for

[18:41] director Mitchell director Mitchell I

[18:43] vote for director Mitchell six

[18:46] votes right director Mitchell is elected

[18:49] board

[18:51] [Applause]

[18:56] Treasurer okay the next agenda item is

[18:58] to establish compensation for

[19:00] Schoolboard members for

[19:02] 2025 is there a motion to adopt the 2024

[19:05] Schoolboard compensation levels as the

[19:08] 2025 compensation levels at the rate of

[19:12] $1,350 per month for board chair and

[19:16] $1,250 per month for all other members

[19:19] the monthly compensation rates are

[19:21] inclusive of a $50 monthly reimbursement

[19:24] for IND District mileage and other

[19:26] incidental expenses

[19:31] is there a motion some some moved okay

[19:34] motioned by director Thomas Brooks is

[19:36] there a second second seconded by

[19:40] director Mitchell is there any

[19:46] discussion okay all in favor say I I I

[19:50] all opposed say

[19:52] nay the motion passes 6 to

[19:56] Zer the next agenda item is the consent

[19:59] agenda board members are there any items

[20:02] that you would like to remove for

[20:03] separate

[20:08] consideration is there a motion to

[20:10] approve the consent agenda as printed so

[20:13] move moveed by director um

[20:17] Dawson is there a seconded by director

[20:20] Brooks is there any

[20:23] discussion okay seeing none all in favor

[20:26] say I I I all oppos say n the motion

[20:31] passes six to

[20:33] zero okay the next agenda item is to

[20:37] approve the school board committee and

[20:39] Joint board representatives for

[20:42] 2025 is there a motion to approve the

[20:44] school board representatives to

[20:46] committees and Joint boards for 2025 as

[20:50] listed on the document titled proposed

[20:52] 2025 Schoolboard committee and Joint

[20:55] board Representatives

[20:59] so moved moved by director Mitchell is

[21:03] there a second second second in by

[21:06] director Brooks is there any

[21:12] discussion thank you everyone for your

[21:14] commitment to serve um it's a lot of

[21:16] work there's a lot of committees and I

[21:18] know um everybody's got uh at a minimum

[21:21] two and and some more so thank you so

[21:23] much for that time of

[21:25] investment all in favor say I I

[21:29] I'll oppose

[21:30] say the motion passes 6

[21:35] to0 informational items on this

[21:37] evening's agenda are the Schoolboard

[21:39] operating protocols consisting of the

[21:41] resolution protocol and the agenda

[21:43] setting protocol this information is for

[21:46] review no action is

[21:49] taken our other informational item is a

[21:52] reminder that there will be a work

[21:53] session following adjournment of this

[21:55] organizational meeting the work session

[21:57] will be in the Forum room here at the

[21:59] ESC and is open to the public the board

[22:02] secretary has several documents

[22:03] requiring our signatures we'll take care

[22:05] of that before we move on to the Forum

[22:09] room our last agenda item is adjournment

[22:13] we will take a 10-minute recess before

[22:14] convening for the work session do we

[22:17] have a motion to adjourn the ISD 279 oio

[22:21] area schools organizational meeting at

[22:23] 6:18 p.m. so move move by director

[22:27] Dawson

[22:29] is there a second second seconded by uh

[22:33] director Foster it's the first time I've

[22:35] said

[22:37] that is there any

[22:39] discussion all in favor say I I all

[22:43] oppose

[22:45] nay the motion uh the motion pass is 60

[22:50] and the meeting is adjurned at 618

[22:55] p.m

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