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- Bruce HaanTreasurer
- Dennis BednarskiMember
- Jeffrey G. CaineVice President
What happened
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Part 1 · 48 min
Dodgeland board approves increasing school nurse contract to 2 days per week 32:28
- A speaker at public comment thanked the board for taking in students and teachers. 10:01
- The board approved a revision to the 2026-2027 CESA 5 school nurse contract after discussing its cost and whether to hire a district nurse instead. 32:17
- The board approved a 2026-2027 cooperative agreement with the Eastern Prairie School District for a principal, administrative assistant and director of business services. 39:13
Item by item (10)
- Opening and agenda approval 0:03
- The board took roll and a motion was made to approve the agenda as presented. 0:16
- Public comment 0:48
- A speaker at public comment thanked the board and administration for choosing collaboration and partnership with another district. 1:18
- Speakers said summer events and communications made families feel welcomed and prepared for the school year. 1:18
- A speaker said the board agreed to take all of the students from the speaker's district and many of its staff, and thanked the board for opening its doors. 10:01
- Consent agenda 14:17
- The consent agenda included several teacher hires, minutes from July 27th, payment of vouchers of $487,213.77 and a second reading of revised board policies. 14:17
- The hiring and voucher items were pulled for questions, and a staff member said all positions replace existing staff except the middle school special education teacher. 15:47
- A staff member said the hires and voucher amounts were in the preliminary budget numbers. ~16:58
- The board approved the consent agenda except the two pulled items, then approved the hiring and vouchers. 16:13
- Financial statement and budget update 18:27
- A staff member reported one account ended at $375,561, the commercial account ended at $336,623 and a Landmark Credit Union CD held $817,825. 19:11
- The staff member said the LGIP account had a total of $1.15 million. 20:03
- A speaker said the finance committee would decide at its next meeting whether board reporting should be a line item budget or a bucket budget. 20:23
- Administrative reports 21:12
- A speaker said the district entered a contract with the Psychotherapy Center of Wanakee to have a counselor at school one day a week, with a mental health grant covering the district's cost. 21:45
- A speaker said schedules were released Friday and the first home football game ended in a forfeit after lightning postponements. 25:59
- A speaker who arrived late to public comment thanked the district and its administration. ~29:10
- Seclusion and restraint report 30:36
- A speaker reported no incidents of restraint and 17 incidents of seclusion across the different sites for 6 different students. 30:46
- Asked about training, a speaker said all staff have the verbal component and special education staff would be recertified Wednesday. 31:36
- The motion to approve the report carried. 32:17
- Cooperative agreement for administrative positions 39:13
- The agreement covers a principal, administrative assistant and director of business services from the partner district. 39:13
- A staff member said no money would change hands and the staff would help with the transition of incoming students. 40:06
- A staff member said the position was housed in Houston and was a 1-year arrangement. 42:30
- The agreement was approved. ~43:40
- Cooperative agreement for student services 43:44
- Future agenda items 45:28
- A speaker said there needed to be a discussion on approval of vendor contracts. 45:43
- Upcoming dates and adjournment 46:54
- The chair listed September 1st as the first day of school and September 28th for the finance committee at 5:45 and the regular board meeting at 6:30. 46:54
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Part 2 · 33 min
School board hears 26-27 budget at annual meeting, takes up $4,909,173 tax levy 5:02
- The meeting also took up the treasurer's report, legal action for the collection of school fees and board salary. 2:48
- A presenter delivered the budget hearing for the 26-27 school year, estimating revenues of about $14.3 million and expenditures of about $13.2 million, leaving just over $1 million in surplus. 5:02
- The presenter said the estimated property tax levy would be just about $4.9 million with a mill rate of 6.95, and that the figures were still estimates with official numbers expected in October. 8:08
- A motion was made to approve a tax levy of $4,909,173, and the chair called a voice vote, but the transcript does not state the result. 29:47
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Item by item (7)
- Opening, chair and clerk, minutes 0:04
- Jeffrey G. Caine called the annual meeting to order at 6:30 and led the Pledge of Allegiance, and those at the table introduced themselves. 0:04
- One board member nominated a chair for the meeting and called a voice vote, after which another board member presided and appointed people to take minutes. 1:28
- Jeffrey G. Caine moved to dispense with the reading and approve the minutes as presented, and Dennis Bednarski called for a voice vote. 2:34
- Treasurer's report 2:48
- Bruce Haan reported that Fund 10 started with a balance of $1,991,895, had revenues of $11,352,818 and expenditures of $10,975,046, and increased by $377,772 to $2,369,668. 2:55
- Bruce Haan reported a transfer to the special education fund of $1,241,045 and said the Fund 39 debt service ending balance went down slightly to $300,597. 2:55
- Jeffrey G. Caine moved to approve the report as presented, and Dennis Bednarski called for a voice vote. 4:37
- Budget hearing 4:57
- The presenter estimated total student membership at around 667 and the revenue limit at just short of $9.4 million, including a $700,000 operational amount passed last spring. 5:00
- The presenter said equalized value was estimated at just over $706 million, 14.5% higher than last year, and private school vouchers were estimated at about $90,000 more than last year and made up 15% of the levy. 5:00
- The presenter said the meeting was held in August rather than October to put the district in a better position to short-term borrow for payroll and bills. 5:00
- Tax levy 29:32
- Dennis Bednarski asked for a motion to approve the tax levy, and a motion was made to approve a levy of $4,909,173 and seconded. 29:32
- Legal action to collect school fees 30:09
- Dennis Bednarski presented an item to authorize the administration to take legal action for the collection of school fees, and a motion and second were made. 30:09
- Board salary and expenses 30:47
- Next annual meeting date and adjournment 31:20
- A speaker noted the listed date was off, and the date was corrected to the 4th Monday in August, August 23rd. 31:33
- Jeffrey G. Caine moved to schedule August 23rd, 2027, as the date for the next annual meeting, and Dennis Bednarski called for a voice vote. 31:59
- Dennis Bednarski asked for a motion to adjourn, and a motion and second were made. 32:15
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