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Westonka Public School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

55 min · 2 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

School board approves 2026 audit report and kitchen assistant position changes 53:22

  • Speakers at public comment raised staff wages, a uniform budget for custodians and vacation eligibility. ~1:16
  • The district's auditor presented fiscal year '26 audit results, reporting an unmodified opinion on the district's basic financial statements and one significant deficiency in internal control related to the lack of segregation of accounting duties. 13:53
  • The board approved the 2026 audit report and the elimination and expansion of kitchen assistant positions at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School. 53:22
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:05
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and the chair moved to approve the agenda. 0:05
    • The motion carried. ~0:35
  2. Public comment 0:35
    • A speaker at public comment said staff of a higher standard district should receive a livable wage. 2:56
    • A speaker at public comment said a 1% increase over a 2-year contract makes it impossible to keep pace with the rising cost of living, and asked for a uniform budget for custodians and adjustments to vacation eligibility. 5:00
  3. Treasurer's report and donations 8:28
    • The treasurer read a list of donations and reported total year-to-date donations of $72,453.93. 8:35
    • The treasurer said the check ledger appeared to be in good order. 9:57
  4. Enrollment and monthly financial update 10:20
    • A district staff member said October 1st enrollment was 14 students less than the prior fiscal year but 10 students more than the adopted budget for FY27. 10:20
    • The staff member said the district had received $3,681,000 in revenue, about 7.9% of the budget, and had expended $4,275,000, about 9.3% of the budget. 10:58
  5. Fiscal year 2026 audit presentation 10:20
    • The auditor reported an unmodified opinion, no compliance findings on Minnesota legal compliance, and one significant deficiency related to segregation of accounting duties. 13:53
    • The auditor said general fund revenues increased by about $2.3 million or 5.3%, and total fund balance rose from about $8.4 million to a little over $9 million. 18:47
    • A district administrator said expenses in the coming year would be higher than state revenue and the district would use levy dollars to cover some inflationary increases. 28:40
  6. Teaching and learning report 40:00
    • A district staff member presented 2026 state testing results and said the district was in the top 5 in the state on 13 out of the 17 state assessments. 40:24
    • The staff member announced a Construction Trades and Machining Roundtable on Tuesday, October 27th, and a Medical Careers Roundtable on Wednesday, October 28th. 44:42
    • The staff member said the roundtables would be at minimum an annual event. 47:06
  7. Administrator's report 47:43
    • A district administrator said the district is in negotiations with paraprofessionals, custodians and food service. 47:43
    • The administrator described homecoming activities, including a parade and an alumni breakfast. 47:43
    • Asked whether rain delayed construction, the administrator said rain had not set the district back overall. 52:38
  8. Consent agenda 53:11
    • The chair moved to approve the consent agenda. 53:11
    • The motion carried. ~53:22
  9. Audit report approval 53:22
    • The chair moved to approve action item 7A, approval of the 2026 audit report. 53:22
    • The motion carried. ~53:45
  10. Kitchen assistant position changes 53:45
    • The chair moved to eliminate a 0.53 FTE kitchen assistant position at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School and expand a 0.59 FTE kitchen assistant position to a 0.79 FTE. 53:45
    • The motion carried. ~54:14
  11. Adjournment 54:14
    • The chair moved to adjourn, and the meeting was adjourned. 54:14

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Video: posted by the district as “October 12, 2026 School Board Meeting”