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Westonka board approves required fees for nursing assistant registered program 55:46

  • The board held a public hearing on proposed student fees for a new nursing assistant registered program, and a staff member said grants would bring four fees totaling over $200 down to a $25 flat fee. 0:26
  • The board heard a construction report on the primary schools and the stadium project. 12:47
  • Motions carried to approve required student fees for the nursing assistant registered program and policy changes. 55:46
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, agenda and announcements 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • Announcements listed a Facilities Committee meeting August 19th, a Finance Committee meeting September 10th at 7:30 and a Policy Committee meeting September 14th followed by a regular board meeting at 6 PM. 0:26
  2. Public hearing on nursing assistant fees 0:26
    • A staff member said the program launching this fall would include 132 hours of instruction and 16 hours of clinical experiences at a local nursing home facility. 1:14
    • The staff member listed a skills testing fee of $100, a knowledge testing fee of $60, a background check fee of $49.20 and a fingerprint fee of $13.50, and said grants with funding for 2 years would reduce the cost to a $25 flat fee. 3:33
    • The staff member said the hearing was needed because the background check and fingerprint fees are required for the course but are not explicitly covered by the state fee law, and said the partnership with the health care provider is a 1-year contract. 4:06
    • The public hearing was declared closed at 6:13. 12:06
  3. Public comment and construction report 12:47
    • No members of the public came forward to speak. 12:47
    • A speaker said work at the primary schools was in the finishes phase with punch lists starting, and said the stadium track surface would go on at the end of September with the stadium not done until late October. 13:28
    • A speaker asked for an enlarged view of the entrance and parking near the stadium, saying several constituents had called with concerns about lane width and traffic flow. 29:41
  4. Treasurer's report 34:03
    • Heidi Marty read the treasurer's report, which listed $5,000 and $6,000 from Northwest Tonka Lions and $10,160.83 from a PTA. 34:03
  5. Teaching and learning report 34:58
    • A staff member said the new AP Seminar course had a 100% passing rate with an average score of 3.48 out of 5. 35:32
    • The staff member reported a record 447 AP exams, 241 AP students and 84.34% of students earning a 3 or higher, along with 74 AP Scholars, up from 50. 37:21
    • The staff member described continued READ Act literacy training and a new dyslexia screening requirement, and said registration for the new programs was beyond capacity. 39:57
  6. Finance update 47:35
    • A staff member reported general fund revenues of $44,751,000 at 99.6% and expenses of $44,456,000 or 99.9% as of June 30th, 2026. 47:38
    • The staff member said the audit would start 2 weeks from the meeting, with a formal report at the October meeting, and a proposed levy would come at the September meeting. 47:38
  7. Superintendent's report 50:05
    • The superintendent said the district chose a later start to allow more summer construction time, with school starting on the 8th. 50:11
    • The superintendent previewed the action items, saying the cardiac emergency response plan is required by statute and the food service fee adjustment is a nickel. 50:52
  8. Consent agenda 55:30
    • The chair moved approval of the consent agenda and the motion was seconded. 55:30
  9. Nursing assistant program fees vote 55:46
    • The chair moved approval of required student fees for the nursing assistant registered program. 55:46
    • The motion carried. ~56:01
  10. Policy changes and cardiac response plans 56:01
    • The chair moved approval of policy changes and of cardiac emergency response plans for the high school and other schools. 56:01
    • Both motions carried. ~56:17
  11. Mock trial and staff food service fees 56:44
    • The board took up adding mock trial as an activities program and adult staff food service program fees for 2026⁠-⁠27. 56:44
    • Both motions carried. ~56:58
  12. Food services staffing adjustments 57:15
    • The chair moved approval of staffing adjustments for food services. 57:15
  13. Head custodian position change 57:30
    • The chair moved approval of adding a 1.0 FTE head custodian position and eliminating a 1.0 maintenance custodial position at the high school. 57:30
    • The motion carried. ~57:50
  14. PSEO by contract agreement 57:50
    • The chair moved approval of a PSEO by contract agreement with a college. 57:50
  15. Stadium entrance and traffic flow 58:07
    • A staff member said the entrance curbs were too tight and would be widened before school starts. 59:48
    • A staff member said the district should open the lot first and learn from the traffic before making changes and adding costs. 1:00:39
    • The chair moved to adjourn and the motion was seconded. 1:02:59

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