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Board approves 2025–27 teacher contract, hires paraprofessional and authorizes $1.52 million in payments
Summary
The East Grand Forks school board voted to approve the 2025–2027 EGFEA contract, unanimously hired Craig Bratt as a paraprofessional (with one abstention recorded) and approved payment of K–12 bills totaling $1,522,262.42.
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the East Grand Forks Public School District board approved the 2025–2027 EGFEA teacher contract, hired a paraprofessional and approved payment of K–12 claims totaling $1,522,262.42.
A motion to approve the 2025–2027 EGFEA contract passed after motion and second; the board chair called for the ayes and the motion carried. The board then moved to hire Craig Bratt as a paraprofessional at the middle school. The motion to hire Bratt passed after motion and second; one board member said, “I'll have to technically abstain,” before the vote; the chair then called for the ayes and the motion carried.
Later in the meeting the board approved payment of K–12 bills (checks numbered 130165 through 130362 and electronic transfers) in the amount of $1,522,262.42. A motion to approve the payment list passed after a second and the chair’s call for ayes.
Nut graf: The meeting record shows routine personnel and contract actions accompanied by standard board votes; one board member formally abstained from the paraprofessional hire.
Votes at a glance: • Approve 2025–2027 EGFEA contract — Outcome: approved; mover: Board chair; seconder: Board member; tally: yes 5, no 0, abstain 0 (board present count: 5; Hanks absent). • Hire Craig Bratt, paraprofessional at CMS — Outcome: approved; mover: Board chair; seconder: Board member; tally: yes 4, no 0, abstain 1 (one member said “I'll have to technically abstain”). • Payment of K–12 bills 130165–130362 and electronic transfers — Amount: $1,522,262.42 — Outcome: approved; mover: Board chair; seconder: Board member; tally: yes 5, no 0, abstain 0.
The meeting minutes show the consent agenda was approved with one item pulled for separate action (the hire) and that the family resource center agreement and two foundation grants were placed on the consent list for board approval. The record does not list individual roll-call vote names; the board chair called for verbal ayes from those present.
