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ISD 717 approves hires, resignations and multiple teacher tenures in consent agenda
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the board approved a consent agenda that included donations, new hires, resignations, leaves and tenure for multiple staff members; specific salaries and positions were read into the record.
The ISD 717 School Board approved the consent agenda on Aug. 11, accepting donations, new hires, resignations, leaves of absence and tenure recommendations as presented.
Donations recorded in the consent packet included $50 for Jordan Middle School from Holly Cavapel, $45 for a JES backpack program from Mighty Cause, $50 for the JMS Reach program from Minnesota Women of Today, and $1,425 for Jordan Middle School from Minnesota Valley Electric.
Personnel actions listed in the packet and read into the record: hires included Marie Wignall as high school theater director (schedule C, lane 7, salary $43.49/hour per the read item), Alexandra Lake as a preschool ECFE teacher (BA, step 2), and Heather Fry moving to a district office Mars coordinator position at $53,000 annually. Resignations and retirements read included Heather Amundson (high school theater director), Brooklyn Bedney (elementary paraprofessional special education), Kate Angel (early learning services teacher), and Patricia Bond (elementary coach helper; retirement). A leave of absence for building nurse Janet Hatches was listed. The board also approved tenure for a slate of teachers including Caroline Enstad, Alana Bridal, Heather Breeze, Madeline Crowley, Iwoilani Della, Jody Sawyer and others as read.
Discussion vs. decision: the consent agenda was approved in a single motion and second; there were no roll‑call tallies recorded beyond a voice vote of “Aye” and the chair declared the motion carried.
Speakers and presenters for the consent agenda were board officers and district staff who read the list; quoted items in this article reflect the language read into the record during the meeting.
