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Board approves routine items: overnight trips, gifts and handbook changes; rescinds recent Title IX guidance
Summary
At its April 7 Committee of the Whole meeting the board approved two overnight student trips, accepted gifts and grants (including a Coca‑Cola scholarship fund), approved new hires/separations and handbook changes, passed a first reading to update disposition policy, and voted to rescind a 2024 Title IX administrative policy and revert to earlier
The board took several formal actions at the April 7 Committee of the Whole meeting. Below are the items the board acted on and the outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes and transcript.
Votes at a glance
• Spartan Spin overnight field trip — Motion to approve the Spartan Spin overnight trip was made and seconded; the board voted by voice and the motion carried. (Mover/second not specified in Committee of the Whole transcript.)
• Eighth‑grade science overnight trip to the Lake Superior Youth Symposium — Motion and second were recorded; the board voted by voice and the motion carried.
• Gifts, grants and bequests — Administration recommended approval to accept gifts, grants and bequests received in March 2020 (as presented). The motion passed by voice vote. The transcript specifically referenced a new Coca‑Cola scholarship fund: a $3,000 donation from Duluth Coke to support two $1,500 scholarships annually for five years (administration presentation). The exact distribution schedule and reporting were discussed during the meeting.
• April 2025 new hires and separations report — Administration recommended approval of the April 2025 new hires and separations report; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
• Employee handbook changes for 2025–26 — Administration recommended approval of changes to the employee handbook (per attached summary); the board approved the recommendation by voice vote. Board members requested follow‑up clarifications about workday language and calendar mapping.
• Policy 73.10 (Disposition of Personal Property) — First reading and motion were approved; the board recorded the first reading and a vote in favor by voice.
• Title IX administrative policy package (administrative guideline 2264 rescinded; revert to guideline 2266) — Administration proposed rescinding administrative guideline 2264 and reverting to prior administrative guideline 2266 after a federal court decision vacated the 2024 Title IX regulations. The board voted; the motion passed with one recorded nay.
Procedural notes: Nearly all votes at the Committee of the Whole were taken by voice vote; the transcript records the motions, seconds and chair calls for aye/nay but does not provide roll‑call tallies for each item. Where the transcript specifies a grant or gift amount (the Coca‑Cola donation), the amount and term were reported by administration during the gifts/grants discussion.
Ending: These actions will be forwarded as recommendations for final approval at the regular board meeting on Monday, April 14, 2025, as noted by the board.
