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Votes at a glance: board approves budget, contracts, change orders and multiple labor agreements Jan. 13
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education approved the first amended appropriations for 2024–25, a December change‑order summary, bond and renovation contract awards for summer 2025, a technology UPS purchase, and four collective bargaining agreements. Most motions carried unanimously; officer elections were
This is a concise, item‑by‑item summary of formal actions the Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education took on Jan. 13 during its organizational and regular meetings. Below are the motions taken, the text as presented and the stated outcomes in the meeting record.
1) Appoint Ken Pearl as board president (organizational motion) - Motion: appoint Ken Pearl as president of the school board. - Vote: roll call; result recorded as unanimous (ayes all). - Notes: Board polled members and completed formal vote.
2) Appoint Chris Gura as vice president (organizational motion) - Motion: appoint Chris Gura as vice president of the school board. - Vote: roll call; result recorded as unanimous (ayes all).
3) Appoint Denise Aquino as secretary (organizational motion) - Motion: appoint Denise Aquino as secretary of the school board. - Vote: voice/roll; result recorded as unanimous (ayes all).
4) Appoint Donald Koontz as treasurer (organizational motion) - Motion: appoint Donald Koontz as treasurer of the school board. - Vote: voice/roll; result recorded as unanimous (ayes all).
5) Approve consent agenda (includes retiree resolution) - Motion: approve the consent agenda. - Vote: voice; outcome recorded as motion carries with one opposed (meeting record: “there’s 1 opposed, motion carries”). - Notes: consent agenda items were not removed for separate discussion in the meeting record.
6) Approve 2018 change order summary report (months of November and December 2024) - Motion text summarized by staff: approve the 2018 change order summary report for Nov. and Dec. 2024. - Vote: voice; result recorded as unanimous (motion carries unanimously).
7) Approve districtwide UPS purchase (technology) - Motion: award to Complete Interactive Technologies for UPS equipment totaling $342,226 for the technology department (RFP 5.2425 per staff presentation). - Vote: voice; result recorded as unanimous (motion carries unanimously). - Funding: federal/state/local cybersecurity grant program funds (as presented).
8) Award summer 2025 renovation/site contracts (multiple contractors; total $284,188) - Motion: award contracts totaling $284,188 for summer 2025 renovations at several buildings (Dakota High School, central kitchen, administration building). - Vote: voice; result recorded as unanimous (motion carries unanimously). - Funding: 2018 bond and food service fund as appropriate.
9) Adopt 2024–25 appropriations for general and special revenue funds - Motion: adopt budgets for the general fund, food service, community services, childcare, and cooperative activities for fiscal 2024–25 (first amended appropriations presented by administration). - Vote: voice; result recorded as unanimous (motion carries unanimously).
10) Approve tentative collective bargaining agreements - Secretarial‑Clerical Unit: motion to approve tentative agreement ratified by membership 12/11/2024; board vote recorded as unanimous. - Paraprofessionals and Monitors: motion to approve tentative agreement ratified by membership 12/11/2024; board vote recorded as unanimous. - Support Personnel: motion to approve tentative agreement ratified by membership 01/10/2025; board vote recorded as unanimous. - Transportation Association: motion to approve tentative agreement ratified by membership 01/10/2025; board vote recorded as unanimous. - Notes: Administration stated each agreement was within parameters previously authorized by the board.
How to follow up The board’s minutes and official resolutions/agreements are the legal record for each item and contain precise contract language and vote roll calls where applicable. Members of the public or staff seeking further detail (contract documents, budget line items, or collective bargaining language) were advised in the meeting to contact administration or the business office.
Ending note Most motions at the Jan. 13 meeting passed unanimously; the consent agenda vote recorded one opposed vote in the meeting transcript. The board adjourned after completing its business.
