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Owatonna school board elects officers, names Title I contact and approves administrative designations
Summary
At its Jan. 6 organizational meeting, the Owatonna Public School District board re-elected Mark Sebring as chair, elected other officers, designated Julie Sullivan as the district Title I contact and approved routine administrative designations including legal counsel, depositories and meeting schedule.
The Owatonna Public School District board on Jan. 6 held its organizational meeting, elected board officers for 2025 and approved a set of routine administrative designations including a Title I contact, official newspaper, financial depositories and legal counsel.
The board re-confirmed Mark Sebring as chair and elected Tim Jensen as clerk and Jolene Moe as treasurer. The board also elected Lori Weisenberger as vice chair and welcomed newly elected members Andrea Van Gelder and Ron Kubicek, both of whom introduced themselves during the meeting. Chair Mark Sebring said, “It’s an honor and puts you in a position of responsibility for an equitable and quality education of every learner, every day.”
The meeting established administrative and financial procedures the district uses annually. Superintendent Mr. Elstad recommended Julie Sullivan, director of teaching and learning, be the district’s representative for Title I federal funds; Elstad described Title I as funds the district receives from the federal government and said they are governed by federal statutes and…
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