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Stillwater Area Public Schools board swears in three members; elects leadership and keeps pay unchanged
Summary
At the organizational meeting the board swore in three elected members, elected officers by roll call, approved the agenda and consent items, reviewed committee assignments and left board pay unchanged for the year.
Chair Allison Sherman called the Stillwater Area Public Schools Board of Education to order and opened the organizational meeting, where three newly elected board members were sworn in and officers were chosen by roll call.
The swearing-in covered three elected members: Director Hockert (reelected to a second four-year term), Director Parker and Director Gercovic (listed in the oath sequence). Following the oath of office the board moved to officer elections. Allison Sherman was elected chair, Andrew Thelander was elected vice chair, Katie Hockert was elected clerk and Pete Kalsenberg was elected treasurer; each officer received seven votes in a public roll-call vote.
The oath was administered publicly for those taking office as members of Independent School District No. 834. Chair Sherman reviewed the nomination and roll-call voting process the board uses for organizational elections, including that a candidate must receive four votes to be elected under their procedure.
The board approved the evening’s agenda and later passed the consent agenda (items A through J) by unanimous voice/hand vote. Sherman said the committee assignment list will be finalized in the next few days and placed on the next consent agenda; directors were asked to notify the chair if they have preferences.
On compensation, the board agreed to leave director pay unchanged for the coming year. Sherman said directors receive $5,339 annually and the chair receives $5,972 annually. The board discussed a regular cadence for reviewing pay (suggesting even-numbered years) and agreed the item should remain on the agenda when adjustments are considered.
Directors were also asked to review and sign Policy 209, the board code of ethics, and return signed copies to district staff for the public record.
The meeting then moved on to other agenda items and later into closed session for attorney–client privileged advice on pending student litigation.
Ending: The board’s organizational actions — swearing in new members, electing officers, approving committee-assignment procedures and retaining current board pay — set governance for the year and placed routine items (final committee assignments, signed ethics forms) on the next consent agenda for formal record.
