Board approves consent items, North/South junior high LTFM bid awards and spring golf co-op

The St. Cloud Public School District Board of Education approved a set of routine consent items and several action items at its Feb. 19, 2025 meeting.

The board approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda items that were not pulled for discussion. Consent agenda items approved included the minutes from earlier meetings, bills and financial transactions, personnel changes, and a proposed revised nondiscrimination policy (Policy 05/22, Title IX-related language) as listed in the meeting agenda. One consent item (acceptance of grant awards and donations, Item D) was called out and handled separately; Board member Natalie Copeland recused herself from Item D and the board voted to approve the item with the remaining members voting in favor.

The board approved two summer Long-Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) bid awards (Items E and F) for North Junior High and South Junior High. District staff described the North and South projects as primarily converting existing restrooms to single-user restrooms, replacing a movable gym wall, panel board replacement and window replacement at North, with the work aligned to the long-term facilities plan the board approved last July. Board member Scott Andresen asked for details because the finance committee had not met; Executive Director Amy Scalarud/Scallerud explained the scope and confirmed alignment with the board's LTFM plan.

The board approved an athletics cooperation (spring golf co-op) that will add St. Cloud Christian students to the district's existing Crush golf cooperative. Activities director Carl Heine explained the process and said St. Cloud Christian currently has three students interested and the district expects only single-digit additions; the board approved the co-op at the meeting.

Votes and motions recorded in the meeting transcript (summary): - Motion to approve the Feb. 19 meeting agenda: motion by Scott Andresen; second by Natalie Copeland; recorded votes: Scott Andresen (yes), Natalie Copeland (yes), Zach Dorold (yes), Diana Fenton (yes), Shannon Hodge (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Motion to approve consent agenda items A, B, C and G (minutes, bills, personnel and revised nondiscrimination policy 05/22): motion by Natalie Copeland; second by Scott Andresen; recorded votes: Scott Andresen (yes), Natalie Copeland (yes), Zach Dorold (yes), Diana Fenton (yes), Shannon Hodge (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Item D (acceptance of grant awards and donations): Natalie Copeland recused herself; motion by Scott Andresen; second by Diana Fenton; recorded votes (remaining members): Diana Fenton (yes), Zach Dorold (yes), Scott Andresen (yes), Shannon Hodge (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Items E and F (North and South Junior High LTFM bid awards): motion by Scott Andresen; second by Natalie Copeland; recorded votes: Natalie Copeland (yes), Zach Dorold (yes), Diana Fenton (yes), Shannon Hodge (yes), Scott Andresen (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Action item: Spring golf cooperative (add St. Cloud Christian students to Crush golf co-op): motion by Scott Andresen; second by Natalie Copeland; recorded votes: Zach Dorold (yes), Diana Fenton (yes), Shannon Hodge (yes), Scott Andresen (yes), Natalie Copeland (yes). Outcome: approved.

The transcript records these items as approved; no additional amendments or tabling motions were recorded in the excerpt provided.