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Votes at a glance: Jamestown board approves policies, personnel actions and parental-leave amendment
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Jamestown Public School Board approved routine personnel hires and leaves, a second reading of a real-property policy, and an amended parental-leave policy set to begin July 1, 2025.
The Jamestown Public School Board recorded several formal actions Feb. 3 during its regular meeting. Highlights below list motions, movers/second (when stated in the meeting), and outcomes as announced by the board.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda (motion carried; roll call). (motion by Dan; second by Jason)
- Strategic plan progress monitoring, Strategic Focus 5, Resource Management and Planning Goal 4: Approved. (motion by Aaron; second by Melissa)
- Personnel actions: - Approval to extend contract for semester 2 for Marshall Krieger: Approved. (motion by Melissa; second by Dan) - Approval of leave of absence for the 2025–2026 school year for Mindy Skunberg: Approved. (motion by Melissa; second by Erin) - Approval to hire for the 2025–2026 school year pending background check for Elizabeth Wilke and Amber Cropp: Approved. (motion by Melissa; second by Steve)
- Policy readings and amendments: - Second reading and approval of IED (Sale of District Real Property) policy: Approved. (motion by Jason; second by Steve) - Amended policy DDAE (Parental Leave) and administrative regulation DDAE‑AR: Approved; effective July 1, 2025. The meeting packet and superintendent’s report indicated the amendment increases paid birthing-parent leave from 20 to 40 days; the motion as approved did not change non-birthing-parent leave (the board noted that a change to non-birthing-parent leave would need to be stated explicitly in the motion). (motion: not specified in transcript; second by Dan)
- Open enrollment: - Approval of a Montpelier student to attend Jamestown Public Schools for the 2024–2025 school year: Approved. (motion by Melissa; second by Steve)
How decisions were recorded: in each case the board took a roll-call-style voice vote with the chair asking 'All those in favor say aye' followed by 'Opposed same sign.' The meeting record shows motions carried as announced; no recorded roll-call tallies by name were provided in the public transcript.
Notes and next steps: the board asked for a future health-insurance committee report and other implementation updates tied to several of these actions. Several votes were routine personnel approvals; the parental-leave amendment includes an effective date of July 1, 2025 and will be implemented by administration.
