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Votes at a glance: Vermillion School Board actions on consent agenda, hires, contracts and elections
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Vermillion School District 13-1 board approved the consent agenda (including hires and resignations), hired volunteers, authorized a request for bus-transportation proposals, set the June 3, 2025 board election date, approved several administrative staffing actions and approved funds as presented.
The Vermillion School District 13-1 Board of Education took a series of procedural and administrative votes at its Jan. 13 meeting. Key outcomes are summarized below.
- Consent agenda approved (minutes for Dec. 9 and 18; resignations: Jody Zeller (student council), Kate McGannigal (custodian), Shauna Cerny (dance); hires: Will Doohan, Matthew Greenfield, Lexi Herding (lunch aide), Jody Zeller (head volleyball), Paige Chapman (assistant volleyball), Mikaela Zimmerman, Brooklyn Spooneman (para/lunch recess aide); bills and open enrollments). Motion carried by voice vote.
- Approval of beginning and ending dates for the 2025–26 school year: First student day Aug. 20, 2025; last student day May 19, 2026. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Approval of administration intent to retire and rehire (items C and D as presented) and approval of designated adult volunteers: Liana Olson (band), Carson Merkwan (wrestling), Aaron Lingren (basketball). These items were approved as part of a grouped motion (items C, D, E and F).
- Authorization to seek proposals for bus-transportation services: staff reported the district is in year five of a five-year contract with Harlow’s; the board authorized publication to solicit proposals.
- Set school board election date for June 3, 2025, polls 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; petition period for candidates to begin March 1 and to close March 25 (as stated). Two vacancies for three-year terms will be on the ballot.
- Financial reports/funds: Board approved funds report (no items highlighted).
- Executive session: Board voted to enter executive session at about 8:00 p.m. for negotiations (pursuant to 1-25-2/4 as cited). Motion carried.
Nut graf: The meeting included routine administrative approvals, personnel actions and the statutory setting of election and calendar dates. No contested outcomes or public referenda were recorded during the meeting.
The board handled several items by grouped motions; where motions were combined staff noted those items would be advanced as presented and returned for any follow-up actions as required.
