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Votes at a glance: Harper Creek Board acts on consent agenda, hires, policy updates, handbook, delegates and hoist repair
Summary
A summary of formal motions and outcomes from the Harper Creek Board of Education meeting on Aug. 11: consent agenda, new hires, policy updates, student handbook, MASB delegate assignments and transportation hoist repair — all approved unanimously.
The Harper Creek Board of Education recorded the following formal actions at its Aug. 11, 2025 meeting. All motions listed below carried unanimously (7–0) unless noted.
• Consent agenda (checks, minutes): Motion to approve the general fund, school services fund, school lunch and student activity fund checks and several sets of minutes (06/09/2025, 07/14/2025 regular and closed, 07/22/2025 building committee, 07/23/2025 policy committee, 08/07/2025 budget committee). Outcome: approved, 7–0.
• New hires: Motion to approve the recommended new hires (Stacia Bagley — middle school music; Ryan Klitsch — Sonoma fourth grade; Melissa Rau — middle school sixth grade; Kelly Tuess — middle school functional classroom; Leslie Wardell — middle school art; Kevin Faraci — middle school vice principal; Danielle Hendon — Sonoma kindergarten; Kelly Overwig — Sonoma second grade; Paul Kitchen — high school special education co-teacher). Outcome: approved, 7–0.
• Troon policy updates: Motion to approve the Troon/Tru policy updates dated 06/11/2025 and 07/25/2025 and the update to policy 5709 (lice, nits, bed bugs) as reviewed by the policy committee. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
• Student handbook: Motion to approve the 2025–26 Harper Creek student handbook as discussed and reviewed. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
• MASB delegate assembly: Motion to assign Shay Watterson as Region 6 delegate and Barry Smith as alternate to the MASB delegate assembly on Oct. 23, 2025. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
• Transportation hoist repair: Motion to authorize the bid from American Hoist and Lube to repair the transportation hoist for $41,589.40 with a 5% cost contingency. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
Each motion in the public minutes was moved and supported; the transcript records roll-call votes confirming unanimous approval for each listed action.
Ending: Administration will execute the approved contracts, publish updated documents, and return to the board with required follow-up reports and the September audit update.
