Board approves routine motions; reviews property sale process and personnel contracts

The Red Wing Public Schools Board handled several routine and business motions during the meeting, approving meeting housekeeping items, membership and multiple contract packages and reviewing a request-for-proposals (RFP) process to offer the Jefferson building for sale.

Agenda and consent motions Jim Bryan moved to approve the meeting agenda; Mr. Koenig seconded the motion. The board approved the agenda by voice vote.

Later the board approved the consent agenda. Therese Bjornstead moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Jennifer Tiff; the board approved the consent agenda by voice vote.

Donations and grants The board recorded acceptance of two donations and grants listed on the agenda, including a $200 donation from the Juama's Club of Resnick for Kings Junction. A roll-call voice vote was taken for the donations and grants and the motion passed.

MSHSL membership resolution The board considered and approved the annual Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) membership resolution. The superintendent recommended approval and a motion was moved and seconded; the board recorded an affirmative vote and the resolution passed.

Employee contracts and salary/benefit updates Board members reviewed and approved a package of contracts and associated salary/benefit updates for several employee groups, including principals, program supervisors/directors, nonclassified staff and program assistants. Highlights discussed in the meeting record include: - Addition of Juneteenth as a district holiday for eligible full‑time employees. - District monthly contribution to single health insurance was discussed at $800; family contribution figures were discussed as $2,000 monthly (these figures were presented by staff as contract terms). - Program assistants and some nonclassified groups received an agreed salary-schedule increase in the range discussed in the record (3.5 percent for certain groups; principals’ overall package described as including salary and benefits adjustments).

Board members moved and seconded the contracts package; the board voted and recorded the motion as approved in the meeting transcript provided.

Nonrenewal recommendations District leadership recommended nonrenewal of two probationary contracts (Valerie Lee and Jason Mach) due to licensure issues. The superintendent recommended a motion to approve the nonrenewals; the transcript records the recommendation but does not include a recorded vote on those specific nonrenewals in the excerpt provided.

Jefferson building request for proposals Staff presented an RFP to begin selling the district-owned Jefferson building. The RFP timeline in the record: an on-site tour at 8 a.m. on June 18; proposals due by 3 p.m. on July 24; and proposal opening at the July board meeting. The RFP requires a 10 percent earnest-money deposit that is nonrefundable if the buyer fails to consummate the purchase. A motion to start the RFP process was made and seconded; the meeting transcript does not include an explicit recorded vote on the RFP in the excerpt provided.

Three-year policy review The board approved a three-year policy review covering several policies, including video surveillance, buses, student activity accounting, fund balance and post‑issuance compliance; the motion passed by voice vote.

Adjournment The board moved and seconded adjournment and the meeting concluded by recorded voice vote.

What the record does not show The transcript excerpt includes motions and approvals for many items but does not show recorded vote tallies for each item. Where the meeting recorded "Aye" or "Motion passes" the narrative above notes approval; where no outcome is recorded in the transcript excerpt (for example, the nonrenewal recommendations and the Jefferson building vote), this summary marks the vote as not specified in the meeting excerpt and recommends checking the official minutes for final tallies and any staff follow-up instructions.