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Votes at a glance: Grand Forks Public Schools board actions on June 9, 2025
Summary
The board approved personnel appointments, contracts, grant submissions and several renewals. This roundup lists each approved motion, the outcome and key details; most items were approved by roll-call vote.
The Grand Forks Public Schools Board of Education took the following formal actions on June 9, 2025. Where the transcript recorded roll-call totals, those tallies are shown. In many cases the board recorded unanimous or near-unanimous approvals; absent members are noted when recorded.
Items approved (motions, outcomes and key details)
1) Approval of the agenda - Motion: Approve meeting agenda. - Outcome: Approved (roll-call vote recorded). (Recorded as Yes: multiple; 1 absent.)
2) Consent agenda (Item 5A) - Motion: Approve consent agenda as presented. - Outcome: Approved (roll-call vote recorded). (Recorded as Yes: majority; 1 absent.)
3) Appointment of Valley Middle School associate principal (Item 5B) - Motion: Approve the employment recommendation of Amber Basing as Associate Principal at Valley Middle School for the 2025–26 school year at a stated total salary of $100,568. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote. - Notes: Administration described a competitive interview process; candidate selected for experience in interventions and special education supports.
4) Memorandum of agreement with Grand Forks Police Department for School Resource Officers (Item 5C) - Motion: Approve the memorandum of agreement to continue School Resource Officer (SRO) services and authorize the superintendent or designee to sign the final agreement, contingent on mayor’s office signature and staffing changes. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote. - Notes: The memo cited a $3,641.68 anticipated increase this year tied to staffing/salary adjustments; final total may change pending position turnover.
5) Designation of authorized representatives for Title programs and federal grants (Item 5D) - Motion: Approve designation of authorized representatives for Title I–IX and other federal/competitive programs for 2025–26. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote.
6) Consolidated federal grant application for 2025–26 (Item 5E) - Motion: Approve the consolidated grant application for federal Title funds and authorize Mr. Matt Bakke to submit the final application as the authorized representative. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote. - Notes: Administration reported estimated reductions in allocations (aggregate estimated decrease ~$275,000; Title IV estimate ~$389,740 down from $444,782).
7) Property insurance renewal (Item 5F) - Motion: Approve renewal quote from Liberty Mutual for property insurance (policy period overlapping June 30–July 1 technical coverage dates) and to continue with the recommended renewal. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote. - Financials: Property premium reported at $526,302 (up from $498,864 last year); total combined insurances shown at $630,774 (up from $592,232).
8) Renewal of Community High School lease (Item 5G) - Motion: Approve one-year lease renewal for Community High School space in the North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind building (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026) at an annual cost cited in the memo ($173,700 approximately) and move lease payment to the building fund. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote. - Notes: Administrative change to house Encore program material at Mark Sanford Education Center; minor square-foot rate increase noted.
9) Finance committee: Mental and behavioral health director classification (Item 5H, finance committee recommendation) - Motion: Approve reclassification/upgrading of the mental/behavioral health coordinator to a director-level position and place on the directors salary schedule; estimated ongoing additional cost roughly $13,000 annually vs. current coordinator salary. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote.
10) Building fund minimum carryover recommendation (Item 5H, finance committee) - Motion: Approve recommended building fund minimum carryover balance for FY26 at $1,620,000. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote.
11) Realtor selection for building trades (CTE) house (Item 5I) - Motion: Accept bid from Curry Real Estate (Tim Bernhardt) for real estate services and marketing of the annually built CTE house, with a 5% total commission (2.5% buyer, 2.5% seller) as proposed in the RFP response. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote.
12) Athletic apparel RFP selection (Item 5J) - Motion: Select BSN Sports as the district’s exclusive supplier for athletic apparel and designate Nike as the exclusive brand representative for district athletic programs; implement a five-year exclusive agreement as outlined in the RFP response and subject to contract review. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call vote. - Notes: Administration cited projected cost savings on uniforms (estimated 30–40% off MSRP on many items) and rebates on equipment; local BSN representative present at meeting.
13) Extension of contract negotiation deadlines (Items 5K and 5L) - Motion: Approve requests to extend the negotiation completion timelines with the Grand Forks Principals Association (GFPA) and the Grand Forks Directors Association (GFDA) beyond July 1, 2025 if needed. - Outcome: Approved by roll-call votes. - Notes: North Dakota statute sets a July 1 deadline for some negotiations; extensions require agreement of parties and the board approved administrative recommendation to permit extension if necessary.
Procedural note: Several motions were recorded by roll call with one member absent (Larson); most approvals were unanimous among members present. The meeting packet contains the full memos and contract summaries for each item; contracts and final agreement documents will be signed by authorized administrators and returned to the board file when finalized.
