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MAPS board approves consent agenda, accepts multiple donations and awards Franklin secure‑entrance contract
Summary
The Mankato Area Public Schools board approved the consent agenda (with a personnel addendum), accepted a list of gifts and grants, and awarded construction bids for a secure entrance at Franklin Elementary; the board also approved three minor policy corrections in a single‑meeting action.
MANKATO — At its regular meeting Thursday, the Mankato Area Public Schools Board of Education approved routine business items, accepted a slate of gifts and grants, and authorized construction for a secure entrance at Franklin Elementary.
The board first approved the meeting agenda and a consent agenda that included personnel items. A roll call on the consent agenda recorded unanimous approval by board members present.
During the meeting’s gifts and grants segment, the district read a list of donations and asked the board to accept the gifts. Noted donations called into the record included $100 from Matthew and Brandy Crawford to East High School’s VEX robotics program; $5,000 from Robert Chesley to Central High School; materials and donations for welding and batting projects; and multiple athletic and program gifts to the high schools. The board approved acceptance of the listed gifts and grants by roll call.
Facilities staff presented bids for a secure‑entrance renovation at Franklin Elementary. Sealed bids opened Jan. 14 totaled $368,579 — about $38,000 under the project budget — and the board approved the contract award. Facilities staff said construction will begin this spring and the project will be complete before the start of the next school year.
The board also approved three policy corrections in a single‑meeting action. District counsel explained the changes were minor typographical and citation corrections identified through the Minnesota School Boards Association policy service; no substantive policy language was changed.
Votes and motions (selected): - Approval of the agenda with an addendum (motion made and seconded; voice vote, passed). - Approval of the consent agenda, including personnel addendum (motion made; roll call: all voting members present voted yes). - Acceptance of gifts and grants listed in the packet (motion made; roll call: all voting members present voted yes). - Approval of construction bid for Franklin Elementary secure entrance (motion made; roll call: all voting members present voted yes). The bids totaled $368,579 and were reported to be about $38,000 under budget. - Approval of three minor policy corrections (single‑meeting approval by voice vote).
Why it matters: These routine approvals advance planned facilities work and release philanthropic funds for use in school programs. The Franklin secure‑entrance project is part of ongoing facility safety upgrades.
What’s next: Facilities staff will schedule spring construction at Franklin. District staff will manage the disbursement of accepted gifts and grants and report back to the board in routine gifts/grants reporting.
