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Votes at a glance: New Prague Area Schools board, May 27, 2025
Summary
The board approved routine business, vendor and insurance renewals, two Southwest Metro resolutions, a $1,000 classroom donation and renewed Minnesota State High School League membership; the board approved policy 516 (student medication and telehealth) on a 5–2 vote.
At its May 27 regular meeting, the New Prague Area Schools board took a series of routine and governance votes. The board approved agenda and consent items, accepted a classroom donation, renewed vendor and insurance contracts, approved two Southwest Metro resolutions for long-term facility maintenance and safe-schools revenue, and voted to adopt policy 516 (student medication and telehealth) on a 5–2 roll-call.
Votes and outcomes (selected):
- Approval of the agenda: motion passed by voice vote.
- Approval of the consent agenda (with one item pulled for separate consideration): motion passed by voice vote.
- Primary food vendor contract (IFD Food Service) for district nutrition purchases: board approved award of the primary food-vendor contract to IFD Food Service following a sealed RFP process (annual estimated purchases $1,089,002.96). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Minnesota Insurance School Trust (MIST) renewal: the board approved renewal of the district’s MIST membership and accepted a favorable insurance renewal with a net premium increase of 0.1%; the FY26 total premium shown in the memo was $621,438.40. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Resolution approving Southwest Metro Intermediate School District #288 long-term facility maintenance program budget and authorizing inclusion of a proportionate share in the district's application for long-term facility maintenance revenue: adopted by roll call (voted: Karen — yes; Anne — yes; Kim — yes; Dennis — yes; Carrie — yes; Jean — yes; Dan — yes).
- Resolution approving Southwest Metro Intermediate School District #288 safe-school program and authorizing inclusion of a proportionate share in the district's application for safe-school revenue: adopted by roll call (same yes votes recorded: Karen, Anne, Kim, Dennis, Carrie, Jean, Dan).
- Acceptance of donation: Fox 9 donation of $1,000 to teacher Kim Hopperts (Eagle View Elementary classroom) for a Top 10 teacher award; board accepted the gift by resolution (vote recorded as yes by roll call among members present).
- Minnesota State High School League membership renewal: board adopted resolution renewing the district’s membership and agreeing to follow the league’s constitution, bylaws and policies. Motion passed.
- Policy 516 — Student medication and telehealth (first reading/approval as presented): after extensive committee review and legal consultation, the board approved the policy as written. Final vote recorded as 5 in favor and 2 opposed (roll-call names not specified on the record; board secretary reported the tally as 5–2). Discussion at the meeting noted that the policy includes statutory exclusions drawn from Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. § 121A.22 and related statutes) and that legal counsel advised the committee on required language.
- Motion to adjourn: passed by voice vote.
Procedural note: where roll-call votes were recorded in the meeting, board members were read individually for the resolution votes (listed above). The policy 516 vote was recorded as a tally (5–2) rather than a named roll-call in the meeting record provided.
