Votes at a glance: ISD 624 board meeting outcomes — invoices, courses, calendars, roof bid and policies

The White Bear Lake Area School Board took several formal actions during the public meeting. Key outcomes:

• Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda while holding out items 5b (payment of invoices) and 5g (quarterly revenue and expense report) for separate consideration (voice vote).

• Payment of invoices and quarterly finance report (items 5b/5g): Approved by roll call, 6 in favor, 1 opposed (motion passed) — clerk recorded the roll call vote.

• Secondary course proposals for 2026–27: Trustees approved new course proposals, course name/grade changes and course deletions as presented at the October work session (voice vote).

• Calendars 2026–27 and 2027–28: Board approved recommended calendars, including a recommendation to start the school year before Labor Day to better align trimesters and end earlier in June (voice vote).

• White Bear Lake Area High School roof replacement: Board accepted the rebid and awarded the contract to Peterson Brothers Roofing for $347,735 (low bidder); staff noted the April bid by the same vendor had been $353,400 (roll call vote recorded as passing).

• Policy approvals: First reading of policies 305, 306, 608, and 722 will return for a second reading; policies 301, 302, 303, 422 and 423 were approved in a grouped action (voice vote).

What’s next: Several items require follow‑up — finance staff will provide contract and procurement detail for trustees, personnel will return policies for second reading where required, and staff will provide the exact preschool‑participation percentage requested during the CACR presentation.