Meeting roundup: L'Anse Creuse Committee of the Whole approves routine business, personnel hires and student discipline

At its Nov. 10 Committee of the Whole meeting, the L'Anse Creuse Board approved several routine and personnel items by unanimous vote and recorded roll calls on consent items.

Key votes at a glance: - Agenda (with amendments): Approved (6–1; Missus Ross opposed). The board moved band recognition to a later meeting and reclassified the second closed session bullet. - Superintendent goals: Approved unanimously after presentation by Superintendent Howell; board members praised the thoroughness of the goals and made no changes. - Pankow Center director hire: Approved unanimously; HR described a competitive process with staff involvement. - Student discipline: Recommendation to expel student #0426 — approved; expulsion #0427 — approved; reinstatement #0430 — approved (committee noted placement at the Pankow Center and requested residency verification documentation be included in future packets). - Consent agenda: Approved by roll call (all seven yes). - Business resolution to collect February taxes: Approved by roll call (all yes). - Section 31AA opt‑in resolution: Approved (6–1) — separate, full article covers this item.

What the minutes show: routine business proceeded after public comment and a presentation recognizing student achievements. Board members used public comment and the superintendent report to ask for packet enhancements on residency verification and to schedule future building visits. The meeting recessed for counsel and later entered a closed session for negotiations under the Open Meetings Act; the board returned to open session and adjourned at about 10:32PM.