Votes at a glance: Dec. 15 Monticello school board meeting
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Summary
A quick reference to the actions the Monticello board took Dec. 15: agenda adopted; fiscal stability item approved; $1,000 donation accepted for robotics; superintendent search profile approved; four courses approved (two grant-dependent); final levy set at $17,439,463.33; meeting date moved to Jan. 12; second reading of policies approved.
The Monticello Public School District board took the following formal actions on Dec. 15 (all votes recorded as 4–0 unless noted):
• Agenda adoption — motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as 5–0 for agenda approval.
• Fiscal stability (Item 5) — motion and vote carried (4–0).
• Donation acceptance — resolved to accept $1,000 from TDS Telecom for the Monty Python robotics team (motion passed 4–0).
• Superintendent search — approved search characteristics (with an added optional 11th item for K–12 classroom experience), the job application and promotional materials; posting to open immediately and close Jan. 18; motion passed 4–0.
• Course approvals — approved four elective courses to be added to the 2026–27 catalog; two (drones and CIS intro to special education) are contingent on grant funding; motion passed 4–0.
• Final levy adoption — approved a final levy of $17,439,463.33 for payable 2026 (motion passed 4–0).
• Meeting date change — moved the Jan. 5 organizational meeting to Jan. 12 (motion passed 4–0) to align with bond-refunding timing.
• Second reading of policies — approved second readings for multiple district policies (listed in packet); motion passed 4–0.
These actions were taken during the board’s regular meeting at Bennett School District Number 882 in Monticello; staff indicated next steps or follow-up dates where applicable (job posting close date Jan. 18; grant decisions expected Jan–Feb; budget committee follow-up on actuarial OPEB projection).
