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Board names Steve Johnson director of human resources; policy and construction updates discussed
Summary
Superintendent announced Steve Johnson as Director of Human Resources, the board reviewed HR/Business Services highlights (bargaining schedule, enrollment growth), policy committee work including AI tool regulation extension, and construction change orders for First Street were summarized.
The board received several administrative updates: Superintendent Magus announced that Steve Johnson will serve as the district's Director of Human Resources and that the district will bring a contract forward for board approval.
Member Sadowski summarized HR Business Services committee work, including the start of bargaining with the Duluth West Education Association and continued work to navigate health‑insurance transitions and PFML. Enrollment growth was noted as a fiscal driver that also informs capacity planning.
Member Loeffler Kemp reviewed policy committee deliberations: a new student transportation safety policy (replacing prior series), a second reading of an advertising policy, and a regulation on AI tool use expanded to apply to students as well as staff (work led by Greg Krueger and Jen Larva). The board also discussed deleting several 500‑series policies that overlap other sections and ongoing policy renumbering.
On facilities, staff reported construction work at the First Street build‑out and described two change orders (one ~ $77,000 and another ~ $20,000) related to unknown conditions, code requirements and coordination; staff said such change orders are typical in construction and projects will be scrutinized going forward.
