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Board accepts donations and approves new hires in consent agenda

Cannon Falls Area Schools Board of Education · April 28, 2026

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Summary

The board accepted a series of gifts from community donors and the Ed Foundation (including $7,739.10 for Lego robotics and a $5,000 gift), recognized multiple incoming hires for next school year, and approved the entire consent agenda by voice vote.

The board accepted a multi-line list of donations and grants read aloud by the secretary, thanking donors for their support of athletics, arts, classroom projects and robotics.

Items included multiple $250 contributions from Gemini (tennis and art), $2,592 and other sums from the Ed Foundation for classroom projects, $300 from First Farmers and Merchants for FFA, and a $5,000 Ed Foundation gift listed specifically for a Kaleidoscope Quartet program. The secretary read a line-by-line listing of gifts and donors and the chair offered thanks on behalf of the district.

The board also welcomed a slate of new hires for the next school year, naming positions such as assistant principal Kaelene Jensen, business teacher Garrett Tuin, science teacher Emily Poirier and several elementary classroom hires. After recognition, the board approved the consent agenda (gifts and hires) by motion and voice vote.