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Board approves routine minutes, financials, donations, field trips and personnel items
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously on a slate of routine items including minutes, payroll/claims, multiple donations, field trips, two fundraisers, a student transfer, an after‑school funds transfer, several personnel actions and ECA payments; many votes were recorded as 6 in favor.
The board approved a bundle of routine business items at the meeting, including minutes from the Feb. 18 regular session; payroll, claims and financial reports; acceptance of several donations; approval of field trips and fundraisers; and multiple personnel recommendations.
On financials, administrators highlighted a large gas bill that concentrated nearly a year’s budget into a single month; they said the district had shut down boilers where possible and would examine longer‑term purchasing strategies to mitigate price volatility. The board approved payroll, claims and financial reports.
A donations list read to the board included contributions from Edward Jones ($250), a Park County Community Foundation 'Way to Go' grant ($250), several community foundation funds, and Center Bank ($6,457); the read‑aloud total for the listed donations was $9,367. The board approved acceptance of those donations.
Approved field trips included an advanced‑manufacturing/robotics visit to an Amazon distribution center in Illinois (one Park Heritage student would attend as part of a 19‑student vocational cohort) and a welding‑class trip to Lakeland College, Illinois. The board also approved a middle‑school dodgeball fundraiser (goal $200) benefiting the Kidney Foundation and the high‑school FFA 'Wolves Classic Livestock Show' fundraiser slated for June 5–6 (goal $3,000).
Personnel actions approved included a retirement letter from Jane McMullen (retirement date reported as June 8), a temporary custodian hire (Jason Glidewell, start March 5) and a year‑long leave for Brook Hall for the 2026–27 school year. The board also approved multiple extra‑curricular activity stipends and supervision pay for winter sports and athletics.
All routine motions reported in the meeting were moved, seconded and recorded by the clerk as passed with a vote tally noted as six in favor where the record captured the count. The administration will return with follow‑up details where requested (budget implications, schedules and background checks).
