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Board approves bills, contracts, insurance change and staffing actions at June meeting
Summary
At the June meeting the board approved payment of May bills, administrative contracts, a move to a level-funded insurance plan, a revised field-trip fee approach, WIA membership renewal, resignations and hiring recommendations, and continuance of a virtual charter agreement; several routine motions were carried by voice vote.
The Random Lake School District board approved a series of routine and operational items at its June meeting, including payments, contracts, benefit-plan changes and staffing actions.
On routine finance matters the board approved payment of bills for May as presented and heard a cash-summary update noting end-of-year reimbursements and ESER III closeout work; Patty reported that federal audits remain for next year but the district is on track for the July 1 fiscal start. The payment-of-bills amount was read into the record during the meeting.
The board approved administrative contracts the administration recommended and approved a switch to a level-funded (self-funded) insurance arrangement that staff selected after reviewing multiple options; the change will lower family premiums (administration cited a roughly 5% premium reduction) and reduce family deductibles compared with last year’s plan, while creating upside and downside for district costs depending on claims experience.
The board approved a revised field-trip fee approach intended to reduce multiple small payments: the district will ask for a per-student participation amount (examples cited during discussion included $50 per elementary student and $30 per middle school student) with PTO matching for some costs so families do not pay per-trip micro-fees. The board also renewed the 2024–25 WIA membership.
Human-resources actions included approval of a slate of professional-staff resignations and approval of recommended new professional staff (one contract acceptance/correction for Daniel Kane was noted before final approval). Support-staff resignations were also acknowledged, including a seven-year food-service employee and a longtime bus driver; administration said recruiting for transportation staff will be necessary.
The board voted to continue a virtual charter-school agreement with Keel as a fallback option; the board noted no current enrollments but that the agreement is helpful if a student needs remote placement for medical or other reasons.
Most votes were taken by voice and the motions carried; the meeting transcript records motions and seconders (where named) but did not record detailed roll-call tallies for each item on the public audio excerpt.
