Board accepts gifts and grants, approves personnel placement and MSHSL membership

The Kasson-Mantorville School Board approved several routine but consequential items during its meeting, including acceptance of charitable donations and program grants, a personnel placement on unpaid leave, and the district’s Minnesota State High School League membership for 2026–27.

Gifts and grants: A board member (speaker 2) introduced a resolution to accept multiple grants and donations to district programs and elementary schools, listing several line-item amounts for early-childhood and childcare supports and local donations (for example, $7,255.88; $4,925.25; $5,737.50; $3,817.50; $49.10 from Box Tops for Education; and $6,242.29 from the K MES PGA). The motion was seconded and the board voted to accept the funds with the result recorded as “Motion carries.” The resolution was described in the meeting packet; no member requested to pull the item for separate discussion.

Personnel: On an item listed as old business, the board considered a resolution placing an individual on unpaid leave of absence (UOA). Board members asked clarifying questions about statutory requirements and the procedural steps required to place someone on UOA. After brief discussion the board voted to place the individual on UOA; the meeting transcript records the board calling ayes and the chair announcing the motion carried. The transcript does not include a full roll-call tally by name or identify the employee publicly; those details are recorded in board personnel records.

MSHSL membership: The board approved the Minnesota State High School League membership for the 2026–27 school year; the membership form was authorized for signature and the motion carried without discussion.

All three actions were passed during the meeting; minutes and packets attached to the agenda provide the official language and detailed line items and will be the record of the specific dollar amounts and personnel references.