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Faribault school board approves ALC property purchase, switches auditors and adopts personnel actions
Summary
The Faribault Public School District board on April 20 approved the purchase agreement for the Faribault Area Learning Center property, changed auditing firms to CliftonLarsonAllen, adopted personnel resolutions including nonrenewal of some probationary teachers, and approved health-insurance rates for non-teacher staff.
The Faribault Public School District board voted April 20 to approve a series of business items, including a purchase agreement for the Faribault Area Learning Center property, a change in auditing firm and several personnel resolutions.
Board members unanimously approved the Purchase Agreement for the Faribault Area Learning Center (ALC) property and adopted Resolution 26-23 to accept gifts and donations. The board also voted to change auditing firms to CliftonLarsonAllen; both actions were approved by roll-call votes recorded as 6-0.
The board approved health insurance premium rates for the 2026–2027 plan year for all non-teacher employees. That motion passed after discussion with a recorded abstention by Lynda Boudreau.
On personnel matters, the board adopted Resolution 26-24 placing a non-probationary administrator on ULA status; the resolution was approved by roll-call vote, 6-0. The board also approved Resolution 26-25 to nonrenew probationary teachers for the 2026–2027 school year; the minutes record the motion passing by roll-call vote, 6-0, with Candace Knudson recorded as abstaining on that item.
The board debated and approved the 2026 School Board Member Handbook. An amendment to add the word “measurable” to a sentence about the Superintendent Evaluation Committee passed unanimously. A separate motion to remove the handbook sentence specifying board salaries ("$325.00 per month for directors and $400.00 per month for board chairperson") failed on a 3-3 roll-call. A proposed amendment relating to how committee assignments and appointments are made failed on a 2-4 vote. The main motion to adopt the handbook passed by roll-call vote, 6-0.
Procedural notes in the minutes show that Casie Steeves moved and Candace Knudson seconded the motion to adjourn at 7:27 p.m. The minutes also include a printed line reading "Case Arcos" immediately after the adjournment entry; that line appears inconsistent with other signature lines and is noted in the minutes for review.
Next steps: the board’s published calendar includes several committee meetings through May and a regular business meeting scheduled for May 18, 2026.
