Kelliher board approves $256,209.92 in bills, hires middle‑school teacher pending licensure

KELLIHER, Minn. — The Kelliher Public School District board on Aug. 8 approved the July treasurer’s report and district bills totaling $256,209.92 and cleared a consent agenda that included personnel and contract items.

The board voted unanimously to approve the treasurer’s report, payroll and the $256,209.92 in district bills, Director Mary Thayer moved and Director Rachel Jorgensen seconded. The consent agenda, adopted by unanimous vote on a motion by Rachel Jorgensen and a second from Mary Thayer, bundled several routine and operational items.

Among the consent items, the board: accepted donations via resolution; approved hiring Kristina Geer for the middle school at Step 4 under the KEA agreement pending appropriate licensure from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB); approved a Transportation Director contract covering 2024–26; approved a revision to Policy No. 750 governing full‑time bus drivers; and approved the 2024–25 Student Handbook. The board also set the Truth in Taxation hearing for 7 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2024.

Board members also approved procedural items including moving the September meeting date (see separate coverage) and standard operational agreements. Motions throughout the meeting were passed unanimously; the minutes record motions, movers and seconders but do not list individual per‑member vote tallies.

The approvals put staffing and transportation arrangements in place for the 2024–25 school year and clear the district to proceed with the accepted Title application and submitted program grant applications noted elsewhere on the agenda.

The board adjourned at 9:05 p.m.; its next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the school media center.