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Wadena-Deer Creek board approves 2025–26 calendar, personnel moves, lease, purchases and $375,310 in disbursements
Summary
At its March 17 meeting, the Independent School District #2155 board approved the 2025–26 school calendar, several personnel hires and resignations, an office lease, gym floor refinishing and a 10‑passenger van purchase; it also approved disbursements totaling $375,310.18.
The Independent School District #2155 board met March 17 and approved the 2025–26 calendar, multiple personnel actions, vendor disbursements and several facility and transportation contracts.
The meeting, called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Dan Lawson, board chair, opened with roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Brandon Kern moved to approve the agenda as amended, and Melissa Seelhammer seconded; the motion passed unanimously. Barb Tumberg moved to approve the Feb. 24, 2025 regular meeting minutes; Julie Bushinger seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The board recognized state wrestling participants Kaylee Endres, Charli Snyder and Etorre Pinnella. The board approved an FFA trip "to DR" during summer 2027; that motion carried 5–0 with Melissa Seelhammer recorded as abstaining.
On personnel, the board approved the hires of Gabriela Moreano as an ELL teacher, Kayla Roloff as junior high softball coach and Ridge Hunstad as assistant softball coach; those approvals were unanimous. The board accepted resignations from Logan Caron (paraprofessional), Todd Hale (JH Knowledge Bowl coach), Krista Coyle (FCCLA, effective end of year), Sue Volkmann (varsity volleyball) and Keith Ferris (assistant football); the resignations were approved unanimously.
The board publicly thanked Sue Volkmann for 37 years of coaching volleyball at Wadena‑Deer Creek, noting 656 career wins, eight state tournament appearances and the undefeated 2010 state championship team (33‑0).
Financial and administrative actions approved included the Business Manager's report and Manual Journal Entries. The board approved disbursements consisting of vendor checks #47465–47594 totaling $366,473.87, credit card charges (BMO Harris Bank) of $6,836.31, and Student Activity check #23390 for $2,000.00, for a combined total of $375,310.18.
Donations approved and recorded included $350 from MN Educators of Gifted and Talented for a Krista Coyle training event, $189 from Education MN Student Council, and $1,675 from various donors for prom; the motion approving donations passed unanimously.
The board approved an office lease agreement with EbbTide Mental Health, LLC; a $54,500 quote from Johnson Floor Sanding to refinish the middle/high school gym floor in July 2025; and a $65,756 quote from Kimber Creek Ford to purchase a ten‑passenger van. All three motions were approved unanimously.
The board also voted unanimously to move the June school board meeting from June 16 to June 9 and adjourned at 6:44 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for April 22, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Robertson Theatre.
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in the meeting minutes): approved agenda (unanimous); approved Feb. 24 minutes (unanimous); recognized athletes (acknowledgement); approved FFA trip to "DR" (5–0, 1 abstention); approved hires (unanimous); accepted resignations (unanimous); approved Business Manager report and journal entries (unanimous); approved disbursements totaling $375,310.18 (unanimous); approved donations (unanimous); approved 2025–26 school calendar (unanimous); approved office lease with EbbTide Mental Health, LLC (unanimous); approved gym floor refinishing ($54,500, unanimous); approved van purchase ($65,756, unanimous); moved June meeting date (unanimous); adjourned (unanimous).
