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School board appoints Paul Olson to fill vacancy and approves new special-education post
Summary
The Moose Lake Public School District board on March 10 appointed Paul Olson to a board vacancy under Minnesota Statute 123B.09 and approved an additional special-education teacher position plus a contracted facilities mentor, all by unanimous votes.
The Moose Lake Public School District board appointed Paul Olson to fill a vacant school board seat and approved new staffing additions during its regular meeting on March 10, 2026.
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 123B.09, subdivision 5b, the board adopted a resolution appointing Paul Olson to serve the remainder of the unexpired term; the appointment becomes effective 30 days after adoption unless a valid petition to reject the appointee is filed. The resolution passed unanimously on a motion by Member Brenda Heikkila, seconded by Member Julie Peterson.
In the same session the board approved an additional special-education teacher position (motion by Ben Anderson, second by Heikkila) and authorized a contracted Facilities Mentor/Operations Support position (motion by Anderson, second by Jim Gerdes). Both staffing actions passed on unanimous roll-call votes. The meeting minutes record no amendments to those motions and list the votes as Approve: Heikkila, Peterson, Anderson-Reed, Gerdes, Anderson; Oppose: None.
Superintendent Eric Butche and Business Manager Norman Nelis were present for the meeting and participated in reports but the minutes do not record public objections or competing nominations to the board appointment; they note the statutory process and the 30-day petition window.
The board also approved routine personnel items on the consent agenda earlier in the meeting, including the hire of Kelly Dorman as Library Para effective March 2, 2026, the hire of Michele Sorvik (Para) effective Feb. 16, 2026, and accepted the resignation of Library Para Libby James effective Feb. 20, 2026.
The appointment and staffing approvals conclude the board’s formal actions on governance and personnel at the March 10 meeting; the record shows the board adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
