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Ogilvie board adopts preliminary 2026–27 budget, approves claims and acts on personnel items
Summary
The board adopted a preliminary $8–8.5M revenue/expenditure budget for 2026–27, approved June claims of $163,275.92, accepted several donations, and accepted the resignation of chemistry/physics teacher Scott Bowman; motions passed unanimously among members present.
The Ogilvie Public School District board adopted its initial proposed preliminary revenue and expenditure budget for the 2026–2027 school year after discussion about enrollment declines and revenue assumptions.
Board members noted a projected $8–8.5 million budget and said student enrollment drives revenue; the superintendent reported a decline in compensatory revenue of about $155,171 tied to prior‑year counts and emphasized the district tends to underestimate revenues and overestimate expenses in preliminary budgets. Member Smith moved to adopt the preliminary budget and Member Wilder seconded; roll call votes recorded unanimous approval among members present.
In separate action, the board approved June claims totaling $163,275.92 on a motion by Schroder and second by Smith; roll call recorded unanimous 'aye' votes. The board accepted a series of modest community donations (Cat‑6 cable, food‑safe gloves, softballs and small monetary gifts) and accepted the enrollment report after staff explained partially enrolled home‑school students and a family that moved out of district.
Personnel items generated discussion. The board reviewed a resignation letter from an elementary special‑education teacher and discussed the April 1 'right of resignation' statutory deadline; members expressed frustration about enforcement and the district’s limited recourse. For a separate personnel matter, the board considered a one‑year unpaid leave request from chemistry/physics teacher Scott Bowman versus accepting his resignation. After discussion of contract recall rights and staffing implications, the board approved item 17B — acceptance of Bowman’s resignation with last day of employment listed as June 1 — on a motion that carried.
The board also authorized letting bids for dairy, bread, food supplies, fuel and snow‑plowing for 2026–27 and approved a change to the district insurance pool provider following an RFP process that produced a lower pooled rate (discussed as approximately 1.45%). The board scheduled follow‑up work sessions on finance/facilities and set a special contract‑negotiations meeting for July to continue bargaining preparations.
All formal motions recorded in the meeting were adopted unanimously by the members present at the time of each vote.
