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Independent School District #771 board approves FY25 audit, hires paraprofessional and snow-removal contractor
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting, the Independent School District #771 School Board approved the FY25 audit, authorized payment of $195,526.93 in September bills, hired a paraprofessional and a snow-removal contractor, updated the student handbook illness policy and adopted Policy 532 and Addendum A.
Independent School District #771’s School Board convened its regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, and approved routine business items including the FY25 audit, payment of September bills totaling $195,526.93 and several personnel actions.
Clerk Christina Pederson moved to approve the Sept. 15, 2025 regular meeting minutes; Heidi Brethorst seconded the motion, which carried unanimously (4-0). The board then approved the FY25 audit report on a motion by Steve Howe, seconded by Brethorst; that motion also passed unanimously.
Blake Stoltman presented the financial report. On a motion by Steve Howe, seconded by Christina Pederson, the board approved the September bills in the amount of $195,526.93; the motion carried 4-0.
Personnel actions approved included hiring Hayley Bouressa as a paraprofessional (motion by Christina Pederson, seconded by Heidi Brethorst) and hiring Kyle Spaulding for snow removal for the 2025–26 winter season (motion by Heidi Brethorst, seconded by Christina Pederson). Both motions carried unanimously.
The board approved an update to the 2025–26 Parent/Student Handbook clarifying when students should go home or remain home when ill; the update passed on a motion by Christina Pederson, seconded by Heidi Brethorst. The board also approved submission of the FY26 Assurance of Compliance Report to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) (motion by Steve Howe, seconded by Heidi Brethorst).
On separate motions, the board authorized submission of the 2024–25 World’s Best Workforce report and the 2024–25 Achievement and Integration Progress Report to MDE, and adopted updated Policy 532 and Addendum A (motion by Heidi Brethorst, seconded by Christina Pederson). All actions recorded in the minutes passed unanimously (4-0).
No public comments were recorded. The meeting adjourned by motion of Steve Howe, seconded by Heidi Brethorst. The minutes are signed by Clerk Christina Pederson. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
