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Montrose R‑XIV board approves MSBA policy updates, maintenance agreement and $15 game stipends
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Montrose R‑XIV School District board approved MSBA policy updates, accepted a 2025–26 full maintenance agreement, approved a $15 per‑game stipend for junior high and high school timeclock operators and bookkeepers (home games only), and met in closed session on student-discipline matters.
The Montrose R‑XIV School District Board of Education met Oct. 15, 2025, in the district board room and approved a package of routine operational items, including MSBA policy updates, a district maintenance agreement for 2025–26, and a $15 per‑game stipend for junior high and high school timeclock operators and bookkeepers.
Board Vice President Kimberly Carter called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board members present in person were Richard Bailey, Kimberly Carter, Rick Kalwei, Charles Meredith and Angela Steward; Karl Monard attended virtually and joined at 6:08 p.m. No visitors were recorded.
On procedural motions, the board approved the meeting agenda with an amendment to add junior high and high school timeclock and bookkeeper stipends (motion by Charles Meredith, seconded by Rick Kalwei; vote 5‑0). The board also approved the minutes of the Sept. 17, 2025 meeting (Meredith seconded by Richard Bailey; vote 5‑0).
District finance presenter Mrs. Drehle reviewed September financials and the board approved checks numbered 49369 through 49455 on a motion by Charles Meredith, seconded by Rick Kalwei (vote 6‑0).
Under old business the board received an update on the Davis annexation; trustees said they expect more information following the Nov. 4 election. In new business the board approved a set of MSBA policy updates (EHBD, GCPA, IGBA, JEC, JECA, JFCA, JFCJ, JG, JGF, JHDE, JHDF, JHG) on a motion by Charles Meredith, seconded by Richard Bailey (vote 6‑0).
The board accepted the MSBA Full Maintenance Agreement for the 2025–2026 school year (motion by Richard Bailey, seconded by Angela Steward; vote 6‑0) and approved Option A of the Special Education Local Compliance Plan (motion by Rick Kalwei, seconded by Richard Bailey; vote 6‑0). Trustees also approved the district’s October 2025 bus ridership list (motion by Charles Meredith, seconded by Richard Bailey; vote 6‑0).
The board approved paying junior high and high school timeclock operators and bookkeepers $15 per game for home games only (motion by Richard Bailey, seconded by Charles Meredith; vote 6‑0). The CSIP update for the month focused on MAP and EOC scores; the entry in the minutes records the assessment review but does not record further action.
At 6:46 p.m. trustees moved into closed session under section 610.021 to discuss student-discipline matters or other confidential student records; the motion (Richard Bailey, seconded by Charles Meredith) passed on a roll-call vote recorded as unanimous. Trustee Karl Monard left the meeting at 7:01 p.m. The board returned to open session at 7:24 p.m. (motion by Charles Meredith, seconded by Rick Kalwei; vote 5‑0) and adjourned at 7:25 p.m. on a motion by Charles Meredith, seconded by Richard Bailey (vote 5‑0).
Meeting records list Board Vice President Kimberly Carter, President Amy Wasner and Amy Wagner, secretary to the board, on the signature line.
