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Barnes County North elects officers, confirms several staff and liaison appointments
Summary
At its July 17 meeting the Barnes County North board elected Mike Schwaer president and Jen vice president, approved co‑chairs for the athletic director role at a $6,000 allocation, and confirmed several administrative and program appointments including the business manager and authorized representatives for federal programs.
The Barnes County North School Board elected its 2024–25 officers and confirmed multiple administrative appointments at its July 17 organizing meeting. The board elected Mike Schwaer as president and Jennifer (Jen) as vice president in roll‑call votes after nominations and brief discussion.
Board members then approved a motion to hire co‑chairs for the athletic director position, assigning joint duties to Andrew Curry and Mr. Schaffer for the 2024–25 year with a combined salary allocation of $6,000. The motion to set the AD amount at $6,000 and split duties between the two administrators passed on a roll call vote.
The board also approved routine administrative delegations and appointments. It confirmed Lindsay Polk as business manager and authorized Polk and Andrew Curry (and the current board president) to make investments and sign checks on behalf of the district for the general, activity, extracurricular, food service and building funds. The board designated Andrew Curry and Lindsay Polk as authorized representatives for Title I, II and IV programs and school food service.
Other appointments approved included a foster care liaison (identified in the meeting as “Bessie”), Mr. Loughin as the homeless education designee, Mr. Curry as the Title IX director, and Sarah Anderson as the district 504 coordinator. The board also approved principals as authorized representatives for the school immunization law per North Dakota Century Code 23‑07‑17.1.
On nominations, one board member said they did not feel comfortable leading the board after only two years, urging the body to reconsider leadership choices; that comment was part of the discussion before the vote. After the roll calls, the board proceeded with the rest of the agenda.
The meeting concluded with routine business and confirmation of the August meeting date.
