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Maple Valley School Board approves $56,568 in bills and hears grants, insurance updates
Summary
At its Dec. 10 meeting in Tower City, the Maple Valley School Board approved payment of bills totaling $56,568.28 and account reports, heard superintendent updates including a robotics grant and insurance cost forecasts, and reviewed personnel, calendar and athletic co-op items.
The Maple Valley School Board voted to approve payment of presented bills totaling $56,568.28 and approved the Nov. 12 regular meeting minutes and routine account reports at its Dec. 10 regular meeting in Tower City.
Superintendent Daniel Larson told the board a recent bus audit was conducted and passed and said the district’s Robotics program received a grant from Doosan; he said the program has about 18 members, mostly elementary students. Larson also reported the district obtained a grant toward a substitute-teacher management system and a grant-finding AI platform to help locate substitutes and identify funding opportunities. He said the district is considering adding office partitions in the fitness center for referee privacy at an estimated cost of about $2,000.
Larson said Blue Cross Blue Shield raised the district’s plan 15–18% last year and the insurer projects an increase of roughly 4–6.5% for next year. The board did not take action on insurance pricing at the meeting.
Dr. Nygaard, presenting high-school items, shared ND Insights report-card information and said the district submitted a grant for an alternate math program; the district expects to learn whether the grant is awarded on Friday. Elementary Principal Courtney Storhoff said the MTSS team reviewed areas needing academic improvement, summarized a recently submitted NDCounts grant application, and announced the district’s Christmas programs scheduled for Dec. 16 (Colony 5 p.m., Elementary 6 p.m., High School 7 p.m.).
The Athletic Director reported boys basketball has 16 players (12 from Maple Valley) with a first game Saturday; junior high girls season ends Friday. The speech program remains in need of a coach, with practices planned to start next week.
Under new business, a motion by George Richman, seconded by Amanda Olauson, was made to approve the resignation of Madyson Speer as Head Volleyball Coach; the motion is recorded in the minutes but the text does not state the vote outcome. Superintendent Larson presented a draft 2026–27 school calendar and discussion followed; no formal action on the calendar was recorded. Information was presented about Griggs County Central joining the Maple River baseball co-op this spring; board members noted the joint co-op had met earlier and no motion was required.
Votes at a glance: the Nov. 12 minutes were approved (motion by Megan McKay; second by Sara Zaun; motion carried unanimously); payment of bills was approved (motion by Dan Wendel; second by George Richman; motion carried unanimously); General Fund, Activities and Hot Lunch accounts were approved (motion by Dustin Theurer; second by Amanda Olauson; motion carried unanimously). The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m. following a motion by Dan Wendel, seconded by Jennifer Koller (motion carried unanimously).
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Jan. 7 at 6:00 p.m.
