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Max School Board approves preliminary budget, routine policies and a $0.05 student meal price increase
Summary
At its July 30 meeting at Martz Library, the Max School Board approved the preliminary 2024–25 budget and tax levy, confirmed policy and representative appointments, authorized a $27,363.73 transfer from special reserve to general fund and raised breakfast and lunch prices by $0.05.
At a July 30, 2024 meeting in Martz Library, the Max School Board approved the preliminary budget and tax levy for the 2024–25 school year and took a series of routine governance and financial actions, including a $27,363.73 transfer from the special reserve fund to the general fund and a $0.05 increase in breakfast and lunch prices.
President Clarence Ruhland presided over the reorganizational portion of the meeting in which Dennis Erickson was elected vice president after a nomination by Holly Sobieck. The board approved on second reading the district's "Records Retention and the supplemental exhibits" policy (motion by Sobieck, second by Tayton Kramer), voting 5–0 to adopt the policy.
Tayton Kramer moved to approve the payment of the listed July bills and the August bills to be paid before the August meeting; Jeremy Thompson seconded and the board approved the disbursements. The minutes list a General Fund/Building total of $87,691.68, Food Service $23.64 and Activity Fund $1,614.70. Kramer also moved to transfer $27,363.73 from the special reserve fund to the general fund effective July 1, 2024; the motion passed 5–0.
On personnel and program administration, the board appointed RobbiJo Morgan as the district's authorized representative for Section 504/ADA, the North Dakota Center for Distance Learning and as Homeless Liaison (motion by Sobieck, second by Kramer), and appointed Larry Sebastian as authorized representative for Title I Targeted, Title II Part A, Title IV, the Federal Hot Lunch Program and other federal consolidated application responsibilities (motion by Erickson, second by Kramer). Both appointments passed unanimously.
The board approved the NDSBA Policy Maintenance Contract and membership, designated the McLean County Independent/Nordak North Publications as the official newspaper, and designated TruCommunity Bank as the district's official depository; motions on each passed 5–0. Kramer and others established committee assignments for the 2024–25 year and set regular board meetings for the third Tuesday of each month.
On school operations, the board approved a $0.05 increase in breakfast and lunch prices (motion by Erickson, second by Thompson). The minutes show that K‑12 Principal RobbiJo Morgan reported continued positive literacy results for elementary students and that CREA will evaluate high‑school data; Dean of Students Larry Sebastian reported a new science teacher will begin in August, that he had resubmitted the consolidated application to DPI, and that Nu‑Flo completed pipe lining with a two‑year warranty.
The board set the public tax meeting for Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m., with the regular meeting to follow at 5:45 p.m., approved handbooks for 2024–25 and adjourned at 7:20 p.m. The minutes note a typographical year error for the next meeting date (listed as Aug. 20, 2023).
