Board approves 3.5% raise for certified staff in close action; minutes note two abstentions

The Goessel USD 411 Board of Education approved a meet-and-confer agreement on July 14, 2025, granting certified teaching staff a 3.5% pay increase and continuation of a single health insurance benefit. The motion was moved by Sara Hiebert and seconded by Paige Conquest and is recorded in the minutes as "Carried 3-2." The minutes additionally state that Bryant Miller and Patrick Flaming abstained from the vote.

The agreement affects certified teaching staff districtwide; minutes do not list which individual employees or bargaining-unit representatives negotiated the terms, nor do they specify the effective date beyond adoption for the 2025-26 year. The board did not include roll-call names for "yes" or "no" votes in the record provided, and the notation that two members abstained while the motion is tallied 3-2 creates an internal inconsistency in the minutes. That inconsistency is noted here rather than resolved by inference.

Sara Hiebert made the motion and Paige Conquest seconded it. The minutes do not quote board members' explanatory remarks or any public comment on this item. The record shows the motion carried and was entered as an action item in the board record.

The board's next regular meeting is scheduled for Aug. 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.; the minutes list additional executive-session items planned at this meeting for superintendent evaluation and other personnel matters. The board did not specify immediate implementation steps or timeline for the payroll changes in the minutes provided.