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Winner School District 59-2 board adopts agenda, lists retreat topics
Summary
At its Jan. 28, 2026 special meeting the Winner School District 59-2 board adopted the agenda unanimously and placed items including a JAG presentation, the 2026–27 calendar, technology updates, facilities projects (including asbestos removal), AI and school improvement on a work-retreat agenda.
The Winner School District 59-2 Board of Education convened a special meeting on Jan. 28, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in High School Room 105. President Mike Calhoon called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance; the board took no public input.
Board member Scott Meiners moved to adopt the meeting agenda; Rusty Blare seconded the motion, which passed 7-0. The minutes record seven board members present: Mike Calhoon, Scott Meiners, Rusty Blare, Lynnelle Anderson, Corey Audiss, Steve Kubik and Julie Manke. School staff present included Laura Root (Business Manager) and several administrators and staff members; two attendees were noted as arriving after the start time (Orville Schroeder at 5:21 p.m.; Brett Gardner at 5:27 p.m.).
The board listed a set of topics for a forthcoming board work retreat: a JAG (Job’s For America’s Graduates) presentation; review of the 2026–27 calendar; a technology update for the upcoming school year; buildings maintenance and project items (heat-source controls in the elementary school, a WINN grant item, purchase of a robotic vacuum, asbestos removal and "BlackBurn" basement repairs planned for June, carpet replacement in the high school library, and repair or replacement of an administration building outside wall); consideration of artificial intelligence issues; and school improvement planning for elementary and middle/high school levels. No substantive discussion or formal votes on those retreat items were recorded in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. after a motion by Rusty Blare, seconded by Scott Meiners; the adjournment motion carried 7-0.
