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Board approves consent agenda including personnel moves, policy adoptions and MOA with Bemidji State University
Summary
The Alexandria Public School District board approved a broad consent agenda 7–0 on March 16, 2026, ratifying February claims, multiple personnel resignations and retirements, policy first readings and adoptions, and a Memorandum of Agreement with Bemidji State University covering 2026–2030.
The board approved the consent agenda by motion of Alan Zeithamer, seconded by Maureen Eigen; the minutes record the vote as "Ayes 7 Nays 0 Motion Carried." The package ratified February 2026 claims and included multiple personnel recommendations: resignations (for example, Gabriele Beniak, Special Ed teacher, resignation effective 6/3/26; Avery Schlosser, social worker, resignation effective 3/6/26) and retirements (for example, Randy Bruun, custodial staff, retirement effective 5/29/26; Paul Diedrich, Transportation Safety & Behavior Facilitator, retirement effective 6/30/26).
The consent agenda also recorded policy actions: first readings (Policy 410 Family and Medical Leave; Policy 522 Title IX grievance procedures; Policy 616 District System Accountability; Policy 625 Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence; Policy 722 Public Data requests) and adoptions (Policy 507 Corporal Punishment and Prone Restraint; Policy 507.5 School Resource Officers; Policy 508 Extended School Year; Policy 509 Enrollment of Nonresident Students; Policy 510 Pupil Fair Dismissal Act procedures; Policy 512 School‑Sponsored Student Publications and Activities; Policy 513 Student Promotion and Retention; Policy 516 Student Medication and Telehealth; Policy 517 Student Recruiting; Policy 518 DNR/DNI Orders; Policy 519 Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies). The minutes also list immediate adoptions pursuant to Policy 208, Article IV.D., including Policy 503 Student Attendance and other items. The consent motion also approved a Memorandum of Agreement with Bemidji State University effective Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2030.
