CRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT #9
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
29 JUNE 2023

MINUTES

I. Call to order. Jessica Sandven-Sorensen called the Board of Trustees meeting to order at 7:31 a.m. The meeting was held in the gym. Present were Board Trustees Jessica Sandven-Sorensen, Twila Brenneman, Megan Derrington, Barry Farrell, and Nevada Hafer. Also in attendance were Rachel Stevens, Principal, and Tammy Bartos, District Clerk.
II. Public Participation / Correspondence – nil.
III. Consideration of Action Items:
A. MSPLIP Property & Liability Insurance Renewal 2023/2024. Megan Derrington moved to approve the MSPLIP Property & Liability Insurance Policy Renewal for fiscal year 2023/2024 as presented. Barry Farrell seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
B. Substitute Custodian Pay Rate for 2023/2024. Barry Farrell moved to approve the pay rate of $17.25 per hour for a substitute custodian for fiscal year 2023/2024 as presented. Nevada Hafer seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
C. Substitute Custodian Hire & Contract 2023/2024. Twila Brenneman moved to approve the substitute custodian re-hire for fiscal year 2023/2024 as presented. Megan Derrington seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
D. Safe Return to School and Continuity of Services Plan. Information only.
E. Personnel Evaluation – T Bartos – Executive Session. Jessica Sandven-Sorensen determined that the demands of individual privacy clearly exceed the merits of public disclosure and at 7:39 a.m. closed the meeting for an executive session to conduct the personnel evaluation of Tammy Bartos. The meeting was reconvened in open session at 8:04 a.m. and Twila Brenneman moved to approve the personnel evaluation of the District Clerk and to approve the executive session minutes. Nevada Hafer seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
IV. Claims Approval – nil.
V. Next Meeting Dates:
A. 10 August 2023, 7:00 am, Budget & Regular Meeting
VI. Adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:07 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/Tammy Bartos, District Clerk
/s/Jessica Sandven-Sorensen, Board Chair