October 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the School Board
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I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion:
The Board of Education of Hermantown Independent School District No. 700 met in regular session on October 26, 2026. Chair, David Hokanson, called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
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II. Mission Statement
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III. Roll Call
Discussion:
Members Present: Eric Griffith (virtual due to work travel), David Hokanson, Jodi McShane, Ashley McFarland, Matthew Munger, Tim Peterson, Wayne Whitwam, Superintendent, Candace Nelis, Director of Business Services
Visitors: Sarah Turcotte, Bill Wietman, John Wojciuk, Gretchen Appelwick, Kristal Berg, Stacee Rosier |
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IV. Approve Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V. Approve Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.A. Approval of Minutes of Previous Board Meeting: October 12, 2026
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V.B. Approval and authorization of audited vouchers for payment #119828 charged to the following funds, voided checks #108933, 110812, 115894, 116516, 118203 and the Bank and Electronic Transfers:
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V.C. Approval of Personnel Items
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VI. Resolution to Accept Donations
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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VII. Comments and Congratulations
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VII.A. Elementary, Middle, High School, and Community Education Reports
Discussion:
Appelwick. We had our first set of conferences with about 95% attendance. It was a busy and positive two nights. Ethan Graff, the new library clerk, ran his first successful book fair. The total dollar amount is not in yet. We are in the middle of our fall fundraiser. We have raised $11,590. We are having a pajama day tomorrow. We have had a hat day already. Thanks to the PTO for setting things up and Stacy Sosniecki for continuing to motivate students and staff to finish strong. The fundraiser ends on Friday.
Wietman. The Middle School is hosting a Halloween Parade and dance on Thursday. We will have conferences on the 2nd, 5th and 10th of November. We will also have the book fair again during conferences. Thank you to Skyline Social & Games and Dave's Pizza for providing food on conference night. Berg. Congratulations to Roxy Olsen-Hurst, who received the Region 8 Community Educator of Excellence Award. We will have conferences next week. Whitwam. Thanks to Jodi McShane for her help with the silent auction at the Taste of Hermantown which raised funds for the Hermantown Legacy Fund. Congratulations to the Hermantown Boys Soccer team for advancing to the State Tournament for the first time in 11 years. |
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VIII. Recognition of Visitor Business
Discussion:
Stacee Rosier spoke to the Board regarding district policies.
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IX. Administrative Report
Discussion:
No Administrative Report.
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X. Correspondence
Discussion:
Peterson. Received correspondence from Kenny Kolquist about repairs needed for the arena.
McFarland. MSBA reached out regarding her previous work on PSEO modification. Auditing PSEO. Attend a listening session. McFarland. Permanent School Fund inquiries. Public schools throughout Minnesota. |
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XI. Superintendent's Discussion Items
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XI.A. Enrollment Update
Discussion:
Up one student since last meeting.
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XI.B. School Board Candidate Forum
Discussion:
All candidates did a great job. May have had a lower turnout than previous years due to the football game, soccer game and squirt tryouts. Video is online, so hopefully people will check it out before the Nov. 3 election.
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XI.C. Google
Discussion:
Google will not abate taxes. The City is no longer part of the negotiations with Google and the school district following this announcement. Google would like to sit down with the district to discuss what they would like to do for us.
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XI.D. Other
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XII. Committee Reports
Discussion:
No Committee Reports.
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XIII. Old Business
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XIII.A. District Policy Updates: #501, #502, #512, #515
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XIII.B. Arena Lease Wetlands
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XIV. New Business
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XIV.A. Girls Lacrosse Application for Cooperative Sponsorship
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XIV.B. New Position Request for Part Time File Scanner
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XIV.C. Facilities Projects: Storage Shed, Elementary Bathrooms, Middle School Office, Middle School Gym Floor
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XV. Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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