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Written by: Jesse Thorstad

Parent Category: School Board

Category: Meeting Minutes

Published: 15 March 2022

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The regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 544 was held in the Otter Community Room at the Kennedy Secondary School. Chair Melanie Cole called the meeting to order at 5:15 pm. The following members were present: Kirby Anderson, Melanie Cole, Missy (Melissa) Hermes, Natalie Knutson, Matthew Lemke, and Stephen Vigesaa. Jeff Drake, Superintendent, Blake Stoltman, Finance Director, and Elaine Jahnke, HR Director, were also present. 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present. 

Missy Hermes, clerk, established a quorum. 

Stephen Vigesaa made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Kirby Anderson and carried unanimously. 

Melanie Cole offered the resolution of acknowledgements for the following and moved for its adoption:

Thank you to our PE Teachers, Jamie Lill and Kendall Kohler, for assisting with the American Heart Association’s Kid’s Heart Challenge event at McKinley School, which raised $8,860. 

The motion was seconded by Natalie Knutson and upon roll call vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Kirby Anderson, Melanie Cole, Missy Hermes, Natalie Knutson, Matthew Lemke, and Stephen Vigesaa; 

and the following voted against same: 

None. 

Whereupon said motion was declared duly passed and the resolution adopted.  

Reports were presented by: 

• Kirby Anderson – 544 Education Foundation, Finance, Activities
• Melanie Cole – Spec Ed Coop, Region I
• Missy Hermes – Staff Development, Policy
• Matthew Lemke – LCSC Board, MSHSL
• Stephen Vigesaa – Curriculum Review
• Jeff Drake  – Superintendent 

Read more: March 14, 2022 Board Minutes