PUBLIC NOTICE

ALBERT LEA AREA SCHOOLS
Albert Lea, Minnesota
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Monday, December 18, 2023 Summary of School Board Minutes

The School Board of Independent School District 241 met in a regular session on Monday, December 18, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room at Brookside Education Center, 211 West Richway Drive, Albert Lea, MN. School Board members present: Dave Klatt, Neal Skaar, Bruce Olson, Angie Hoffman, Kim Nelson, Gary Schindler, and Davy Villarreal. Administrators present Superintendent Ron Wagner.
1. Celebrating District Successes – Gayle Brownlow presented on the NAGC conference (National
Association for Gifted Children
2. Motion to approve agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0
3. Motion to approve consent items. Motion carried 7-0
4. Reports presented by Superintendent Wagner, Board members Schindler, Hoffman, Nelson, Skaar, Klatt, and Villarreal, Olson, teacher representatives Beth Faber and Kiki Christensen. student representatives Ashlyn Berven and Jaylee Waters
5. Motion to approve the presale of bonds. Motion carried 7-0
6. Motion to approve Executive Audit Summary and Financial Statements. Motion carried 7-0 7. Motion to approve policies: 701 Establishment and Adoption of School District Budget, 701.1
Modification of School District Budget, 702 Accounting, 703 Annual Audit, 704 Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets, 705 Investments, 706 Acceptance and Gifts 713 Student Activity Accounting, 714 Fund Balance, 720 Vending Machines, 802 Disposition of Obsolete Equipment and Material. Motion carried 7-0
8. Jennifer Walsh presented the third reading of Policy 534 School Meals. Motion carried 7-0
9. Discussion of the School Board Evaluation
Adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
Dave Klatt, Clerk
The above is an unofficial summary of the meeting proceedings. Complete approved minutes are available at www.alschools.org and available in the Superintendent’s Office, 211 West Richway Drive.

Albert Lea Tribune:
Dec. 27, 2023
MINUTES 12.18.23