District 834 School Board Business Meeting on January 9, 2024
- hmmockler
- Jan 29, 2024
- 1 min read
School Board organization was addressed with Alison Sherman re-elected as board chair and committee assignments approved.
Marie Schrul, Executive Director of Finance, presented on the status of bonds/rating.
District 834 Stillwater school board members approved a salary raise to receive an average of the surrounding school districts. They have not had a raise in 9 years and are currently last on the list of salaries in the comparative areas. This will have an impact of approximately $4,600 on the budget.
Board Member Code of Conduct Policies 209 and 201.4 were reviewed with discussion of aligning them.
Members held a brief discussion on Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA) and Stillwater calendars to adjust for two conflicting meeting dates, which will be resolved at a future meeting.
Superintendent Mike Funk presented the 2024 legislative priorities, linked here.
The board went into closed session to consider strategy for labor negotiations.