Okay, 6 o' um Kyle will not be here tonight. >> Say the pledge of allegiance. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Um first we'll start with changes to a motion for changes to the agenda.
Um, first first one or do I Let's see. We've got two items that we're changing. Um, we're changing uh 9D and 29D. Do we have a motion?
>> I'll make a motion to approve the changes. >> Thank you, Dan. I'll second. >> Thank you. Go. All in favor? >> Opposed. Okay. Now, a motion to approve the
agenda. >> So, move. >> Second. All in favor? >> Opposed. >> Okay. Public input. I don't think we have any tonight. Okay. Um, recognitions
and good things happening. First off, we want to say congratulations to the class of 2026 graduates. We're very proud of you. Okay. And annually in May, the school district formally congratulates the LTO
school district retirees. Thank you for your service. Um, we do have Tim Bllye, head custodian. He's retiring this year. Thank you, Tim. Kathy Dudley. Thank you,
Kathy. Kathy and Jill Sto. Um, Jill has been with the school district for many years. I know she's taught Angie and myself. >> Not as Mrs. >> So, thank you, Jill. Um, we appreciate
all your services to the school district. Um, congratulations to the Cardinal Kids Cardinal Care Department. The annual state inspection came back with zero citations. Great job. Thank you.
And then the South uh Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation selected the school district's grant application to receive over 100 books from ABDO Publishing and Capstone Publishing for
early learning and reading initiatives. Congratulations to the school district. Thank you all who made that possible. um reports staff or student representative report. >> Okay. So, currently the seniors are on
their senior trip which they should be coming back tomorrow if I'm correct. And then graduation is this Friday in the big gym at 700 p.m. the 22nd. Um, and spring sports are starting their playoffs and our track team is hosting
subsections this year, which is tomorrow, the 20th. The last day of school is on the 28th with dismissal at noon. And then the middle school high school concert was on the 11th last week. And the senior be baloria and awards were last Sunday the 17th. And
with the elementary, they just had their touch a truck which was on the 6th and their concert and art show was on the 4th. They have had numerous field trips, including an air insanity trip that's coming up for the safety patrol on the 20th. And then the kindergarter the
kindergartenner graduation is on the 27th at 2 p.m. And then with the FFA, the plant sale began on the 4th and is 50% off from now until inventory is all gone. So that's everything I have.
>> Thank you. Okay. Um, schoolboard committee reports. Um, I'll I'll start with the with the search committee. Um, we had a a really good a really good process. Um, starting we had four
candidates. Um, the committee vetted out two and um, the first one did not have state credentials. They were out of state. So, um they and then the second one, um after
background checks, we we determined that that would not be a good fit for the school district. Um so, we had two finalists. Um, one of the finalists the week the the week of uh interview process backed
out um said that she was pursuing another another opportunity. Um, so we had um one one uh candidate left uh Jeff Tiji. Um we had three a three-phase
interview process. Um, one Aaron uh conducted a tour showing the school district. Um, staff had question uh question answer and um the board had question answer and we
had community members um present. >> How many community members? >> We had three. So appreciate appreciate the community members that came in. Um we
we were impressed with um his direction they wanted to go with community community engagement. um he was very focused on students and um we we believe um I can't remember
everything I wrote in the email um but we we believe that he's a good communicator um and uh somebody he's been in uh administration for 16 years
um in the area and he's got a strong network with schools that that we work with. Um so um the committee is recommending we move to um negotiation committee to
to move to the next step. Um any questions? >> Do we have to we have a negotiation committee, right? >> Yes. Oh, sorry. Um after uh after that interview, we did have two two more
candidates put uh apply. Um one was out of state asking for uh state credentials. I never got a response back. And the second one
was somebody who is in the process. And um I asked if there was a plan for uh for them to um when they would have their credentials finalized.
Um I asked for or she they offered their professor's name and then she never or they never responded back uh within
it's been uh six days If do we if there's no more questions, do we have any other committee reports? Okay. Uh principal report. >> All right. Uh a little bit of wrapping up the year and starting out a new year
already. So, um, we're going to be hitting the summer. I got to make some plans for some really good data diving. Um, with all the read requirements now, we've had to add a couple assessments with CAPD read basics and our dibbles
along with our we continue to do and our MCA testing. Um once we get all that data back, we're going to have to really dive into some staff development and um things we have to move forward with. Um we're continue with our implementation
and practice of our RCD program here and I continue with our Marzanado method of our teacher evaluations. Um the next year's schedules to for the students, they will be handed out before they go home for the summer. Um obviously everything is always subject
to change based on personnel. Um I'll talk about what we need to what we're looking for yet at the end here. Um read act uh we are currently in phase two. Um that's just supposed to end in the summer of 2027 I believe. Um so that
is sometime out there. Next year the big focus will be on interventions based on the data we received out of the U assessments I mentioned up top. Um so there is going to be it's going to be quite extensive um it gets to be almost
weekly um on my end of things I have to attend or do. So um we're busy with that next year. Um custodial updates. We're continuing on with our maintenance plans and cycles and getting those into place um as um Tim Bly's era is coming to an
end and hopefully we can pick up and without any hiccups with the information that I've been gathering over the last year. So um math curriculum we are still looking at samples and researching that could be our next curriculum that we need to um
purchase. We are desperately in need of updating our curriculum and getting up-to-date training um on that as well. Master schedules kind of the same as the student schedules obviously will be handed out before the teachers go home for the summer. However, once again,
subject to personnel issues or or not issues or could be subject to change. Um some reports that I do before June 1st are the discipline report for MDE and then the literacy plan which is tied with the read act requirements is it's pretty hefty out there for doing that
stuff. So those are just some things we have to do. Um what I'm still looking for um tonight hopefully you will approve the hiring of a I did find a middle school high school fire teacher. Um she and then fill out her full-time position. and she will help out in
special ed room because we're still looking for special ed as well. Um she has experience in teaching so she's willing to do that um for us there. Um still in the process of looking to replace Kathy Dudley for the math
teacher um and a halftime title position and at least a halftime another special ed position to get us up to two at least for that. So we're getting there. Uh, we did get another custodial applicant and filled out that roster. But with the retirement, we're going to be reposting
for another another one to see if we can get at least another part-time, if not a full-time, how it depends how the budget looks. Um, but we're getting some people we're getting some interest. Um, I think we're approving even a head girls basketball coach tonight. So, we're starting to see some names trickle in,
getting some people interested in Leroy. So, if we get them here, we're trying to be creative on how to keep them here with with some positions. So, that's kind of what I'm up to right now. Uh, we'll get rest of the week will be focusing on graduation. Um, next week
will be more focused on checkout. Um, I do one-on- ones with the teachers before they leave, exit interviews for them, kind of give them kind of my assessment of how the year went. they give me kind of what their assessment and then we make a plan on what their improvements are going to be uh moving
into next year. Um yeah, so it's really finalizing schedules and really looking for people is really what we're doing now. So any questions for me? >> So the maintenance plan cycles, is that
basically complete now since you got >> Well, I've been keeping them as the months went on and I got them from Tim. Um, I have a whole binder and I have everything in it. What the new super or what the new lead or head custodian will have to do is take that and put that into their own kind of yearly map, but
all the information they need. Um, I believe we've gathered um I got all the contacts of all the all the companies we use kind of month by month of what their big um projects were be like, you know, waxing is this time of the year and
stuff like that. Um, so we have it all in there. It's I was trying to do my best to keep it organized, but we gathered all the information. Not really we need to sit down and really focus on putting it to the new person has the information. They just need to put it in something where they're going to understand it. So,
>> um, are we going to hold like another um night where like people can if they're interested in going to Leroy can see like what the school has to offer and stuff like that. >> Yeah. Last year we tried uh beginning of August I believe we tried an open house
before the normal open house. Um I that'll probably be a conversation when we kind of get um closer to that. But I I would say yeah we we would probably try something along those lines and throw out some advertising and hopefully by that time maybe we have all of our positions filled, maybe we've added
this, maybe we have done that. So maybe more positive PR stuff um we can throw out there at that time. So, it's not going to hurt. We have actually have a tour tomorrow morning. I have a tour with a family of two students. So, been getting a couple. That's about time
of the year I get usually get a couple right before summer. >> Mhm. >> And then it's pretty quiet through the summer. And then August is when it picks up again. So, beginning of August when everybody kind of returns and sports start kicking up and people start doing that, we'll try to do another one before
that. Anything else? All right. Thank you, Aaron. >> Uh, superintendent report. >> All right. I just got a couple things for you tonight. Uh, the first thing is if you are not busy on June 23rd, I'm going to go be picking up those 100
books. So, I wrote the grant in late January. Um, I was so shocked that I got the grant. I was so happy, but then I realized I have to go pick them up though, too. So, anyway, but I'll be doing that. But once they come out, I'll take some pictures and stuff and send them off to you guys. But we're pretty excited. We got 100
um English language learner books and then 10 that are Spanish books. So um and I I don't know all of them yet, so we'll see. But I'll send you pictures. So I'm pretty excited about that. That was fun. And working through the Southern Minnesota Initiative
Foundation. It's a great foundation. And they really really stress early learning. And so um they they actually came in when we had our big u meeting with all our early learning staff. They came in. and I invited them in and they helped us a lot with stuff and gave me some ideas how to write write grants and
so I got this one. So, but yes, it's on the 23rd and so you'll see pictures after that. Not real excited to drive my husband's truck, but that's all right. Um you guys may recall that I talked to you about I wrote a grant for an indoor um mapping. So, basically, it's
basically um have a map of the building that's now up to date with Mau County. So, when there's a 911 call, we are more safe here. So right away information was our final kind of push for information from each school district was midappril.
Now they had one more final push with a couple detailed questions last week. So I should hear more in June. If not, Aeron's also I have him a secondary contact for later on. But that did get approved and we're good to go on that. So you'll see that eventually probably this summer sometime.
Uh oh, another one too. So Tiffany, Tim and I have worked hand in hand uh quite a bit, but we get an official grant award notification for her summer stuff that she does. Um and that's through Dave and I actually talked about it today and it's the agricultural
education summer grant opportunity. A lot of times our um agriculture teachers do a lot of stuff in the summer related to FFA >> and so this is a nice opportunity for her for her time to get paid for it. So it's not coming out of your budget, but it's coming through the state which is really nice. So you see it in your
budget because it's an incoming money for you. So you'll be able to see that. But speaking of monies, so last night at midnight, Congress did adjourn. Um I was a little surprised. This is the first year I haven't received some sort of information from MSBA or MASA or some
site sort of guiding institution to let us know kind of the big ticket items especially. So, my guess is sometime this week you'll get an email from me indicating what kind of big ticket items Leroy will get hit with. But again, it just ended last night. They adjourned
last night. So, keep your eyes peeled for those emails about, you know, congressional updates for sure because that'll be the big one. Finally, in June every year, you will be approving your revised budget and then your budget. Um, so as we kind of set you up for June, I
just want to remind you guys of a couple things so you're prepared for June of what you'll see. So you had a June approval last year. Now again, you have a budget, but you have a revised budget that always comes. So you get to adjust your budget all the time, which you have
to do in an institution. So you had that in June. You had your truth and taxation, your auditor's presentation. Remember we had Dan come in and he talked like the month after I talked about oh that deficit you're going to have of about 300,000 that special ed
stuff when I handed that out to you guys. So we'll talk a little bit more about that. We did talk about paid family medical leave and that has hit us. So you'll see that in the budget too. So I don't want to shock any of you guys of what's coming. And then of course the weekly congressional emails. Those are really, really important as
board members to read because a lot of what we build our budget with is what they're giving us or not giving us. Um, and so just kind of be prepared for that. Come with questions, whatever it may be. Um, but it's going to be your regular basically three line items. You'll approve your long-term facility
maintenance that we redid 5 years ago, so you get revenue. You have your um revised budget, so your current budget that you're in, but let's revise it a little bit to make it more accurate. and then your final budget. So you'll have three things to approve next month. And so it'll be a little bit longer meeting
than tonight, but we got to do it. >> Yep. >> Got to do it. So there you go. >> That's all for me. >> Okay. Um consent agenda um
for uh approving the the April regular meeting minutes. Um treasures report. Do we have got any questions on the treasures report? >> Okay. Um recommendation to approve the following fundraiser for the Washington
DC trip. 2026 2027 um puffins 50/50 raffle holiday wreath tip night various different various locations uh soup lunchons breakfast cookie walk
and craft fair. Um our personnel items. Um recommendation to approve the 20 2627 contract of Dylan Emerson, technology specialist.
Recommendation to approve the 2627 contract for Ian Thompson, community ed director. Recommendation to approve 2026 2022 27 contract for Leanne Drees,
community ed coordinator. Recommendation to approve the 2627 contract for Nikki Bergen, assistant to the athletic director. Recommendation to approve the 2026 27 contract
for Kristen Stevens, pool manager. Recommendation to approve the res resignation of Justin Stevens, head boys basketball coach, effective immediately. >> Recommended uh recommendation to approve the hiring
of Steve Hasser. >> Hower Hower, >> head girls basketball coach for 2026 2027. And then recommendation to approve the hiring of Jean
>> Wolver. >> Wolverton. >> Wolverton. >> Wolverton. Uh this is the the PE in special ed uh position. And then recommendation to approve the resignation letter for Kristen Stevens,
head JV volleyball coach, effective immediately. And then the recommendation to approve the hiring of Jacob Schroer Schroeder, part-time custodian, starting June 1st. Do we have a motion to approve the
consent agenda? >> I move. >> Thank you. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Dan. If all in favor I >> opposed. Okay. Pass.
Okay, let's see. Next one. We've got the approval for the 2026 graduation class. We have a me. >> Okay.
Thank you, Angie. Thanks, Dan. All in favor? >> Tyler would not be happy. >> Let's see. The approval of the resolution for membership into the
Minnesota State High School League school year 2627. >> I'll make the motion. >> Thank you, Dan. >> I second. >> Thank you, Ch. >> Yeah. Oh, this is roll call. Y. Okay. >> Uh Dan,
>> yes. >> That's a yes for me. Angie. >> Yep. >> Kyle is absent. >> Nicole. Yep. Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay.
Approval of long-term substitute teachers pay 2026 27 external long-term subpay to go into effect on the 11th consecutive day
for the same t for the same teacher. Okay, sorry about that. Uh do we have a motion? I suppose. >> Thank you, Ch. Second. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Nicole.
All in favor? >> Opposed? Okay. Approval of the teacher makeup day due to weather uh uh due to weather in the master agreement. Uh there was third quarter meeting with Larry
Thompson to be counted toward 4 hours and then another four hours to be made up and approved by Aaron. Uh do we have a motion? >> Motion to approve.
>> A second. >> I second. >> Thank you. All in favor? I >> opposed. >> Okay. Approve the tax debatement application for Donald and
Judy Orum parcel 26.004.0042. Um this is just a new just notification of new building in the area. Um it's this is just uh notification Uh have motion.
>> I'll make the motion. >> Thank you, Dan. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Angie. All in favor? >> I opposed. Okay. And now, um discussion and
approval of the open school board seat vacancy. Um this one here. In the past when we've had vacancies, we've we've put out posting um asking for interest from the community. Um if there's anybody who is
interested in joining the school board, um this is a great opportunity to kind of dip their toes in the water uh to to feel out if they think that the school board is something that they'd enjoy doing. Um, and in an election year, this
would be a great great opportunity for someone that has some kind of interest. Um, so what we've done is put out posting and then when we get the the applications in, then the the board here will will review and
and make a decision. >> And we said that's for a year until we can do elections. >> Well, it' be election this November. Yeah. Yep. And and then if and then if that person feels like it's something they want to do, then they could
>> they could go for this year's election. >> Um can you appoint somebody either or not? >> Yeah, >> and there wouldn't be an election, >> right? Okay. >> No, there still would be an election, >> right?
>> Yeah. Just for the >> in November. So, the term is basically from when we accept their application because after you pick someone, they have to sit for 30 days because there's a period where the community could >> put together a petition if they wanted and if there's a certain number
threshold, I think it's 20%, don't quote me. >> Y >> um if if 20% of the voting population said we don't want that person, then you're starting back at square one, >> right? Okay. What happens if we have no one who >> then you would likely go out and look for someone and say could you join the
board? >> But I'm saying if this person if we accept someone >> so they >> their term if their their term would end in November >> December. >> Well, January is when the new one >> but the Yes.
>> I think we're saying the same thing just not in the same way. >> Yeah. Well, I think she was just pointing out like there's a 30-day hold. So, like once we accept it, they can't sit at the board for 30 days. Right. >> Correct. >> Yep. >> Right. But my question was what making sure that people know that the term
would only be through December. And then did we say we were going to come up with questions that we wanted to ask or are we just going to have them like when they send in their interests kind of give us like what they're planning on doing or why they're
interested like what is the format we're looking for when we post it. >> Um can't remember if we had questions in the past. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. They've done it both ways, >> right?
>> You interviewed them, too. >> Mhm. Yep. We've actually interviewed them. >> That's true. >> So, we after the post and when we get interest, we could develop some plan, >> right? We we could we could come up with some questions that we all approve on
that would be that we think would be valuable questions to ask. And then if we have an abundance, maybe we can decide if we want to interview or not. >> Correct. >> Okay. Do we have a motion to to put the post out? >> Do you want to finalize the deadline, though?
>> Oh, yeah. Um, >> so how long does it take to put the post out? It could probably go out tomorrow, don't you think? >> And when you say post, you're posting it on the school website on I would
>> I would say put one in the paper, too. >> How long does that take you? >> When will the email go in next week? >> Okay. >> That has to be in by Tuesdays, right? >> And our legal patchwork is the website,
so you want it out there. So, I'd say at least two weeks for people to respond, right? Like at a minimum. And if it's going in the newspaper, that's another week. So, that's three weeks out at least. >> Mhm. >> Do we want to give people two weeks to
respond or do we want to like three weeks to see if we can get more interest? >> Well, we're hoping to have a can. someone decided >> right >> at the next meeting. So >> that would be the ideal. >> So calendar
>> two weeks then >> two weeks sure >> would seem an appropriate timeline because >> we want to get them back. We got to figure out if we're going to do questions, if we're going to do interviews, and if we want to choose someone by the next meeting. So by June 2nd
uh or do you mean two weeks after the >> newspaper >> the 9th? So one week before your next meeting would be a close date. You could do that, >> right? >> That gives you time to develop questions. >> Yeah. >> I'm confident the Minnesota Schoolboard
Association probably has some you could take. >> Yeah, >> they'll give you some. Okay. >> So, either the 9th do you want or do you want the week before? The second or the 9th? You tell me. >> I guess I'd say the sooner the better.
So, it's more time. >> But what would be the date that it would go in the paper? Um, he said it'd be out next week. >> A week. A week from Thursday. >> That doesn't give people that respond to
it from the newspaper very long. >> The knife or Yeah, I say go with the knife. 4:00. >> Okay. Okay. So,
need a motion to post for the vacancy on June 9th. Um, do we have a motion? >> So, to post on the 9th or to end the post >> to end the post. >> Yeah. >> So, moved.
>> Okay. Thank you, Nicole. Second. >> I second. >> Thank you, Chess. All in favor? >> I'd like to I'd like to abstain just advertising. >> Okay. Okay. Dan to ex abstain.
Um any opposed? Okay. >> Okay. >> I have one more question. >> Yes. Yes. >> How are we asking for responses back? Like are we asking emails, letters? Like is it going to come all different ways?
I think it can come in either way. >> Yeah. Yeah, it can. I would I would say if they want to email, that'd be great. Um, >> right. Um, if they're by some chance they don't have email, a written letter
to the district office would be would work. >> Okay. the district calendar. May 22nd, graduation at 7 p.m. The 25th is Memorial Day, no school. The 28th, end of the fourth quarter. And the next
meeting is June 17th. Motion to adjurnn. So move. >> Thank you, Dan. Second. >> I'll second. All in favor? Post
635.