WINIFRED PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 115
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
January 18, 2024
The Regular Board meeting is scheduled Thursday January 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Winifred School
A. CALL TO ORDER: The chair will call the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday January 18, 2024.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Board chair will lead the meeting by saying the
pledge of allegiance.
C. SOMETHING POSITIVE: Floor is open to say something positive to get the
meeting off on the right foot.
D. ROLL CALL: The district clerk will take the roll and report to the chair that there
is (is not) a quorum present to do business.
E. RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS:
F. PRESENTATION:
G. PUBLIC COMMENT: Community can speak on issues (not personnel issues) not
on the agenda but the board cannot enter into dialog about the topic because it
was not specifically identified on the agenda. If it is an item the board needs to
deal with then it can be added to a future meeting agenda.
H. BOARD BUSINESS:
1. AGENDA: Board will approve the agenda.
2. ACTION ON MINUTES: Board will review the minutes of the regular board
meeting held on December 14, 2023. They will modify the minutes if
necessary and act upon them. Copies of the minutes will either be mailed
(emailed) before the meeting or will be available when the board convenes.
3. FINANCIAL REPORTS: The staff will present a list of bills to be paid. The
board will review the list, ask questions, modify as necessary and act upon the
schedule. A copy will be available at the meeting.
I. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
1. PRESIDENTS REPORT: The board president will share any information
deemed significant with the rest of the board.
2. OTHER MEMBER REPORTS: Other school board members may present
information of their choice to the other board members.
3. STAFF REPORTS: Staff members will report on items of significance to the
board.
a. Superintendent/Principal:
b. Business Clerk:
c. Transportation:
J. CO-OP BUSINESS:
a. Co-op Funds
K. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Flex Schedule
b. Cook Position
L. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Winifred School Mascot
b. Teacher Negotiation Committee
c. Two-way School Bus Radios
d. First Reading 6000 series Policies
e. State minimum Wage Increase
f. Fire Department Access
M. MISCELLANEOUS: Informational items will be presented here including the
date and time of the next school board meeting.
N. ADJOURNMENT: When all items of business on the agenda have been
addressed, the meeting will be adjourned.
Agenda packets are available at the office.
Section 2-3-203 – All meetings must be open to the public, including committees.
Section specifies the board chair as having a unique role in closing meetings. A meeting
can be closed only if the board chair determines that the demand of individual privacy
clearly exceeds the merits o0f public disclosure, or when discussing a litigating strategy
in which at least one of the parties is private.