LEROY-OSTRANDER board adopts consent agenda, sets substitute-pay approach and accepts paraprofessional resignation
March 21, 2024 | LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, School Boards, Minnesota
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The Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools board approved its consent agenda on March 19 after adding language specifying that base pay for external noncertified substitutes be determined by experience. The motion to approve the consent agenda with that addition passed by voice vote.
Board members debated whether to set a hard floor for substitute pay or to allow administrative discretion. Several trustees emphasized transparency and consistency; one trustee suggested language that substitutes returning from prior employment could be returned to their previous pay rate or have base pay adjusted by experience. The final motion added "base pay determined by experience" to the personnel item before the consent agenda was approved.
The board also accepted the resignation of paraprofessional Pat Hubdi, effective May 30, 2024. Trustees praised Hubdi’s roughly 10 years of service and noted she is willing to sub when available.
In other business, administrators approved the second reading of multiple policies and advanced several first readings. The board adopted the 2024–25 district calendar after staff reported they solicited input from principals and consortium partners. Trustees approved housing tax abatements for three new home projects (Hughes, Marks, Myron Parsons) after noting they are new construction and not yet producing tax revenue to the district.
Jen, a district administrator, said a solar-industry company, National Grid Renewables, has contacted the district about a possible partnership that could include annual donations to schools. Jen described the potential as "a pretty significant, up to a 4 to 5 figure, donation every year to the school district," and said the district would share formal information when it arrives. Exact donation amounts and terms were not finalized and will be presented to the board when the company provides a formal proposal.
The board also heard committee reports, noted an upcoming scholarship breakfast and committee meetings, discussed potential bus routing impacts from State Highway 56 roadwork, and adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Board members debated whether to set a hard floor for substitute pay or to allow administrative discretion. Several trustees emphasized transparency and consistency; one trustee suggested language that substitutes returning from prior employment could be returned to their previous pay rate or have base pay adjusted by experience. The final motion added "base pay determined by experience" to the personnel item before the consent agenda was approved.
The board also accepted the resignation of paraprofessional Pat Hubdi, effective May 30, 2024. Trustees praised Hubdi’s roughly 10 years of service and noted she is willing to sub when available.
In other business, administrators approved the second reading of multiple policies and advanced several first readings. The board adopted the 2024–25 district calendar after staff reported they solicited input from principals and consortium partners. Trustees approved housing tax abatements for three new home projects (Hughes, Marks, Myron Parsons) after noting they are new construction and not yet producing tax revenue to the district.
Jen, a district administrator, said a solar-industry company, National Grid Renewables, has contacted the district about a possible partnership that could include annual donations to schools. Jen described the potential as "a pretty significant, up to a 4 to 5 figure, donation every year to the school district," and said the district would share formal information when it arrives. Exact donation amounts and terms were not finalized and will be presented to the board when the company provides a formal proposal.
The board also heard committee reports, noted an upcoming scholarship breakfast and committee meetings, discussed potential bus routing impacts from State Highway 56 roadwork, and adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
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