Tri-County School District ISD #2358 Regular Board of Education Meeting Tuesday September 10, 2025 Tri-County School Library Karlstad, Minnesota

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Murray at 6:00 p.m. A quorum was determined.  

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Members Present were M Koland, A Anderson, K Helling, K Oliver, S Murray, and, D Olson, R Hanson, 

Members Absent were: None

Also Present was Superintendent McKeever and Principal Dalia Englund

We are Proud: 

We are proud of our administrators, Kevin and Dalia, for starting the year off with positivity and appreciation! 

Kevin 

We are proud of our school board as we recognize their time and efforts during School Board Recognition Month as they serve our district in a very positive and professional manner. Thanks for all you do!!

Motion by member K Oliver second by member A Anderson to approve the agenda as Presented. UC

Citizen Comments: None

Motion by S Murray, second by D Olson to approve the minutes of the August 13, 2025 Regular meeting as presented. UC

Pay Claims

Audit Committee: Oliver/Helling

Motion by K Helling, seconded by K Oliver to authorize payment for September, 2025 claims in the funds as presented in the total amount of $ 117,187.10. UC

FUND THIS YEAR             PREVIOUS YR

01 GENERAL $105,650.31 $144,783.06

02 FOOD SERVICE $7,909.17 $4,814.19

04 COMMUNITY SERVICE $350.00 $990.57

07 DEBT REDEMPTION $0.00 $0.00

21 STUDENT ACTIVITIES $3,276.76            $3,255.60

TOTAL $117,187.10            $153,843.42

Boards & Committee Report

1. NWRIC

2. Sports Co-Op 

3. MSBA

4. GMRTC Joint Powers Board

5. School Board Committees

Superintendent Report – September 10, 2025 

School Board Recognition Month (September) 

Thanks for all you do for the school and kids! 

Greatly appreciated for your time and dedication to serve! 

1. Fabulous Start to the school year! Things have been going really well. Students are fabulous and the staff has been great to work with. We are beginning to get a rhythm and routine going which is always good for kids! 

2. Enrollment: The school year ended with 172 student K-12. The new school year began with 176 students K-12 for an increase of 4 students. 

3. Approve motion to Levy the Max. Unfortunately, the Levy system has not opened yet so I cannot access our levy sheets or the documents necessary to send to MDE and the County. We may have to just Levy the Max for now and then we have until December to make final decisions but would more than likely Levy the max at that time as well. If the system opens by Wednesday, I will update the forms for the meeting. The system did open, but they have not included our LTFM as of today, which would be an inaccurate display of our tax authority and misrepresent whether taxes would go up or down. 

4. Auditors will be on site September 22-25. SMS will also be here to answer any questions and to help Kristyne navigate the audit. 

5. ICS Student and Community Meetings: We will be scheduling listening sessions with the students on the PM of Wednesday, September 24. This will be followed by a community session that evening around 5:30 p.m. Each board member will be asked to invite 5 people to the meeting. Staff will be encouraged to do the same. We will be placing information on social media and on the website along with some instant alert messages. More information will be given at the board meeting on Wednesday. 

6. On the agenda you will be asked to approve the hiring of Nicolette Housey as paraprofessional for the 2025-2026 school year. 

7. Back-up freezer is out. Expensive to fix so looking at some options to buy a reasonably priced new one. Also looking for a newer washing machine. 

8. Concrete work did not turn out as planned so they will be returning to redo some of it to help it look more attractive and have less chance of chipping at the seam. We began the process of raising the concrete at the main entrance of the gym but may have run into some rebar issues. He will return again with a saw and continue to raise the rest in a week or so.

Motion by M Koland, second by K Oliver to accept donations listed below. UC

$150.00 Sand Ridge Home Supply & Design 

$150.00 Spilde Construction & Design 

$200.00 Karlstad Lions Club 

$100.00 Steien Insurance Agency 

$200.00 Farmers Union Oil - Lake Bronson 

$50.00 Thrivent - Hallock 

$50.00 C&M For Sales 

$50.00 PKM Electric 

$250.00 Folland Construction 

$100.00 Supermarket Foods 

$100.00 Hands on Massage 

Motion by R Hanson second by A Anderson, to approve the the motion to certify the preliminary 2025 payable 2026 school tax levy for the “Maximum” Amount. UC

Motion by K Oliver second by M Koland, to approve the the hiring of Nicolette Housey as Paraprofessional for the 2025-2026 school year. UC

Next Regular School Board Meeting: October 8,2025 at the Tri-County School Library at 6:00pm

Motion by M Koland, second by K Helling to adjourn. UC

 Respectfully Submitted,

Mark Koland, Board Clerk

Steve Murray, Board Chair

(January 1, 2026)