H-BC School Board
meets Jan. 9
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Minutes
January 9, 2024
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for its semi-monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the H-BC School District Board room, 301 N Summit Ave, Hills, MN.
Board members and Administration present were Gehrke, Helgeson,
Rauk and Uittenbogaard. Superintendent Holthaus, Principal Kellenberger and
Business Manager Rozeboom were also in attendance. Board members Bosch,
Harnack and Rozeboom were absent.
Appointed Eric Uittenbogaard as Acting Treasurer.
Motion by Helgeson, second by Rauk, and carried to approve the agenda.
No visitors.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Arlyn Gehrke
Vice Chairperson: Tim Bosch
Clerk: Tamara Rauk
Treasurer: Ethan Rozeboom
BOARD COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS by Board Chairperson:
-Personnel/Negotiations/Budget*: Arlyn Gehrke, Tami Rauk, Ethan Rozeboom
-Building/Grounds*: Tim Bosch*, Chris Harnack, Ethan Rozeboom
-Transportation: Arlyn Gehrke, Tim Bosch, Chris Harnack
-MSHSL: Tim Bosch, Chris Harnack
-Policy: Ethan Rozeboom, Travis Helgeson, Eric Uittenbogaard
-Safety: Tim Bosch, Chris Harnack, Ethan Rozeboom
-Curriculum: Tami Rauk, Eric Uittenbogaard, Travis Helgeson
-Staff Development/Continuing Education: Tami Rauk
-Gifted and Talented: Travis Helgeson
-Community Education: Tim Bosch
-Legislation: Ethan Rozeboom
-Teachers Administration Board-TAB: Arlyn Gehrke, Tami Rauk
*Also serves as Rock County Liaison
PATRIOT PRIDE:
-H-BC Football Players made Daily Globe All-Area Team - Beau Bakken, Riley
Tatge, Jack Moser, Micah Bush
-On 12/15/23 H-BC Blue Knowledge Bowl team (Grades 7-9) placed 14th out of
38 teams which advanced them to Regions at SMSU in Marshall on
1/3/24.There they placed 21st out of 30 teams. Members: Tryg Tollefson, Tatyana
Williams, Carie Merson and Katelyn Chesley.
-Local Organizations and Individuals that donated to families in need this time
of year- Including- Alliance Communications, First Presbyterian Church of Beaver
Creek, Rock County SHARE, Steen Reformed Church Sunday School Department
-Secondary Band playing at the SkyForce game this past Sunday.
COMMITTEE REPORTS/UPDATES:
Personnel/Finance Committee Meeting 1/3/2024
Motion by Helgeson, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve consent
agenda:
-Minutes—12/26/2023
-Bills
-Imprest Cash Report
-Second Reading of ESST Non Certified Staff Handbook Language
-Assigning Tyson Metzger as 9th grade Boys Basketball Coach
-Designating the District Depository as Security Savings Bank, Hills, MN -Designating the Rock County Star-Herald as the district’s official newspaper
-Designating the District Office Entrance #1 (301 N Summit Ave, Hills, MN) as
the official location for posting notice of all district meetings and announcements
-Designating setting Second and Fourth Monday of the month as Board Meeting
Days at 7 p.m. in the Secondary School Board Room-301 N Summit Ave, Hills,
MN for Board of Education Meetings for the 2024 year. On those days that are
designated as legal meeting days.
-Designating Knutson Flynn & Deans, PA as the District’s Legal Counsel -Designating Superintendent and Board Chairperson as authorized to seek
assistance for District legal matters with assigned legal counsel
-Designating the Treasurer to Pay Bills
-Designating the Superintendent and Business Office to perform the duties of
Treasurer
-Designating the Business Manager and Superintendent to make wire transfers
for District Bond Payments and other district expenses that may require such
transactions
-Designating the Superintendent to contract for goods and services
-Designating the Business Manager and Athletic Director to sign checks on the
Imprest account.
-Designating the Elementary Principal, Todd Holthaus as Local Education
Agency/Federal Programs Director
-Designating Principal, Andrew Kellenberger, as the Title IX Coordinator
-Mileage Reimbursement rate of per mile for personal use of vehicle, when
district vehicle is unavailable.
-Designate the chair of the MSHSL H-BC Board Committee as the Board
Representative to the MN State High School League and voting member
Motion by Uittenbogaard, second by Rauk, and carried to approve Setting
Board Member compensation:
-Meeting Pay: $50.00
-Full Day Meeting Pay: $50.00
-Committee Pay: $50.00
-Mileage Reimbursement for attending outside of district meetings: 60.3 cents.
Motion by Rauk, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve Resolution providing for combined polling places for school district elections not held on the day of a statewide election for the year 2025.
Motion by Uittenbogaard, second by Helgeson, and carried to approve Resolution Resolution directing the Superintendent to make recommendations for adjustments in curriculum, programs, and staff for the 2024-2025 school year.
Motion by Rauk, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve Setting Student Fees for the following Activities at No Charge for 2024 School Year: Boys and Girls Golf, Boys and Girls Track, Summer Elementary Swimming registration and busing, Summer Speed Camp registration, Secondary Band and Choir Valleyfair Trip.
Motion by Helgeson, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve moving
the Board of Education Regular Meeting from Monday, January 22, 2024, to Wednes-
day, January 24, 2024.
DISTRICT NON-ACTION ITEMS:
-Secondary Principal Report
-Superintendent/Elementary Principal Report
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
•Regular Board Meeting, Wednesday, January 24
•Regular Board Meeting, Monday, February 12
Motion by Helgeson, second by Rauk, and carried to approve adjournment of
meeting.
Time of Adjournment 7:55 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
