H-BC School Board
meets June 9
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Minutes
Monday, June 09, 2025
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for its semi-monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Secondary School District Board Room, 301 N Summit Avenue, Hills, MN.
Board members and Administration present were Gehrke, Harnack, Helgeson,
Rauk, Rozeboom and Uittenbogaard. Superintendent Holthaus, Principal Kellenberger and Business Manager Rozeboom were also in attendance. Board member Bosch was absent.
Motion by Rauk, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve the agenda.
Additions: 7.9, 7.10, 8.2
No Visitors.
PATRIOT PRIDE:
•MN State Track Participants June 10-12:
(4 X 100 and 4 X 200 Relays Boys)- Bode Kruger, Brodie Metzger, Blake
Leenderts, Micah Bush,
(Triple Jump) Micah Bush,
(Long Jump)- Blake Leenderts,
(4 X100 relay- Girls) Brynn Bakken, Trinity Olson, Ava Steinhoff, Abigail Harris,
(100, 200)- Brynn Baaken,
(Shot Put) Beau Bakken,Jackson Gacke
(Discuss)-Jackson Gacke
(High Jump)- Ava Steinhoff
•Section 3A Girls Track Coach of the Year - Coach Rex Metzger
•MN State Golf June 10 and 11- Abigayl Olson
•Trap Team- 4A Conference Championship
•Robotics Team heading to Worcester, Massachusetts for their competition-
Coach Mrs. Moore and Josh Tollefson
Members: Penni Moore, Eva Hubbard, Ian Lingen, Noah Engelkes, LiIy Fick,
Elaina Bos, Ryker Gehrke, Norah Tatge, Bentley Cleveland, & Arya Tollefson
BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS/UPDATES:
•Curriculum Team/Civic Readiness- 6/9/25
Motion by Helgeson, second by Harnack, and carried to approve consent agenda:
•Minutes—05/28/2025
•Bills
•Construction Draw #14
•Prairie Farms (Land O Lakes Milk) Milk Contract for 2025-2026 school year
•Agreement with Meulebroeck, Taubert & Co., PLLP to audit district financials
for fiscal year 2025
•Emily Opheim’s resignation as Special Needs Paraprofessional Effective
06/05/2025.
•Hire Samantha McGaffee as Summer Office Support for the Summer of
2025
•Districts Language Access Plan
•Gifting the Rock County Historical Society with the old High School
Cornerstone and Time capsule from 1921
•Curriculum Cycle for the 2025-2026 School Year
Motion by Harnack, second by Rauk, and carried to approve accepting H-BC
Elementary Site Landscape bid from Bluestone Landscape, LLC as recommended
by RA Morton Construction Managers.
Motion by Uittenbogaard, second by Harnack, and carried to approve accepting the Curriculum Advisory Recommendation for Read Act Curricular Materials Benchmark Advance beginning with the 2025-2026 School Year.
DISTRICT NON-ACTION ITEMS:
•Update Curriculum Advisory Committee and Civic Readiness
•2025-2206 Preliminary Budget Update
•Superintendent Report
•Legislative Update
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
•Regular Board Meeting, Wednesday, June 25
•Regular Board Meeting, Monday, July 14
Motion by Harnack, second by Helgeson, and carried to approve adjournment of meeting.
Time of Adjournment 7:48 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
(08-14)
