ISD 671 School Board
meets July 13
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Minutes
Monday, July 13, 2026
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 Bosch, Gehrke, Harnack,
Helgeson and Rauk. Superintendent Holthaus and Business Manager Rozeboom
were also in attendance. Principal Kellenberger and Board members Rozeboom and
Uittenbogaard were absent.
Member Harnack was appointed as Acting Treasurer.
Motion by Helgeson, seconded by Harnack, and carried to approve the agenda.
Proposed Additions to Agenda: 8.4. and 8.5.
Visitor to the meeting was Lori Sorenson with the Rock County Star Herald.
BOARD CHAIR STATEMENT FROM CLOSED MEETING ADDRESSING SUPER
INTENDENT YEARLY EVALUATION ON 6/22/2026
BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS/UPDATES
-Building/Grounds - 7/7/26
Motion by Helgeson, seconded by Harnack, and carried to approve consent agenda:
-Board Meeting Minutes from 06/22/2026
-Bills
-Imprest Cash
-Second Reading of Policy 625 - Artificial Intelligence
-First Reading of Policy 533- Wellness- 2026
-Hiring Kayla Kindt as Paraprofessional to begin the 2026-2027 School Year
-Hiring Valerie Rush as Paraprofessional to begin the 2026-2027 School Year
-2026-2027 District Assessment Calendar
-Approve fall 2026-2027 coaching assignments: Football: Rex Metzger/Head
Varsity, Jason Rauk/Assistant Varsity, shared Assistant Varsity Dalton Bass/
Dylan Gehrke, Scott Harnack/Jr. High and Andrew Kellenberger; Volleyball:
Kaylan Untiedt/Head Varsity, Taryn Rauk/Assistant Varsity/9th Grade, Darin
DeBoer/Brianna Leuthold/Jr. High
-District Cardiac Emergency Response Plan as mandated by MN Statute
-Assurances for Fiscal year 2028 District Long Term Facility Maintenance
Plan
-Hills-Beaver Creek School District Handbooks for the 2026-2027 School
Year:
•Preschool Little Patriots Academy Handbook
•Elementary Student Handbook
•Secondary Student Handbook
•Staff Handbook
•Crisis Handbook
•Transportation Handbook
•Patriot Pals Parent Handbook
•Patriot Pals Staff Handbook
Motion by Harnack, seconded by Bosch, and carried to approve Resolution for Fiscal year 2028 District Long Term Facility Maintenance Revenues and Expenditures Plan.
Motion by Rauk, seconded by Bosch, and carried to approve Resolution declaring Supt. Todd Holthaus as the identified official with authority for the MN Department of Education and Identity and Access Management System for the 2026-2027 School Year.
Motion by Harnack, seconded by Helgeson, and carried to approve Donation
Resolution:
•$100.00 from the Happy Hookers & Naughty Knitters Club for books for
Patriot Pals Childcare Center in Memory of Marilyn Jellema
•$20.00 from Blackbaud Giving Fund to Elementary Student Council
•$20.00 from Blackbaud Giving Fund to Secondary Student Council
Motion by Helgeson, seconded by Harnack, and carried to approve awarding Liquid Propane Provider for the 2026-2027 School Year for Elementary School.
Motion by Bosch, seconded by Rauk, and carried to approve awarding Liquid Propane Provider for the 2026-2027 School Year for Secondary School and Hugo
Gymnasium.
DISTRICT NON-ACTION ITEMS:
•Resignation of Calvin Erickson as Agriculture Teacher effective immediately
•Wire Transfer for July 21, 2026 Scheduled Bond Payment - 2013A, 2019A,
2023A and 2025A Bonds
•Update on implementation of Safety Response Protocol (SRP) I Love You
Guys Foundation
•Superintendent Report
STRATEGIC PLANNING ITEMS:
•Date October/November Begin
•Teams forming
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
•July 14, 2026 - July 28, 2026 School Board Candidate Filing window
•Regular Board Meeting, Monday, August 3
•Regular Board Meeting, Monday, August 24
Motion by Bosch, second by Helgeson, and carried to approve Adjournment of meeting.
Time of Adjournment 7:39 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
(08-13)
