The Mineral Point School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening.
— The Board recognized the following accomplishment:
- State FFA Auctioneering
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— The Board unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) the consent agenda consisting of minutes, bills payable, credit card statement, and committee reports.
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— The Board heard a recap of the State Education Convention from President Aaron Dunn.
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— Superintendent Mitch Wainwright shared his monthly budget update.
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— The Board heard an update on the Food Service Department.
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— The Board held a first reading of updates to the following policies, which will be brought back to a future meeting for a vote:
- 181 Rules of Order
- 189 Virtual Board Meetings
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— The Board listened to a Winter Data Assessment report from building principals.
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— The Board unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) the second reading of the following policies:
- Policy 150 Board Governance
- Policy 151.1 Policy Review
- Policy 161 Board Member Authority
- Policy 171 Regular Board Meetings
- Policy 171.2 Agenda Preparation & Dissemination
- Policy 172 Special Board Meeting
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— The Board unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) a trip to New York City for the high school choir in March 2028.
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— The Board unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) a trip to Costa Rica for the high school Spanish Club in June 2027.
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— The Board unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) the hiring of Chad Whitford as Head Varsity Football Coach.
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— The Board unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) the District Calendar for the 2026-27 school year. It will be publicized in the near future.
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— The Board discussed its upcoming business including the Winter Board Retreat set for February 11.
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— The Board unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) the hiring of Allison Barth as Middle School Instructional Assistant.
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— The next regular meeting of the Board will be Monday, March 9 at 6 pm.
— Please note: these meeting summaries are not to be considered official minutes. Rather, official minutes are approved at the following regular monthly board meeting.