MONDAY NEWS
The Crookston School Board will meet on Monday, January 26 at 5:00 p.m. in the Crookston High School Choir and Orchestra room.
The feature program will be from Game One (Dusty Brend, Christopher Pederson, and Alex Starcevic) on athletic apparel and uniforms.
The consent agenda includes approval of the meeting minutes from December 15, 2025 and January 5, 2026, and approval of bills in the amount of $1,233,309.27.
The board will be asked to approve the following personnel items: the separation of employment of paraprofessional Kelsey Fredrick, a resignation from Cooper Freije as head girls golf coach, approve employment of Derik Loonsfoot as a kitchen helper at the high school, and overload agreements with Andrea Adrian and Kristine Dickson.
The board will be asked to approve $47,978 in donations. $10,000 donations from the Crookston Pirate Boosters for the weight room and the Crookston Baseball Association for the strength coach. $13,700 from the June Shaver Endowment for healthcare scholarships, $4,100 from the June Shaver Endowment for the Drama Department, $2,500 from Robert and Jenny Proulx for students in need, $2,500 from the Crookston Wrestling Club for a strength coach, $2,500 from the United Way for the Eat United program, $1,250 from the United Way for the PATCH program, $928 from the Minnesota FFA Foundation for the FFA program, and $500 from Bob and Kathy Altringer for Highland School playground.
There will be reports from the administration before the Regular Agenda.
The regular agenda includes the designation of the official law firms as Fischer Rust Law Firm, PLLC; Ratwik, Roszak and Maloney, PA; and Pemberton Law, PLLP. The official media outlets as KROX Radio, the Crookston Watch, and the school district website.
The board will set the meeting dates for the fourth Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m., with the May meeting held on Tuesday, May 26, at 5:00 p.m. and the December meeting on Monday, December 14, at 5:00 p.m., with the Truth and Taxation meeting to follow at 6:00 p.m.
The board will approve committee assignments, and the yearly requirement by state law to approve a resolution directing the administration to make recommendations for reductions in programs and positions, and the reasons therefor. The board will also be asked to approve the purchase of a dishwasher for the high school kitchen at $39,885.47 and camera equipment at $9,760.
