Greenbush-Middle River School Board Regular Meeting Monday, March 16, 2026

Agenda for the Greenbush-Middle River School Board Regular Meeting to be held in the Greenbush Middle River School Library, 401 Park Avenue West, Greenbush, MN 56726 on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM.

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

Members Present:

__X__ Kurt Stenberg

__X__ Allison Harder

__X__ SueAnn Wahl

__X__ Brandon Ignaszewski

__X__ Peter Kern

__X__ Ross Waage

__X__ Danielle Berg

Members Absent:

Others Present: Brittany Babcock, Brian Burkel, Deb Koebernick, Jamie Isane

3. Approve Agenda

Recommendation to add items to the agenda from Board Members or School Administrators.

Suggested Board Action:

Motion by SueAnn Wahl, second by Brandon Ignaszewski, to approve the agenda as submitted/amended.

4. Citizen Comments

All speakers are asked to complete the Listening Session Sign-in Form including as much detail as possible and including a printed / written copy of your presentation if one is available. This is an opportunity for the Board to listen, the Board will not engage in dialogue. As a general rule, the Board will not comment on or respond to any comments made by speakers. Please do not include names of Greenbush Middle River School students, employees or representatives, their title, or location in your remarks for your own legal protection and the legal rights of students and staff.

Each speaker will have five (5) minutes to speak: speakers may not roll their time to another speaker. Speakers will be timed and are asked to complete their comments in this time frame. Board members may ask questions if needed. Please begin your presentation by stating your name and topic only.

In the spirit of fairness to all participants, we request that you respect the format above.

Thank you for taking the time today to attend this meeting and share your concerns and suggestions.

5. Act on Previous Minutes

Suggested Board Action:

Motion by Allison Harder, second by Ross Waage, to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2026, Special board meeting as presented.

6. Business Services

Documentation on table 1/2 hour prior to regular meeting.

Audit committee: Ignaszewski & Kern

1. Treasurer’s Report

Informational item

attach treasurer’s report

GREENBUSH MIDDLE RIVER SCHOOLS

TREASURER’S REPORT FOR MONTH OF March, 2026

GREENBUSH-MIDDLER IVERS CHOOLS

TREASURER’S REPORT FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2026

Beginning Balance $1,837,090.52

Receipts $492,312.72

Expenditures $401,906.25

Ending Balanc $1,927,496.99

2. Pay Claims

Suggested board action: Motion by Brandon Ignaszewski, second by Kurt Stenberg to approve payments of bills; check #42665 through #42721 for a total of $83,479.48 and purchasing card electronic payments dated 3-16-26 and electronic fund transfers as submitted.

attach:

-check register by bank and check with date 3-16-26

-Pcard statement with date 3-16-26

-Electronic Funds Transfers with date 3-16-26

7. Reports & Information

1. Boards & Committees

Committee/Board representative reports such as:

1. NWRIC - no March meeting

2. GMRTC Joint Powers Board - next meeting in April

3. Sports Board - met tonight before meeting; Pete gave an update regarding Baseball field makeover. Winter Sports Banquet date set for March 29th, 7pm. New uniforms being purchased for specific sports. E-learning Day activities discussion to have specific policy that aligns consistently with Badger.

4. Board Committees

2. Principal

a. Senior Trip update

b. Mental Health student presentation in Warren on Thursday, March 19th;

GMR students 9-12 will be attending.

c. End of Q3 is Thursday, March 19th. Friday is staff in-service, no school.

d. Spring sports have begun.

e. 26-27 School Calendar proposal

3. Superintendent

a. FCCLA State Trip

b. Revised 25-26 Budget

c. College in the high school

d. Honker/Frostheim newspaper has ceased operation. The Greenbush Tribune will now be the single official newspaper for the GMR School District.

e. Day at the Capital; McKeever attended and gave an update regarding various topics currently being discussed in the state legislature.

f. Art Teacher update

g. ICS site analysis update

8. Action Items

1. Field Trip / Event Requests

FCCLA State Conference March 26-29

Suggested Board Action:

Motion by Peter Kern, second by SueAnn Wahl, to approve the FCCLA trip to Bloomington, MN on March 26-29.

2. Accept Gifts & Donations

None at this time

3. Approve the revised 2025-2026 budget as presented.

Motion by Ross Waage, second by Danielle Berg to approve the revised 2025-2026 budget as presented.

4. Approve the calendar as presented for the 26-27 school year.

Motion by Allison Harder, second by SueAnn Wahl to approve the calendar as presented for the 26-27 school year.

5. Approve the Memorandum of Agreement with University of Minnesota Crookston for Comp II for the Spring Semester.

Motion by Kurt Stenberg, second by Brandon Ignaszewski to approve the Memorandum of Agreement with University of Minnesota Crookston for Comp II for the Spring Semester.

6. Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for Online College in the High School for the 2026-2027 school year.

Motion by Allison Harder, second by Brandon Ignaszewski to approve the Memorandum of Agreement for Online College in the High School for the 2026-2027 school year.

9. Future Meetings

• Regular School Board Meeting - April 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Greenbush Middle River School Library

10. Adjourn

Motion by SueAnn Wahl, 

second by Danielle Berg to adjourn.

(June 3, 2026)