Greenbush-Middle River School Board Regular MeetingMonday, April 20, 2026

June 04, 2026

Greenbush-Middle River ISD #2683

Greenbush-Middle River School Board Regular Meeting

Monday, April 20, 2026

Greenbush Middle River School Library

401 Park Avenue West, Greenbush, MN 56726

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, April 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM.

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

Members Present:

__X__ Kurt Stenberg

__X__ Allison Harder

_____ SueAnn Wahl

__X__ Brandon Ignaszewski

_____ Peter Kern

__X__ Ross Waage

__X__ Danielle Berg

Members Absent: SueAnn Wahl, Peter Kern

Others Present: Brittany Babcock, Katie Johnson, Hannah Black, Brian Burkel, Mark &

Laurie Stromsodt

3. Approve Agenda

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

Administrators.

Motion by Kurt Stenberg, second by Brandon Ignaszewski, to approve the agenda as

submitted/amended.

4. Laurie Stromsodt will be here to request funds for the Greenbush Summer

Recreation Program and Middle River Summer Recreation Program.

Laurie is here requesting to use Community Ed dollars for both summer

recreation programs (including requesting on behalf of Lynsey Hanson, as she

was unable to attend the meeting.)

5. 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.

6. Act on Previous Minutes

Suggested Board Action:

Motion by Ross Waage second by Allison Harder, to approve the minutes of the March

16, 2026 Regular board meeting as presented/amended.

7. Business Services

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

Audit committee: Wahl & Stenberg

1. Treasurer's Report

Informational item

attach treasurer's report

GREENBUSH MIDDLE RIVER SCHOOLS

TREASURER'S REPORT FOR MONTH OF

April, 2026

2. Pay Claims

Suggested board action: Motion by Allison Harder, seconded by Kurt Stenberg to

approve payments of bills; check #42722 through #42800 for a total of $333,338.83

and purchasing card electronic payments dated April 20, 2026 and electronic fund

transfers as submitted.

attach:

-check register by bank and check with date xx.ss.xxxx

-Pcard statement with date

-Electronic Funds Transfers with date

8. Reports & Information

1. Boards & Committees

Committee/Board representative reports such as:

1. NWRIC - Kurt attended the last meeting. New news.

2. GMRTC Joint Powers Board - Meet next month.

3. Negotiations - met with Jamie regarding Principal/AD negotiation/contract

4. Board Committees

A. Principal

i. Quarter 4 midterms

ii. Prom May 2nd

iii. Graduation May 24th

GREENBUSH-MIIDDRLEIV EIRS CHOOLS

TRIEASURERR'SE PORTIF ORM ONTHO F MARCH,2 ,026

Beginning Balance

Receipts

Expenditures

Endi,ngB alanice

$1,927 ,496,.!;J,g

$.5791, 721.21,

.$491,513.96,

$2,015,704.24

iv. Handbook: Jamie has provided two documents; Elementary Handbook

and High School Handbook. Explained changes.

B. Superintendent

i. New hires and resignations

ii. Digital mapping (grant)

iii. Summer Recreation request discussion

iv. Facility Use Policy

v. ICS update

vi. FCCLA National Conference

9. Action Items

1. Field Trip / Event Requests

FCCLA National Conference 7-4-26 to 7-10-26

Motion by Brandon Ignaszewski, second by Allison Harder, to approve the

National FCCLA trip to Washington DC on July 4, 2026 to July 10, 2026.

2. Accept Gifts & Donations

Gifts/donations for the month of March

Motion by Brandon Ignaszewski, seconded by Ross Waage to accept with gratitude

the following gifts and donations:

● $250.00 from Ben Anderson to Preschool

● $25.00 from 1 Better Liquor to Class of 2033 - 5th Grade

● $25.00 from 1 Better Liquor to Wrestling

3. Approve the hiring of Ryan Norberg as JH baseball coach for the 2025-2026

school year.

Motion by Brandon Ignaszewski, second by Danielle Berg to approve the hiring of

Ryan Norberg as JH baseball coach for the 2025-2026 school year.

4. Approve the resignations of Martyn Novacek and Ben Evans as JH Football

coaches and open the positions.

Motion by Kurt Stenberg, second by Brandon Ignaszewski to approve the

resignations of Martyn Novacek and Ben Evans as JH Football coaches and open

the positions.

5. Approve the elementary and secondary handbooks for the 2026-2027 school

year.

Motion by Brandon Ignaszewski, second by Kurt Stenberg to approve the

elementary and secondary handbooks for the 2026-2027 school year.

6. Approve request from the cities of Greenbush and Middle River to support

summer recreation activities. A request has been received from the City of

Middle River Summer Recreation Program and the City of Greenbush

Summer Recreation Program to continue support of summer youth ball in

Greenbush and Middle River. The district has provided this support through

its community education funds in the amount of $2000 to each community to

offset expenses for Summer Recreation youth ball.

Motion by Brandon Ignaszewski, second by Kurt Stenberg to approve the request

that $2000 be given to the cities of Greenbush and Middle River to support their

respective summer recreation activities. Oppose: Danielle Berg (wanted amount

raised)

10. Future Meetings

● Regular School Board Meeting - May 18 at 6:00 p.m. in Greenbush Middle River

School Library

● Joint Powers Meeting May 18, 2026 in Greenbush at 5:00 p.m.

11. Adjourn

Motion by Brandon Ignaszewski, seconded by Kurt Stenberg to adjourn.