Pipestone Area Schools Special Meeting Minutes – April 25, 2023


ISD #2689 School Board

April 25, 2023

SUMMARY OF MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #2689,

PIPESTONE COUNTY, PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA

A special meeting of the School Board, ISD #2689, was held in Conference Room 1148, MS/HS on April 25, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. The following members were present: Chairman Brad Carson; Directors Katie Wiese, Chrissy DeBates, Daphne Likness, Mark Hiniker, and Lance Oye. Absent – Randy Erdman. Also present – Deb Peschon, Lee Warne, JoLynn Nangle, Nancy Stiles, and Kyle Kuphal. Chairman Carson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Motion by Wiese, second by DeBates, approved the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. Lee Warne with MSBA, who is assisting in the superintendent search told the board he was hoping for a much larger pool of applicants. A search should be a three (3) month process and with the timing of Superintendent Enerson’s resignation, there was only a couple of months. Warne stated several school districts in Minnesota are running into the same situation. He recommended the board to think about what they would like to do. The district could look at suspending the search and look at hiring an interim for one year. Warne stated this has no reflection on the candidates or the pool. If the board decides to hire an interim, MSBA will help with the process and Warne feels there wouldn’t be an issue with getting an experienced superintendent for that. He also stated they will do the search next year at no cost. After discussion, a motion by Hiniker, second by Oye, to suspend the superintendent search, and to restart the search next year, with the assistance of MSBA in finding an interim superintendent. Motion carried 5-1 with Wiese opposing.

Motion by Oye, second by Likness, to adjourn the meeting (7:45 p.m.). Motion carried unanimously.

Dated: April 25, 2023. Approved and dated by the board May 22, 2023.

Deb Peschon, Recording Secretary