H-BC School Board meets June 14

H-BC School Board 
meets June 14
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Minutes
June 14, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for its semi-monthly 
meeting at 7:02 p.m. in the H-BC Secondary School Board room.
Board members present were Bosch, Fransman, Gehrke, Harnack, Knobloch, Rauk, and Rozeboom. Superintendent Holthaus, Principal Kellenberger 
and Business Manager Rozeboom were also in attendance.
Oath of Office: Appointed Board Member Fransman.
Public input for in-person learning plan for the 2021-2022 school year.
Motion by Bosch, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve the agenda. Proposed Addition to the agenda: 8.16, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8
Visitor to the meeting was Mavis Fodness of the Star Herald.
PATRIOT PRIDE:
-HBC All-Conference Golfers - Tess Van Maanen, Thomas Dysthe, and
Hannah Fick
-Track All-Conference - Tyson Bork, Cole Baker, Dewell Rauk, Casey Kueter,
Liam Raymon, Taryn Rauk, Brandon Taubert, Ty Bundesen, Cooper Gehrke,
Ashlee Kelderman, Emma Deelstra, Brynn Rauk, Abby Knobloch
-Golf Sections and end of season
-Track Sections--Great job! Girls 4 by 100 and Boys 4 by 100 teams advance
to state. Girls--Abby Harris, Layla Deelstra, Taryn Rauk, Ashlee Kelderman;
Boys--Cole Baker, Tyson Bork, Dewell Rauk, Gavin Wysong
-H-BC Choir Performance Foreigner Concert, Friday, June 25
-Great end to the school year!
-Graduation!
BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS:
-Personnel/Finance 6/9; Building Grounds Committee 6/14
Motion by Bosch, second by Knobloch, and carried to approve Consent Agenda:
-Minutes—05/24/2021
-Bills and Imprest
-Property/Casualty/Cyber/Vacant Building Liability Insurance agreements
beginning July 1, 2021 and covering through June 30, 2022.
-Agreement with Meulebroeck, Taubert & Co., PLLP to audit district financials
for fiscal year 2021
-Revoke Policy 808 COVID 19 Face Covering Policy effective immediately
-Teri Richard’s resignation as teacher effective the end of the 2020-2021
school year.
-Hiring Steve Wiertzema as Secondary Business/Accounting 
Teacher and Athletic Director for the 2021-2022 school year.
-Hiring Tyler Johnson as K-12 Art Teacher for the 2021-2022 school year.
-Hiring Kerri Baker as Secondary Math Teacher for the 2021-2022 school year.
-Hiring Erika Bierman as K-12 Vocal Music Teacher for the 2021-2022 school
year.
-Hiring Max Wolgen as Secondary Science Teacher for the 2021-2022 school
year.
-Assigning Amy Comp as District Band Teacher for the 2021-2022 school year.
-Assigning Dan Ellingson as Knowledge Bowl Coach.
-Assigning Steph Bass and Caitlin Slaba as Co-Secondary Student Council
Advisors
-Assigning Secondary Advisory Co-Leaders Samantha McGaffee and Alison
Ceynowa-Breuer
-Assigning Kale Wiertzema as Head Boys Basketball Coach for the 2021-2022
School Year
INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS:
Motion by Harnack, second by Rozeboom, and carried to 
approve Donation Resolution- $85.00 for FFA Student Account.
Motion by Rauk, second by Fransman, and carried to approve payment of remaining amount towards MN State High School League invoice from 2020-2021.
Motion by Harnack, second by Knobloch, and carried to approve
changing Regular Board of Education Meeting from Monday, July 26,
2021 to Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 7 p.m.
Motion by Knobloch, second by Bosch, and carried to approve offering Afterschool enrichment childcare program for the 2021-2022 school year. Hiring a Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator.
Motion by Harnack, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve Safe Return to in-person learning plan for the 2021-2022 school year-ESSER III.
Motion by Harnack, second by Fransman, and carried to approve Quote for replacement of Elementary Retaining Wall by BlueStone Landscape Company-$32,800
Motion by Rozeboom, second by Knobloch, and carried to approve Quote for New Concrete GAGA Cement Platform at the Elementary School and cement platform for the relocation of the elementary school transformer for $27,823 with Verhey Concrete of Hills.
Motion by Bosch, second by Harnack, and carried to approve Electrical quote for relocation of elementary school transformer for $26,194 with RB Electric of Lester Iowa.
DISTRICT NON-ACTION ITEMS:
•Hearing for District Miscellaneous Pay 2021-2022 Schedule
•Hearing for District Fee 2021-2022 Schedule
•Preliminary 2022 Budget
•Secondary Principal Report
•Superintendent/Elementary Principal Report
•Legislative Update
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Regular Board Meeting, June 28
Regular Board Meeting, July 12
Meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
(07-08)