January 27 Board Meeting Highlights

ISD 199 School Board Meeting Highlights: January 27, 2025
Posted on 01/28/2025
ISD 199 School Board Member Liz Niemioja accepts her certificate for completing all phases of the Minnesota School Board Association training

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The Inver Grove Heights School Board met on Monday, January 27, with the following items on the agenda:

District Highlight

  • Inver Grove Heights Schools (ISD 199) School Board Vice Chair and Treasurer Jake Klingner presented a Leadership Development Certificate to ISD 199 School Board Member Liz Niemioja for her completion of the Minnesota School Board Association’s training phases one through four.
  • ISD 199 Director of Special Services Abel Riodique, Director of Community Education Barb Pierce, and Director of Learning Megan Blazek thanked paraprofessionals in honor of Paraprofessional Recognition Week. Paraprofessionals make great things happen for our students!

Consent Agenda

  • Approval of minutes from the regular school board meeting on December 9
  • Approval of minutes from the special school board meeting on January 13
  • Approval of cash disbursements
  • Approval of personnel transactions
  • Approval of donations, gifts, and grants
  • Approval of Request for Proposal School Food Supplier

Information Items

  • ISD 199 Director of Business Services Heather Aune presented the Fiscal Year 2026 Budgeting Parameters
  • ISD 199 Superintendent Dave Bernhardson presented a First Reading for Review of policies 215, 511, 512, 701, 807.1, 901, 902, 903, and 904
  • Board committee reports
  • Membership reports


Action Items

  • Approval of the Fiscal Year 2024 Audit
  • Approval of the Second Reading for Review of policies 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, and 522
  • Approval of the 2025 Legislative Priorities

Click here for video of this school board meeting. The next work session will be held on Monday, February 10, in the ISD 199 District Office Board Room, 2990 80th Street East in Inver Grove Heights. The next regular school board meeting will be held on Monday, February 24, at Inver Grove Heights Middle School, 8167 Cahill Avenue in Inver Grove Heights. Both meetings will start at 5:30 PM.