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The Laporte 歪歪漫画 Board certified the payable 2025 property tax levy at the maximum set by the Minnesota Department of Education鈥檚 (MDE) state formula.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 what we typically do at this meeting,鈥� said Superintendent A.J. Dombeck on Monday, Sept. 9.

The maximum is currently $1,175,068.

There was no further discussion and the motion passed unanimously.

They set the truth-in-taxation meeting date for 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9.

In other business, the school board did this:

• Altered the school calendar so that Feb. 14 changed from an early release to a workshop day, while March 28 went from an early release to a normal school day.
• Heard Dombeck鈥檚 report that construction is stalled due to permit issues.
• Discussed the possibility of purchasing a snow plow, due to the lack of bids for snow removal. Board consensus was to seek bids from locals who have pickups with snow plow attachments.
• Approved Barb Benson's Family and Medical Leave Act request, beginning Aug 14.
• Approved the hiring of Meghan Smith as secretary/lunch coordinator and Rachel Remitz as a paraprofessional.
• Approved the non-certified 2024-26 master contract. This includes bus drivers, paraprofessionals, cooks, custodians and secretaries. Dombeck said the pay increases for the next two years 鈥渒eeps us pretty competitive with our neighbors.鈥�

The next regular meeting is 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14.