At least two area school district boards of education will hold their regular monthly meetings, Monday evening (Feb. 21st). In Griswold, the School Board meeting gets underway at 5:30-p.m. in the Conference Room at the High School. New Business on their agenda includes (but is not limited to…), considering and possible approval of:

• Auditor bids for Fiscal Years 2023,2024, & 2025 (Decision Required [D.R.])
• E-Rate Application [D.R.]
• Chemical Application, Middle School Gym, and Baseball Field Maintenance bids. [D.R.]
• Mowing Specifications [D.R.]
• An adjustment to Substitute Pay (Information only, or [D.R.])

The Griswold School Board will then consider/act on entering into a Closed Session for strategy negotiations with the Certified Bargaining Unit.

In Audubon, the District School Board meets at 7-p.m., Monday, in the High School Board Room. Action items on their agenda include:

• Naming the Audubon Education Association as the Official Bargaining Unit for Teachers.
• Setting the time and dates for: Public Bargaining Meeting (Board opening proposal), & a hearing on the School Calendar.
• The Board will also act on approving an agreement with Advantage Administrators, re: Early Retirement HRA.
• Act on approving the second reading of policies (105, 200.1, 210.8, 212, 212.1, 401.4, 502.4 & 606.6)
• Rescinding Policy 307,
• and they will act on any Personnel matters to come before the Board (Resignations, Contracts, etc.)

The Audubon School Board is expected to receive an Open Bargaining Proposal from the Audubon Education Association, prior to hearing regular monthly reports from the Superintendent, Principals and with regard to Transportation.