Elk Mound school board approves fund-raising for football field turf
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has given approval for a community member to continue fund raising for improvements to the Elk Mound High School football field that would include turf.
Dean Dutzle provided additional information to the Elk Mound school board about the fund-raising efforts at the November 27 meeting.
The school board approved pursuing the project with several conditions, said Eric Wright, district administrator.
One of the conditions is that if there is a large donation for the score board, and the donor would like his or her name on the score board, the Elk Mound Board of Education would have to approve placing the donor’s name on the score board, he said.
The second condition is that if sufficient funds have not been raised in three years, then the money must be returned to the donor, Wright said.
If the donor does not want the money returned, then the donation will go to another school project, he said.
At the October meeting, the Elk Mound school board learned that the turf would benefit softball and baseball, too, because it would allow students to play outside earlier in the spring and would benefit physical education classes as well.
Bus
The Elk Board of Education also approved purchasing a brand new 2023 bus during the November 27 meeting at a cost not to exceed $113,000.
The bus will be purchased now, because if the purchase occurs after January 1, there were will be a cost increase of $10,000, Wright said.
After January 1 there will also be new emission standards for buses, too. The last time the emissions standards were changed, there was a large increase in the price, he said.
The Elk Mound school district will purchase the 2023 bus this year and then will not make a bus purchase next year, Wright said.
Other business
In other business, the Elk Mound Board of Education:
• Presented a Starfish Award for notable educational contributions to Crystal Shafer for her more than 25 years of effort to educate the community on fire safety. Among other activities, Shafer has attended home football games and has handed out fire safety information and is an advocate for fire safety in the community.
• Learned that the Mound View Elementary holiday program will be held at 6 p.m. December 18.
• Learned that the ornament workshop at Mound View Elementary will be held December 11.
• Learned that the Elk Mound Middle School concert will be held December 14 — the grades 5 and 6 concert will be at 6 p.m., and the grades 7 and 8 concert will be at 7:30 p.m.
• Learned that the Elk Mound High School concert will be held December 19 at 7 p.m.
• Approved an updated policy stating that Elk Mound High School students may participate in one sport in the fall, winter and spring. The Board of Education approved allowing students to participate in only one sport at the October meeting.
• Approved the review of safety drills completed as per ACT 143.
• Accepted the resignation of Mike Linberg as a groundskeeper. Linberg is retiring and “has done a tremendous job of making sure the school exteriors look nice,” Wright said. Linberg has taken care of everything on the grounds from mowing to picking up trash, and “We are thankful for his efforts,” he said.
Following a closed session, the Elk Mound Board of Education approved hiring two paraprofessionals: Briana Smart and Heidi Pipkorn.
The Elk Mound Board of Education meets next on December 18.
