October 14, 2026, School Board Meeting, Part 3 of 3, Harvey, ND
October 14, 2026, School Board Meeting
FFA Boys requesting funds $200/student
National Ag. Mech. Contest: Welding table build, problem solving mech., and building problems (4 competing on National Level)
Superintendent
Facilities elementary buzzer down upgrade & additional one of HS doorbell etc.
2nd Convection oven for HS; Activities bus – lease; Parent & Teachers conference M-W; National FFA Indianapolis
5 yr Strategic plan rough draft starting: Reviewing policy manual; Bismarck conference – Culture of Bldg. & dist.; 1st early out Friday Oct. 30th; Culture & dist. Cohesiveness Hornet Pride Project $137,700.00 and over all pledged $192,700 since August 3rd; Dream for student to have a bus (top of the line at 0 cost to taxpayer) $397,000 overall cost (owned and insured by Harvey 7 yr. lease agreement early payments fine is $1.00)
HS Principle
Reports & questions; Parent & Teachers Conference - parents are very understanding with challenges
Elementary Mr. Every
Enrollments 188 (5 kindergartner & special needs – Angel) plus new K from MT Monday.
97.38% attend, report, study
92% teachers; 91% staff
22 incidents referrals in month of September
WCDH immune & fire trucks here
100% attended goal Parent Teachers Conferences will know after tonight
STAR (Reading/Math) progress was given at Parent Teachers conferences
Superintendent on Activities
Golf ending; Track?; 7 qualify for state meet working on scheduled games; Basketball schedule finalized with officials filled; Co-op Fessenden meeting an update is needed for Co-op agreements; need updated handbook (missing multi-Sports involvement) Co-op is 16 years old “We are closer knit than we have ever been” by Superintendent.
Schedule Board Report
Conference in Bismarck break out session (Same student/ same teachers but better results)
Teacher and Student discussions: 30 minutes on just life conversation as a game 1:1. Students know teachers’ care. Lessons to learn what happened at columbine. Ox-Box outside with Key. Now canter bldg. 30sec with shooting starts and the police should have a copy of the plan of your school.
Dickinson: Scheduled a Fraud Presentation; $4.8 of $4.9 million was recovered; ACH withdrawals, ABC construction (a legitimate company called asking about the payments) came as a ABC Con on the school. Scam that looking at bills & reports on internet of schools by internet and then they mimic your vendors and send emails and bills.
CTE Classes & Centers (towns positive about it????)
DPI: No progress, dollars will be taken away; teacher retention & teacher recruitment; 4.5% for the 1st yr. and 4% the 2nd year; infinite campus has been problematic.
Bus Manager: Audit Report recommended; Bank reconciliation- Behind; manual entry an outside person looking at it.
January 15th, this year’s audit; called Collette and talked about all the turnover and general entries: like segregation of duties. They said they could do our depreciation schedule. Chad: Everything has to be a paper trail. They couldn’t find some documentation. This is an issue!
Hornet pride: Set up savings at 1st State Bank.
Doorbells and intercoms went down at the BM Hanson and HHS camera works well; upgrade BM Hanson $4,472.00 plus adding west parking lot (2nd camera cost $600.00 plus shipping; total of $7,488 out of capital project. Add more security/safety measures.
Game Time: Music is vetted for pre-game, end game. Etc.; company reaches out to local businesses for advertisements; most have to a level 1; $3,000/year; looking at prorate for the remainer of the school year; $250 ad will run entire year helps pay for APP; simplifies & streamlines; could work for Fess/Harvey co-op.
Student Performance: Daisy – Driving at night is difficult; HWC away games cross involvement & more participation; Student don’t know about speech or A sports: We want to help prevent accident; Need passenger bus, driver and chaperones for 30 to 40 students.
Google Form Survey: 64/73 responses said they would go (volleyball, football, Basketball for Girls & boys and wrestling) and would be willing to give $5.00 for this and their expenses on the road at events.
Superintendence is a way to offset costs by sponsor for the bus plus more.
Title 1: Letter of intent by Superintendent; It is challenging to spend down.
Every Para needs to be certified; Pre- K; School Lunches; etc.
November 18, 2026, Next meeting.
