Public Notices November 26

Independent School District
GFW Public Schools
October 20, 2025
Summary of regular school board meetings. Full text is available for public inspection at 323 East 11th Street, Gibbon, MN 55335.
CALL TO ORDER
The regular board meeting of the GFW Public School Board was held on October 20, 2025 at the Elementary School Gibbon, MN. Chair Miller called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ALSO present: Superintendent Berg, Principal Jacobson, Student Council Jacobson, Principal Thompson, Press Hanson, Briese, Turtle, Stehr, Acree, Miller, Grosam, Student Council Lyimo
Absent: None
APPROVE AGENDA
Acree moved with support from Stehr to approve the agenda. Motion Carried
CONSENT AGENDA
Grosam moved with support from Stehr to approve the consent agenda. Motion Carried
Approval of Regular Board Meeting Minutes, September 15, 2025
Approve the disbursements in the amount of $2,221,894.68
Approval of Personnel
Hires
Non-Affi liated
Amy Aylsworth, Student Supervision Asst., $47,500, Effective 9/16/2025
RESOLUTIONS AND ACTION ITEMS
Recommendation to Approve Timeline for Strategic Planning Process and Task the Community
Engagement Committee with Approving the Questionnaire
Briese moved with support from Stehr to Approve Timeline for Strategic Planning Process and Task the Community Engagement Committee with Approving the Questionnaire Motion Carried
Recommendation to Sign Highway 19 and MN-DOT Letter of Support
Stehr moved with support from Briese to sign Highway 19 and MN-DOT Letter of Support. Motion Carried
Recommendation to approve Hiring Graham Moving Company
Briese moved with support from Acree to approve hiring Graham Moving Company. Motion Carried
Discussion on Committee Structures
Recommendation to Approve Donations
Turtle moved with support from Grosam to approve a $100.00 from the Sibley County Farmers Union for an FFA Jacket and $500.00 from the Winthrop EDA for FFA.
Yes – Briese, Stehr, Grosam, Miller, Acree, Turtle
No – None Motion Carried
Recommendation to Approve the First Readings of Policies
201 – Legal Status of the School board
203 – Operation of the School Board – Governing Rules
203.1 – School Board Procedures; Rules of Order
203.5 – School Board Meeting Agenda
205 – Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
206 – Public Participation in School Board Meetings/Complaints/Data Privacy
209 – Code of Ethics
211 – Criminal or Civil Action Against School District, School Board Member, Employee
214 – Out-of-State Travel by School Board Members
301 – School District Administration
302 – Superintendent
303 – Superintendent Selection
304 – Superintendent Contract, Duties, and Evaluation
305 – Policy Implementation
306 – Administrator Code of Ethics
401 – Equal Employment Opportunity
402 – Disability Nondiscrimination Policy
403 – Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees
405 – Veteran’s Preference
406 – Public and Private Personnel Data
407 – Employee Right to Know – Exposure to Hazardous Substances
408 – Subpoena of a School District Employee
409 – Employee Publications, Instructional Materials, Inventions, and Creations
412 – Expense Reimbursement
421 – Gifts to Employees and School Board Members
422 – Policies Incorporated by Reference
423 – Employee-Student Relationships
426 – Nepotism in Employment
427 – Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers
470 – Employee Use of Social Media
502 – Search of Student Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions, and Student’s Person
505 – Distribution of Nonschool-Sponsored Materials on School Premises by Students and Employees
510 – School Activities
511 – Student Fundraising
518 – DNR-DNI Orders
519 – Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies
520 – Student Surveys
523 – Policies Incorporated by Reference
526 – Hazing Prohibition
530 – Immunization Requirements
531 – The Pledge of Allegiance
609 – Religion and Religious and Cultural Observances
610 – Field Trips
611 – Home Schooling
612.1 – Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Title I Programs
613 – Graduation Requirements
615 – Testing Accommodations, Modifications, and Exemptions for IEPs, Section 504 Plans, and LEP Students
616 – School District System Accountability
801 – Equal Access to School Facilities
807 – Health and Safety Policy
901 – Community Education
902 – Use of School District Facilities and Equipment
903 – Visitors to School District Buildings and Sites
904 – Distribution of Materials on School District Property by Nonschool Persons
905 – Advertising
906 – Community Notification of Predatory Offenders
907 – Rewards
Grosam moved with support from Acree to approve the First Reading of Policies 201, 203, 203.1, 203.5, 205, 206, 209, 211, 214 ,301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 305, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 412, 421, 422, 423, 426, 427, 470, 502, 505, 510, 511, 518, 519, 520, 523, 526, 530, 531, 609, 610, 611, 612.1, 613, 615, 616, 801, 807, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906 and 907. Motion Carried
ADJOURNMENT
Briese moved with support from Grosam to adjourn at 7:02 p.m. Motion Carried
Emilee Stehr, Clerk
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF SIBLEY
DISTRICT COURT
FIRST JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
Court File No.: 72-PR-25-41
 NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR
DETERMINCATION
OF DESENT
In Re: Estate of
Glen Howard Gieseke,
Decedent
Christopher Gieseke has filed a Petition for Determination of Descent. It is Ordered that on December 8, 2025, at 10:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 400 Court Avenue, Gaylord, Minnesota, on the petition.
The petition represents that the decedent died more than three (3) years ago leaving property in Minnesota. The petition requests the Court determine the descent of such property and assign the property to the persons entitled, and to determine the lineal descendants of the decedent.
Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the petition will be granted.
Notice shall be given by publishing this Notice and Order as provided by law and by mailing a copy of this Notice and Order to each interested person by United States mail at least 14 days before the time set for the hearing.
BY THE COURT
Dated: 11/07/2025
/s/Biren, Patrick
Judge of District Court
Dated: 11/07/ 2025
/s/ Karen V. Messner
Court Administrator
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