Pine River-Backus School Board
The Pine River-Backus board of education is comprised of seven voting members elected to four year terms.
Each month the board’s calendar is broken down into two meetings: A work session where members discuss and work on board business and a regular meeting at which actions (votes) are taken and public comments are heard.
All regular meetings are open to the public and held in the Pine River Backus High School library unless otherwise indicated. Students, families, staff and community members are invited to stream the meetings if they cannot attend.
Attendees wishing to comment should attend the regular meeting that month and will need to follow the procedure outlined at the bottom of this page.
Next School Board Meeting
May 2022
Monday May 23
- 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Special School Board Mtg - Closed to discuss educational data that is not public
June 2022
Monday June 13
- 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- School Board Regular Meeting
July 2022
Monday July 11
- 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- School Board Regular Meeting
Board Terms & Committee Assignments
- Chair Cunningham - Exp 2025; Certified Negotiations, PBEC
- Vice-Chair Trumble - Exp 2023; Non-Cert Negotiations, Health & Safety
- Clerk Carlson - Exp 2023; Clerk; Certified Negotiations
- Treasurer Botz - Exp 2023; Treasurer; Certified Negotiations
- Director Bouchonville - Exp 2023; Non-Cert Negotiations
- Director Hoplin - Exp 2025; Negotiations Alternate
- Director Sheley - Exp 2025; Non-Cert Negotiations, MSHSL
Addressing the School Board
- Concerns need to follow the appropriate chain of command and those regarding staff or programs should first be addressed to the building principal; the next step is to present the issue to the superintendent. Only after that should you present the issue in writing to the School Board.
- Fill out a card on the table upon entering to let the board know you have an issue to address. Give the card to school admin at the meeting.
- If you don't fill out a card, you will need to raise your hand and wait to be be called upon by the board chair.
- Comments and concerns are addressed when the specific agenda item is being discussed. If the issue does not apply to an agenda item, there is an open forum at the end of the meeting.
- Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per individual.
- Disrespectful comments or comments of a personal nature will not be allowed to be presented or openly discussed during a Board meeting.
- There will be NO discussion of confidential/non-public information such as age, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, spouse or dependents, health information, allegations of misconduct. or any other information classified as private and confidential by Minn. Stat. Ch. 13. Any person who willfully violates data privacy and shares this information in an open public forum is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Minn. Stat. Ch. 13.09a). Additionally, willful violation of data privacy constitutes just cause for suspension w/o pay or for dismissal (Minn. Stat. Ch. 13.09b).