#Latest news with #BemidjiEducationSupportProfessionalsYahoo27-01-2025PoliticsYahooPledge of Allegiance to be reintroduced at Bemidji school board meetingJan. 26—BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education will meet for its first regular session of 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, in the district office board room. The board will vote on possibly adding the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to school board meetings. This item was initially proposed at a January 2023 meeting and was voted down with a 3-3 vote. The board will also review a tentative agreement with the Bemidji Education Support Professionals bargaining unit for 2023-2025. Secretarial-clerical and paraprofessional employees have advocated for a more equitable contract at prior board meetings, noting support for increased salaries. The public can attend the meeting in person or watch it on the Bemidji Area Schools YouTube channel. An informal listening session will precede the regular board meeting at 6 p.m. at the district office.
Yahoo27-01-2025PoliticsYahooPledge of Allegiance to be reintroduced at Bemidji school board meetingJan. 26—BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education will meet for its first regular session of 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, in the district office board room. The board will vote on possibly adding the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to school board meetings. This item was initially proposed at a January 2023 meeting and was voted down with a 3-3 vote. The board will also review a tentative agreement with the Bemidji Education Support Professionals bargaining unit for 2023-2025. Secretarial-clerical and paraprofessional employees have advocated for a more equitable contract at prior board meetings, noting support for increased salaries. The public can attend the meeting in person or watch it on the Bemidji Area Schools YouTube channel. An informal listening session will precede the regular board meeting at 6 p.m. at the district office.