January 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order by Chairman.

2. Pledge

3. Roll Call by Clerk.

4. Approve Agenda 

5. Consider consent agenda, revise and remove as needed.

5.a. Correction and approval of Minutes of Regular meeting of November 28, and Dec. 19, 2022 w/o attachments and January 4, 2023 w/o attachments.

5.b. Consideration of Claims and Accounts:

5.b.1. Approve the December 2022 bills in the amount of $422,741.71
This total includes: 

a.        General Fund:                                               $353,150.23
  
b.         Food Service Fund:                                      $16,574.76

c.         Transportation Fund:                                     $20,749.97

d.         Community Service Fund:                            $16,095.77

e.         Capital Expenditure Fund:                            $16,170.98

f.          Construction Fund:                                        $

g.         Debt Service Fund:                                        $

h.         Scholarship Fund:                                          $

5.b.2. Present current bills through January 9, 2023, presented for payment in
the amount of $183,823.29.

5.b.3. Review investments and wire transfers:  

            Investments: No changes 

            Financial                       Purchase                            Maturity       Interest   
            Institution                         Date            Amount          Date             Rate                                                             

                       

5.b.4. Approve the December, 2022 receipts in the amount of $_____

This total includes: 

            a.         General Fund:                                                $_____
                                                                                       
            b.         Food Service Fund:                                        $_____

            c.         Transportation Fund:                                       $_____

            d.         Community Service Fund:                              $_____

            e.         Capital Expenditure Fund:                              $_____
 
            f.         Debt Service Fund:                                          $_____      

5.c. Recognitions

5.c.1. Huge thank you to the Moose Willow Sportsmans Club and the Lions Club for their generous donations to support the students at Hill City School. 

5.c.2. Recognize the paraprofessionals for all the hardwork they put into the students and school. Thank You

5.d. (open for consent items)

5.d.1. First Reading of Annual Policy:

402 Disability Nondiscrimination Policy

6. Comments and requests from visitors

7. Transportation Report

8. Committee Reports:

8.a. Curriculum Committee

8.b. Policy Committee: 

8.c. School and Community Health Committee: Report attached

8.d. Safety/Transportation Committee

8.e. Negotiations Committee

8.f. Community Education Report

8.g. Early Childhood Report

8.h. Building & Grounds Director Report

8.i. Principal's Report

8.j. Superintendent's Report
 

9. OLD BUSINESS

9.a. 2nd reading of the policies:
401    Equal Employment Opportunity 
402.1 Grievance Procedure for Complaints of Discrimination Policies
403    Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees
404    Employment Background Checks
405    Veteran's Preferance
406    Public and Private Personal 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
413    Harassment and Violence
 

10. NEW BUSINESS

10.a. World's Best Workforce Report

10.b. Approve Resolution of Lodge, Association or Other Similar Organization for Woodland Bank.

10.c. Discuss the 2023-2024 school year calendar.

10.d.  Adopt Resolution Directing the Administration to Make Recommendations for Reductions in Programs and Positions and reasons thereof.

WHEREAS, the financial condition of the school district dictates that the school board
must reduce expenditures immediately, and
WHEREAS, there has been a reduction in student enrollment, and,
WHEREAS, this reduction in expenditure and decrease in student enrollment must
include discontinuance of positions and discontinuance or curtailment of programs, and
WHEREAS, a determination must be made as to which teachers' contracts must be
terminated and not renewed and which teachers may be placed on unrequested leave of absence
without pay or fringe benefits in effecting discontinuance of positions,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District No. 002, as
follows:
That the School Board hereby directs the Superintendent of Schools and administration to
consider the discontinuance of programs or positions to effectuate economies in the school
district and reduce expenditures and, as a result of a reduction in enrollment, make
recommendations to the school board for the discontinuance of programs, curtailment of
programs, discontinuance of positions or curtailment of positions.

10.e. Discussion on preliminary staffing needs for the 2023-2024 school year. 

11. Meetings to be Attended and Meetings Attended.

11.a. Next Regular Board meeting: February 27, 2023.

12. Adjourn

13. Respectfully Submitted,




Joell Miranda, Clerk