January 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Organizational

Description:  Chair in 2019, Lee Shimek will act as temporary chair.

Description:  Clerk in 2019, Stacey Ruelle will serve as Temporary Clerk

Description:  a.     Chair
b.     Vice-Chair/Clerk
c.     Treasurer
Nominations for the various offices may be made by any member and do not require a second from another member. The vote for each position must be public, not taken by secret ballot. The newly elected chair will take over the meeting immediately following his/her election.

Description:  The following consent agenda items require board approval:

Description:  Name the Old National Bank, U.S. Bank of Prior Lake, Wells Fargo Bank, Commerce Bank, Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus and PMA Financial Network.

Description:  Designate the "Prior Lake American" of Prior Lake, Minnesota and the “Savage Pacer” of Savage, Minnesota as the official school district legal newspapers.

Description:  Name the firm of Ehlers & Associates as the school district financial consultants.

Description:  Name the law firms of Knutson, Flynn, & Deans, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney P.A., Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger, P.A. and Grell, Feist, Prince, PLC, as the school district legal counsel.

Description:  Name Julie Cink, Executive Director of Business Services, to perform the clerical duties of the Board Clerk pursuant to Minnesota Statute 123B.14 and shall be named Assistant Board Clerk.

Description:  Authorize Dr. Teri Staloch, Superintendent of Schools, and Julie Cink, Executive Director of Business Services, to lease, purchase and contract for goods and services within the budget as approved by the board, provided that any transaction in an amount exceeding the minimum amount for which bids are required, must first be authorized by the board and must fulfill other applicable requirements pursuant to Minnesota Statutes governing municipal contracting and that informal quotation be required, when possible, for all purchases exceeding $25,000.

Description:  Designate Debra Anderson as the school district's Special Education Director, Jeff Holmberg as the school district's Federal Programs Coordinator, Jeff Holmberg as District LEA (ESEA Programs), and Jim Quiram as Data Practices Compliance Officer.

Description:  Delegate Julie Cink, Executive Director of Business Services, the authority to make electronic transfers and in addition, the appropriate documentation, including written confirmation from the financial institution and proper request and approval form for the transfer, shall be retained by the Executive Director of Business Services.

Description:  Direct the administration to publish the "Annual Notification of Rights, Protection and Privacy of Student Records" in the official newspapers of the district.

Description:  The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) requires that school districts annually designate an Identified Official with Authority to comply with the MNIT Enterprise Identity and Access Management Standard which states that all user access rights to Minnesota state systems must be reviewed and recertified at least annually. The Identified Official with Authority will assign job duties and authorize external user’s access to MDE secure systems for their local education agency (LEA). The Board recommends to authorize Teri Staloch to act as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) for Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools 0719-01.

Description:  The board chair will recommend appropriate compensation prior to board action. Current 2019 compensation is as follows: $6,000 per year, plus $20 per meeting for official standing committee assignments, district wide committee assignments, and external committees and agency representatives (unless otherwise compensated by outside agency) as appointed by the chair with the exception of certified negotiator, which would be compensated at $50 per meeting. The board chair receives an additional $500, the board vice-chair/clerk receives an additional $300 and the board treasurer receives an additional $300 for service during the year. School board member compensation shall be paid semi-annually at the request of the individual member. Committee meeting reimbursement shall be paid once at the completion of the year of service.  The board is requested to set the compensation for 2020.

Description:  Board members will be assigned memberships on board committees. A motion/second is requested to approve all board committee assignments for 2020 as proposed.  (A copy of the policy is attached).

Description:  The board is requested to discuss the meeting and procedures format in terms of Board/Administrative Reports, new business, meeting location, meeting start times, handouts, agendas, time designations, presentations, treasurer’s report, consent agenda, Laker Pride/Special Recognition/Showcase, comments and requests from visitors in the open forum, voting on issues presented for the first time, building reports, etc.  The board will hold one regular meeting and one study session per month with both meetings being open to the public.  

Description:  The board is requested to discuss any in-service wishes for the year. 
*  Board Development
*  June Board Retreat
Additional board study sessions will be scheduled if needed.