August 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Consider Approval of Board Agenda

III.1. August 23, 2021 School Board Agenda

IV. Consider Approval of School Board Minutes

IV.1. August 9, 2021 School Board Meeting Minutes

V. Open Forum and Reception of Delegations, Petitions, and Communications

The Cloquet School District allows for 20 minutes of public comment during each regular meeting.  Each person is allowed 3 minutes.  Priority will be made to: 1. Resident parents with children in the district 2. Residents without children in the district 3. Non-resident parents with children in the district 4. Any other person wishing to make public comment when time allows 

V.1. Building and Department Reports

VI. Claims

VI.1. Claims, August 18, 2021

VI.2. Hand Checks, August 12, 2021

VII. Consent Items

VII.1. Retirement Letters

VII.1.a. 6.5 hrs/day EBD Paraprofessional at Cloquet Area Alternative Education Program (Jacqueline Olson)

VII.1.b. 6.5 hrs/day Setting III Paraprofessional at Cloquet High School (Pamela Goldberg)

VII.2. Resignation Letters

VII.2.a. 0.8 FTE Music Teacher at Cloquet Middle School (Chantelle Danderand)

VII.2.b. 3.5 hrs/day High School Food Service Worker (Christy Martin)

VII.2.c. 6.75 hrs/day Paraprofessional at Northern Lights Academy (NLA) (Cassie Comstock)

VII.2.d. 16 hrs/week ECSE Paraprofessional FDL Headstart (Nick Niemi)

VII.2.e. 24 hrs/week ECSE Paraprofessional at FDL Headstart (Alix Pender)

VII.2.f. Program Assistant at Kids Corner (Chas Kumpula)

VII.2.g. Program Manager at Kids Corner (J. Tibbets)

VII.3. Recommendations for Employment

VII.3.a. 1.0 FTE 1 year, 5th Grade Teacher at Cloquet Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year (Emily Hallgren)

VII.3.b. 1.0 FTE 4th Grade Teacher at Washington Elementary School (Rachel Schmidt)
ESSER III Funded

VII.3.c. 0.4 FTE Long-Term English Substitute Teacher at Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs (CAAEP) for 6 weeks Beginning August 30, 2021 (Jodi Lorenz)

VII.3.d. 1.0 FTE Long-Term Substitute 2nd Grade Teacher starting August 30, 2021 for approximately 8 weeks (Janet Pufall)

VII.3.e. 1.0 FTE Long-Term Substitute DCD/MM Special Education Teacher starting August 30, 2021 until approximately November 5, 2021 Pending Appropriate Licensure (Nick Niemi)

VII.3.f. 9 hrs/week Parent Educator with Community Education (Grace Hall)

VII.3.g. Power Lunch Coordinator for Washington and Churchill Elementary Schools (Stephanie Pederson)

VII.3.h. 6.5 hrs/day Consistent Support Paraprofessional at CAAEP (Shauna Hendrickson)

VII.3.i. 6.5 hrs/day Lifeguard Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School (Brandon Hill)

VII.3.j. 6.75 hrs/day Paraprofessional at NLA (Shannon Larson)

VII.3.k. Recreation Instructor at Community Education (Anna Swarts)

VII.3.l. 6.75 hrs/day Part Time Cleaner at Cloquet High School (Darren Johnson)

VII.3.m. 6.75 hrs/day Part Time Cleaner at Cloquet Middle School (Jacob Belden)

VII.3.n. 6.75 hrs/day Part TIme Cleaner at Garfield Building (Joy Herron)

VII.4. Extra Service Contracts

VII.4.a. Computer Programming Extra Services Contract (William Bauer)

VII.4.b. Modified 6th Period Stipend (0.04 FTE) at Washington Elementary School for DAPE (Scott Carlson)

VII.4.c. 2021-2022 EDHS CAAEP Staff

VII.4.d. 2021-2022 CAAEP Extra Service Contracts(Student Council, Instructional Computer Coord.)

VII.4.e. 2021-2022 Cloquet Middle School Extra Services Contracts (Math Counts, Student Council and Web Leader)

VII.4.f. Tech Integration Specialist at Cloquet Middle School (Andrea Cacek)

VII.4.g. 2021-2022 Cloquet High School Extra Services Contracts (See Attached)

VII.4.h. Tech Integration Specialist (Bekki Morrison)

VII.4.i. 6th Period Assignment for World's Best Workforce (WBWF) (Bekki Morrison)

VII.4.j. 6th Period Assignments for Cloquet High School (See Attached)

VII.4.k. 6th Period Assignment for CAAEP Teachers (C. Deters and R. Syck)

VII.4.l. Cross Country Volunteer Assistant Coach (Shawna Youngberg)

VII.5. Permission to Post

VII.5.a. 1.0 FTE Licensed District-Wide School Nurse
ESSER III Funded

VII.5.b. 0.8 FTE Music Teacher at Cloquet Middle School

VII.5.c. 0.6 FTE American Indian Education Teacher at Washington Elementary School Starting the 2021-2022 School Year
ESSER III Funded

VII.5.d. 6.75 hrs/day Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/ Health Assistant at Churchill Elementary Starting the 2021-2022 School Year

VII.5.e. 6.75 hrs/day Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Health Assistant at Cloquet High School/District Wide Floater Starting the 2021-2022 School Year
ESSER III Funded

VII.5.f. 6.5 hrs/day Consistent Support Paraprofessional at Cloquet Area Alternative Programs (CAAEP)

VII.5.g. 6.75 hrs/day Paraprofessional at Northern Lights Academy (NLA)

VII.5.h. 6.5 hrs/day Behavioral Intervention Support Paraprofessional at Churchill Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year
ESSER III Funded

VII.5.i. 6.5 hrs/day Behavioral Intervention Support Paraprofessional at Washington Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year
ESSER III Funded

VII.5.j. 6.5 hrs/day Setting III Paraprofessional at Cloquet High School

VII.5.k. 7.5 hrs/day District Wide American Indian Education Program Attendance Liaison Starting the 2021-2022 School Year 
Esser III Funded

VII.5.l. 24 hrs/week ECSE Consistent Support Paraprofessional at FDL Headstart

VII.5.m. 16 hrs/week ECSE Consistent Support Paraprofessional at FDL Headstart

VII.5.n. Various Food Service Position in the District

VII.6. Staffing Adjustments

VII.6.a. Increase in FTE to 0.51 FTE for Music Teacher at Washington Elementary (Rachel Holte-Christenson)

VII.6.b. Increase FTE to 0.5 FTE for Art Teacher at Washington Elementary (Erin Dando)

VII.6.c. Increase FTE to 0.752 FTE for Academic Interventionist Teacher (Linnea Barto)

VII.7. Grant Applications/Grant Awards/Donations

VII.7.a. Donation of School Supplies from Precision Pipeline 

VIII. Agenda Addendums

IX. New Business

IX.1. Consider Approving Resolution Regarding Health and Safety Measures for the 2021-2022 School Year

IX.2. Consider Approving the Forming of a Carlton Tuition Agreement Subcommittee and Naming Members of the Committee

IX.3. Consider Approving the Addition of an Afternoon School Bus Route

IX.4. Consider Approving the 2021-2022 Snow Removal Contract Request for Bids

IX.5. Consider Approving the Professional Services Agreement with Architectural Resources, Inc (ARI) for Mechanical Commissioning for the CTE Project

IX.6. Consider Approving the Non-Renewal of 1 year position of 3 hr/day Part-Time Cleaner at Garfield

X. Superintendent's Report

XI. For Your Information

XI.1. Letter of Collaboration Between Carlton County Drug Prevention Coalition and REACH Mentoring Program

XI.2. Transfer of 6.75 LPN/Health Assistant at Churchill to 6.5 hrs/day Consistent Support Paraprofessional at CAAEP

XI.3. Food Service Staff Internal Transfers

XII. Upcoming Meetings/Events

XII.1. Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - Cloquet Non-Certified Admin Negotiations - 1 p.m.

XII.2. Monday, September 13, 2021 - Regular School Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. Working Session
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

XII.3. Monday, September 27, 2021 - Regular School Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. Working Session
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

XIII. Adjournment