May 9, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Consider Approval of Board Agenda

III.1. Monday, May 9, 2022 School Board Agenda

IV. Consider Approval of School Board Minutes

IV.1. Monday, April 25, 2022 School Board Meeting Minutes

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

V.1. Building and Department Reports

VI. Claims

VI.1. Claims, May 4, 2022

VI.2. Hand Checks, April 21, 2022

VI.3. Hand Checks, April 28, 2022

VI.4. Hand Checks, May 2, 2022

VI.5. Hand Checks, May 3, 2022

VI.6. Treasurer's Report, February 2022

VI.7. Investments Report, February 2022

VI.8. Wire Transfers, April 15, 2022

VI.9. Wire Transfers, April 30, 2022

VII. Consent Items

VII.1. Resignation Letters

VII.1.a. 1.0 FTE Title/ESEA Coordinator at Churchill Elementary School (Michelle Brenner)

VII.1.b. 1.0 FTE DCD S/P Special Education Teacher at Churchill Elementary School (Tina Swartwoudt)

VII.1.c. 1.0 FTE EBD Teacher at Northern Lights Academy (Caleb Komarek)

VII.1.d. 1.0 FTE Instructional Coach at Cloquet High School (Sumair Sheikh)

VII.1.e. 6.5 hrs/day Floater Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School (Isaac Wolf)

VII.1.f. 6.5 hrs/day Setting III Special Education Paraprofessional (Noah Niemi)

VII.1.g. 3.5 hrs/day Food Service Worker at Cloquet Middle School (Melanie Lund)

VII.1.h. Head Girls' Hockey Coach (Courtney Olin)

VII.1.i. Program Assistant Aide at Kids Corner (Abigail Gaffaney)

VII.1.j. Program Assistant at Kids Corner (Joshua Ziells)

VII.2. Terminations

VII.2.a. 6.75 hrs/day Paraprofessional at Northern Lights Academy

VII.3. Recommendations for Employment

VII.3.a. 1.0 FTE CTE Coordinator at Cloquet High School for the Remainder of 2021/22 and for the 2022/23 School Year (Michelle Wick)

VII.4. Staffing Adjustments

VII.4.a. FTE Staffing Adjustments for 2022-2023  (LaPorte and Pasek)

VII.5. Extra Service Contracts

VII.5.a. Summer Target Services for Elementary Schools

VII.5.b. Summer School at Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs (CAAEP)

VII.5.c. Summer School at Cloquet High School 

VII.5.d. Special Education Transition Coordinator for 2022-2023 (Jessica Knutsen)

VII.5.e. Special Education Coordinator for 2022-2023 (Jody Zeleznikar)

VII.5.f. Special Education/ADSIS Coordinator for 2022-2023 (Stephanie Gibson)

VII.5.g. Summer Nursing Services for 2022-2023 (Sarah Ellena)

VII.5.h. 2022-2023 Computer Programming (William Bauer)

VII.5.i. Rescind Contract (Rich Brummer) and Reissue Contract for $600 (Al Woodward)

VII.6. Permission to Post

VII.6.a. 1.0 FTE DCD S/P Special Education Teacher at Churchill Elementary Starting the 2022-2023 School Year

VII.6.b. 1.0 FTE Multi-Categorial Special Education Teacher at Washington Elementary School

VII.6.c. 1.0 FTE Long Term Substitute School Counselor at Churchill Elementary Starting August 25, 2022 (8 weeks)

VII.6.d. 1.0 FTE Instructional Coach at Cloquet High School for the 2022-2023 School Year

VII.6.e. 0.5 FTE Science Teacher at Cloquet High School Starting the 2022-2023 School Year

VII.6.f. Head Girls' Hockey Coach

VII.6.g. Program Aides/Aide Assistants at Li'l Thunder and Li'l Lumberjacks

VII.6.h. Licensed ECFE Parent Educator

VII.7. Grant Applications/Grant Awards/Donations

VII.7.a. Washington Elementary Donations

VIII. School Board Committee Report

VIII.1. Student Enrollment Report as of May 4, 2022

IX. Agenda Addendums

X. New Business

X.1. Consider Approving the Resolution Relating to the Termination and Non-Renewal of Teaching Contracts of Probationary Teachers

X.2. Consider Approving the Resolution Relating to the Termination and Non-Renewal of Long-Term Substitute Teaching Contracts of Probationary Teachers

X.3. Consider Approving The Request to Extend a Teacher Probationary Period Until the End of 2022-2023 School Year

X.4. Consider Approving the Following Paraprofessional Positions Not Renewed for the 2022-2023 School Year

X.5. Consider Approving the MOU With the AFSCME Secretarial Unit Allowing Non Year- Round Members To Make Up To 35 Total Additional Days To Be Split Over the Summers of 2022 and 2023 As Part of Our Digitization Projects and Pay Period Shift

X.6. Consider Approving a Leave of Absence for AIE Attendance Liaison (Erik Blesener)

X.7. Consider Approving the 2022-2025 MSHSL Agreement with Fond du Lac Ojibwe School

X.8. Consider Approving the 2022-2023 Memorandum of Understanding with Luther College Regarding Hosting Student Teachers

X.9. Consider Approving the 2022-2026 Transportation Contract with Cloquet Transit 

X.10. Consider Approving Policy Revisions: 611, 613, 613.1 (renumbered from 514.1), 630 (Renumbered from 613), 540 (Renumbered from old 614), 615, 616, 204, 205, 208, 305, 427, 521, 101, 103, 203.5, 207, 210, 301, 302, 303, 304, 401, 402, 403, 408, 419, 514, 516, 520, 404, 414 form. Delete policy 403.1 
* Note: MSBA stated that since these minor policy revisions were due to a legal change or do not affect the substance of the policies, they can be approved in one meeting.

XI. Superintendent's Report

XI.1. 2022-2023 Budget Discussion

XI.1.a. 1.0 FTE NLSEC Special Education Coordinator

XI.2. Live Streaming of School Board Meetings

XII. For Your Information

XII.1. Washington Elementary May Newsletter

XII.2. Northern Lights Academy (NLA) Programming Changes

XIII. Upcoming Meetings/Events

XIII.1. Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - AFSCME Secretary and Para Negotiations - 4 pm/5 pm - Boardroom

XIII.2. Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - Health, Safety and Crisis Committee Meeting - 3:45 p.m. - Boardroom

XIII.3. Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - JOM/LIEC Meeting - 5 pm - Virtural

XIII.4. Thursday, May 12, Technology Committee Meeting - 3:45 p.m. - Held Virtual

XIII.5. Monday, May 16, 2022 - DAC Meeting - 4 p.m. - Boardroom

XIII.6. Tuesday, May 17, 2022 - Community Education Advisory Meeting - 5:30 p.m. - Held Virtual

XIII.7. Monday, May 23, 2022 - Regular School Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. Working Session
6:00  p.m. Regular Meeting

XIV. Adjournment