May 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Consider Approval of Board Agenda

III.1. May 13, 2024 School Board Agenda

IV. Consider Approval of School Board Minutes

IV.1. April, 22, 2024 School Board Meeting Minutes

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

V.1. Building and Department Reports

VI. Claims, Hand Checks

VI.1. Claims, May 8, 2024

VI.2. Hand Checks, April 18, 2024

VI.3. Hand Checks, April 22, 2024

VI.4. Hand Checks, May 1, 2024

VI.5. Hand Checks, May 2, 2024

VI.6. Hand Checks, May 9, 2024

VII. Consent Items

VII.1. Retirement Letters

VII.1.a. Sign Language Interpreter (Iris Keller)

VII.2. Resignation Letters

VII.2.a. 6.5 hrs./day Paraprofessional at Churchill (Stacey Price)

VII.2.b. The Beach Supervisor (Amelia Allen)

VII.2.c. Program Assistant at Kids Corner (Abbie Burley) (pending hire)

VII.2.d. Program Assistant at Kids Corner (Rianna Ryan) (pending hire)

VII.2.e. Program Manager at Kids Corner (Shauna Hendrickson Vatland)

VII.3. Recommendations for Employment

VII.3.a. 1.0 FTE Cloquet Area Alternative Programs Principal (Dr. Marcia Nelson)

VII.3.b. 1.0 FTE DCD S/P Special Education Teacher (Kennedy J. Firkus-Houge) Pending Appropriate Licensure

VII.3.c. Homebound Teacher at CHS (Shelly Markfort)

VII.3.d. 2024 Cloquet High School Summer School Staff (see attached)

VII.3.e. 2024 ESY Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs (CAAEP) Staff (see attached)

VII.3.f. 2024 High School Extended School Year (ESY) Staff (see attached)

VII.3.g. 2024 Targeted Services Summer School (TSSS) Staff (see attached)

VII.3.h. 2024 Summer Food Service Staff (see attached)

VII.3.i. 2024-2025 Head Nordic Ski Coach (Phil Rogers)

VII.3.j. Summer Theater Camp Instructor (Lydia Saletel)

VII.3.k. Program Manager at Kids Corner (Abbie Burley)

VII.3.l. Program Manager at Kids Corner (Rianna Ryan)

VII.3.m. Program Assistant at Kid Corner (Megan Sherman)

VII.3.n. Program Assistant at Kids Corner (Sharon Wiita)

VII.3.o. Program Aide at Kids Corner (Kaley Will)

VII.3.p. The Beach Front Desk Worker (Maddi Williams)

VII.3.q. The Beach Front Desk Worker (Molli Williams)

VII.4. Extra Service Contracts

VII.4.a. Auditorium Assistant for Theatre Performances (Trent Schake)

VII.4.b. Fall Coaches/Directors

VII.4.c. Special Education Coordinator for 2024-2025 (Mary Margaret Mathers)

VII.4.d. Special Education Transition Coordinator for 2024-2025 (Jessica Knutsen)

VII.4.e. Special Education Coordinator for 2024-2025 (Jody Zeleznikar)

VII.4.f. Special Education /ADSIS Coordinator for 2024-2025 (Stephanie Gibson)

VII.4.g. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Program Coordinator 2024-2025 (Jennifer Kolodge)

VII.4.h. READ Act Coordinator 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (Jennifer Kolodge) 

VII.4.i. Summer Nursing Services for 2024-2025 (Sarah Ellena)

VII.4.j. Computer Programming for 2024-2025 (William Bauer)

VII.4.k. Achievement and Integration Coordinator for 2024-2025 (Teresa Angell)

VII.4.l. Activities Director for 2024-2025 (Paul Riess)

VII.4.m. Summer Food Service (Beth Dohnansky)

VII.4.n. Summer Industrial Technology Maintenance Hours (Bret Gunderson, Richard Rhoades, and Michelle Wick)

VII.4.o. Summer Cloquet High School Counselor/Social Worker Hours (Shannon Sams. Nicole Lackas, Nicole Romero)

VII.4.p. Summer Cloquet High School Activities Secretary Hours (Angela Jones)

VII.5. Permission to Post

VII.5.a. Homebound Teacher at CHS

VII.5.b. 6.5 hrs./day Media Center Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School Starting 2024-2025

VII.5.c. 6.5 hrs./day DCD Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School Starting 2024-2025

VII.5.d. Extended School Year Staff at Northern Lights Academy

VII.5.e. The Beach Front Desk Counter Staff

VII.6. Staffing Adjustments

VII.6.a. Rescind Extra Service Contract Payment for Destination Imagination Coach (Gena Miller)  - Volunteer Only

VII.7. Grant Applications

VII.7.a. Spring 2024 CEF Grant Requests

VII.7.b. Northland Foundation Age-to-Age Grant for Community Education

VII.8. Other

VII.8.a. Correction to Swim Head Coach Rates in Schedule C in the 2023-25 EM-C Contract

VIII. School Board Committee Report

VIII.1. Student Enrollment Report as of May 8, 2024

VIII.2. March/April 2024 Equity Committee Update

VIII.3. May 8, 2024, Health, Safety and Crisis Team Meeting Summary

IX. Agenda Addendums

X. New Business

X.1. Consider Approving the Elimination of an Intermittent LPN Float Position as of the 2024-2025 School Year

X.2. Consider Authorizing FY'25 Expenditures Up To 80% for the 2023-2024 Budget

X.3. Consider Approving the Off Campus State (MN) and Federal Work Study Contracts with Fond du Lac College for the 2024-2025 School Year

X.4. Consider Approving 2024-2027 Ice Arena Lease Agreement with the City of Cloquet

X.5. Consider Approving the 2024 Summer Lawn Care Contracts

X.6. Consider Approving the 2024-2027 Fond du Lac School Agreement

X.7. Consider Approving the 2024-2025 Resolution for MSHSL Membership Renewal

X.8. Consider Appointing Mary Marciniak to Act as the Official Election Clerk for the Cloquet School District School Board Elections in November 2024

X.9. Consider Approving the No Child Left Inside Grant from MN Department of Natural Resources for Community Education for Showshoes

XI. Superintendent's Report

XI.1. NLA Bonding Support

XII. For Your Information

XII.1. 2024 Convocation Award Winners (Photos on website)

XII.2. April 30, 2024, District Wellness Committee Meeting Summary

XII.3. Washington Elementary May Newsletter

XIII. Upcoming Meetings/Events

XIII.1. Monday, May 20, 2024 - Paraprofessional/AIE/COTA/Nurse AFSCME Negotiations - 3:50 p.m. - Boardroom

XIII.2. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - Paraprofessional/AIE/COTA/Nurse AFSCME Negotiations - 3:50 p.m. - Boardroom

XIII.3. Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - Equity Committee Meeting - 3:45 p.m. - Washington Elementary

XIII.4. Thursday, May 23, 2024 - Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs (CAAEP) Graduation - 2 p.m. - Garfield Gym

XIII.5. Friday, May 24, 2024 - Cloquet High School Graduation - 6 p.m. - MCCU Field or CMS Gym

XIII.6. Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - Regular School Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. Working Session
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

XIII.7. Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - DAC Meeting - 4 p.m. - Boardroom

XIV. Adjournment