January 7, 2013 at 5:00 PM - Special School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - Superintendent Funk

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. SWEARING-IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS - Mark Ciota

4. OPEN FORUM
Public Forum will be placed on the agenda for regular board meetings.  During this part of each regular School Board meeting, up to ten minutes of time will be allowed for district constituents to address the School Board.  Each person or topic may have up to two minutes of time.  This is a time of "listening" by the School Board.

5. CELEBRATING OUR SUCCESSES

6. APPROVAL OF TODAY'S AGENDA - ACTION

7. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS

7.1. 2013 Board Officers & Committee Reps. - Superintendent Funk - ACTION

7.2. 2013-2014 Board Meeting Schedule - Board Chair - ACTION

Note:  Items 7.3-7.8 may be taken as a single Board Resolution, or individually.  - ACTON

7.3. Name Wells Fargo of Albert Lea, MN Trust, Home Federal Savings Bank, Associated Bank and Trust, and Commerce Bank as depositories for school district funds.

7.4. Designate Lori Volz, Director of Finance and Operations, to serve as Deputy Board Treasurer, and Alice Schulte, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, shall serve as Deputy Board Clerk pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 123B.14.

7.5. Authorize Mike Funk, Superintendent, and Lori Volz, Director of Finance and Operations, 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 amount for which bids are required, must be authorized by the Board and fulfill other applicable requirements pursuant to Minnesota Statutes governing municipal contracting.

7.6. Designate Keith Erickson as School District Special Education, Federal Programs, and ESEA authority.

7.7. Delegate Lori Volz, Director of Finance and Operations, and Connie Hesley, Administrative Assistant under the direction of Lori Volz, the authority to make electronic transfers with the appropriate documentations, including written confirmation from the financial institution and proper request and approval form for the transfer, to be retained by the Director of Finance and Operations.

7.8. Directing Administration to Publish the "Annual Notification of Rights, Protection and Privacy of Student Records", notice in the official newspaper of the district.

8. SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS

8.1. Review of District Crisis Plans - Steve Anderson

9. OTHER

9.1. MSBA Leadership Conference Planning and Discussion

10. ADJOURNMENT