January 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM - School Board Meeting Purpose: Organizational Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. APPROVAL OF TODAY’S AGENDA - ACTION

4. ACTION ITEMS

4.1. 2024 Board Officers & Committee Reps. - ACTION

4.2. 2024-2025 Board Meeting Schedule - ACTION

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NOTE:  Items 4.3-4.10 may be taken as a single Board Resolution, or individual -ACTION

4.3.  Name CCF Bank, Home Federal Savings Bank, Associated Bank and Trust, Minnesota Bank, and Trust as depositories for school district funds.

4.4. Name Minnesota Trust as Joint Powers Investment Trusts and MidAmerica Investment Trust.

4.5. Designate Jennifer Walsh, Executive Director of Finance and Operations, to serve as Deputy Board Treasurer, and Darci Rasmussen, Executive Assistant to the Office of the Superintendent/School Board, shall serve as Deputy Board Clerk pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 123B.14.

4.6. Authorize Ron Wagner, Superintendent, and Jennifer Walsh, Executive 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.

4.7. Designate Sheila Riebe as School District Special Education, Federal Programs, and ESEA authority.

4.8. Delegate Jennifer Walsh, Executive Director of Finance and Operations, and Kaley Grisim, Business Services Coordinator/Controller, and others as assigned under the direction of Jennifer Walsh, the authority to make electronic transfers with the appropriate documentation, including written confirmation from the financial institution and proper request and approval form for the transfer, to be retained by the Executive Director of Finance and Operations.

4.9.  Designate the Albert Lea Tribune as the Official Newspaper of the District

4.10. Designation of an Identified Official with Authority for Education Identity Access Management

4.11. Albert Lea Schools Executive Administrative Assistants Association 23-25 Master Agreement - ACTION

5. MSBA Leadership Conference

6. ADJOURNMENT