January 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM - Organizational School Board Meeting

1. Call to order

1.A. The board chair calls the meeting to order.
Record members as present or absent:

 

2. Election of Officers
The board chair conducts the election of officers. The new chair takes charge of the meeting after the election.

2.A. Chairperson

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

2.B. Vice Chairperson

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

2.C. Clerk

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

2.D. Treasurer

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

3. Approval of Agenda

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

4. Resolution to Delegate Clerk, Treasurer Duties

Motion: __________ Second: __________ Roll Call Vote: __________ 

5. Annual Designations

5.A. Official Newspaper: Consider quotes from the Delano Herald Journal and Sun Media.

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

5.B. School Board Compensation: Any of the following items, B-I, may be voted on separately at the request of a board member.

Current Rates
Regular Meetings - $60/meeting
Committee Meetings/Work Sessions/Special Meetings - $25 minimum
Workshops/Special Meetings - $12.50/hour after two hours, not to exceed $100
Chairperson - $300/year
Clerk - $250/year

5.C. School Attorneys:

Official Attorneys - Squires, Waldspurger and Mace, P.A.
Authorized Personnel to Contact Attorneys - School Board Chair, Superintendent, Human Rights Officer & Business Manager

5.D. Memberships:

MSBA (MN School Board Association)
MAWSECO (Meeker and Wright Special Ed. Coop)
SEE (Schools for Equity in Education)
Wright Technical Center (Career and Technical Coop)
CMERDC (Central MN Educ. Research & Dev. Council)
Resource Training and Solutions
Sherburne-Wright Educational Technology Cooperative

5.E. Federal Grants:

Title I, II, IV, ESSER III, and ARP

5.F. Delegate authority to make electronic fund transfers:

Superintendent
Business Manager
Accountant
HR Coordinator
Payroll Specialist

5.G. Signatures for Elementary Activity Fund:

Business Manager
Elementary School Administrative Assistants

5.H. Prepayment of Bills:

Avoid penalties and finance charges
Reimbursement of employees
Obtain discounts
Pre-approved contracts

5.I. Official Depositories:

CorTrust Bank
Minnesota Lakes Bank
Wells Fargo
MN School District Liquid Asset Fund
PMA Securities, Inc./MN Trust
U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services

Motion: __________ Second: __________ to approve items B-I.
Vote: __________ 

5.J. School Board Regular Meeting Times and Dates for 2024:

Fourth Monday of each month at Delano City Hall beginning at 5:45 p.m., with the following exceptions for the meetings held in March, May and Dec. 2024. 

School board meetings will be held at 5:45 p.m. on March 18, 2024, May 20, 2024, and Dec. 16, 2024, in the Delano High School Tiger Den.

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

5.K. Renew Board Operating Protocol

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

6. Appoint Members to Board Committees and representative positions

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

7. Approve Resolution designating the Identified Official with Authority to authorize user access to MDE secure websites for Delano Public Schools ISD 879

Matthew W. Schoen

Motion: __________ Second: __________ Roll Call Vote: __________ 

8. Adjournment