January 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Organizational Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Description:
Acting Chair will call the meeting to order.
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2. Election of 2022 School Board Officials:
Presenter:
Acting Chair Kahle
Description:
Nominations are in order for the following positions: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Clerk and Treasurer.
Acting Chair will ask for nominations (3) times from the floor. After the selection of the chairperson, the rest of the meeting will be the responsibility of the newly elected chairperson. |
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2.1. Chair
Description:
Nomination(s):
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2.2. Vice-Chair
Description:
Nomination(s):
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2.3. Clerk
Description:
Nomination(s):
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2.4. Treasurer
Description:
Nomination(s):
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3. Acknowledgment of Visitors:
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
The newly elected Chairperson will ask if visitors wish to make any comments.
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4. Other Items as Brought Before the Board & Approval of Agenda:
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
Chairperson will ask if there are any items that need to be brought before the board and for consideration of the Agenda.
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5. Consensus Items:
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
The following consensus items will be voted on as a group. If anyone wishes to separate one or any items from the consensus vote, please notify the chair immediately.
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5.1. 2022 Official Depository
Description:
As per past practice, there is a need to designate an official depository each year. It is recommended that First National Bank, Cornerstone State Bank and the MN School District Liquid Asset Fund be named as the official depositories of all district funds for the year 2022.
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5.2. 2022 Official Newspaper
Description:
As per past practice, it is recommended to designate an official newspaper for the school district. The official district newspaper for the 2022 school year will be The Jordan Independent.
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5.3. 2022 Official School Attorney
Description:
As per past practice, it is recommended to designate Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney as the official district Attorneys during the year 2022.
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5.4. 2022 Mileage Reimbursement Rate
Description:
Establish mileage reimbursement rate at the 2022 IRS rate of $.585/mile.
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6. Discussion Items:
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6.1. Superintendent Update:
Presenter:
Dr. Ryan Laager
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6.1.1. Adoption of MSBA Policy on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate:
Presenter:
Dr Laager
Description:
Attached are two model policies from MSBA that pertain to the OSHA Emergency Standard on Vaccination and Testing (ETS). It is recommended that School Districts that meet the requirement of 100 or more employees adopt one of these policies by January 10, 2022.
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6.2. Board Member Updates:
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7. Action Items:
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7.1. ISD #716 Authorization Resolution
Presenter:
Chuck Keller
Description:
As per past practice, it is necessary to officially authorize the district signers as submitted, i.e. Board Chairperson, Clerk, Treasurer, and designees Business Manager, Payroll Supervisor and Superintendent.
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7.2. 2022 Regular Board Meeting Dates
Presenter:
Dr. Ryan Laager
Description:
Administration recommends that the board continue with two meeting dates per month – the 2nd and 4th Mondays. The first meeting each month is proposed to be a work session dealing with current issues such as curriculum, testing, budget or policy. The second meeting each month would be the full business meeting of the board.
* Note that no work session is scheduled for March, June, July, October and December and that these regular meetings are proposed to be on the 3rd Monday. Regular board meetings will begin with the Finance Committee Meeting at 6 p.m. for all months. Work sessions begin at 6 p.m. Please see attached schedule.
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7.3. Organizational Structure
Presenter:
Dr. Ryan Laager
Description:
The board must annually approve the formal organizational structure for the district. Previously assigned board committees are included on the organizational chart. Supt. Laager will discuss the responsibilities of each of the committee assignments and members may request preferences for committee assignments. If changes in committee assignments are desired, approval for all committee assignments will come back for action at the regular meeting on January 24th. The current organizational chart is attached for your review.
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7.4. Board Member Compensation
Presenter:
Dr. Ryan Laager
Description:
The current rates are: $1,800 annual stipend for all board members; $200 for Chair; $150 for Vice Chair, Clerk & Treasurer; Chief Negotiators $150; Special Meetings $50; All Day Meetings $100. Payments are made to board members at the end of June and at the end of December for half of the stipend amount and for any extra meetings attended by the members during that time period.
The recommendation is to leave the compensation at these rates for 2022. |
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7.5. 2022-23 School Calendar
Description:
Attached is the 2022-2023 school calendar. 2 calendar options were reviewed by staff and sent to parents. Calendar option 1 was chosen. Approval is recommended.
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8. Upcoming Meetings:
Description:
January 24: 6:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting February 14: 6:00 p.m. Board Work Session February 28 : 6:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting |
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9. Adjourn:
Presenter:
Board Chair
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