January 12, 2017 at 7:15 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Agenda

IV. School Board Recognition

IV.A. Recognition of Michelle Wille and Joel Santjer - 2016 TIES Exceptional Teachers Award Winners

V. Superintendent’s Report

VI. Removal of Consent Items for Discussion

VII. Approval of Consent Items

VII.A. Minutes of December 8, 2016 Regular School Board Meeting

VII.B. Authorization of Payments, Transfers, and Investment Activity

VII.C. Personnel

VII.C.1. Ruth Dickhausen, resignation effective December 29, 2016, as Schoolkeeper at North Branch Area Education Center

VII.C.2. Bailey Milligan, resignation effective January 6, 2017, as School Age Care Adult Assistant

VII.C.3. Amy Glaser, leave request effective January 3, 2017 through March 27, 2017, as Playground Assistant at Sunrise River Elementary School

VII.C.4. Carol Beckerleg, MA+60, Step 17, extension of contract as .5 FTE Speech Language Pathologist at Sunrise River Elementary School from January 3, 2017 through June 9, 2017

VII.C.5. Todd Johnson, employment effective January 4, 2017 as Bus Driver

VII.C.6. Karen Barton, employment effective January 3, 2017, as Lunchroom/Playground Assistant at Sunrise River Elementary School

VII.C.7. 2016-17 Extra Curricular Winter Coach Positions

VII.C.7.a. Roger Keller, Class 6, Step 2, as Middle School Boys Basketball Coach

VII.C.7.b. Darin Marcussen, Class 6, Step 1, as Middle School Boys Basketball Coach

VII.C.8. 2016-17 Activity Advisor Positions

VII.C.8.a. Brittany Ahner, Class 6, Step 1, as Assistant Coach for High School Speech

VII.C.8.b. Scott Tolzmann, Class 6, Step 1, as Assistant Coach for High School Speech

VII.D. Acceptance of Donations
Minnesota Statute 123B.02 permits school boards to "...receive, for the benefit of the district, bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated.  In that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district, and for the benefit of pupils thereof."

Therefore, the Superintendent recommends the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 138 that the School Board accept with appreciation the following contributions and permit their use as designated by the donors.

VIII. Open Mic: Open mic is a time for public comment. However, it is not a means to have issues added to this evening’s agenda. It is also not a means to discuss specific individuals negatively in public, either by name or position. If you would like district follow up to comments, please leave appropriate contact information on the open mic sign-in sheet. Please limit your comments to three minutes.

IX. Old Business

IX.A. Consider Second Reading of the Following Policies

IX.A.1. Policy 301 - School District Administration

IX.A.2. Policy 302 - Superintendent

IX.A.3. Policy 303 - Superintendent Selection

IX.A.4. Policy 305 - Policy Implementation

X. New Business

X.A. Consider Permission to Request Proposals for Food Service Contract

X.B. Consider Elimination of the Following North Branch Policies

X.B.1. NB Policy 2110 - The Superintendent of Schools

X.B.2. NB Policy 2112 - Legal/Personnel Issues Arising During Absence of Superintendent and Asst. Superintendent

X.B.3. NB Policy 2210 - Elementary Principal

X.B.4. NB Policy 2211 - High School and Middle School Principals

XI. Addendum

XI.A. Consent

XI.A.1. Jennifer Thompson, leave request effective March 9, 2017 through May 10, 2017 (9 weeks) as Bookkeeper at North Branch Area Education Center

XI.A.2. Diane Higley, leave request effective January 3, 2017 through January 13, 2017, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Middle School

XI.A.3. Randi Johnson, retirement effective September 29, 2017 as Director of Finance and Human Resources at North Branch Area Public Schools

XI.A.4. Debra Enger, employment effective January 11, 2017, as Part-time Schoolkeeper at North Branch Area Education Center

XI.B. New Business

XI.B.1. Consider Ratification of the Contract between the North Branch Support Staff Association and North Branch Independent School District for July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2018

XII. Information

XII.A. Board & Administrator January 2017 Issue

XIII. Board Requests

XIV. Committee Reports

XIV.A. SEE (Schools for Equity in Education)

XIV.B. Negotiations

XIV.B.1. Bus Drivers

XIV.C. MSBA Update or Report

XIV.D. SCRED Report

XIV.E. Staff Development Report

XIV.F. OPEB Committee Report

XIV.G. Policy Committee Report

XV. Dates to Remember

XV.A. Monday, January 23, 2017 Bus Driver Mediation Session, 9:00 am, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XV.B. Thursday, January 26, 2017 School Board Work Session, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XV.C. Thursday, February 9, 2017 Policy Committee Meeting, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XV.D. Thursday, February 9, 2017 Regular School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XV.E. Thursday, February 23, 2017 School Board Work Session, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XVI. Adjournment