September 9, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Regular

Description:  Bohnsack, Habben, Hesse, Humbert, Schurman, and Wesenberg. 

Student Representative 

Description:  The School Board Chair will lead the board and attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Description:  Board action to approve the agenda for the meeting is expected.

Description:  The agenda is open to visitors of the meeting to offer comments to and/or requests of the school board. The comments and requests should follow the adopted district guidelines which are printed and available at the meeting.  As a general rule, items introduced in the opportunity for comments and requests do not receive action from the School Board, but are taken under advisement or consideration for future action.

Description:  Action is requested on the following items of the consent agenda. Consent agenda items are typically adopted without discussion of the individual items because they are routine or ordinary in action.  Any consent agenda item may be removed for further discussion and deliberation by any member of the board.

Description:  The minutes from the Regular meeting of August 26, 2019 are included in the exhibits.

Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting of August 26, 2019.

Description:  Director of Buildings and Grounds Neisinger has submitted a recommendation for Virgil Stich as the 37.5 hour cleaner at the Secondary Schools for the 2019-2020 school year.

Assistant Principal Nelson has submitted a recommendtion for an increase in assignment for Marlys Pennertz, Math Teacher at ROCORI Middle School for a total of .70 FTE.

Principal Court has submitted a recommendation for Diane Bechtold as the Lunch Room Monitor at the John Clark Elementary School for 1.5 hours per day for the 2019-2020 school year.

Director of Community Ed Hillman has submitted a recommendation for Leyda Antunez as a Parent Educator/ABE Instructor for approximately 6 hours per week for the 2019-2020 school year.  Director Hillman is also recommending an increase in hours for Amber Jacobs and Cindy Voigt, both Paraprofessionals in Early Childhood Special Ed, due to additional hours needed to meet student needs.  Amber Jacobs will increase to 19 hours per week and Cindy Voigt will increase to 27.5 hours per week.

Assistant Principal Guetter has submitted recommendations for Kimberly Craven and Katrina Hemmesch.  Both are paraprofessionals for 6.5 hours per day at the Secondary Schools for the 2019-2020 school year.

Principal Skanson has submitted a recommendation for Erin Truesdell as a paraprofessional for 6.5 hours per day at the Cold Spring Elementary School for the 2019-2020 school year.

Principal Jenson has submitted a recommendation for Julie Pulsifer as a full time Guidance Counsleor at the ROCORI Middle School for the 2019-2020 school year.

Recommend approval of the assignment as outlined.

Description:  Brianna Koltes, Teacher at the John Clark Elementary School, has submitted a request for a leave of absence starting approximately November 24, 2019 and continuing through March 1st, 2020.

Recommendation:  Approve the request for a leave of absence for Briannan Koltes as presented.

Description:  Colton Baumgarten, cleaner at the Secondary Schools has submitted a letter of resignation effective August 29, 2019.

Description:  This is the third and final reading of policy #7-6 Reimburseable Meals.

Recommendation: Approve policy #7-6 Reimburseable Meals as presented.

Description:  The District received 2 quotes for a Toro Ground Tender and is utilizing the Minnesota State Purchasing Contract for a Toro Mower. 

Recommendation:  Approve the low quote from MTI Distributing for the Toro Ground Tender, and approve the purchase of the Toro Mower through the Minnesota State Contract with MTI Distributing. 

Description:  Action items receive individual attention because of the nature of the issues, the need to discuss or review the information prior to taking action, or the specific kind of action required for the item.

Description:  Many of the District insurance policies are set for renewal on October 1.  The District has received quotations on the property and liability insurance, network security insurance, and worker's compensation.  Information about the quotations is included in the exhibits.  

Recommendation: Approve the property and liability insurance with EMC, workers comp insurance with SFM, and network security insurance with AXIS.

Description:  The negotiations with Education Minnesota ROCORI for the 2019-2021 term has been completed and has been voted on by their members.  The group has voted to approve the agreement and it is being brought forward for School Board approval.

Recommendation:  Approve the 2019-2021 Master Agreement with Education Minnesota ROCORI as presented.

Description:  Discussion items receive individual attention because of the nature of the issues and the need for introductory or other discussion in order to review the information prior to taking action.  This is also the agenda location for items which simply need school board review, but no formal action on the item is required.  Discussion items will typically return to the agenda at a future point for more specific action.

Description:  Policy #9-18 Use of Peace Officers  is brought forward for a second reading.  

Policy # 7-5 Tobacco Free Policy and #10-3 Visitors to School Building Sites are being brought forward for a first reading.

No formal action is expected.

Description:  Tamara Berger, Agriculture Teacher at the Secondary Schools has submitted a request for a field trip to the FFA National Convention from October 29, 2019 through November 1, 2019. This will come back on September 30, 2019 for approval.

Description:  An update of the enrollment numbers as of the start of the school year will be shared.

Description:  Superintendent Kelvington will update the members where we are in the hiring process for staff for the 2019-2020 school year.

Description:  A calendar of upcoming issues of concern to the school board is included as part of the agenda.