March 30, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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

Student Members: Emily Haus, Shelby Gebault

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 March 9, 2020 and March 15, 2020 are included in the exhibits.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

Description:  Treasurer Humbert will have reviewed financial information for the board. This information is included in the Treasurer's Report.
Recommendation: Approve the Treasurer's report as presented. 

Description:  Treasurer Humbert will have been at the school site to review bills, ask questions, and confirm information prior to the meeting. 
Recommendation: to approve the bill payment of $4,463,626.03 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer. 

Description:  Recommend approval of the assignment as outlined.

Description:  This contract has been revised to include the hires of Payroll & Benefits Manager and the Community Education Coordinator. 

Description:  Recommendation: Accept the resignations and retirements as presented.

Description:  The Master Agreement with our teaching staff allows our teachers to request a lane change in September, December, and March of each school year.  A report of the requested lane changes is included in your documents for approval.  Once approved, the change becomes a part of their pay the following month.
Recommendation: Approve the lane change requests as presented.

Description:  Recommendation: Accept the grant from the MN Department of Agriculture. 

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:  Due to the declared health pandemic and the declared state of emergency due to COVID-19, pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.021, until further notice, all school board meetings will be held by teleconference or other electronic means.
Taking this action does not inhibit school board members from personally attending a school board meeting, it just provides notice that some or all of the school board members may be participating in the meeting at a remote location. 

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:  Recommendation: Award the bid as presented.

Description:  Payment to Cold Spring Bakery Check #103685 in the amount of $30.00
Recommend approval of the payment to Cold Spring Bakery

Description:  Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.

Description:  The business office provides an update of district expenditures and revenues through the Budget Comparison Report.  The report is intended to provide a financial picture of the district in a couple ways.  One is to compare current year expenditures to the previous year.  The second is to simply give a report on the current financial status.  In addition to the report, special items of note are highlighted in the explanations offered. This report does not require formal action but is provided as an informational item.

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