January 25, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Presented by Dr. Gurbada
Riley, Juli, and Dean Devrient

Introduced by Joel Swenson
Student's of the Month: 
Sam Zimmerman
Naomi Ferguson
Anna Meemken

Description:  With Virtual Meeting, please use the Hand Raising Feature on Zoom and introduce yourself when speaking to the Board

Description:  Levi Hunt - Co-Head Track Coach
Kayla Wensmann - Assistant Speech Coach

Description:  Sheri Menden - Speech Coach leave one year

FMLA Leave for Elementary 1st Grade Teacher, Katie Hemminger, approximately May 10, 2021 for the remainder of the school year.

FMLA Leave for High School Social Studies teacher, Kayla Wensmann, approximately April 6, 2021, for the remainder of the school year. 

Description:  The Royalton School Board will approve the following hires based upon the findings of each individual’s background check, licensure status, and discipline report from the MN Department of Education.

Jami Fremstad - Interim Head Speech Coach for one year
Brett Louden - JH Wrestling Coach, 1.0 to 0.5 Reduction
Wade Cruser - JH Wrestling Coach,0.5
 

Description:  214 - Out of State Travel by School Board Members - Rgulates how Board Members can travel outside the state. No Change
410 - Family and Medical Leave Policy - Has the requirements of the FMLA, nother more. No Change
527 - Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles: Patrols, Inspections, and Searches. No Change
529 - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students - Discussion on what "substantiated" means and who is doing the checking on whether it is substantiated or not.

Description:  419 - Tobacco-Free Environment - Adds vaping awareness and prevention instruction: updates definitions.  Discussion on is vaping without a tobacco product okay.  The policy does not allow vaping in the school of any type.  Discussion of the education that is being done for vaping and the difference between 6th through 8th grade vaping verses 9th through 12th.
516 - Student Medication - Adds provisions and procedures regarding storage and return of drugs or medication and regarding unclaimed or abandoned prescription drugs.  Discussion to update the complete document to be the same as the recommended document.  It was felt we need to add the form we use to the updated policy.
601 - School District Curriculum and Instruction Goals - Adds Language regarding dyslexia screening.  Discussion on where to start correcting dyslexia and continually screen for dyslexia.  Question on Benchmark and what are they? How are they similar or different to "Proficiency Scales?"
606 - Organization of Grade Levels - Describes documentation that may verify student's age for admission - Updating for complete document.  The document did not reflect the actual grade levels in Royalton and now is corrected along with the verification of a student's age for admission.

Looking at 902 Use of School District Facilities and Equipment - Discussion of what needs to change within the current policy to follow state statues and loss of revenue to Community Education by subsidizing out of school activities.  Decision to form a subcommittee with outside groups to find solutions.

Description: 

1. Tuesday, February 9th, ? time Policy Meeting
2. Monday, February 22nd, 6:00 PM Regular Board Meeting