January 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Organizational Meeting

Description:  This past year, the board held 12 regular meetings. The board has routinely scheduled special meetings for board self-evaluation, superintendent evaluation, contract negotiations, and other occasions as needed. Work sessions are scheduled as needed. 

The board has met on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:00 PM. We cannot hold a meeting on legal holidays.

Agendas have been sent out on Wednesday or before prior to the regular meetings.


The regular meeting time at 6:00 PM and 2024 dates for January __, February __, March __, April __, May __, June __, July __, August __, September __, October __, November __, December __.

Description:  Current compensation is $2500 a year per board member. The chairperson receives an additional $500 year stipend. Half the amount will be given in June, 2022 and January, 2023.

Description:  Heidi Hagen, Pine Country Bank, Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund, and MN Trust (PMA) as official depositories for Royalton School District Funds.
 

Update authorized signers on the District’s Official Depository Accounts, and all certificates of deposit continuing/and/or removing _________, prior School Board Chair, and _________, prior School Board Treasurer, prior School Board Clerk, and effective _______, 2024, and adding _________, School Board Chair, and __________, School Board Treasuer, and _______ School Board Clerk as authorized signers on behalf of the District effective ________, 2024 and removing Scott Marine, former Business Manager and adding Heidi Hagen, current Business Manager, to be authorized signers on behalf of the District. 

 

Description:  Heidi Hagen, Business Manager to invest funds on behalf of the Royalton School District.

Description:  The auditor requires the board to designate someone to make electronic fund transfers.  The Business Manager has been assigned to do this in the past.

Delegate the authority to make electronic fund transfers to Heidi Hagen, Business Manager.

Description:  Name the Morrison County Record as the Official Newspaper.

Description:  Name Squires, Waldspurger, & Mace, P.A. as the Official Law Firm for the District.

Description:  ____________________also Representative _________________as an alternate to represent the Royalton School District at Royalton City Council meetings once per month.
 

Description:  _____________also Representative _________________as an alternate to represent the Royalton School District at Bowlus City Council Meeting once per month

Description:  ________________, ______________ and ______________ as Policy Committee Representatives.

Description:  The Strategic Planning/Curriculum Advisory/World's Best Workforce Advisory Committee consists of one but not limited to; elementary teachers, MS/HS teachers, both principals, the superintendent, board members, parents from each of the schools, community members at large, and business person(s) from the district. The committee is primarily responsible for formulating, reviewing, improving, and measuring of the school Strategic Plan, Curriculum Advisory, and to produce the Worlds Best Workforce.

Directors_____________ and ___________  to the Strategic Planning/Curriculum Advisory/World's Best Workforce Advisory Committee representatives. 

Description:  Directors ______________and _______________as Facilities Committee Representatives.

Description:  The representatives receive all legislative updates from MSBA and are responsible for keeping the board updated on legislative issues.  The representatives are eligible to run for MSBA’s delegate assembly and encouraged to attend MSBA and Schools for Equity in Education (SEE) legislative sessions as the Legislative Liaison.

_____________ also Representative _____________as an alternate to Legislative Liaison Representative.  

Description:  Naming of Finance Committee Representatives.  This committee consists of two board members, the Business Manager, and Superintendent.  The committee will review and comment on the budget.

Directors _________________ and ________________as Finance Committee Representatives.

Description:  The representative is expected to attend monthly meetings as the voting representative from Royalton School District.  This group sets policy for Mid-State Education District based on recommendations from the member districts' Superintendent in areas of special education, technology, and distance learning.  Five school districts receive special education services.  Seven school districts receive technology services.

Director ________________ and Director ________________as an alternate to Mid-State Education District Representative.

Description:  Director ____________________ and Director __________________as an alternate to Minnesota State High School League Representative.

Description:  Directors_________________and _________________as Representatives to Schools for Equity in Education (SEE).

Description:  The superintendent meets with teacher representatives five times a year as per Master Agreement, usually every other month, to discuss non-contractual concerns. Meetings usually start at 3:15pm and seldom last more than one hour. This does not require board representation, any or all board members may attend.

Director________________and Director__________________as an alternate to Meet and Confer Representatives.

Description:  Directors _________and __________ as Staff Development Committee Representatives.

Description:  Directors __________ and ________ as an alternate Health and Safety Committee Representatives.

Description:  Directors ___________ and ___________ as an alternate Sourcewell Representatives. 

Description:  Directors______________, _________________ and Director ______________ as an alternate to Non-Union Negotiation Representatives.

Description:  Director _____________________ and _________________ as Teacher Negotiation Representatives.

Description:  Director __________________ and ________________ as Para Negotiation Representatives.

Description:  Directors ____________________ and _________________ as Secretaries Negotiation Representative.

Description:  Directors _______________and_______________ as Principal Negotiation Representatives.

Description:  Directors _________________ and __________________ as Superintendent Negotiation Representatives.

Description:  Resolution Establishing Combined Polling Places for Multiple Precincts and designating hours during which the polling places will remain open for voting for school district elections not held on the day of a statewide election.