June 20, 2017 at 6:30 PM - Education Committee - Regular School Board Meeting

1. Informational Items - These items are provided for informational purposes only and no action is required.

1.A. Informational Presentations

1.A.1) Assistant Superintendent's Report

As part of her monthly report, Assistant Superintendent Amy Starzecki highlighted efforts in teaching and learning across ISD 709. Updates were shared regarding implementation of District initiatives to support teaching and learning.

1.A.2) School Resource Officer (SRO) Roles and Practices

Representatives from the Duluth Police Department presented information on the roles and practices of School Resource Officers (SROs) in Duluth Public Schools.

1.A.3) Secondary Schedule Review Process

Dr. Michael Cary, Director or Curriculum and Instruction, shared recent implementation work on the draft process shared with the Board to review secondary schedule options for Duluth Public Schools. A survey has gone out to parents, teachers and students to gather their values related to school scheduling. The opening task force meeting has been held and summer work dates have been set to move forward with the review. Dr. Cary covered this work and other progress on the review.

1.A.4) Head Start Review Status Update, Early Childhood Outcomes for Fall-Winter-Spring and Head Start Transportation Waiver Approval

Pam Rees, Head Start Director, provided an update regarding the Head Start Fiscal/ERSEA, CLASS and Environmental Health and Safety Reviews, Early Childhood Outcomes for Fall-Winter-Spring and the Head Start Transportation Waiver Approval.

1.B. Grant Partnerships with Duluth Public Schools

1.B.1) Lake Superior Consortium - Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Grant

ISD 709 is the fiscal host for the Lake Superior Consortium Carl Perkins Grant in the amount of $131,550.86. These funds are allocated, budgeted and spent on all member schools on an RFP basis for approved CTE programs. Funds are managed by Duluth's Vocational Programs Coordinator and leadership from Lake Superior College. Priorities of this year's grant are CTE clubs; student career experiences; and CTE professional development with industry and CTE best practices.

1.B.2) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) B-WET Program Grant

Jennifer Kreps, University of Minnesota Duluth Department of Education Associate Professor, has submitted a grant proposal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) B-WET Program in the amount of $74,401. If awarded, it is the intent of Stowe Elementary School to collaborate in the Watershed Stories: Learners Exploring Their Place in the Ecosystem Environmental Education Program, in partnership with UMD.

1.C. Grant Applications

1.C.1) Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation Grant

Bradley Vieths, Duluth Public Schools Vocational Program Coordinator, has submitted a grant application to the Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation Board in the amount of $10,000. The grant awards up to $2,500 per school and course for the district adopting the Prostart Industry curriculum. We would be requesting funds for Level 1 and Level 2 Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts at both sites, Duluth East and Denfeld Culinary Programs (CTE).

1.C.2) Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant

Kristen Woodhull and Julie Kolquist, Merritt Creek Academy, have submitted a grant application to the Dollar General Liteacy Foundation in the amount of $4,000. If awarded, funds will be used to purchase the Blue Leveled Literacy Intervention by Fountas & Pinnell (LLI) for elementary students that fall below grade level as a supplemental intervention to core curriculum.

1.C.3) Scott D. Anderson Leadership Foundation and Community Leaders Fund of the DSACF Grant

Duluth Public Schools has submitted and received a grant from the Scott D. Anderson Leadership Foundation and Community Leaders Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation in the amount of $24, 017. Funds will be used to support the annual week-long Scott Anderson Leadership Forum. 

1.C.4) Northland Foundation Grant

Becky Gamache, Head Start Teacher, has submitted a grant application to the Northland Foundation in the amount of $6,700. If awarded, funds will be used to purchase outdoor gear for Duluth Public Schools' preschool classrooms. Convenient access to cold/wet weather gear would alleviate potential barriers to outdoor activity in inclement weather and allow students to participate in nature based educational opportunities and play.

1.D. Regulations

1.D.1) 5085R - Family and Student Handbook

Attached are the revisions to Regulation 5085R - Family and Student Handbook (Co-Curricular Activities - Duluth Senior High School Academic Eligibility Information) for the 2017-18 school year. Over the course of the 2016-17 school year, Assistant Superintendent Starzecki worked in collaboration with the secondary principals and Athletic Directors Tom Pearson and Shawn Roed to determine necessary revisions to the ISD 709 Academic Eligibility guidelines.

2. Action Items

2.A. Presentation Items Requiring Approval

2.A.1) State Head Start Grant 2017-18

Pam Rees, Head Start Director, presented an overview of the State Head Start Grant application for 2017-18 for approval.

2.A.2) Head Start Federal Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

Pam Rees, Head Start Director, presented an overview of the Head Start Federal Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for approval.

2.B. Policies

2.B.1) 6300 - Wellness Policy - DELETION

In moving to the MSBA Model Policies, administration is recommending the deletion of Policy 6300, which will be replaced with MSBA Policy 533.

2.B.2) NEW Policy 533 - Wellness

Attached is revised MSBA Policy 533 for the first reading. This policy would replace Policy 6300.

2.C. Grant Awards

2.C.1) Resolution E-06-17-3458 - Acceptance of Grant Awards to Duluth Public Schools

Attached is Resolution E-06-17-3458 - Acceptance of Grant Awards to Duluth Public Schools, to accept and approve the grant awards from the following organizations:

DSCAF - Scott D. Anderson Leadership Foundation Fund and the Community Leaders Fund

2.D. Diploma Requests

The following students have met all graduation requirements for the Duluth Public Schools and should be awarded a Diploma:

Colten Lee Hanson - April 28, 2017
Cassie May Horst - May 3, 2017
Frederick Martin - May 3, 2017
Benjamin H. VanDell - May 17, 2017
James Martin Wilde - May 18, 2017
Zachary Alan Henry - May 12, 2017
Joi Lasoundra Hargrove - May 11, 2017
Jaren Thomas Pykkonen - May 31, 2017
Leah Kalin Ach - June 2, 2017
Wesley Kieth Johnston - May 26, 2017
Samantha Ann Lanpher - June 2, 2017
Jacob Thomas Meyer - June 2, 2017
Nathaniel Joseph Nason - June 1, 2017
LilyAnne Mae Rogers - May 25, 2017
Malcolm Reginald Samuels - June 1, 2017
Andrew David Solem - June 1, 2017
Ethan Patrick Young - June 1, 2017
Troy Lopez - June 6, 2017
Hassan Keishawn Nelson - June 6, 2017
Isaiah Tremaine Baker - June 6, 2017
Mason Arrmone Holmes - June 8, 2017
Anjelica Margaret Robin Holmes - June 8, 2017
Tyler Michael Persch - June 8, 2017
Angel Robin Hathaway - June 8, 2017
Autumn Lynn Towle - June 8, 2017
Eponine Gwendolyn Schomberg - June 8, 2017
Austan Antonio Williams - June 8, 2017
Casey Robert Canfield - June 8, 2017
Sophia Reed Furey - June 8, 2017
Bryan J. Vanderport - June 8, 2017
Levi Jonathan Hayden - June 8, 2017
Matthew Jupp - June 8, 2017
Joshua Gary Berntsen -  - June 8, 2017
LaTasha Alize Patrice Burse - June 8, 2017
Anthony Jacob Dollens - June 8, 2017
Lanesha LaShuan Guthrie - June 8, 2017
Madison Samantha Hoyt - June 8, 2017
Aaron Matthew Johnson - June 8, 2017
Jaydee Marie Johnson - June 8, 2017
James Brodin Scitz - June 8, 2017
Hope Marie Sherwood - June 8, 2017
Brad Michael Svercl - June 8, 2017
James Joseph Warmington - June 8, 2017
Stacie Lynn Zukowski - June 8, 2017
Jack Welch - June 8, 2017

2.E. Data Sharing Agreements

It is requested that the following organizations be granted access to the Student Information System to support District functions from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018:

University of Minnesota, Duluth
The College of St Scholastica
Lutheran Social Services
The College of St Scholastica, Upward Bound
University of Wisconsin, Superior
The College of St Scholastica, Trip Talent Search

3. Future Items

Full Service Community Schools Update - Denfeld