August 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3. ROLL CALL and ESTABLISH a QUORUM
Description:
A full Roll Call will need to be taken as we have a remote board director.
Melanie Donley, Josef Garcia, Mindy Glazier, Jared Griffin, Steena Johnson, Emily Stull Richardson, Colin Williams, Belinda Yurick Josef Garcia, Belinda Yurick and Mindy Glazier are excused. We have established a quorum. Emily Stull Richardson will be attending the meeting remotely: Mounds View Public Library 2576 Mound View Boulevard Mounds View, MN 55112 |
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4. ADDITIONAL ITEMS
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6.D.8 2025-2026 Staff Handbook (change in wording from HR Connections to Employee Navigator) |
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT
If you have an item for the Regular Board of Education public comment period, please email Board of Education Chair Josef Garcia (josefgarcia@crosslakekids.org) with your name and topic on the Friday before the Board Meeting. You may appear in person before the Board or virtually via the Google Meet. JUST a reminder, public comments will only take place during this agenda item. No public comments or chat comments will be accepted following this agenda item. |
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6. AGENDA
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6.A. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Crosslake Community Schools Board of Education and will be acted upon by one motion; however, any Board Director may request that items on the Consent Agenda be removed from it for independent consideration. Any items so identified will be moved to the Action Item portion of the Agenda. |
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6.A.1. Board of Education Minutes - July 28, 2025
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6.A.2. Finance Meeting Minutes - August 20, 2025
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6.A.3. Personnel Matters
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New Hires:
Name: Heather Eckert FTE: 1.0 Position: Online Learning Coach Start Date: 8/25/25 Salary: $45,625.00 Name: Crystal Rockvam Position: Seat Based Special Education Paraprofessional Start Date: 8/25/25 FTE: 1.0 Wage: $16.08 Name: Rachel Beard Position: Seat Based Primary Teacher Start Date: 8/25/25 FTE: 1.0 Salary: $51,325.00 Name: Bethany Ahiers Position: Online Learning Coach Start Date: 8/25/25 FTE: 1.0 Salary: $43,600.00 |
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6.B. ACADEMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, and PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATES
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OW Representative
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(note: Osprey Wilds' monthly Board of Education rotation of Exhibit S schedule is included each month for reference purposes only)
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6.C. ACTION ITEMS
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6.C.1. Review and Approve July 2025 Financial Information
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6.C.2. First National CD information
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COD #4765 12 month matures June 25, 2026. Value is $545,224.24 COD #4768 12 month matures Sept 25,2025. Value is $537,424.51 Rates available: We have 2 specials going on right now: 7 month 4.25% and 17 month 3.75%. Everything else is right around the 3% rate. |
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6.D. INFORMATION /DISCUSSION ITEMS
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6.D.1. District Personnel
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Job Description: District Food Service Coordinator Online Social Worker Assistant Kids Care Coordinator District Special Education Manager (note: Board of Education approved Hiring Procedure is included each month for reference purposes)
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6.D.2. Abdo - Audit Presentation
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Executive Director Jenna Leadbetter will give an audit timeline. |
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6.D.3. CCS Organizational Chart
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6.D.4. Policy Review
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520 Student Survey Policy
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6.D.5. Professional Development - Board of Education Trainings
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Board Directors will be notified of upcoming training, nothing is currently available. |
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6.D.6. Strategic Planning Matters
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6.D.7. Director Evaluations
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OW expects CCS's Board will participate in school leader evaluation activities at least four times per year as follows
December/January: Mid-year progress report or update and goal revision (as necessary). February/March: Planning for and undertaking evaluation activities. April-June: Conduct evaluation, share results with the school leader, and make decisions based on those results. July/August: Set goals for the upcoming school year. |
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6.D.8. 2025-2026 Staff Handbook
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Change from HR Connections to Employee Navigator
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6.D.9. 2025-2026 Crisis Manual
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6.D.10. Bylaws
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6.E. REPORTS
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(note: board appointed committees schedule is included for reference purposes only) |
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6.E.1. CCS Executive Director
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6.E.2. Finance Committee
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6.E.3. Academic Performance/Achievement and World's Best Workforce
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6.E.4. EE Seat-Based Committee
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6.E.5. EE Online Committee
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6.E.6. Directors' Evaluations
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7. AUTHORIZER UPDATE
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8. SEPTEMBER MEETING PREPARATION
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8.A. Suggestion for Discussion Topics for Next Meeting
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9. BOARD MEETING EVALUATION
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10. ADJOURN the REGULAR BOARD of EDUCATION MEETING
Description:
Schedule of upcoming Board of Education Meetings for 2025-2026:
September 22, 2025 |
