June 8, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. Roll Call of Board Members

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Reading of the YME Mission Statement

4. Public Address to the Board of Education

5. Consent Agenda - Action

5.1. Regular Business

5.1.1. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes - May 11, 2015

5.1.2. Approval of Payment for Claims

5.1.3. Approval of Finance Report

5.1.4. Approval of Enrollment Report

5.1.5. Review Policy and First Reading

5.1.5.1. Student Overnight and Out-of-State Travel Policy (First Reading)

5.1.6. Approval- Renewal of Environmental, Health and Safety Program with Musser Environmental Consulting, Inc. 

5.1.7. Approval - Renewal of PACT 4 Families Collaborative Grant

5.1.8. Declaration of Surplus Technology Equipment and Permission to Distribute Through Purchase and Donations

5.1.9. Approval of Facilities Use Request by Western Fest Royalty Committee

5.1.10. Authorize Bid Date of July 6, 2015 at 1:00 pm and Advertise for Bids on Bread and Milk Products 

5.1.11. Approve Title I Resolution

5.1.12. Approval of Post-Employment Benefit Valuation Report - Year Beginning July 1, 2014

5.1.13. Approve MDE Principal Development and Evaluation Assurance - District

5.1.14. Approve Teacher Development and Evaluation Assurance

5.1.15. Approve Q Comp Assurance

5.2. Personnel Items

5.2.1. Approval of Randy Haakenson for No More Than 140 Hours of Tech Assistant Services During the Summer of 2015

5.2.2. Approval of Leave of Absence Request Received from Kari Coulter

5.2.3. Resignation - Dennis Dandurand, Custodian

5.2.4. Resignation - Laura Bristle, English

5.2.5. Resignation - Monica Kasel, Senior High Musical 2nd Assistant

5.2.6. Approve employment contract for Mr. Zahn as English instructor on Step 1/Base

6. Reports

6.1. YME QComp Council - Sheila Koepke

6.2. District - Dr. Rick Clark, Superintendent

6.2.1. Report on 2015-2016 Committee Visions

6.2.2. Report on Discussions with City of Granite Falls for SRO Services

6.2.3. Roberta Bjerkeset Presentation of Information Concerning Indian Education Matters

6.2.3.1. Approval of Title VII and Impact Aid Reports

6.3. YME Middle/High School - Written Report Submitted - Ryan Luft, Principal

6.4. Bert Raney Elementary - Written Report Submitted - Lisa Hansen, Principal

7. Old Business

7.1. Discussion - Presentation by Mrs. Patty Heminover, Springsted Inc. - Establishment of Amount of November 2015 Levy Question

7.2. Action - Resolution to Establish a Date for Special Election of Levy Question in the Amount of $________

7.2.1. Determine Number of Polling Places and Location(s) for Referendum Election

7.2.2. Establish Polling Hours

7.2.3. Establish Levy Referendum Amount Per Pupil Unit

7.3. Discussion - Presentation of Fiscal Year 2016 (Calendar Year 2015-2016) Preliminary Budget

7.4. Action - Approval of Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2016

7.4.1. Municipal Lease Purchase Proposal - Apple & Infrastructional Technology - Lease Finance Group

7.5.  Discussion - Review Strategic Planning Committee Report and Recommendation

8. New Business

8.1. Approve Signatures for the Checking Account held at the Granite Falls Bank

8.2. Set Board Meeting Times and Dates for 2015-2016 School Year 

8.3. Discussion - Policy Review for Future Negotiations - MSEA Clerical Staff

8.4. Approval of Contract Amendment for Mrs. Lisa Hansen.  Increase Workdays from 220 Days to 230 Days.

9. Correspondence

9.1. YME Early Learning Scholarship Information

9.2. PSEO Students

9.3. FY16 Achievement & Integration Approval Letter

9.4. MCA 2014-2015 State Testing - Register of Challenges

9.5. Staff Development Committee Notes - May 21, 2015

9.6. Letter to Chief Brian Struffert from Dr. Rick Clark - SRO Services

9.7. Article - MSBA Model Agreement for Sick Leave

10. Recess the Regular Meeting

11. Close the Meeting for the Purpose of Discussing Negotiation Strategy - Education Minnesota-Yellow Medicine East and the Principals Group

12. Re-open the Regular Meeting

13. Adjourn the Meeting