December 10, 2024 at 6:15 PM - Wrenshall Board of Education
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                                        1. Call to Order                 
                    
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                                        2. Pledge of Allegiance                 
                    
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                                        3. Roll Call                 
                    
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                                        4. Adoption of Agenda                 
                    
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                                        5. Regular Business 
                    
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                                        5.a. Approval of Minutes                 
                    
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Approval of official minutes for the November 12 regular business meeting and the December 4 work session.     
                            
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                                        5.b. Accept Business Office Report                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
                            
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                                        5.c. Approval of Consent Agenda including Schedule C Appointments                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
                            
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                                        6. Informational Items 
                    
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Regular Business     
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                                        6.a. Principal's Report                 
                    
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Michelle Blanchard     
    
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Optional Informational Principal's report.       
                            
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                                        6.b. Community Education Report                 
                    
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Katie Beck     
    
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Optional Informational Report from the Community Education Coordinator.     
                            
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                                        6.c. American Indian Cultural Liaison Report                 
                    
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Kevin Kot     
    
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The application for American Indian Education aid from the Minnesota Department of Education was submitted on November 25.      
                            
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                                        6.d. Enrollment Report                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
    
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Monthly snapshot of current enrollment statistics     
                            
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                                        6.e. Superintendent's Report                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
    
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Thank you to outgoing Directors Bergman, Kloepfer, and Krisak.  Your dedication and service to the Wrenshall School Community is appreciated and will be missed!  We look forward to your future contributions in other capacities.     
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                                        6.f. Board Director or Committee Reports                 
                    
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This is an opportunity for individual directors or committees to share information or reports with the full board.     
                            
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                                        7. Action Items                 
                    
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                                        7.a. Certify Final Levy Pay 2025                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
                            
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                                        7.b. Accept Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness Report                 
                    
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Michelle Blanchard     
    
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This report was presented at the required Public Hearing which preceded the meeting.     
                            
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                                        7.c. Accept Minnesota Department of Education Technology Grant                 
                    
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Ben Johnson     
                            
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                                        7.d. Community Education Fee Structure Updates                 
                    
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Michele Carlson and Katie Beck     
                            
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                                        7.e. Community Education Coordinator Contract                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
                            
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                                        7.f. Approve Superintendent Vacancy Posting                 
                    
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Misty Bergman     
    
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The Board may make edits to the posting draft prior to its release to job sites.     
                            
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                                        7.g. Award Snow Removal Contract                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
    
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The City of Wrenshall submitted the only qualifying bid for snow removal for this school year.     
                            
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                                        7.h. Policy Review Cycle                 
                    
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Mary Carlson     
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                                        7.h.1. Annual Policy Review                  
                    
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Mary Carlson     
    
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Annual review of the 400 series policies.  All recent legislative updates are reflected in proposed policy updates.  All remaining 400 series policies were reviewed and approved by the Board on August 8, 2024. The Board will continue to review one policy series per month until the entire policy book has been updated. 
                            
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                                        7.h.2. New Policy Development                 
                    
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Mary Carlson     
                            
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                                        7.j. Hiring Requests                 
                    
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Jeff Pesta     
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                                        8. Future Meetings                 
                    
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Confirm upcoming committee, work session, and business meeting dates.     
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                                        9. Adjournment                 
                    
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