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SCHOOL DISTRICT #317
SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES
APRIL 12, 2010
Call to Order/Pledge:
The regular School Board meeting of Independent School District #317 was held April 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Deer River High School Media Center. Vice-Chairperson Anne Gardner called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Members in attendance included: Gardner, Lee Pederson, Brad Box, and Sarah Bellefy. Administrators present included: Matt Grose, Superintendent; Brent Colligan, High School Principal; Amy Galatz, Elementary Principal; and Brent Schimek, Activities Director. Tiffany Johnson was present as recorder.
Agenda Approval:
Motioned by Pederson to approve the agenda with one revision: remove Consent Agenda item # 4d-Contract for Amy Box and add as regular agenda item #5.j., and addition of item #5.i.-Approval of Metrodome Use Agreement; seconded by Box. MCU.
Highest Student Achievement:
a. Collaborative Programming Update; Itasca Area Schools Collaborative, Community Education, Early Childhood, Step Ahead, Baby Steps and Special Olympics.
Effective and Efficient Systems:
a. Approval of Minutes:
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Motioned by Pederson to approve minutes of the March 8, 2010 regular meeting as written; seconded by Box. MCU.
b. Approval of Disbursements: Motioned by Box to approve accounts payable /payroll / transfers for March, 2010; seconded by Bellefy. MCU.
c. Consent Agenda: Motioned by Box to approve the consent agenda:
1. Accept scholarship donation of $600 from John and Carol Setterberg.
2. Accept letter of resignation from Mark Korman, effective end-of-the 2009-2010 school year.
3. Approve Teacher Mobility Leave for kindergarten teacher’s Y. Daigle and M. Newman for the 2010-2011
School year.
4. Approve individual teacher contracts:
a. Christy Cole
b. Lynn Evans
c. Amy Braukman
d. Rebecca Collins
e. Julie Vekich
f. Stacy Olson
g. Sara Heimdahl
h. Jennifer Sjodin
Motion seconded by Pederson. MCU.
d. Approval of Resolutions Relating to the Termination/Non-Renewal of Teaching Contracts. Motioned by Box
to approve the resolutions related to the termination/non-renewal of Magdalena Brockel and Caitlin Mankowski;
seconded by Pederson. Roll call vote shows all in favor, MCU.
e. Approval of Communication Device Stipend Plan. Motioned by Pederson to approve the Communication
Device Stipend Plan; seconded by Box. All in favor, MCU.
f. Approval of Itasca County Family Services Collaborative Joint Powers Agreement. Motioned by Pederson to
approve the Itasca County Family Services Collaborative Joint Powers Agreement; seconded by Bellefy. All in
favor, MCU.
g. Approval of Resolution for Sale of Real Property. Motioned by Box to approve the resolution related to the sale
of real property; seconded by Pederson. Roll call vote shows all in favor, MCU.
h. Approval of Administrative Recommendation to Relocate Grad 6 to Deer River High School. Motioned by Box
to approve the relocation of Grade 6 to Deer River High School; seconded by Bellefy. Ayes: Box, Gardner and Bellefy. Nays: Pederson. Absent: Williams and Adams-Hulbert. MC.
i. Approval of Metrodome Use Agreement. Motioned by Pederson to approve the Metrodome Use Agreement;
seconded by Bellefy. All in favor, MCU.
j. Individual Teaching Contract for Amy Box. Motioned by Pederson to approve the teaching contract for Amy
Box; seconded by Bellefy. Ayes: Pederson, Bellefy and Gardner. Abstain; Box. Absent: Williams and Adams-
Hulbert. MC.
Partnerships:
a. From Delegation:
1. Amy Galatz, Elementary Principal, distributed written report and recapped highlights: Minnesota
Association of State & Federal Education Programs honored King Elementary on March 25th with the
2009 Distinguished School Award and the Positive Behavior Intervention Strategy initiative kicked off in
March. Also reported on upcoming MCA testing, plans for preschool assessments and standard
based report cards next year, and announced upcoming scheduled events.
2. Brent Colligan, High School Principal. Distributed detailed written report, noting information regarding
class registration and “College in the Schools”.
3. Rebecca Rudquist, Student Council. Issued invitation to participate in the H2O Challenge by only drinking tap water from April 23-30 to support “Living Waters International”.
b. From Activities Director, Brent Schimek. Spring sports are underway and on schedule due to the nice weather.
c. From Student Transportation, Nor-Tran Inc. Mark Schjenken reported on recent driver in-service included explanation of updates to Driving Laws & Regulations, and spring Student Bus Safety program will be scheduled at King Elementary.
d. From Out-of-School Program Coordinator, Josh Solem. Updates on summer programs.
e. From Buildings & Grounds Supervisor, Russ Bouchie. Reported that recent visit from State Fire Marshall
went smoothly; thank you to staff for cooperation. Regular grounds maintenance has started on the sports fields.
f. From the School Board. Pederson offered praise to the Band and Choir programs. Box offered thanks to Lynn Evans and Jessica Felosi for all the work involved in the successful trip to Washington DC by the Close-Up group.
g. From the Superintendent, Matt Grose. Extended thanks to Sue Hoeft for her dedication to collaborative programming. Also thanks to the School Board for commitment to Early Childhood and Out-of-School programming, which are both exceeding capacity, and may require looking into options for more space.
Public Input: Shandra Garrison, King Elementary School parent, expressed her displeasure at the decision to move
6th grade to the High School building.
Motioned by Pederson to adjourn at 7:55 p.m.; seconded by Box. MCU.
The next regular school board meeting will be May 3, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. at King Elementary.
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