1104448 Public Notice - School District 206 Regular Meeting May 17

Public Notice

Publish June 25, 2010

REGULAR MEETING

BOARD OF EDUCATION

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 206

ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA

MAY 17, 2010

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 206, Alexandria, Minnesota, was called to order by School Board Chair Dean Anderson at 7:00 p.m. in the District Office Oak Conference Room, Alexandria, Minnesota.

School Board Members Present: Pam Carlson, Jim Hafdal, Alan Zeithamer, Judy Florell, Dave Anderson, Jean Robley and Dean Anderson, and (ex-officio) Superintendent Terry Quist.

Administrators Present: Judy Backhaus, Julie Critz, Trevor Peterson, Susan Scarborough, Jeff Jorgensen, Jill Johnson, Rick Nelson, Barb Larson and 11 visitors.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Motion by Dave Anderson, seconded by Florell, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

To approve the minutes of the regular meeting held April 19, 2010, and the special meeting held May 4, 2010.

DISTRICT CLAIMS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS:

To accept the financial reports and to ratify the payment of the April, 2010 claims.

RESIGNATION AGREEMENTS:

To approve the following resignation agreements:

•Peter Sandmeier, Building Maintenance, Voyager, last day of work was 4/23/10.

•Bonnie Lay, Food Service Asst/Cook, Discovery, last day of work will be 6/3/10.

•Beth Ahrens, Central Processing Reprographics Services, District Office, last day of work will be 6/9/10.

•Sarah Kruse, Special Education Teacher, Discovery, last day of work will be 6/10/10.

•Paulette Oven, Special Education Teacher, Voyager, last day of work will be 6/10/10.

•Josh Hein, Agriculture Teacher, Jefferson, last day of work will be 6/10/10.

RETIREMENT AGREEMENTS:

To approve the following retirement agreements:

•Pat Tatge, Para-professional, Voyager, last day of work will be June 9, 2010.

•Marie Schultz, Para-professional, Discovery, last day of work will be June 9, 2010.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS:

To approve employment agreements with the following people and that they be paid as per schedule:

•Roy Eipperle, Building Maintenance I, Voyager, effective May 10, 2010.

•Robert Kukacka, Building Maintenance II, Jefferson, effective May 11, 2010.

•Kate Hattenberger, English Teacher, 1.00 FTE, Jefferson, effective August 31, 2010.

•Allison Holmes, Special Education Teacher, 1.00 FTE, Jefferson, effective August 31, 2010.

•Lindsey Lamb, Music/Orchestra Teacher, 1.00 FTE, Discovery, effective August 31, 2010.

•Wade Traphagen, Special Education Teacher, 1.00 FTE, Jefferson, effective August 31, 2010.

•Meghan Orgeman, Guidance Counselor, Jefferson (continue employment with the district - she was hired after August 10th in 2009 and per board policy she was re-interviewed for the position).

•Cindy Van Keulen, Special Education Teacher, Discovery (continue employment with the district - she was hired after August 10th in 2009 and per board policy she was re-interviewed for the position).

•Becky Schlichting, English Teacher, Jefferson, increase from .40 FTE to 1.00 FTE effective August 31, 2010.

•Megan Steidl, Special Education Teacher, Early Education Center, increase from .50 FTE to 1.00 FTE effective for the 2010-11 school year.

MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

To approve the following medical leave of absence:

•Kris Anderson, Para-professional, Jefferson, a medical leave of absence for the 2010-11 school year.

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES:

To approve the following fundraising activities:

•Senior Social II Students (Service-Learning Project) - Car Wash and BBQ for MS Society, May 16, 2010.

•Girls Basketball Team - Summer Open Gym/Lessons, various dates from June 21 - July 14, 2010.

•Football Program - Hold a middle school football camp and an elementary school football camp, June 1-3, 2010.

EXTENDED FIELD TRIPS:

To approve the following extended field trips:

•Jefferson High School Orchestra students to Minneapolis May 21-22, 2010; to see Minnesota Orchestra perform and tour the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

•World Language Spanish Trip to Lima, Peru, and other locations in Peru, March 7-20, 2011.

DONATIONS AND GRANTS:

To approve the following resolution:

RESOLUTION FOR SCHOOL

DISTRICT 206 TO ACCEPT

DONATIONS AND GRANTS

WHEREAS, the District 206 School Board encourages the support of the district's educational programs through the funding and support of grant opportunities and donations;

WHEREAS, the school district will control and maintain all grants and donations to ensure that the interests of all students are met;

WHEREAS, the grants and donations listed below have been reviewed and approved by the administration of School District 206;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District No. 206, State of Minnesota, to accept the following grants and donations:

•Community Education received $12,800 from the United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties for their mentor programs.

•District 206 Family School received $12,000 from the United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties for the operation of the Family School program.

•Discovery Middle School received $6,160 from the United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties for at-risk programming at the middle school.

•Food & Nutrition Services and Woodland Elementary School received $10,000 + $500 for pre-assessment in a SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Plans) grant from West Central Wellness; their project goals are: (1) to create a school produce garden at Woodland Elementary School that will be used for the school meals programs; (2) to provide additional food security for low income individuals by growing and providing fresh, local nutritious produce for the Douglas County Food Shelf and United Way "Plant an Extra Row" project; (3) to create a Learning Nutrition Laboratory to enhance existing curriculum lessons; and (4) to teach active living skills.

•Garfield Elementary School received $4,200 + $500 for pre-grant assessment in a SHIP grant from West Central Wellness; their project goals are: (1) to form a Wellness Committee to help education Garfield School students, staff and community in making life-long healthy choices; (2) to create an outdoor classroom to increase physical activity; (3) to bring activity and nutrition to the classroom; and (4) to host more family and community events that incorporate nutrition and physical activity.

•Community Education received a $5,500 Healthy Schools Healthy Kids SHIP grant from West Central Wellness and Active Living Douglas County, to increase fitness and activity opportunity for children ages 5-14 using non-traditional sports/athletic activities.

ADOPT DISTRICT POLICY REVISIONS:

To adopt revisions to the following district policies:

•503 Student Attendance Policy

•505 Distribution of Nonschool-sponsored Materials on School Premises by Students and Employees

•508 Extended School Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Programs

•509 Enrollment of Non-Resident Students

•513 Student Promotion, Retention, Acceleration and Program Design.

•514 Bullying Prohibition Policy

REVISED 2009-2010 SCHOOL CALENDAR:

To approve a revised school calendar for District 206 for the 2009-10 school year, reflecting that there was no school for students as follows:

•Emergency closing day at Jefferson High School (broken water main on Jefferson Street) on January 12, 2010.

•Emergency closing day (weather-related) for K-12 students on February 8, 2010.

SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREEMENTS:

To approve the following agreements:

•Agreement between School District 206 and Concordia College-Moorhead, Minnesota for District 206 to provide student teacher supervision and field experiences for the 2010-11 school year.

•Athletic Trainer Agreement between School District 206-Jefferson High School and the Douglas County Hospital Sports Medicine Center for the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years.

•Agreement between School District 206 and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus for District 206 to provide student teacher supervision and field experiences from January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015.

SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMBERSHIPS:

To approve the district's membership in the following organizations for the 2010-11 school year:

•Minnesota School Boards Association

•Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation

•Minnesota State High School League

AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS:

To authorize the administration to apply for federally funded programs as follows:

•Title I (Instructional Assistance)

•Title II - Part A, Improving Teacher Quality

•Adult Basic Education Program

ROLL OVER OF MILK BIDS:

To approve rolling over the escalator bid with Kemps Dairy for the district's milk products for the 2010-11 school year.

RFP FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES:

To authorize the district to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) for architectural services for a future high school project.

RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES:

To authorize the district to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) for construction management services for a future high school project.

Vote on Consent Agenda:

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

ACCEPTING BIDS AND QUOTES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS:

Motion by Dave Anderson, seconded by Zeithamer, to accept the quote of Ryan Company of $90,500.00 for two high efficiency boilers for Lincoln Elementary.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by Carlson, to reject all bids for wetland mitigation and site entry at the future high school site, and to rebid, including the three alternates in the base bid.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Motion by Dave Anderson, seconded by Robley, to accept the low bid of Herzog Roofing of $132,845.00 for the Lincoln School reroofing project.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by Florell, to accept the quote of Herzog Roofing of $11,165.00 for the garage roof at Carlos School.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Motion by Zeithamer, seconded by Carlson, to accept the low bid of M & J Painting of $10,200.00 for painting the pool at Discovery Middle School.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Motion by Florell, seconded by Robley, to accept the quote of Pro Maintenance Inc. for $53,000.00 for locker room/pool deck improvements at Discovery Middle School.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Motion by Dave Anderson, seconded by Hafdal, to table a decision on quotes for pool covers at Discovery Middle School, and to gather further information on the warranty on the motors, the humidity level and motor replacement costs, and to apply for grant money through federal stimulus funds to apply towards the cost of the pool covers.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

CONTRACTS AND WORK AGREEMENT:

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by Florell, to approve the following:

•Contract between School District 206 and the Food & Nutrition Services Employees for the 2009-10 and the 2010-11 school years,

•Contract between School District 206 and the Secretarial Employees for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years, and

•Work Agreement with Other Twelve Month Employees for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

RESOLUTION RELATED TO TERMINATION AND NON-RENEWAL:

Motion by Zeithamer, seconded by Carlson, to adopt the Resolution Related to the Termination and Non-Renewal of the Teaching Contract of Probationary Staff, as follows:

RESOLUTION RELATED TO

THE TERMINATION AND

NONRENEWAL OF THE

TEACHING CONTRACT OF

PROBATIONARY TEACHERS

WHEREAS, Nicole Butler, Lori Dodds, Judy Eng, Denise Hadrath, Tera Larson, Susan Lentsch, Kathleen Moore, Penny Perleberg, and Maren Wacholz are probationary teachers in Independent School District No. 206.

BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District No. 206, that pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 122A.40, Subdivision 5, that the teaching contracts of Nicole Butler, Lori Dodds, Judy Eng, Denise Hadrath, Tera Larson, Susan Lentsch, Kathleen Moore, Penny Perleberg, and Maren Wacholz, probationary teachers in Independent School District No. 206, is hereby terminated at the close of the current 2009-2010 school year.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that written notice be sent to said teacher regarding termination and non-renewal of his/her contract as provided by law, and that notice shall be substantially in the prescribed form.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

RESOLUTION PROPOSING PLACEMENT ON UNREQUESTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by Zeithamer, to adopt the Resolution Proposing to Place the Staff Members on Unrequested Leave of Absence, as follows:

RESOLUTION PROPOSING

TO PLACE STAFF MEMBERS

ON UNREQUESTED

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District No. 206, as follows:

1. That it is proposed that Susan Flynn, Laura Scegura, Carol Slattery, Kimberly Stender and Sarah Wagner, teachers of said School District, be placed on unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, effective at the end of the 2009_10 school year on June 11 , 2010 pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 122A.40, subdivision 10 and Article VII Section 13, of the current master agreement between the School District and the Education Minnesota-Alexandria.

2. That said proposed placement on unrequested leave of absence is not the result of the implementation of an education district agreement.

3. That written notice be sent to said teacher regarding the proposed placement on unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits as provided by law and said notice shall include a date for hearing if requested and be substantially in the prescribed form.

4. That each and all of the foregoing grounds of said notice are within the grounds for unrequested leave placement as set forth in M.S. 122A.40, subdivision 10 and Article VII, Section 13, of the current Master Agreement between the School District and Education Minnesota-Alexandria, and are hereby adopted as fully as though separately set forth and resolved herein.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before the School Board at this time, the meeting adjourned at 9:08 p.m.

ATTEST:

Judith Ann Florell, Clerk

Dean R. Anderson, Chairperson

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