1205327 Public Notice - Regular Meeting Board of Education School District 206

Public Notice

Publish January 28, 2011

REGULAR MEETING

BOARD OF EDUCATION

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 206

ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The regular meeting of the Board

of Education of Independent School

District No. 206, Alexandria, Minneso-

ta, was called to order by School

Board Chair Dean Anderson at 7:00

p.m. in the District Office Oak Confer-

ence Room, Alexandria, Minnesota.

School Board Members Present:

Jim Hafdal, Judy Florell, Dave Ander-

son, Jean Robley, Pam Carlson and

Dean Anderson, and (ex-officio) Su-

perintendent Terry Quist. Absent: Alan

Zeithamer

Administrators Present: Judy

Backhaus, Julie Critz, Trevor Peter-

son, Susan Scarborough, Jeff Jorgen-

sen, Jill Johnson, Matt Aker and 53

visitors.

DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Motion by Dave Anderson, sec-

onded by Florell, to approve a sched-

ule change at Discovery Middle

School for the 7th and 8th grade stu-

dents from a seven period day to a six

period day effective with the 2011-12

school year.

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTA-

TION

A presentation was given explain-

ing the proposed 2010 payable 2011

property tax levy.

TESTIMONY FROM PUBLIC

The opportunity was given for tes-

timony from any interested parties

regarding the district's current budget

and the recommendation for setting

the 2010 payable 2011 property tax

levy.

CERTIFICATION OF 2010 PAY-

ABLE 2011 PROPERTY TAX LEVY

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by

Robley; to approve the District 206

2010 payable 2011 Property Tax

Levy of $8,042,672.58 broken down

as follows:

• General Fund $3,893,266.30

• Community Service Fund

$411,593.89

• Debt Redemption Fund

$2,988,889.39

• OPEB Debt Service $748,923.00

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion by Robley, seconded by

Florell, to approve the Consent Agen-

da as follows:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

To approve the minutes of the reg-

ular meeting held November 15, 2010,

and the special meeting held Novem-

ber 18, 2010.

DISTRICT CLAIMS AND FINAN-

CIAL REPORTS

To accept the financial reports and

to ratify the payment of the November,

2010 claims.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

To approve employment agree-

ments with the following people and

that they be paid as per schedule:

• Nathan Borden, District Grounds

Maintenance, effective December 13,

2010

• Necoe Henneman, Paraprofes-

sional, Voyager, effective November

29, 2010.

• Katy Kiger, Paraprofessional,

Woodland, effective December 6,

2010.

• Lisa Knoll, Secretary, Transpor-

tation Department, effective December

8, 2010.

• Sue Laubach, Hardware/Network

Specialist, Districtwide, effective De-

cember 9, 2010.

• Ann Vanderbilt, Special Educa-

tion/Speech Teacher, Lincoln and

Woodland, effective December 14,

2010.

• Bethany Watson, Building Re-

ceptionist/Secretary, Voyager, effec-

tive January 3, 2011.

• Jo Kluver, Secretary, Jefferson,

effective January 3, 2011.

CHILD CARE LEAVE

To approve the following request

for a child care leave of absence:

• Jennifer Erickson, Teacher,

Woodland School, a child care leave

from approximately January 24, 2011

through March 18, 2011.

MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE

To approve the following request

for a medical leave of absence:

• Christine Strand, Elementary

Teacher, Woodland, a medical leave

from January 3, 2011 through the end

of the 2010-11 school year.

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES

To approve the following fundrais-

ing activity:

• Leigh Pfeffer at Woodland Ele-

mentary School and the American

Hear Association – Hoops for Heart in

February, 2011; funds raised are do-

nated to the American Heart Associa-

tion.

• Senior Social II Hour-6 Group

Members and teacher Kelly

Hilbrands–Amazing Race, December

11, 2010.

• Alexandria Girls Basketball

Team–Operate concessions for ele-

mentary boys and girls basketball

tournaments, January 15-16, 2011;

profits are used to offset expenses of

the program.

EXTENDED FIELD TRIP

To approve the following extended

field trip:

• JHS Concert Choir to Statewide

Choral Festival, Moorhead, MN, Janu-

ary 21-22, 2011.

DONATIONS AND GRANTS

To approve the following resolu-

tion:

RESOLUTION FOR SCHOOL

DISTRICT 206 TO ACCEPT DONA-

TIONS 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 that

meet the goals and objectives of the

district;

WHEREAS, the school district will

control and maintain all grants and do-

nations to ensure that the interests of

all students are met;

WHEREAS, the grants and dona-

tions 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 Min-

nesota, to accept the following grants

and donations:

• The Youth Enrichment Pro-

gram/Community Education was

awarded a $3,000 grant from 3M to

purchase Simple and Motorized Mech-

anisms Kits through Lego Elements.

• The Gifted/Talented Program

was awarded a $2,500 grant from 3M

for the 5th and 6th grade Math Mas-

ters Program.

• Kurt Hansberry and Kathryn Fis-

cher donated $1,000 to the District

206 Jazz Band Program.

The Activity Department was

awarded a grant of $1,363 from the

MSHSL Foundation to offset expendi-

tures in the activities program.

• Garfield Elementary School was awarded a grant of $1,000 from the Alexandria Rotary Club for a Boys Reading Program.

• Garfield Elementary School re-

ceived a donation of $750 from Gene-

ticporc for a Junior Achievement Pro-

gram.

• The Career Fair received a dona-

tion of $575 from Douglas Machine,

Inc. and donations of $75 each from

Massman Automation Designs LLC,

the Alexandria Clinic, Knute Nelson,

and LarsonAllen LLP, for a total of

$875.

• The Boys Soccer Program re-

ceived a donation of $500 from Larry

Schultz for new JVII uniforms for the

fall of 2011.

ANNUAL AGREEMENT

To approve the following school

district agreement:

• Early Childhood Screening

Agreement between District 206 and

Douglas County Public Health for

2011.

FIRST READING OF DISTRICT

POLICIES

To approve the first reading of

new Policy 809 Naming Rights, and

revisions to the following policies:

• 202 School Board Officers

• 206 Public Participation in

School Board Meetings/Complaints

About Persons at School Board Meet-

ings and Data Privacy Considerations

• 207 Public Hearings

• 214 Out-of-State Travel by

School Board Members

• 404 Employment Background

Checks

• 406 Public and Private Personnel

Data

• 415 Mandated Reporting of Mal-

treatment of Vulnerable Adults

SCIENCE CURRICULUM REVI-

SIONS

To approve the revised K-12 Sci-

ence curriculum standards as present-

ed.

Vote on Consent Agenda:

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

2009-10 FINANCIAL AUDIT

Motion by Dave Anderson, sec-

onded by Carlson, to accept the

2009-10 District 206 financial audit.

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

LEASE AGREEMENT

Motion by Hafdahl, seconded by

Florell, to approve a lease with BaLu

Renovations, Inc., for classroom and

office space for the Melrose location of

Adult Basic Education for the term of

January 1, 2011 through June 30,2012 for the total sum of $3,600.

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

FOR ENERGY IMPROVEMENT PRO-

JECTS

Motion by Dave Anderson, sec-

onded by Hafdal, to accept the pro-

posal of the RA Morton Company to be

the Construction Manger for the Lin-

coln Elementary and Discovery Middle

School energy improvement projects.

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

COMMISSIONING AGENT FOR

ENERGY IMPROVEMENT PRO-

JECTS

Motion by Dave Anderson, sec-

onded by Carlson, to accept the pro-

posal of Hallberg Engineering to be

the commissioning Agent for the Lin-

coln Elementary and Discovery Middle

School energy improvement projects.

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

SPECIAL MEETING

Motion by Robley, seconded by

Carlson, to schedule a special board

meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday Jan-

uary 3, 2011, for an update on the

planning for a high school project.

Ayes 6

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Dave Anderson, sec-

onded by Robley, that being there is

no further business to come before the

School Board at this time, the meeting

shall adjourn at 8:52 p.m.

Ayes 6

Nays 0

ATTEST:

/s/ Jean Robley

Clerk

/s/ Dean R. Anderson

Chairperson

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