May 23, 2022 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
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I. Call to Order
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Approval of Agenda
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IV. Mission Moment
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Inspiring Excellence. Every Learner, Every Day.
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V. Public Forum
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VI. Item(s): General Information
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VI.A. Enrollment Report
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VII. Item(s): For Discussion - No Action Required by the Board
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VII.A. Board Forum
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VII.A.1. Policy Revisions (First Reading)
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The attached policies have been reviewed by the policy committee. Attached is the revision summary document as well as policies with underlined text (for additions) and strikethroughs (for deletions). Revisions are largely minor/not substantive.
301 - School District Administration 302 - Superintendent 303 - Superintendent Selection 304 - Superintendent Contract 305 - Policy Implementation 401 - Equal Employment Opportunity 402 - Disability Nondiscrimination 403 - Discipline, Suspension 414 - Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect 419 - Tobacco-Free Environment 423 - Employee-Student Relations 427 - Workload Limits 514 - Bullying Prohibition Policy 516 - Student Medication 519 - Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies 520 - Student Surveys 521 - Student Disability Nondiscrimination
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VII.B. Administrative Report
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VIII. Consent Agenda: Board Action Requested
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If desired, items may be removed from the consent agenda by request by an individual school board member for independent consideration. A request is timely if made prior to the vote on the consent agenda. The request does not require a second or a vote by the school board. An item removed from the consent agenda will then be discussed and acted on separately immediately following the consideration of the consent agenda.
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VIII.A. Minutes from April 25, 2022 and May 9, 2022
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VIII.B. Disbursement Report
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VIII.C. Personnel Report
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IX. Item(s): Board Action Requested
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IX.A. Policy Revisions (2nd Reading/Consideration for Approval)
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The attached policies have recommended changes that were reviewed by the policy committee and made available to the full board at the April 25, 2022 school board meeting. Underlined text is new text and text with strikethroughs are being recommended for deletion. Many of the changes are minor/not substantive changes.
Policies with recommended revisions: 605 - Alternative Educational Services 609 - Religion Policies with minor/not substantive changes: 101 - Legal Status of School District 103 - Complaints 203.5 - School Board Meeting Agenda 204 - School Board Meeting Minutes 205 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings 206 - Public Participation 207 - Public Hearings 208 - Development of Policies 210 - Conflict of Interest 211 - Criminal or Civil Action
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IX.B. Ratification of the 2021-2023 Tentative Agreement with Local 147, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Secretarial/Clerical Employees
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School District and the Local 147, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Secretarial/Clerical Employee representatives reached a tentative agreement on a collective bargaining agreement for the 2021-2023 school year on April 19, 2022. Local 147, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Secretarial/Clerical Employee ratified the tentative agreement on May 5, 2022. The Board has received in its previous correspondence a summary sheet of the proposed salary/benefits and language changes. Christina Picha will be available to answer questions.
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IX.C. 2021-2022 School Calendar
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The school calendar is adopted annually by the school board. Each year, the calendar shall meet all provisions of Minnesota Statutes pertaining to the minimum number of school days and other provisions of law. The school calendar establishes student days, workshop days for staff, provides for emergency closings and other information related to students, staff, and parents. The Minnesota Department of Education recommends that the board adopt an updated calendar when a school day is canceled. During the 2021-2022 school year, Owatonna Public Schools experienced inclement weather on December 10, 2021 and January 14, 2022 and school was canceled. The February 21, 2022 staff planning/collaboration day has also been added to this updated calendar.
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IX.D. 2022-2023 School Calendar
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The school calendar is adopted annually by the school board. Each year, the calendar shall meet all provisions of Minnesota Statutes pertaining to the minimum number of school days and other provisions of law. The school calendar establishes student days, workshop days for staff, provides for emergency closings and other information related to students, staff, and parents. The original 2022-2023 school year calendar was approved by the Board last year. One additional change is being recommended by administration: that the last day of school for grades 9-12 will be June 1.
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IX.E. Health Insurance Renewal
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Attached is a document from Amanda Heilman regarding the renewal for the district's health insurance self-insured coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield. As described in the document, the proposed renewal increase for the self-insured plan is 6%.
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IX.F. New Student School Board Representatives
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Student school board representatives serve as non-voting members who are advisors to, and meet and work with, the school board and administration in the formation and evaluation of policy and regulations in the operation of our school system. Student representatives attend and participate in all open meetings of the school board, including work sessions. Student school board representatives provide an important communication link with the student body, and by participation, obtain practical governmental experience.
See Policy 220, Student School Board Representatives for more information. Daniela Ortiz served as the student school board representative from 2020 to 2022. Daniela graduates from high school this year and her term as the student school board representative ends in May. Applications for student school board representatives were due March 15. Interviews were conducted by the school board chairperson, school board vice-chairperson, superintendent, high school principal, and superintendent/school board executive assistant in April. The interview committee recommends that Jace Forcelle, a sophomore at OHS, and Hailey Kjersten, a junior at OHS, serve as student school board representatives. Jace would serve a two-year term during his junior and senior years, and Hailey would serve a one-year term during her senior year. Their terms would begin in June 2022. |
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IX.G. Gifts to the District
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Policy 706 establishes guidelines for the acceptance of gifts to the District. As specified by Minnesota Statute 465.03, the School Board may accept a gift, grant, or property only by the adoption of a resolution approved by two-thirds of its members. Any gifts accepted of more than nominal value (more than $5), shall become property of the District (Policy 421). The gifts are listed on the attached resolution.
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X. Adjournment
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