April 24, 2023 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

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__ Deborah Bandel	__ Timothy Jensen	__ Eric Schuster
__ Elizabeth Hedlund	__ Jolayne Mohs	__ Mark Sebring
__ Lori Weisenburger
__ Superintendent Elstad	__ Student Representative Jace Forcelle   __ Student Representative Hailey Kjersten

Description:  Inspiring Excellence. Every Learner, Every Day.

Description:  The following policies were reviewed by the policy committee and are being presented for a first reading by the Board. Several of them do not have any recommended changes and are for review only. Attached are the policies and the revision summary.

505 - Distribution of Nonschool-Sponsored Materials
513 - Student Promotion, Retention, and Program Design
518 - DNR-DNI Orders
526 - Hazing Prohibition
530 - Immunization Requirements
531 - The Pledge of Allegiance
535 - Service Animals on School Property
550 - Public Videotaping/Filming/Photographing School Events
801 - Equal Access to School Facilities

Description:  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.

Roll call vote is required as the consent agenda contains the personnel report.

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The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Professional Educator Licensing Standards Board (PELSB), and Office of Higher Education (OHE) require annual designation of an Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) for each local education agency that uses the Education Identity Access Management (EDIAM) system. The IOwA is responsible for authorizing, reviewing, and recertifying user access for their local education agency in accordance with the State of Minnesota Enterprise Identity and Access Management Standard, which states that all user access rights to Minnesota state systems must be reviewed and recertified at least annually. The IOwA will authorize user access to State of Minnesota Education secure systems in accordance with the user’s assigned job duties, and will revoke that user’s access when it is no longer needed to perform their job duties.

The school board must designate an IOwA to authorize user access to State of Minnesota Education secure websites for Owatonna Public Schools.  This EDIAM board resolution must be completed and submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education annually, as well as any time there is a change in the assignment of the Identified Official with Authority.

It is recommended that the Board authorize Superintendent Jeff Elstad to act as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) for Owatonna Public Schools.

Description:  On April 10, 2023, the existing OHS citizens' task force presented its recommendation at the school board work session. The task force recommended  "to the School Board to cease negotiations with FOHS and proceed with the District’s project on their own timeline. The project should demolish the portions of the building that will not be used by the District and retain the green space. The Task Force suggests the School Board evaluate any future uses of the property with the Task Force’s criteria outlined in previous recommendations on how to use the property to best serve the School District and the Community."
 

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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.