January 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. PUBLIC COMMENT

2. CALL TO ORDER BY TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON

3. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE

4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

5. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA - See #14 for Consent Agenda Items

6. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

6.A. Swearing in of School Board Members

6.B. Election of Chairperson

6.C. Election of Clerk/Vice Chair

6.D. Election of Treasurer

6.E. Salaries of Board Members and Officers (Review of Policy 202.1-School Board Compensation)

6.F. Consideration of Board Member Appointments for 2021

7. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION

7.A. Student/Staff/Community Recognition - None.

8. REPORT FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

8.A. Ismail Bah, Student Representative

9. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS

9.A. Board Member Calendar

9.B. Summary of the December 10, 2020 Closed Meeting - Superintendent's Mid-Year Review

10. ACTION ITEMS

10.A. Approval of Donations/Grants Totaling $4,792.88

10.B. Approval of the Learning Model Change from Distance Learning to Hybrid Learning for Grades 6-12 at Mahtomedi High School and Mahtomedi Middle School

11. SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

11.A. Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) Board

11.B. Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation (MAEF)

11.C. Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Legislative Liaison

11.D. Northeast Metro 916 Board

11.E. School Board Subcommittee Reports

11.F. Other Items/Reports

12. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

13. ADJOURNMENT

14. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (Items Approved Under #5)

14.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

14.A.1. December 10, 2020 - Regular Meeting

14.A.2. December 22, 2020 - Special Meeting

14.B. Approval of Treasurer's Report

14.C. Approval to Pay Bills

14.C.1. AP Check Register - Check No. 409799 to 410032 and 9800011858 to 9800011921

14.D. Approval of Wire Transfer Transactions

14.E. Personnel

14.E.1. Approval of Contracts and Work Agreements

14.E.1.a. Danielle Wyse - Kindergarten Teacher (LTS) - Wildwood Elementary School (12/14/2020-1/27/2021)

14.E.2. Approval of Leave of Absence

14.E.2.a. Beth Hommes - Kindergarten Teacher - Wildwood Elementary School (12/16/2020-1/27/2021)

14.E.3. Approval of Furloughed Personnel

14.E.3.a. Jerilyn Gluck - Facilities/Bookkeeper/MAC Registration 30 Hours/Week- Community Education (12/1/2020)

14.E.3.b. Pamela Klinkhammer - Youth Athletics Coordinator - Community Education - Furloughed (12/1/2020 - 1/3/2021)

14.E.3.c. Pamela Klinkhammer - Youth Athletics Coordinator 16 Hours/Week - Community Education (1/4/2021)

14.E.3.d. Margaret Mesick - Adult/Senior Programming Coordinator 10 Hours/Week - Community Education (1/19/2021)

14.E.3.e. Jana Swanson - Marketing/Adult Coordinator 10 Hours/Week - Community Education (1/4/2021)

14.E.3.f. Julie Toppson - Secretary - Community Education- Furloughed (12/1/2020)

14.F. Selection of Official School Publication: White Bear Press

14.G. Selection of Official School District Depositories: Associated Bank Corp, MN Trust, PMA Financial Network Inc., U. S. Bank of St. Paul, U. S. Bank of White Bear Lake, and designated depositories of the Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund

14.H. Designation of Legal Counsel: Ratwik, Roszak, and Maloney;  Rupp, Anderson, Squires and Waldspurger; and others as needed. Individuals authorized to contact legal counsel include the Board Chair, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Learning, Director of Finance & Operations, Human Resources Supervisor, Director of Student Support Services and others with similar duties.

14.I. Designation of Financial Advisor: Baker Tilly

14.J. Approval of Resolution Providing Limited Authorization for the Superintendent and Director of Finance & Operations to Sign Contracts

14.K. Approval of Resolution Relating to Authorization and Use of Facsimile Signatures by School District Officers

14.L. Authorization to Approve and Pay Vendors before School Board Meetings and Use Wire Transfers

14.M. Student Overnight Trip - Mahtomedi High School Trip to London, Paris and Barcelona - Spring Break 2022.

14.N. Appproval of the Revised 2021 School Board Meeting Schedule (January 28 - School Board Retreat at 4:00 p.m. and Regular School Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.)