February 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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                                        1. WELCOME                 | 
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                                        2. CALL TO ORDER                 
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Board Chair White     | 
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                                        3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE                 
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Board Chair White     | 
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                                        4. ROLL CALL                 
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Board Chair White     | 
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                                        5. OPEN FORUM                 
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Board Chair White     
        Description: 
In accordance to board policy 203, a fifteen-minute time period is set aside to receive citizen input through this open forum segment on the board agenda. Sign up sheets available at least 10 minutes prior to meeting time at the door.      | 
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                                        6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA                 
        Presenter: 
Board Chair White     | 
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                                        7. CONSENT AGENDA                 
        Presenter: 
Board Chair White     
        Description: 
Consent agenda items are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed as a consent agenda item and addressed.  The removal of an item for discussion must be requested prior to the approval of the consent agenda.      | 
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                                        7.A. Financials                 | 
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                                        7.A.1. Check/Wire Transfer Disbursement Summary                 
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                                        7.A.2. Wire Transfer, EFT and ACH Banking Activity                 
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                                        7.A.3. Bank Reconciliation Statement                 
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December 2024     
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                                        7.A.4. PMA Financial                 
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                                        7.A.5. Monthly Wire Detail                 
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                                        7.A.6. Monthly Health/Dental Wire Detail                 
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                                        7.A.7. Monthly Check Detail                 
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                                        7.A.8. Monthly ACH Detail                 
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                                        7.B. Purchase Orders above $25,000                 
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Purchase orders as follows: * Dakotah Sport & Fitness - Hockey Ice Time for December - $29,750 
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                                        7.C. Monthly Financial Report                 
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                                        7.D. Enrollment Report                 
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Enrollment topic can be located under new business for this meeting.     | 
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                                        7.E. Approval of School Board Minutes                 
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Minutes are as follows: * Organizational Meeting - January 13, 2025 * Regular Board Meeting - January 13, 2025 * Study Session - January 27, 2025 
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                                        7.F. Personnel Items                 | 
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                                        7.F.1. Candidates for Employment                 
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                                        7.F.2. Resignations | Terminations | Non-Renewals                 
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Resignations as follows: * Paul Donner - Assistant Principal - ALC (effective January 17, 2025) * Jon Flatness - Boys Track Asst. Coach (.4 FTE) - HS (effective January 24, 2025) * Nick Grimme - Boys Track Asst. Coach - HS (effective January 15, 2025) * Andrew Haeg - Custodian - HS (effective February 3, 2025) * Bill Jenkins - Robotics Asst. Coach (.25 FTE) - HS (effective January 17, 2025) * Sydney Johnston - ECFE Assistant - JP (effective January 29, 2025) * Kyle Kesserling - Boys Track Asst. Coach - HS (effective January 15, 2025) * Nicholas Miller - Custodian - HS (effective January 15, 2025) * Anna Milner - Synchronized Swimming Asst. Coach (.6 FTE) - HS (effective January 30, 2025) * Kiersten Nelson - Girls Track Asst. Coach - HS (effective January 16, 2025) * Lauren Sjogren - Special Ed Teacher - JP (effective June 5, 2025) * Andrew Tait - Baseball Asst. Coach (10A) - HS (effective January 14, 2025) * Margie-Ana Timmons - Kids' Company Asst/Noon SP - RR (effective January 24, 2025) * Kevin Wilson - MS Track Asst. Coach - HS (effective January 30, 2025) | 
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                                        7.F.3. Reassignment                 
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Reassignment as follows: * Millard Haley - Tech Ed Teacher - HS (extension from MTS to LTS effective January 27, 2025) | 
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                                        7.F.4. Leaves of Absence                 
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Leaves as follows: * Rochelle Barrett - ECFE Children's Teacher - EW (medical leave - February 24 to April 7, 2025) * Barb Beckius - Special Ed Para/Kids' Company Asst. - RR (medical leave - February 13 to April 6, 2025) * Jacquelyn Giesinger - 2nd Grade Teacher - JP (medical leave - April 15 to June 5, 2025) * Cynthia Morrissey - Child Nutrition Helper - HOMS (medical leave - December 19, 2024 to January 31, 2025) * Anneliese Paulson - Social Studies Teacher - HOMS (medical leave - January 27 to February 24, 2025) * Scott Schouman - Custodian - Maintenance - TOMS (medical leave - January 21 to March 4, 2025) | 
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                                        8. RESOLUTION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS                 
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Acceptance by roll call vote is requested. (A separate resolution is also included and roll call vote requested) 
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                                        9. LAKER PRIDE | SPECIAL RECOGNITION | LAKER SHOWCASE                 | 
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                                        9.A. Student Spotlight - Student Mentoring                 
        Presenter: 
LODL Principal Kucinski     
        Description: 
We will honor our Laker Leader Mentors and our LODL Mentees.     | 
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                                        9.B. We honor the service of Major (Promotable) David Brown who recently returned from deployment                 | 
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                                        10. PERSONNEL ITEMS                 
        Presenter: 
Executive Director of Administrative Services Herman     | 
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                                        11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS                 | 
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                                        12. NEW BUSINESS                 | 
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                                        12.A. 2025-26 Enrollment Update                 
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Executive Director of Business Services Fredrickson     
        Description: 
Preliminary kindergarten numbers will be included.  This is a report only.  No board action is requested.     
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                                        12.B. 2025-26 Preliminary Budget Update                 
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Executive Director of Business Services Fredrickson, Executive Director of Administrative Services Herman, Executive Director of Academic Services Edwards     
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This is a continuance of the January 27th study session discussion.     
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                                        12.C. 2025 Legislative Platform                 
        Presenter: 
Superintendent Thomas     
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The platform has been updated with board suggestions.  Board action is requested.     
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                                        13. POLICY                 
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Board Chair White | Board Policy Committee     | 
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                                        13.A. BOARD POLICY SECOND | FINAL READING OF POLICY                 
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These policies have been reviewed/read prior to this second reading/final action.  Board action is requested. (Policies can be approved individually or as a group) | 
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                                        13.A.1. Policy 707: Transportation of Public School Students                 
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                                        13.A.2. Policy 708: Transportation of Nonpublic School Students                 
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                                        13.A.3. Policy 709: Student Transportation Safety Policy                 
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                                        13.A.4. Policy 713: Student Activity Accounting                 
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                                        13.A.5. Policy 714:  District Printing                 
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                                        13.A.6. Policy 802: Disposal of Equipment                 
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                                        13.A.7. Policy 901:  Community Education Services                 
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                                        13.A.8. Policy 901.2:  Use of Technology for Public Meetings                 
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                                        14. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS                 | 
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                                        14.A. Superintendent Report                 | 
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                                        14.B. Administrative Reports                 | 
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                                        14.C. Board Reports                 | 
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                                        15. FUTURE EVENTS                 
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Events as follows: * School Board Retreat - February 15, 2025 - DSC - 8:00 am * No School Gr. E-12 - President's Day - February 17, 2025 * Board Study Session - February 24, 2025 - DSC - 6:00 pm | 
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                                        16. ADJOURN BUSINESS MEETING AND TRANSITION TO CLOSED MEETING                 | 
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                                        16.A. Closed Session for Discussing Superintendent Mid-Year Feedback                 
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The meeting will be closed in accordance with the Open Meeting Law (Minn. Stat. 13D.05) for the purpose of discussing superintendent evaluation.     | 
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                                        17. OPEN CLOSED MEETING AND ADJOURN                 | 
 
 