November 23, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Description:  Chairperson Kahle will call the meeting to order.
 

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1.  FY 20 Audit Presentation by Eide Bailly
2.  Monthly Expendiures

Description:  Chairperson Kahle will ask if visitors wish to be placed on the agenda.

Description:  Chairperson Kahle will ask if there are any items that need to be brought before the board and for consideration of the agenda.

Description:  If any board member has concerns about the adoption of the following consensus items, please acknowledge the Chairperson prior to the final vote.  If there are no concerns, these items will be voted on as a group.

Description:  Enclosed are the October 26, 2020 Regular Board Meeting minutes for your review and adoption.

Description:  At the board finance meeting, expenditures for the month of November were reviewed.  Administration recommends approval of the November 2020 disbursements totaling $1,115,780.91.  This includes Board Payables of $317,254.56, Hand Payments of $283,879.14, Electronic Payments of $508,810.00 and Student Activity Payments of $5,837.21.

Description:  See the attached Personnel Changes spreadsheet.

Description:  Donations totaling $1,489.00 were given to the Belle Plaine School District over the past month.  See the attached resolution for a full listing of the donations.  Thank you to all who made these generous donations!

Description:  Superintendent Laager will provide updates on current school activities.

Description:  Board members will have an opportunity to share information about meetings they have attended over the past month.

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Our auditors from Eide Bailly presented the 2019-20 audit report in the finance meeting.  Attached is the full report.  Administration recommends the approval of the 2019-20 audited Financial Statements and Supplementary Reports.

Description:  Approve the Resolution relating to the  $10,910,000 General Obligation School Building Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A; Ratifying the Award of Sale, Prescribing the Form and Details and Providing for the Payment Thereof

The pricing of the bonds was completed on October 28th and will achieve $825,538.05 of total interest savings from refunding of the 2012A bonds.  Attached is the refunding summary.  This will be a levy savings in the debt redemption fund beginning with the 2021 Pay 2022 Levy.  The $825,538.05 interest savings will be spread out over the remaining 4 years of the the bonds.

 

Description:  It is recommended that the board approve the resolution to authorize issuance of certificates of election and to direct the school distirct clerk to perform other election related duties.  Upon approval of this resolution, certificates of election will be conveyed upon Tracy O'Brien, Terry Kahle and Terry Morrison.  In additon, board members-elect will receive a form of acceptance of office and oath of office in the manner recommended within the election manual. 

Description:  Each year school districts are required to designate polling locations by resolution for the upcoming year.  The attached resolution comines all polling places within the District to the Belle Plaine Government Center. 

 

Description:  The following MSBA policies need be reviewed annually.  The current version and the redline version are attached.

Policy 506 Student Discipline (w/form)
Policy 514 Bullying Prohibition (w/form)
Policy 524 Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy (w/form)
Policy 616 School District System Accountability

 

Description:  The MSHSL Foundation Grant will provide assistance to activity participants that qualify for free/reduced lunches that need help in paying their activity fee.  Administration recommends the approval of the MSHSL Foundation Grant Application for 2020-21.

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