March 12, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. School Board Recognition

V.A. MASA Administrator of Excellence Award - Superintendent Henton

VI. Superintendent’s Report

VII. Removal of Consent Items for Discussion

VIII. Approval of Consent Items

VIII.A. Minutes of February 12, 2015 OPEB Committee Meeting

VIII.B. Minutes of February 12, 2015 Regular School Board Meeting

VIII.C. Minutes of February 19, 2015 Viking Mascot Redesign Community Meeting

VIII.D. Minutes of February 21, 2015 School Board Retreat

VIII.E. Minutes of February 26, 2015 Work Session

VIII.F. Authorization of Payments, Transfers, and Investment Activity

VIII.G. Personnel

VIII.G.1. Katherine Tribbett, resignation effective February 18, 2015, as SPED Paraprofessional at North Branch Area Education Center

VIII.G.2. Mary LaValle, leave request effective April 16, 2015 through May 28, 2015, as Media Clerk at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.G.3. Rachelle Stocker, leave request effective May 4, 2015 through June 8, 2015, as Speech-Language Pathologist at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.G.4. Kimberly Ulberg-Rustan, employment effective February 19, 2015, as SPED Paraprofessional, at North Branch Area Education Center

VIII.G.5. 2014 -2015 Spring Activities Positions

VIII.G.5.a. John Pilz, Class 4, Step 2, as Assistant Baseball Coach

VIII.G.5.b. Rikki Beaver, Class 4, Step 2, as Assistant Softball Coach

VIII.G.5.c. Thomas Kingsland, Class 2, Step 2, as Head Boys Track Coach

VIII.H. Approval of Personnel Policy for JROTC Instructors

VIII.I. Acceptance of Donations
Minnesota Statute 123B.02 permits school boards to "...receive, for the benefit of the district, bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated.  In that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district, and for the benefit of pupils thereof."

Therefore, the Superintendent recommends the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 138 that the School Board accept with appreciation the following contributions and permit their use as designated by the donors.

IX. Open Mic: Open mic is a time for public comment. However, it is not a means to have issues added to this evening’s agenda. If you would like district follow up to comments, please leave appropriate contact information on the open mic sign-in sheet. Please limit your comments to three minutes.

X. Old Business

X.A. Consider Second Reading of Policy 530 - Immunization Requirements

X.B. Consider Second Reading of Policy 532 - Use of Peace Officers and Crisis Teams to Remove Students with IEPs from School Grounds

X.C. Consider Second Reading of Policy 533 - Wellness

XI. New Business

XI.A. Consider Budget Recommendations for FY2015-16

XII. Addendum

XII.A. Consent

XII.A.1. Carol Baumann, leave request effective March 18, 2015 through April 3, 2015, as High School Secretary at North Branch High School

XII.A.2. Bob Karsens, leave request effective March 12, 2015 through April 23, 2015, as Bus Driver

XII.A.3. Roxanne Kahler, leave request effective March 17, 2015 through May 26, 2015, as Bus Driver

XII.A.4. Lori Tiegen, extension of leave request effective March 9, 2015 through April 24, 2015, as Third Grade Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School. From March 9-27 she will work 3 half days and 2 full days each week and from April 6-24 she will be working 4 full days and 1 half day each week.  She will be back to full-time on April 27, 2015.

XII.A.5. Kristen Thomas, resignation effective June 8, 2015, as Second Grade Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

XII.A.6. Mark G. Johnson, resignation effective March 20, 2015, as Maintenance Technician for North Branch Area Public Schools

XII.A.7. Pamela Hoppe, employment effective April 6, 2015, as Bookkeeper for North Branch Area Public Schools

XII.A.8. Deanne Zeleschnak, employment effective March 12, 2015, as SPED Paraprofessional for Sunrise River Elementary School

XII.A.9. Lorianne Pendergrass, BA 00, Step 1, LTS for Lori Tiegen from March 9, 2015 through March 27, 2015, as Third Grade Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

XII.A.10. Lorianne Pendergrass, BA 00, Step 1, LTS for Cristina Funke from April 7, 2015 through June 8, 2015, as First Grade Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

XIII. Information

XIII.A. Board & Administrator February 2015 Issue

XIV. Board Requests

XV. Committee Reports

XV.A. SEE (Schools for Equity in Education)

XV.B. Negotiations

XV.C. MSBA Update or Report

XV.D. SCRED Report

XV.E. TIES Report

XV.F. Staff Development Report

XV.G. OPEB Committee Report

XV.H. Policy Committee Report

XVI. Dates to Remember

XVII. Adjournment

XVII.A. Monday, April 6, 2015 Viking Mascot Redesign Community Meeting, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVII.B. Thursday, April 9, 2015 Policy Committee Meeting, 5:00 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XVII.C. Thursday, April 9, 2015 Meet and Confer, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVII.D. Thursday, April 9, 2015 Regular School Board Meeting, 7:00 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVII.E. Thursday, April 23, 2015 School Board Work Session, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118