December 14, 2017 at 5:30 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. Fall Sport Recipients

VI. Superintendent’s Report

VII. Removal of Consent Items for Discussion

VIII. Approval of Consent Items

VIII.A. Minutes of November 9, 2017 Policy Committee Meeting

VIII.B. Minutes of November 9, 2017 Regular School Board Meeting

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

VIII.D. Personnel

VIII.D.1. Barry Roles, retirement effective June 11, 2018, as SPED Teacher at Life Work Center

VIII.D.2. Mark Savage, retirement effective June 11, 2018, as Physical Education Teacher at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.3. Cindy Wendorf, retirement effective June 11, 2018, as SPED Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.D.4. Aimee Wheeler, resignation effective November 10, 2017, as School Age Care Adult Assistant at North Branch Area Education Center

VIII.D.5. Matthew Lapakko, resignation effective November 21, 2017, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.6. Nancy Currie, resignation effective November 22, 2017, as SPED Assistant at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.D.7. Kelcie Baker, resignation effective December 7, 2017, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area High School

VIII.D.8. Travis Gillette, resignation effective December 15, 2017, as Schoolkeeper for North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.9. Wendi Shrock, leave request effective November 13, 2017 through November 27, 2017, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.10. Craig Debel, leave request effective November 20, 2017 through February 9, 2018, as Bus Driver

VIII.D.11. Joanne Kreitz, leave request effective December 15, 2017 through January 4, 2018, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.12. Julie Cotton, leave request effective January 10, 2018 through February 16, 2018, as English/Language Arts Teacher at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.13. Pang Zong Moua, MEd, Step 1, LTS for Julie Jackson from November 17, 2017 through January 16, 2018, as Elementary Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.D.14. Tina Nelson, employment effective November 27, 2017, as School Age Care Adult Assistant at North Branch Area Education Center

VIII.D.15. Glenn Vant, employment effective November 27, 2017, as Bus Driver

VIII.D.16. Debra Beyatt, employment effective December 7, 2017 through the end of the 2017-18 school year, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area High School

VIII.D.17. 2017-18 Extra Curricular Winter Coach Positions

VIII.D.17.a. Aaron Bistram, Class 3, Step 3, as Assistant Boys Hockey Coach

VIII.D.17.b. Toby Palewicz, Class 3, Step 2, as .5 FTE Assistant Boys Hockey Coach

VIII.D.17.c. Zach Fairbanks, Class 3, Step 4, as .5 FTE Assistant Boys Hockey Coach

VIII.D.17.d. Tom Kingsland, Class 3, Step 6, as Assistant Girls Basketball Coach

VIII.D.17.e. Jim Hoard, Class 1, Step 6, as Head Wrestling Coach

VIII.D.17.f. Ed Oehlers, Class 3, Step 6, as Assistant Wrestling Coach

VIII.D.17.g. Kalley Hartmann - Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach

VIII.D.17.h. Christian DeLeon - Volunteer Boys Basketball Coach

VIII.D.17.i. Bailey Adams - Volunteer Wrestling Coach

VIII.D.17.j. Mitch Anderson- Volunteer Wrestling Coach

VIII.D.17.k. Justin Pinna - Volunteer Wrestling Coach

VIII.D.17.l. Mikayla Johnson - Volunteer Gymnastics Coach

VIII.D.17.m. Laurin Toohey - Volunteer Gymnastics Coach

VIII.D.17.n. Katie Trunk - Volunteer Gymnastics Coach

VIII.E. Lease Agreement Between Independent School District No. 138 and Loffler Companies, Inc.

VIII.F. Scoreboard Advertising Agreement Between North Branch Area Public Schools and the Following Business

VIII.F.1. First State Bank of Wyoming

VIII.G. 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. It is also not a means to discuss specific individuals negatively in public, either by name or position. 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 Resolution Relating to the Approval of a New "St. Croix River Education District Agreement to Cooperate"

XI. New Business

XI.A. Consider Acceptance of Audit Report for FY 2017

XI.B. Consider Certification of Property Tax Levy 2017, Payable 2018

XI.C. Consider 2016-17 World's Best Workforce Report Summary

XI.D. Consider Resolution to Hire Board Member Darryl Goebel as a Substitute Bus Driver

XI.E. Consider First Reading of Policy 403 - Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees

XI.F. Consider First Reading of Policy 805 - Waste Reduction and Recycling

XI.G. Consider First Reading of Policy 903 - Visitors to School District Buildings and Sites

XI.H. Consider First Reading of the Following Policies

XI.H.1. Policy 515 - Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records and FORM

XI.H.2. Policy 524 - Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy

XI.H.3. Policy 602 - Organization of School Calendar and School Day

XI.H.4. Policy 614 - School District Testing Plan and Procedure

XI.H.5. Policy 618 - Assessment of Student Achievement

XI.H.6. Policy 619 - Staff Development for Standards

XI.H.7. Policy 701 - School District Budget

XI.H.8. Policy 806 - Crisis Management

XII. Addendum

XIII. Information

XIII.A. Board & Administrator November 2017 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.C.1. Consider Resolution for the Support for the Purchase and Exchange of School Trust Lands in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Proceeding in Tandem

XV.C.2. Consider Resolution to Fully Fund Special Education Services (Minnesota)

XV.C.3. Consider Resolution to Fully Fund Special Education Services (Federal)

XV.D. MSHSL

XV.E. SCRED Report

XV.F. Staff Development Report

XV.G. Community Education Advisory Committee Report

XV.H. OPEB Committee Report

XV.I. Policy Committee Report

XVI. Dates to Remember

XVI.A. Thursday, January 11, 2018 Organizational Meeting, 6:00 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVI.B. Thursday, January 11, 2018 Regular School Board Meeting, beginning immediately after the Organizational Meeting, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVI.C. Thursday, January 25, 2018 School Board Work Session, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XVII. Adjournment