July 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. Superintendent’s Report

VI. Removal of Consent Items for Discussion

VII. Approval of Consent Items

VII.A. Minutes of June 14, 2018 Public Meeting on Student Fees

VII.B. Minutes of June 14, 2018 Regular School Board Meeting

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

VII.D. Personnel

VII.D.1. Rett Asbury, resignation effective July 5, 2018, as Math Teacher at North Branch Area High School

VII.D.2. Lori Petrik, Step 2 based on 2018-19 Schedule E, beginning with the 2018-19 school year, as Community Education Early Childhood Instructor at North Branch Area Education Center

VII.D.3. Karen Pribula, MEd, Step 13, beginning with the 2018-19 school year, as EL Teacher at North Branch Area Public Schools

VII.D.4. 2018-19 Extra Curricular Fall Coach Position

VII.D.4.a. Tom Kingsland, Class 4, Step 3, as Assistant Coach for Cross Country

VII.E. Designation of Identified Official with Authority for the MDE External User Access Recertification System
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) requires that school districts annually designate an Identified Official with Authority to comply with State Access Control Security Standard 1.0 which states that all user access rights to Minnesota state systems must be reviewed and recertified at least annually.  The Identified Official with Authority will assign job duties and authorize external user's access to MDE secure systems for their local education agency (LEA).  The Director recommends the Board authorize adding Deb Henton as the primary IoWA and Arle Chambers to add and remove names only as the Identified Official with Authority for the North Branch Area Public Schools 0138-01.

VII.F. 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.

VIII. 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.

IX. Old Business

IX.A. Consider Acceptance of Bids for Garbage Pickup and Awarding the Contract

IX.B. Consider Acceptance of Bids for Diesel Fuel and Gasoline and Awarding the Contract

X. New Business

X.A. Consider Approval of 2018-19 Student and Parent Handbook

X.B. Consider Renewal of Membership in Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) - $8,415.00

XI. Addendum

XI.A. Consent

XI.A.1. Sarah Williams, MA, Step 3, beginning with the 2018-19 school year, as SPED Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

XI.B. New Business

XI.B.1. Consider Lease and Premises Use Agreement Between SCRED and North Branch Area Public Schools

XII. Information

XII.A. Fund Raising Reports for 2017-18

XII.B. Board & Administrator July 2018 Issue

XIII. Board Requests

XIV. Committee Reports

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

XIV.B. Negotiations

XIV.B.1. NBSSA

XIV.B.2. Principals

XIV.C. MSBA Update or Report

XIV.D. MSHSL

XIV.E. SCRED Report

XIV.F. Staff Development Report

XIV.G. Community Education Advisory Committee Report

XIV.H. OPEB Committee Report

XIV.I. Policy Committee Report

XV. Dates to Remember

XV.A. Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Negotiations Committee Meeting, 4:00 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 121

XV.B. Tuesday, July 17, 2017 Principal Negotiations Session, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XV.C. Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Negotiations Committee Meeting, 4:00 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 121

XV.D. Tuesday, August 7, 2018, NBSSA Negotiations Session, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XV.E. Thursday, August 9, 2018 Policy Committee Meeting, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XV.F. Thursday, August 9, 2018 Regular School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVI. Adjournment