January 5, 2015 at 7:00 PM - ORGANIZATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
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1. Call to Order -- Rob Mathias, Chair
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2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Roll Call of Attendance -- Joe Waugh, Clerk
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4. Administer the Oath of Office - Rob Mathias
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5. Approve the Agenda
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6. Organization of the School Board for 2015.
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6.A. Election of a Chairperson
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6.B. Election of a Vice-Chairperson
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6.C. Election of a Clerk
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6.D. Election of a Treasurer
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6.E. Consider/Approve Sheila Gossman as Board Secretary to take minutes at school board meetings. DECISION
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6.F. Consider/Establish salaries for school board members. Salaries for 2014 were $2,200 for the Board Chairperson, Directors received $1,900. DECISION
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6.G. Consider/Approve the dates, places, and times of regular school board meetings and work sessions. ATTACHMENT/DECISION
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7. Consent Items: DECISION
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7.A. Consider/Approve Minutes from the December 15, 2014, School Board Meeting. ATTACHMENT
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7.B. Approve Claims and Accounts. ATTACHMENT
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7.C. Designate legal depositories for school district funds. It is recommended that Eastwood/Bremer Bank of Stewartville be designated as the primary depository for checking accounts and that Wells Fargo Bank of Stewartville and Rochester be designated as secondary depositories for investments.
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7.D. Authorize the Superintendent, Business Director, or the School Board Treasurer to make wire transfers of funds for the purpose of investments.
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7.E. Authorize the Superintendent or Business Director, to issue checks, electronic funds transfer, and wire transfers between board meetings with payments of same to be approved by the school board at the next meeting at which payment of claims is approved.
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7.F. Authorize the Superintendent or Business Director to invest funds not needed for current expenses, with investments to be approved at the next school board meeting at which payment of claims is approved.
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7.G. Determine the amount of the employee surety bonds. It is recommended that the amount continue to be $50,000.00.
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7.H. It is recommended that the following statutory duties of the clerk be delegated to the administrative staff: the keeping of the book of minutes of all school board meetings, the preparation of reports that shall include the condition and value of school property, receipts and disbursements in detail and such other financial matters as may be called for by the Minnesota Department of Education, the length of the school term and the enrollment and attendance by grades, and the names and post office addresses of all directors and other officers, and such other items of information as may be called for by the Commissioner of Education.
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7.I. Approve the authorization for the use of facsimile and bitmap signatures of the 2015 officers on payroll and voucher checks in accordance with the provisions of M.S. 47.41 and 47.42.
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7.J. Designate the "Stewartville Star" as the official newspaper of the school district.
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7.K. Authorize the Superintendent and Business Director to sign Student Activity Fund checks with two signatures needed for withdrawal.
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7.L. Authorize the Superintendent, Business Director, Executive Assistant/HR Technician and the 2015 School Board Treasurer to have access to the school district's safety deposit box at Wells Fargo Bank, Stewartville.
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7.M. Designate the Superintendent's Office area as a posting place for notices of meetings of the Stewartville School Board.
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7.N. Approve the Minnesota School Board Association membership for the year 2015.
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7.O. Approve employee participation in current tax sheltered annuities for the year 2015.
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7.P. Establish mileage rate for school business. It is recommended that the IRS approved rate be used for the year 2015.
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7.Q. Consider/Approve Matt Phelps' recommendation to hire Gabriela Nguyen as a Title I Paraprofessional at Bonner Elementary for the 2014-2015 school year. Ms. Nguyen will be working 6 hours/day, and will be placed on Step 6 of the Support Staff Working Agreement at $11.59/hr. Her first day of work will be Monday, January 5, 2015. ATTACHMENT
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7.R. Consider/Approve Sheila McNeill's' recommendation to hire Jacquelyn Olson as an Assurance of Mastery Paraprofessional at Central Intermediate School for the 2014-2015 school year. Ms. Olson will be working 5.5 hours/day, and will be placed on Step 2 of the Support Staff Working Agreement at $10.71/hr. Her first day of work will be Monday, January 5, 2015. ATTACHMENT
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7.S. Consider/Approve Sharon Morlock's recommendation to hire Jim Stageberg as a Junior High Boys' Golf Coach for the 2014-2015 school year. ATTACHMENT
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7.T. Consider/Accept Nashia Johnson's resignation as the Head Cheerleading Advisor effective immediately. ATTACHMENT
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7.U. Consider/Accept Amanda Distad's resignation as the Assistant Gymnastic's Coach effective November 25, 2014.
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7.V. Consider/Approve Garrett Mueller's request for a Parental Leave of Absence beginning around February 3, 2015, for a maximum of 10 school days, which would be around February 13, 2015.
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7.W. Consider/Approve Tim Malone and Sharon Morlock's recommendation to hire Jessica Beck as a part-time 11-month Athletic Administrative Assistant beginning on December 29, 2014. Ms. Beck will be working 28 hours/week and be placed on Step 4 of the Administrative Assistant Wage Agreement at $13.86/hr. ATTACHMENT
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7.X. Consider/Approve Tim Malone's recommendation to hire Tami Robertson as a 10-month, 40 hour/week, Middle School Administrative Assistant/Clerical Aide beginning on January 5, 2015. This position will be 75% Administrative Assistant and 25% Clerical Aide at a blended rate of $14.21/hour. ATTACHMENT
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7.Y. Consider/Accept Kathleen Gottschalk's resignation as the Community Education/Curriculum Administrative Assistant effective January 16, 2015. ATTACHMENT
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7.Z. Consider/Approve Janet Hartman's recommendation to hire Monika Anderson as a Special Education Paraprofessional for the 2014-2015 school year. Ms. Anderson will be working 7.75 hours/day and will be placed on Step 6 of the Support Staff Wage Agreement at $12.14/hr. Ms. Anderson's start date will be January 12, 2015. ATTACHMENT
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8. Aim 1: High Student Achievement
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8.A. Stewartville High School Graduation Requirements Presentation - Charlie Aitken/Steve Gibbs ATTACHMENT/INFORMATION
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9. Aim 2: A Safe, Welcoming, Engaging Learning Environment
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10. Aim 3: Effective and Efficient Operations
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10.A. Watson Bus Consulting Presentation INFORMATION
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10.B. Consider/Approve the Petition for Annexation for the City of Stewartville to extend the City boundaries to include the territory of the 68.54 acres owned by the Stewartville School District. ATTACHMENT/DECISION
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10.C. The following policies are recommended for a second reading/adoption by the School Board Policy Committee: 509, 514, 516, 521, 601, 603, 615, 616, 618, 619, 710 and 1015O.A. ATTACHMENT/DECISION
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10.D. Consider/Adopt a Resolution Designating a School District Attorney. Patricia Maloney and Joseph Langel of Ratwik, Roszak and Maloney of Minneapolis and Steven Corson of Corson Law Office of Stewartville are recommended. ATTACHMENT/DECISION
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10.E. Consider the designation of representatives to the Minnesota State High School League for the year 2015. Governing Board Representative:_____________________; School Representative - Dr. David Thompson; Boys'/Girls' Representative - Sharon Morlock and Tim Malone; Speech Activities - Darcy Lindquist; Music Activities - Jessica Honsey) (2014 representatives were as follows: governing board representative – Joe Waugh; school representative - Dr. David Thompson; boys' sports representative – Sharon Morlock; girls' sports representative - Sharon Morlock; speech activities – Kelly Manley; and music activities - Jessica Honsey) DECISION
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10.F. Consider/Appoint board members to the following committees:
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10.F.1. Appoint a board member(s) to the Community Education Advisory Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Angela Payton)
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10.F.2. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the Building Construction & Facilities Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Rob Mathias, Joe Waugh, Tara Stockman)
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10.F.3. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the Negotiations Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Mark Vaupel, Tara Stockman, Elizabeth Lawson)
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10.F.4. Appoint board member(s) to serve as liaison with the High School Student Council for the year 2015. (2014 Rod Morlock)
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10.F.5. Appoint board member(s) to serve as the SEE representative for the year 2015. (2014 Rod Morlock and Joe Waugh)
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10.F.6. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the Bonner/Central Parent Advisory Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Angela Payton)
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10.F.7. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the Finance Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Tara Stockman, Angela Payton, Rob Mathias)
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10.F.8. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the ZED Governing Board for the year 2015. (2014 Elizabeth Lawson)
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10.F.9. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the Health and Safety Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Mark Vaupel)
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10.F.10. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the District Advisory Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Rob Mathias)
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10.F.11. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the District Wellness Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Rod Morlock & Joe Waugh)
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10.F.12. Appoint board member(s) to serve on the Policy Review Committee for the year 2015. (2014 Angela Payton & Elizabeth Lawson)
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10.G. February 9, 2015 - Possible School Board Advance Topics
Security/Safety, Budget, Capital Outlay, Student Enrollment, Principal/Teacher Evaluation, Community Survey and Facilities, Bus Consultant, New 3-5 School |
10.H. Superintendent Update - Dr. Thompson
*Feb. 7, 2015 - Legislative Forum - 8:30 AM at SSC *Feb. 25, 2015 - Officer Training Meeting - 8:30 AM, South Central Service Coop - North Mankato |
11. Adjourn
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