July 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Description:  call the meeting to order

Description:  Board members can amend the presented agenda by adding, removing or adjusting items to suit the needs of a particular meeting.

Description:  a)    Approval of Minutes
        June 24, 2024 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
b)    Payment of Invoices
c)     Correspondence
d)    Approve Field Trip(s)
e)     Human Resources Items:
            1. Retirement
                 a). 
            2. Lane Change
                  a).
            3. Resignations
                 a). Laura Forst 
                 b). Alyson Winn-Lagergren 
                 c). Alex Rome
                 d). Melissa Laubach
            4. Non-Renewal
                 a).    
            5. New Hires
                 a). Kari Crown (AD Clerical)
                 b). Jordan Mahrer (PE)
                 c). Elroy Latzig (Site Supervisor)
                 d). Ayla Fox (Site Supervisor)
                 e). Reid Stacken (Community Education)
                 f). Lynn Panning (Site Supervisor)
                 g). Cassandra Ream (Site Supervisor)
                 h). Katie Krause (Site Supervisor)
                 i). Marlie Beneke (Site Supervisor)
                 j). April Henkel (Site Supervisor)
                 k). Benjamin DeBoer (Social Studies)
                 l). Eva Mark (English)
            6. Leave of Absence
f)    Extra Curricular Assignments
g)   Volunteer Coaches:
               
 

Description:  The board approves donations received.

Laura Forst: Grand piano for the elementary school

Description:  During the Public Forum any person may address the School Board on a topic of interest or concern. Listed below are the procedures.
1. Public Forum will follow the Procedural Items on the agenda.
2. Public Forum will be open up to 30 minutes (3 minutes per speaker, 10 minutes per topic, and no more than 3 speakers per topic as a general rule). Comments should be brief, and repetition of public comments already expressed at the same meeting should be avoided.
3. Those wishing to address the Board should fill out the Public Forum Speaker Card and submit the card to the School Board clerk or other district official at the meeting
4. Questions may be asked on any topic, including those on the agenda.
5. School District policy and data privacy laws preclude the Board from publicly discussing personnel matters or data, including information, which, if discussed in a public meeting could violate law or policy. Under School Board Policy 206, complaints or concerns regarding individual school district employees should be presented in writing to school administration and signed by the person submitting the complaint or concern.
6. An attempt will be made to answer questions addressed to the Board. In those cases where an answer is not provided, a phone call from an appropriate school district official will be made as a follow-up.
7. A handout on the purpose of School Board meetings and the meeting process is available at each School Board meeting.
8. Citizens may be asked to address the school board on a particular subject during the discussion of that item.
9. The School Board chairperson will attempt to reasonably honor requests to speak, but shall also exercise discretion with regard to time constraints and therefore may limit the number of requests to speak accordingly. 
 

Description:  Minnesota State High School League
Representative: Strickfaden; Alt: Erickson
Community Education Board
Representatives: Lehrke, Kroells
Southwest Metro Educational Coop
Representative: Perlbachs Alt: Kroells
Technology Committee
*No Members for the 2023 Calendar Year
Community Development/County & City Liaison
Representative: Smith; Alt: Eischens
Finance Committee
Representative:  Strickfaden: Alt: Eischens
Policy Committee:
Representatives: Erickson, Lehrke, Kroells
                                             ___________________________________
Negotiation Committees:
MN School Employees Association:
Representatives: Erickson, Strickfaden, Eischens
Teachers Association:
Representatives: Smith, Lehrke, Perlbachs
Superintendent:
Representatives: Erickson, Kroells, Eischens
Principals/Administration:
Representatives Kroells Lehrke, Eischens
Non-Union Support Staff, Technology Director, Community Ed. Director:
Representatives Smith, Erickson, Perlbachs
 

Description:  The school board looks at all meeting dates and determines topic areas for board work in regular school board meetings. Most topics are required or have been put into place to provide oversight by the school board.

Description:  Each year the school board sets goals with the superintendent as part of the evaluation process.  They review the goals from the previous year and fill out an evaluation that action is taken on the following month.

Description:  Each year public schools must adopt and approve an LTFM plan by July 31.

Description:  Each year the school board sets rates for various jobs in the district.  Generally, this is done in July and January; it is required in January.

Description:  Every two years, during even-year elections, the school board of Central Public Schools runs an election for expiring terms.  Each term lasts four years and in 2024 four seats will be up for election; in 2026 three seats will be up for election.