March 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Approval of Agenda

III.A. Action to approve the agenda.

IV. Recognition of Communications Since Last Meeting

V. Open Dialogue

VI. Approval of Consent Agenda

VI.A.

1. Action to Approve Previous Minutes Regular Board Meeting: Feb. 10, 2025
2. Action to Approve Board Bills: $352,719.13

VII. Reports

VII.A. Dashir Report

VIII. New Business

Designation of Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) for the MDE External User Access Recertification System

The MN Department of Education (MDE) requires that school districts annually designate an Identified Official with Authority to comply with the MHIT Enterprise Identity and Access Management Standard 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 Board recommends to authorize Superintendent Melissa Radeke to act as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) for Lester Prairie Public School District 0424-01.
 

IX. Old Business

X. School Finance

X.B.

1. Action to approve the following fundraisers:
   1. Baseball – Longhorns and Clean the Ditch

XI. Policy Administration

XI.A.

1. Action to approve the following policies:
   1. 516 Student Medication - add telehealth and legislative updates
   2. 526 Hazing Prohibition - add page #s
   3. 533 Wellness - updates per statute and food service review
   4. 601 School District Curr & Instruction Goals - replace World’s Best Work Force with Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness, statute definitions, Literacy and Read Act Language
   5. 610 Field Trips - no changes
   6. 704 Development/Maintenance of Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Asset Accounting System - update legal references
   7. 709 Student Transportation Safety - add Active Transportation Safety Training; add consequences
   8. 903 Visitors to School District Buildings - update legal references
   9. 410 Family & Medical Leave Policy - no changes
   10. 413 Harassment and Violence - no changes
   11. 413 Form - no changes
   12. 414 Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse - no changes
   13. 415 Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults - no changes
   14. 470 Employee Use of Social Media - no changes
   15. 506 Student Discipline - no changes
   16. 514 Bullying Prohibition Policy - no changes
   17. 522 Student Sex Nondiscrimination - revert to 2020 version as per Federal Law
   18. 522 Form - no changes
   19. 524 Internet Acceptable Use, Safety, and Data Privacy Policy - rename policy to include cell phone, reorganize some sections
   20. 524 Form - no changes
   21. 616 School District System Accountability - Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness legislation
   22. 806 Crisis Management Policy - no changes

XII. Personnel

XII.A.

1. Action to approve the following contracts:
   1. Brandon Kutz – JV Baseball Coach
   2. Emma Blashack – JV Softball Coach
   3. Angela Christen – Assistant Varsity Softball Coach
   4. Sean Tritabaugh – Trapshooting Coach
   5. Arlyn DeBruyckere – Assistant Trapshooting Coach
   6. Brian Herrmann – Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach

XII.B. Action to approve resignation of Mike Bjork as secondary science teacher effective June 30, 2025

XIII. Other Items for the Board

XIV. Adjourn the Regular Board Meeting