November 20, 2023 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description: 
Under the Cosent Agenda, minutes from the FY24 Budget Revision meeting on November 20, 2023 have been added.

Under the Consent Agenda, Gina Anderson has been added as additional personnel.  The agenda now reflects her information.

Under Information/Discussion, the 2023 Executive Governance Summary and the 2023 Final Annual Report are included on behalf of our auditors, Abdo.  The agenda now reflects their information.

Description: 
New Hires:
Name: Nicole Bahma
Position: Kids Care Teacher
FTE: up to 6 hrs/wk
Step: n/a
Wage: $20/hour
Start Date: 10/18/23

Name: Gina Anderson
Position 1: Seat-Based Health Aid/Paraprofessional
FTE: 3.5 hrs/day
Step: n/a
Wage: $17.00/hour
Start Date: 11/17/23
Position 2: Seat-Based Health Aid/Paraprofessional
FTE: 3 hrs/day
Step: 2
Wage: $15.45/hour
Start Date: 11/17/23
Position 3: Kids Care Teacher
FTE: 5 hrs/wk
Step: n/a
Wage: $20.00/hour
Start Date: 12/1/23

Name: Julie Peterson
Position: Online Learning Coach
FTE: 0.5 FTE
Step: 3
Salary: $13,195.58 (pro-rated for start date)
Start Date: 11/15/23

Staff Transfer:
Name: Nicole Bahma
Position: Seat-Based Paraprofessional
FTE: full-time (35 hrs/wk)
Step: 1
Wage: $15.15 per hour
Start Date: 11/15/23

Departing Staff:
Name: Stephanie Gatton
Position: Seat-Based Paraprofessional
Last Day: 11/22/23
 

Description: 
Matching contribution from Caterpillar Corporation of $500.

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Performance Improvement Plan

Professional Development Plans for Online School and Seat-Based School are attached.


(note: Osprey Wilds' monthly Board of Education rotation of Exhibit S schedule is included each month for reference purposes only)

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110 Student Admissions
203 Operation of the Charter School Board - Governing Rules
203.1 School Board Procedures; Rules of Order
203.2 Order of the Charter School Board Meeting
203.5 Charter School Board Meeting Agenda
203.6 Consent Agenda
212 School Board Member Development
550SB E-Learning Day
902 Use of School Facilities and Equipment
903 Visitors to School Building and Site
Hiring Procedure
Lottery Procedures
Kindergarten/1st Grade Early Admittance

Description: 
The following people have won seats on the Board of Education:
Gena Jacobsen, Teacher Position (Online Learning) (1/8/2024 to 12/31/2025)
Mindy Glazier, Teacher Position (Seat-Based Learning), 2-year term (1/8/2024 to 12/31/2025)
Lisa Morales, Parent/Guardian Position (Online Learning), 2-year term (1/8/2024 to 12/31/2025)
Chris Rhinehart, Parent/Guardian Position (Seat-Based Learning) 2-year term (1/8/2024 to 12/31/2025)
Josef Garcia, Community Member, 2-year term (1/8/2024 to 12/31/2025)

These new Board Directors will take the Oath of Office on January 8, 2024 and join Board Directors Colin Williams, Clare Thompson, and Mike Neumann.

Description: 
Updates to Hiring Procedure is being approved at this meeting.  The new procedure will be included in the board packet next month.

(note: Board of Education approved Hiring Procedure is included each month for reference purposes)

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204 Charter School Board Minutes
205 Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
206 Public Participation in Charter School Board Meetings/Complaints About Persons at Charter School Board Meetings and Data Privacy Considerations
208 Development, Adoption, and Implementation of Policies
211 Criminal or Civil Action Against Crosslake Community School, School Board Director, Employee, or Student
213 School Board Committees
416 Drug, Alcohol, and Cannabis Testing
507 Corporal Punishment and Prone Restraint
607 Organization of Grade Levels
901 Community Education
906 Community Notification of Predatory Offenders
Lead in Water Compliance Plan

Description: 
OW expects CCS's Board will participate in school leader evaluation activities at least four times per year as follows:

December/January: Mid-year progress report or update and goal revision (as necessary).

February/March: Planning for and undertaking evaluation activities.
April-June: Conduct evaluation, share results with the school leader, and make decisions based on those results.
July/August: Set goals for the upcoming school year.

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Would the Board like to continue this agenda item to receive updates or receive updates through the Finance Committee starting in December?

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Identify the Bylaws to look towards developing a strong election pool.
Identify other Bylaws updates.

Cross-reference Board of Education policies 201 (Legal Status of the School Board), 202 (School Board Officers), 207 (Public Hearings), 209 (Code of Ethics), 210.1 (Conflict of Interest - Charter School Board Members), and 214 (Out-of-State Travel by School Board Members) for updates or Minnesota statutes references.

Any other updates necessary?

Attached is Osprey Wilds' Bylaws Compliance Worksheet.

Description: 
In the absence of the seat-based director, and if deemed necessary by building staff, a seat-based teacher may be asked to fill in during the short absence of the seat-based director, receiving the daily substitute teacher rate of pay ($150) due to the nature of the responsibility and not the hourly rate one would receive while filling in for a teacher.  
 

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Recommended Social Emotional Learning Curriculum, part of Responsive Classroom.  Cost is $8,364. A $2,400 Credit with Responsive Classroom to be applied as well as funds from Esser.

This needs to be information and discussion and moved to action and voted upon.  The Finance Committee has already approved but this needs to go to the board due to the high price tag. We are checking on the price of yearly consumables and will be building this into the next budget.

This needs to be information and discussion and moved to action and voted upon. 

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(note: board appointed committees schedule is included for reference purposes only)

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Annette Klang will give a quick snapshot of what seat-based's focus is for the year.

All students are taught with high standards and at a rigorous classroom pace.  Our team of education providers are working hard to not only meet academic needs, but to focus on the bigger picture as well as physical, behavior and emotional.  The interventionists are targeting specific gaps and needs noted in our assessments.  This very individualized and specific teaching is really starting to fill in the big picture for some of our students.  We are working at not trying to teach just content, but trying to teach kids to learn!

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A note from Erin Anderson, Director of Charter School Authorizing, Osprey Wilds:
Dear Charter School Leaders and Board Chairs,

Attached is Sounding Board Issue 31: The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. As a governmental entity, charter schools are subject to the rights and obligations of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. This issue provides a basic foundation and understanding of the MGDPA and its applicability to charter schools.

We encourage you to read this carefully, as it contains a lot of dense information, reflect on your school's practices related to how it manages data and relevant policies that you have in place, and consult with your school's attorney as questions arise.

Please share this with the full board and relevant staff as part of the next board packet and board meeting. As always, we highly recommend you spend some time discussing this topic at an upcoming board meeting.