Independent School District 876, Regular School Board Meeting Minutes, Monday, June 28, 2010 1. Chair Dougherty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Board members present were: Mary Barkley Brown, Douglas Kantor, Jeannette Rieger-Borer, Michael Dougherty, Bryan Bruns and Katie Jones. Superintendent Niklaus was also present. 3. Bruns moved to approve the agenda with the following additions: Add as item 6.d. Retirement Add as item 9.c. Thank You Kantor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Committee Reports: a. Advisory Committees: Jones noted that there was no Bendix Elementary meeting. Rieger-Borer noted that there was no Middle School meeting. Kantor noted that there was no High School meeting. Bruns noted that there was no Community Education meeting. b. Wright Technical Center (WTC): Dougherty reported on the last meeting. c. MAWSECO: Jones reported on the last meeting. d. Athletics/Activities: Dougherty reported on the Wright County Conference All Sports 2009-10. 5. Community Concerns and Comments: None Presented 6. Kantor moved to approve the following under a consent agenda. Rieger-Borer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. a. Minutes from the May 25, 2010 regular board meeting and the June 21, 2010 joint school board/city council meeting. b. Approval of May check register. c. Donations with a letter of thanks: 1. $100.00 from Eufrozyna Ostapiuk to be applied toward the angel fund. 2. $500.00 from Zahler Photography to be applied toward the high school. 3. $609.43 from the Annandale Lion’s Club to be applied toward the AHS music program. 4. $100.00 from John Kelling to be applied toward the scholarship program. 5. $400.00 from Parents Stepping Up to be used for 8th grade graduation shirts. d. Mara Jacobson’s resignation as high school yearbook advisor effective at the end of the 2009-10 school year. Joyce Boon’s retirement as elementary title 1 paraprofessional effective June 30, 2010. Ken Mielke’s retirement as high school math teacher effective June 9, 2010. George Lovold’s retirement as middle school custodian effective August 17, 2010. e. Membership in Resource Training & Solutions for 2010-11. f. Membership in Schools for Equity in Education (SEE) for 2010-11. 7. Unfinished Business: None Presented 8. New Business: a. Brown moved to approve recognizing and sending letters of congratulations to the following students who reached the State level of competition: Brianna Barrett – 100 and 200 meter dash – 2nd place finish in 100 and 8th place finish in 200 Courtney Alama – 3200 meter run – 9th place finish Connor Gjevre – 1600 meter run – 6th place finish Keith Johnson – discus throw – 10th place finish Pat Zoller – 110 meter hurdles Cooper Gauldin – 300 meter hurdles Devin Kerbaugh – 11th place finish in the Class AA boy’s golf tournament Jones seconded. The motion passed unanimously. b. Cathie Wemlinger, high school art teacher, addressed the Board regarding two pieces of student art work. Heidi Weeres was in attendance and was recognized with a check for $75.00 for her painting and Jenni Kemppainen who was not able to attend was recognized with a check for $75.00 for her painting. c. Member Bruns introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING DATES FOR FILING AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 876, State of Minnesota, as follows: 1. The period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 876 shall begin on August 3, 2010 and shall close on August 17, 2010. An affidavit of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the $2 filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 17, 2010. 2. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be published in the official newspaper of the district, at least two (2) weeks prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy. 3. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy. 4. The notice of said filing dates shall be in substantially the following form: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 876 shall begin on August 3, 2010, and shall close at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 17, 2010. The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. At that election, three (3) members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four (4) years each. Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the school district clerk, School District Office, 125 Cherry Avenue North, Annandale, MN 55302. The filing fee for this office is $2.00. A candidate for this office must be an eligible voter, must be 21 years of age or more on assuming office, must have been a resident of the school district from which the candidate seeks election for thirty (30) days before the general election, and must have no other affidavit on file for any other office at the same general election. The affidavits of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 17, 2010. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Jones. On a roll call vote, the following voted in favor: Michael Dougherty, Douglas Kantor, Mary Barkley Brown, Katie Jones, Bryan Bruns and Jeannette Rieger-Borer and the following voted against: None whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. d. Kantor moved to set the 2010-11 regular Board meeting calendar as follows: July 26, 2010, 7:00 p.m. August 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m. September 27, 2010, 7:00 p.m. October 25, 2010, 7:00 p.m. November 22, 2010, 7:00 p.m. December 21, 2010, 7:00 p.m. January 24, 2011, 7:00 p.m. February 28, 2011, 7:00 p.m. March 21, 2011, 7:00 p.m. April 25, 2011, 7:00 p.m. May 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m. June 27, 2011, 7:00 p.m. Brown seconded. The motion passed unanimously. e. Rieger-Borer moved to approve the certification of the Health & Safety Program Revenue Application, referred to as Attachment 10, as presented by Ken Mielke, Health & Safety Coordinator. Jones seconded. The motion passed unanimously. f. Bruns moved to approve the following contracts for the 2010-11 school year: Karla Wold as elementary school media assistant at a grade 5 step 1. Wold is filling the vacancy created by Cordell’s retirement approved 5-25-10. Hazel Schueler as high school media assistant at a grade 5 step 1. Schueler is filling the vacancy created by Schultz’s hire as special education administrative assistant/food service account manager to replace Flemming who is replacing Hawkinson as district office administrative assistant. Teresa Dvorak as high school/middle school media assistant at a grade 5 step 3. Dvorak is filling the vacancy created by Barthel’s termination effective the end of the 2009-10 school year. Ken Mielke as a high school math teacher at an MA30 Step 7. Mielke is filling the vacancy created by his retirement approved in agenda item 6.d. Kelsey Feldmann-Hutchins as a .42 high school art teacher at a BA Step 2. Feldmann-Hutchins is filling the vacancy created by Wemlinger’s retirement approved 2-22-10. Sandy Burd as a 7th grade communications teacher at an MA Step 5. Burd is filling the vacancy created by Ellingson’s reassignment to the diversity/literacy coach position. Brown seconded. The motion passed unanimously. g. Kantor moved to approve the 2009-10 final budget and the 2010-11 preliminary budget as follows:
2009-10 Revenue Expenditure General- $15,152,521.73 $15,312,985.09 Food Service- $608,722.73 $605,994.34 Community Education- $473,556.00 $526,620.00 Debt Redemption- $929,786.00 $919,220.00 Trust and Agency- $73,420.00 $73,420.00 TOTAL- $17,238,006.46 $17,438,239.43
2010-11 Revenue Expenditure General- $15,178,050.44 $15,610,108.83 Food Service- $606,677.00 $579,647.00 Community Education- $484,612.00 $540,063.00 Debt Redemption- $194,436.03 $264,800.00 Trust and Agency- $258,287.00 $258,287.00 TOTAL- $16,722,062.47 $17,252,905.83
Bruns seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 9. Information Items: a. Superintendent Niklaus reviewed the status of the district’s group health insurance for 2010-11. b. Curriculum Coordinator Holahan reviewed the 2009-10 MCA results. c. The Board thanked Jan Hawkinson for her years of service and congratulated her on her retirement. d. Dougherty noted that the next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Music Room. 10. Bruns moved to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Brown seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Music Room. Respectfully submitted, Jeannette Rieger-Borer, Clerk A copy of the official minutes is on file at the District Office and is available for public review. (published in the annandale advocate wednesday july 21, 2010)