independent school district 876, Regular School Board Meeting minutes, Monday, January 28, 2008 1. Superintendent Niklaus called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Board members present were: Mary Barkley Brown, Norman Planer, Jeannette Rieger-Borer, Bryan Bruns, Douglas Kantor and Michael Dougherty. Superintendent Niklaus was also present. Student Representative Allyssa Freeman was absent. 3. Additional Agenda Items: None Presented 4. Organizational Business for 2008: a. Election of Board Chairperson: Dougherty nominated Brown. Planer seconded. Board approved nomination unanimously. Brown is the 2008 Chairperson. b. Election of Board Vice-Chairperson: Brown nominated Dougherty. Rieger-Borer seconded. Board approved nomination unanimously. Dougherty is the 2008 Vice-Chairperson. c. Election of Board Clerk: Bruns nominated Planer. Kantor seconded. Board approved nomination unanimously. Planer is the 2008 Clerk. d. Election of Board Treasurer: Rieger-Borer nominated Bruns. Dougherty seconded. Board approved nomination unanimously. Bruns is the 2008 Treasurer. e. Bruns moved to approve the following committee representatives to remain the same as last year. Kantor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Policy Committee: Kantor and Bruns Finance Committee: Rieger-Borer and Kantor Facilities Committee: Bruns and Brown Classified Staff: Dougherty and Kantor Licensed Staff: Planer and Rieger-Borer Administrative Staff: Brown and Bruns Curriculum Advisory: Rieger-Borer as representative and Dougherty as alternate MAWSECO: Planer as representative and Dougherty as alternate Wright Tech Center: Dougherty as representative and Brown as alternate MSHSL: Dougherty as representative and Bruns as alternate Community Education: Bruns as representative and Planer as alternate Bendix Advisory: Rieger-Borer as representative and Bruns as alternate Middle School Advisory: Kantor as representative and Bruns as alternate High School Advisory: Dougherty as representative and Kantor as alternate Athletics/Activities: Dougherty as representative and Bruns as alternate 5. Committee Reports: a. Student Representative: A handout regarding student activities was distributed to the Board. b. Advisory Committees: Rieger-Borer reported on the January 8, 2008 Bendix Elementary meeting. Kantor reported on the January 14, 2008 Middle School meeting. Dougherty reported on the January 9, 2008 High School meeting. c. MAWSECO: Planer reported on the December 18, 2007 meeting. d. Wright Technical Center (WTC): Dougherty reported on the January 8, 2008 meeting. e. Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC): Curriculum Coordinator Holahan noted CAC will be addressed later in the agenda. f. Community Education: Bruns reported on the January 22, 2008 meeting. g. Facilities: Brown, Kantor and Superintendent Niklaus reported on the January 17, 2008 meeting. 6. Community Concerns and Comments: None Presented 7. Dougherty moved to approve the following under a consent agenda. Kantor seconded. Dougherty, Planer, Brown, Rieger-Borer and Kantor voted in favor; Bruns abstained. The motion passed. a. Minutes from the December 17, 2007 regular board meeting and the December 21, 2007 special board meeting. b. Approval of December accounts payable bills. c. Approval of December payroll related bills. d. Approval of Treasurer’s Report. e. Lane Change Requests: Reyna Hartley from BA+10 to BA+20 Paulette Kampsen from BA+10 to BA+30 Scott Orvik from BA+20 to BA+30 Renee Wyffels from MA to MA+10 f. School District Auditor – Kern, DeWenter, Viere Official Newspaper – Annandale Advocate Official Depositories – Annandale State Bank MN School District Liquid Asset Fund – PFM Asset Management LLC Payment Resources International (Comm. Ed. credit card) School District Attorneys – Laura Booth & Sara Ruff Rossini, Nelson & Rossini Knutson, Flynn & Deans School Board Per Diem – $57.50 for regular meetings $115.00 for meetings in excess of four hours g. Increase the minimum value of fixed assets to assets with a value in excess of $5,000. h. Final teacher’s seniority list for 2007-08. 8. Unfinished Business: None Presented 9. New Business: a. Curriculum Coordinator Holahan and teachers Mike Zuehlke and Craig Dezell presented recommendations from the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) study. b. Curriculum Coordinator Holahan presented recommendations from the Industrial Technology (newly named Engineering Technology) study. c. Special Education teacher Katie Techel and Principal Reimer presented an overview of the Response to Intervention (RTI) methods being implemented this year. d. Bruns moved to approve the employment of Cal Froehlich as Head Boy’s Track Coach for the 2007-08 season. Planer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Froehlich is filling the vacancy created by Schimelpfenig’s resignation approved 10-30-07. e. Dougherty moved to approve the school calendar for the 2008-09 school year as follows: Student contact days equal 173; the school year will commence on September 2, 2008 and end on June 5, 2009; winter vacation is scheduled for December 22, 2008 through January 2, 2009; spring vacation is scheduled for March 30, 2009 through April 3, 2009; June 8, 2009 and June 9, 2009 are identified as make up days in the event school is closed due to weather emergencies. Kantor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. A tentative 2009-10 school calendar was also acknowledged and will be considered for final approval in January 2009. f. Planer moved to approve the proposed changes to Policy 707 Transportation of Public School Students as presented by Superintendent Niklaus. Bruns seconded. The motion passed unanimously. g. Superintendent Niklaus and Business Manager Pullen presented a mid year analysis of the 2007-08 budget. Kantor moved to approve the revised budget as presented. Planer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. h. Superintendent Niklaus and Business Manager Pullen reviewed budget projections for the 2008-09 school year. Member Kantor introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCTIONS IN PROGRAMS AND POSITIONS AND REASON THEREFOR. WHEREAS, the financial condition of the school district dictates that the school board must reduce expenditures for the 2008-09 school year, and WHEREAS, there has been a reduction in student enrollment, and WHEREAS, this reduction in expenditure and decrease in student enrollment must include discontinuance of positions and discontinuance or curtailment of programs, and WHEREAS, a determination must be made as to which teachers’ contracts must be terminated and not renewed and which teachers may be placed on unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits in effecting discontinuance of positions, BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District No. 876, as follows: That the School Board hereby directs the Superintendent of Schools and administration to consider the discontinuance of programs or positions to effectuate economies in the school district and reduce expenditures and, as a result of a reduction in enrollment, make recommendations to the school board for the discontinuance of programs, curtailment of programs, discontinuance of positions or curtailment of positions totaling $1,000,000. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Planer and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Kantor, Planer, Brown, Rieger-Borer, Bruns and Dougherty and the following voted against the same: None whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 10. Information Items: a. Brown noted that the next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 25, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Music Room. 11. Bruns moved to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. Planer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 25, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Music Room. Respectfully submitted, Norman Planer, 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, february 27, 2008)
