ANNANDALE PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT 876
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD – JUNE 26, 2023 AT 7:00 PM
1. Jones called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm.
2. Board members present: Katie Jones, Jon Scheer, Gena Jacobson, Paul Zabinski, Melissa Muehring-Paulson and Jennifer Mealey. Absent: None
3. Mealey moved for approval of the agenda items. Jacobson seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
4. Committee Reports
5. Community Comment/Concerns: None
6. Zabinski moved to approve the consent agenda. Scheer seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
A. Approval of meeting minutes from the May 22, 2023 Regular Board Meeting
B. Approval of the June check register
C. Acceptance of June donations
Anonymous $5,000 AHS Scholarship Fund
Annandale Kiwanis Club $4,000 AHS Scholarship Fund
Sue Williams Memorial Scholarship/Brian Williams $1,000 AHS Scholarship Fund
Anonymous $80 6th Grade Field Trip
Fidelity Charitable/Jefferson & Joelle Bishop $1,000 AHS Scholarship Fund
Annandale Lion’s Club $915 Jordan Family Scholarship Fund
Jesse & Kelly Provo $100 Grant Glazier Scholarship Fund
ACT $3,500 Concerts in the Park
Lake Central Bank $4,000 AHS Scholarship Fund
D. Approval of Tenure for Probationary Teachers
a. Sharlene Miller – AES
E. Approval of Leave(s) of Absence
F. Approval of Retirement(s)
a. Glenda Thurk – Cardinal Kids Club Lead Assistant – Community Education
G. Approval of Resignation(s)
7. Unfinished Business
A. Public presentation of the Commissioner of Education’s Positive Review and Comment of the proposed Bond Referendum.
Mealey moved to approve the Commissioner of Education’s Positive Review and Comment of the proposed Bond Referendum. Jacobson seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
B. Superintendent Tim Prom gave an update about the Open House that was held on June 21, 2023.
C. District Enrollment Summary
8. New Business
A. Mealey moved to approve the Recognition of Student Qualifiers for State Competition List. Scheer seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
Track and Field: Sal Wirth, Will Massmann, Owen Fahey, Graham Zuehlke, Olivia Minear, Kate Neuman, Elia Happe, Sydney Norgren and Miah Palacios
B. Scheer moved to approve the Resolution Certifying the Population Estimate for the 2023 Payable 2024 Levy of ISD876. Mealey seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
C. Jacobson moved to approve the Resolution Regarding the Necessity to Conduct Certain School Business on June 19, 2023. Mealey seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
D. Member Scheer moved adoption of the 2023-24 MSHSL Resolution for Membership was duly seconded by Member Zabinski and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Zabinski, Scheer, Mealey, Jacobson, Muehring-Paulson and Jones.
And the following voted against the same: None
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
E. Scheer moved to approve the Final and Preliminary Revenue & Expenditure Budget for FY23 and FY24. Jacobson seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
1. Fund Balance FY23
2. Fund Balance FY24
F. Member Scheer moved the adoption of the Resolution appointing Election Judges. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mealey. On a roll call vote, the following voted in favor: Muehring-Paulson, Mealey, Zabinski, Scheer, Jacobson, and Jones.
the following voted against: None.
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
G. Member Mealey moved the adoption of the Resolution Establishing Absentee Ballot Board. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Jacobson. On a roll call vote, the following voted in favor: Muehring-Paulson, Mealey, Zabinski, Scheer, Jacobson, and Jones.
the following voted against: None.
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
H. Scheer moved to approve the Resolution Designating Identified Official with Authority for the MDE External User Access Recertification System. Zabinski seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
I. Jacobson moved to approve the following 23-24 Contracts. Mealey seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
1. Payton Mayers – Math Teacher – Middle School
2. Brian Franklin – 6th Grade Teacher – Middle School
3. Dana Ascher – Early Childhood Preschool Teacher – Community Education
4. Otto Klaverkamp – Business Teacher – High School
J. Scheer moved to approve the following 23-24 Work Assignments. Jacobson seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
1. Jill Healy – Paraprofessional – Middle School
K. Scheer moved to approve the Resolution to terminate the contract of a probationary teacher. Mealey seconded. Motion carried 6-0. On a roll call vote, the following voted in favor: Muehring-Paulson, Mealey, Zabinski, Scheer, Jacobson, and Jones.
the following voted against: None.
1. Jennifer Wheeler (roll call vote)
L. Scheer moved to approve additional headcount in Community Education. Zabinski seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
M. Jacobson moved to approve setting a special meeting on July 14, 2023 at 7:30 am at the District Office for the purpose of discussing the High School parking lot improvement bid. Mealey seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
N. Consider the first reading of the new policy 516.5 Overdose Medication
O. Scheer moved to approve the following policies in the review cycle. Zabinski seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
1. 511 Student Fundraising (3 year review-no changes)
2. 512 School Sponsored Student Publications (3 year review-no changes)
3. 513 Student Promotion, Retention and Program Design (3 year review-one minor change)
9. Information Items
A. The next monthly meeting will be at the Annandale Elementary School on Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:00 pm held in person in the media center.
10. Mealey made the motion to adjourn at 7:34 pm. Jacobson seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
A full copy of the Minutes of the School Board Meeting are available in the ISD 876 District office.
(published in the annandale advocate, wednesday, august 2, 2023)
LAND USE ORDINANCE, CORINNA TOWNSHIP
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Corinna, Wright County, Minnesota, have adopted Ordinance 2023-01 (“Land Use Ordinance”), an Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2022-01 effective immediately. Amendments include changes to Sections 302 (Definitions), 501 (Zoning Administrator), 503 (Planning Commission), 505 (Conditional Use Permits), 506 (Permits and Fees), 603-606A and 608—612 (various Zoning Districts), 727 (Mining and Extraction), and 762 (Solar Energy Farms and Solar Energy Systems) of the Corinna Township Land Use Ordinance. The intent of the amendments is to increase the size of solar energy systems allowed by administrative permit from 10 to 40kW in all zoning districts; increase the size of solar systems considered to be solar energy systems from 100 to 200kW and solar farms to be those over 200 kW; continue to prohibit new solar farms; to clarify that the duties of the Zoning Administrator are to interpret applicable ordinances, address amendments to the Township zoning map, to add to the list of duties relating to enforcement of the ordinance and to clarify procedures for appealing interpretations of the zoning administrator; to clarify that the planning commission makes final decisions on conditional use permits; to add language for procedures relating to the discontinuance of conditional use permits; to modify definitions for “Access Drive (Driveway)”, Solar Energy Farm, Solar Energy System and Utility Interconnection, to increase the allowable time period for a mining and extraction interim use permit from one year to three years and make other amendments as being considered by Wright County; and to modify various permit application fees. A printed copy of the Ordinance is available for inspection by any person at the office of the Town Clerk, the office of the County Recorder, in the County Law Library, at the Annandale and Maple Lake Public Library and is available on-line for download at www.hometownplanning.com.
Mary Barkley Brown, Corinna Township Clerk
(published in the annandale advocate, wednesday, august 2, 2023)