February 27, 2023 at 7:30 PM - Regular February School Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order at 7:30 P.M.
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2. Roll Call
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3. Listening Session
Description:
All speakers are asked to complete the Listening Session Sign-in Form including as much detail as possible and including a printed / written copy of your presentation if one is available. This is an opportunity for the Board to listen, the Board will not engage in dialogue. As a general rule, the Board will not comment on or respond to any comments made by speakers. Please do not include names of Greenbush Middle River employees or representatives, their title, or location in your remarks for your own legal protection and the legal rights of staff.
Each speaker will have five (5) minutes to speak: speakers may not roll their time to another speaker. Speakers will be timed and are asked to complete their comments in this time frame. Board members may ask questions if needed. Please begin your presentation by stating your name and topic only. In the spirit of fairness to all participants, we request that you respect the format above. Thank you for taking the time today to attend this meeting and share your concerns and suggestions. Members of the public may wish to email Board [listening session] communication(s) to <info@greenbush.k12.mn.us> |
3.1. 6th Grade Field Trip to Duluth and Iron Range Museum
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3.2. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) informational presentation
Description:
McKenna Bennett (12) is a State Officer in FCCLA. She will provide an informational presentation to the Board.
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4. Recommendation to add items to the agenda from Board members or School Administrators
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5. Approval of Agenda
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5.1. A motion was made by ____________________, seconded by ____________________ to approve the agenda of the February 27, 2023 Regular Board Meeting as presented/amended.
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6. Minutes
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6.1. A motion was made by ____________________, seconded by ____________________ to approve the minutes of the preceding regular meeting of January 23, 2023.
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7. Business Services
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7.1. A motion was made by ____________________, seconded by ____________________ to approve the payment of bills check #39990 through #40093 for a total of $159,169.25 and Purchasing Card electronic payments dated January 5, 2023 and Electronic Funds Transfers as submitted.
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7.2. Treasurer's Report
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7.3. Greenbush Middle River School District Budget to Actual Expenditure Report
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- 01 General Fund
- 02 Food Service - 04 Community Services - 07 Debt Redemption - 08 Scholarships - 09 Student Activities •- see attached Attachments: (1)
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8. Significant School Events and Communication:
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8.1. Accept donation(s) to the School
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- $500.00 donation to First Robotics from Greenbush Pharmacy
- $500.00 donation to First Robotics from Greenbush Ace - $250.00 donation to First Robotics from Wahl Brothers Racing - $300.00 donation to First Robotics from Oren's Parts - $2,000.00 donation to First Robotics from Greenbush Vet Clinic - $25.00 donation to Gator Readers In Memory of Rochelle Wieser from Stacy Dahl - $150.00 donation to Drama In Memory of Rochelle Wieser from Mara Gust - $100.00 donation for a pizza party for Student Council from Northwestern MN Mfg Assn - $50.00 donation to Softball Bathroom Project In Memory of Rochelle Wieser from Carrie Jo Howard Wiktel donated $4,729.00 to the GMR School to help defray the cost of internet connectivity. The Arlys Graff Trust Fund paid for the costs associated with placing graphics on the School's enclosed travel trailer. The graphic design was the effort of the GMR High School Student Council. (see attached) Motion by Board member ______________ and seconded by __________ to accept February 2023 donations to the School.
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8.2. BGMR Girls State Wrestling Qualifier
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Sarah Pulk (8) placed 1st in the Regional Girls Wrestling Tournament in Sartell on Feb. 11th. Sarah will now compete in the State Wrestling Tournament on March 4 in St. Paul.
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8.3. Minnesota State High School League Media Award
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The MN State High School League is awarding local reporter [and GMR Drama Director] Mr. Ryan Bergeron an Outstanding Media Service Award for his reporting of school activities.
Ryan will be recognized with service award during halftime of the Class AAA boys basketball championship game on Saturday, March 25 at Target Center in Minneapolis. Congratulations Ryan. |
9. Old Business
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9.1. Superintendent Selection: Report by GMR Board Representatives on the Joint Powers Board
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GMR representatives (K. Stenberg, P. Kern & A. Harder) on the Joint Powers Board [GMR and Tri-County) to provide up-date on the selection of the Superintendent of School.
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Contact: Kurt Stenberg, GMRTC Joint Powers Chair GMRTC Joint Powers Selects Superintendent Karlstad, MN — At a special board meeting on February 13, 2023, the GMRTC Joint Powers Board voted to select Barb Muckenhirn as the next superintendent for the Greenbush-Middle River School District and the Tri-County School District. "Barb brings a wealth of experience as a school administrator in both small rural settings and larger regional centers," said Kurt Stenberg, Board Chair. "Her variety of successful experiences and her dedication to public education will be a real asset for our school districts. We look forward to working with her." The Joint Powers Board will be conducting contract negotiations with Ms. Muckenhirn, and a contract is expected to be approved by the Board at a special board meeting later this week. The pending start date for Barb will be July 1, 2023. During a meeting of the Joint Powers Board on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, the Joint Powers Board unanimously approved an Agreement with Mrs. Muckenhirn. |
9.2. Principal Search
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The current GMR School Principal / Activities Director signed a one-year Agreement which expires June 30, 2023. This will conclude a 37 year career in the GMR School District (12 Years of teaching and 25 years as an Administrator).
Attached is a vacancy posting to recruit a replacement effective July 1, 2023. Mrs. Muckenhirn has expressed interest in participating in the selection of the new Principal / Activities Director.
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9.3. School Board Monthly Meeting Date affected by Juneteeth, a new Minnesota State Holiday
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MN became the 26th state to mark Juneteenth as a State holiday when Governor Dayton signed legislation making June 19th a State Holiday.
The state's newest holiday will be recognized for the first time this year, with government offices closed. Public meetings for public entities (eg: Schools, Cities, Counties, etc.) can not be held on this day. Juneteenth, which is celebrated June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black people at the close of the Civil War. On that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ensure the last remaining enslaved people were free, the action coming more than a month after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. With the Board's regular monthly meeting scheduled for the third Monday of the month, the Board will have to choose an alternative meeting date because of the Juneteenth holiday. |
10. New Business:
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10.1. Renewal of Property & Liability [Cyber] Insurance: Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) requirement
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Renewal of Property & Liability [Cyber] Insurance includes a Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) also called 2-step verification requirement The District's current Property & Liability insurance carrier Vaaler Insurance/Marsh & McLennan Agency has an insurance rider to protect the school against ransomware attacks. The district has been informed that in order to renew Property & Liability insurance effective July 1, 2023, the District must implement cyber security efforts including multi-factor authentication efforts for its domain. "Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a critical security control to reduce risk across an enterprise. By ensuring that users not only use a password, but also a secure token, an organization can significantly reduce phishing attempts, credential stuffing attacks, and ransomware incidents. MFA should be enabled for email, VPN, and critical system access." source: Vaaler Insurance, A Marsh & McLennan Agency Suggested Board Action: none requested - informational. District requirement to implement effective July 1, 2023 as a condition of renewing Property & Liability [Cyber] Insurance. |
10.2. Development of 2023-2024 School Calendar option(s)
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Development of 2023-2024 School Calendar Board Action: Review calendar options. Adoption in the March School Board meeting or other future Board meeting. Date Holiday
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10.3. Request by Greenbush Middle River School High School to form a MN State High School League Wrestling Cooperative with Tri-County High School effective 2023-2024
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Board Approval in regards to a Request by the [Badger] Greenbush Middle River School District to form a MN State High School League Wrestling Cooperative with the Tri-County School District effective 2023-2024. The [Badger] Greenbush Middle River (B/GMR) Wrestling program has seen a decline in its participation, in part, because of the District's declining enrollment trend. Participation in girls and boys wrestling will be across 13 weight divisions each beginning with the 2023-2024 season following approval of the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors. In recent years, the B/GMR wrestling program has not had enough participation in its program to "fill" an entire wrestling competition roster. Activities Director report to include:
Board Discussion: The Greenbush Middle River & Tri-County Athletic Directors have developed a plan to implement a cooperative agreement for Wrestling effective with the Fall 2023 school year. |
10.3.a. Consider resolution to Dissolve Sports Cooperative in Wrestling effective with the 2023-2024 School year.
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A motion was made by Board member _________________ to introduce the following
Resolution to Dissolve Existing Sports Cooperative by and between the Greenbush Middle River School District and the Badger School District as a Necessary Requirement to Approve a New Sports Cooperative to Include Students in the Tri-County School District to Participate in the Minnesota State High School League Wrestling Program. Whereas the Board of Education of the Badger School District #676 and the Board of Education of the Greenbush Middle River School District #2683 had each previously (early 1990’s) and mutually approved a resolution to form a Sports Cooperative in accordance with MN State High School League by-laws; and Whereas the Sports Cooperative is named Badger / Greenbush Middle River (BGMR); and Whereas representatives of the Badger School District and GMR School District meet approximately four times per school year to review and discuss events, activities and recommend governance of the BGMR Sports Cooperative to their respective School Boards; and Whereas the BGMR High School Wrestling program has seen a decline in student athlete participation in its wrestling program over the past three years; and Whereas the Tri-County School District ISD #2358 does not have a wrestling program; and Whereas, in an effort to improve student participation in wrestling, the GMR School District is seeking to add the Tri-County School District ISD #2358 to the existing BGMR Sports Cooperative for eligible students to participate in wrestling contingent upon approval of the Badger School District Board of Education; and Whereas, the Tri-County School Board approved a resolution to enter into a Sports Cooperative for students to participate in wrestling with Badger School District and the Greenbush Middle River School District (BGMR) during their regular School Board meeting on January 25, 2023; and Whereas, to include the Tri-County School District in the existing BGMR wrestling Sports Cooperative to allow for eligible student participation in wrestling would require, according to the by-laws of the MN State High School League (MSHSL) the dissolution of the BGMR Sports Cooperative. This dissolution is contingent upon approval by the Board of Education of the Badger School District #676 and the Board of Education of the Greenbush Middle River School District #2683; and Whereas, a new Sports Cooperative will include eligible students to participate in a wrestling program who are from the Tri-County School District ISD #2358, the Badger School District #676 and the Greenbush Middle River School District #2683; Therefore, the Board of Education of the Greenbush Middle River School district approves to Dissolve the Existing Sports Cooperative by and between the Greenbush Middle River School District and the Badger School District in order to approve a new Sports Cooperative to include students in the Tri-County School District to participate in the Minnesota State High School League Wrestling Program. The dissolution is contingent upon approval by the Board of Education of the Badger School District #676. The resolution was seconded by member ______________. and, upon Roll Call Vote, the following voted in favor: and, the following voted in opposition: Thereby the resolution passed / failed. |
10.3.b. Resolution to form Wrestling Cooperative by and between Badger High School, Greenbush Middle River High School and Tri-County High School
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Suggested Board Action: If discussion from Agenda item 10.03. a leads to agreement... |
11. Reports:
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11.1. Superintendent
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11.1.a. Legislative Up-date
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Democrats have majority control of the House, Senate and the Governor’s office. With that said, the Governor and members of the House and Senate are moving in the same direction.
A record number of Bills have been introduced in the MN Legislature, including Bills related to Public Education. They include, new funding and new mandates for public schools: - Universal Free School Meals - Teacher Prep time [60 minutes] - Paid Family Leave (0.7% payroll tax) - Health Insurance - Unemployment Insurance for hourly staff (para, bus drivers, etc.) - Para Compensation increase - Prohibit K-3 student suspension - Ethnic Studies requirement - Climate Justice Course requirement - Civics in 11th and 12th grade - Personal Finance requirement - Service Learning integrated into education - Comprehensive Sex Education - Affirmative Consent instruction required - Proposed General Education Formula Allowance 4% & 2% tied to inflation beginning in 2025 - increase in Special Education Cross-subsidy aid Legislative action or lack thereof may determine the degree of Budget Reductions for the GMR School for 2023-2024. The MN Legislature has a deadline to adjourn on or before May 22, 2023. See attached MN Budget [Surplus] articles.
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11.2. Principal
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11.2.a. Planning efforts underway for the next (2023-2024) school year
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Not long ago, the school reached the mid-point of the current school year. The school administration is already starting to make plans for the next (2023-2024) school year which include but are not limited to:
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12. Adjournment
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Motion by__________________ Second by ____________________ to ADJOURN |
13. Communications
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