July 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

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__ Deborah Bandel	__ Timothy Jensen	__ Eric Schuster
__ Elizabeth Hedlund	__ Jolayne Mohs	__ Mark Sebring
__ Lori Weisenburger
__ Superintendent Elstad	__ Student Representative Erin Baker

Description:  If desired, items may be removed from the consent agenda by request by an individual school board member for independent consideration.  A request is timely if made prior to the vote on the consent agenda.  The request does not require a second or a vote by the school board.  An item removed from the consent agenda will then be discussed and acted on separately immediately following the consideration of the consent agenda.

Roll call vote is required as the consent agenda contains the personnel report.

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Minnesota school districts applying for long-term facilities maintenance revenue must annually complete the application for Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Revenue and submit it to the Minnesota Department of Education.  To qualify for Long-term Maintenance Revenue, school districts must have a 10-year plan adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner.  The Long-Term Maintenance Revenue Application - Ten-Year Expenditure is attached.

Description:  In June, the Board heard from Matt Hammer from Ehlers about the district’s long-term facilities maintenance, financing for proposed projects, and considerations for minimizing the tax impact.

Attached is a resolution authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Facilities Maintenance and School Building Bonds, Series 2025A in the approximate principal amount of $7,770,000 (the Bonds). A portion of the Bonds (approximately $5,800,000) will finance health and safety projects (the Facilities Maintenance Projects), as described in the District’s ten-year facility plan for Fiscal Year 2026 (the Facility Plan).  A portion of the proceeds of the Bonds (approximately $1,970,000) will finance the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities approved by the electors at a special election held on November 5, 2019 (the School Building Projects).
 

Description:  The 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027 transportation contract (and exhibits) with the Owatonna Bus Company are presented for approval.  Rates have been outlined for 2024-2025.  Rates for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 are "yet to be determined" and will be negotiated in January 2025.  A new rate structure is reflected in the FY25 year, which is year 1 of a 3-year contract.
 

Description:  The Secretary of State’s office sets very specific timelines for notifying the county auditor’s office, posting notices of elections, and publishing notices.  Attached is a resolution calling for the general election so that the election clerk is able to meet these deadlines. 

Terms for these board members will be expiring after December: Deborah Bandel, Timothy Jensen, and Eric Schuster.

The filing dates are July 30-August 13, 2024.  

Description:  Attached are policies with recommended revisions. These policies were reviewed by the policy committee and presented to the Board at the June 24 meeting. Also attached is a summary of the revisions.

Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language

Policies being reviewed:
410 - Family and Medical Leave
416 - Drug, Alcohol and Cannabis Testing
506 - Student Discipline
507 - Corporal Punishment and Prone Restraint
510 - School Activities (review only - no recommended changes)
514 - Bullying Prohibition Policy
 

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Policy 706 establishes guidelines for the acceptance of gifts to the District.  As specified by Minnesota Statute 465.03, the School Board may accept a gift, grant, or property only by the adoption of a resolution approved by two-thirds of its members. Any gifts accepted of more than nominal value (more than $5), shall become property of the District (Policy 421).

The gifts are listed on the attached resolution.