August 11, 2021 at 5:00 PM - DIISD Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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2. WELCOME TO GUESTS
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3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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4. ANNUAL BUSINESS
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4.A. Agenda approval
Description:
Agenda will be reviewed for additions or deletions
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4.B. Approval of minutes
Description:
Board action on July 14, 2021, Organizations & Regular Board Meeting minutes.
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4.C. Approval of invoices
Description:
Nancy deKoster will review invoices. Invoices are on file in the business office. Board members are welcome to peruse invoices at any time. Please call Superintendent Huotari.
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4.D. Financial report and budget adjustments
Description:
Customary and usual
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4.E. Other
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5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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5.A. Board Committee Reports
Description:
No committees have met at this time.
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5.B. Ratify and approve filling the position of Instructional Aide - SE
Description:
Interviews were held on August 4th and the interview team consisted of Tricia, Casey, Lisa Anderson, and Tara Povich. We recommend hiring Olivia Abts at Step 2, Longevity 0, pending successful completion of background checks and the ETS parapro test. Olivia's first day will be August 23, 2021.
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5.C. Ratify and approve filling the position of Instructional Aide (FP) - SE
Description:
Interview is set for August 10th and Tricia will provide a recommendation at the board meeting.
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5.D. Other
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6. NEW BUSINESS
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6.A. Act on student handbooks - SE/TE
Description:
TE has attached the TE student handbook with their changes.
SE has added the following statement to the handbook on page 28: Change Wendy Warmuth, Superintendent to Jennifer Huotari, Superintendent |
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6.B. Act on employee resignation - ECE
Description:
We have received a letter of resignation from Keischa Wayman. Keischa has served as a Flex Assistant at the Bates Center for the last year. We request the board accept her resignation with regret.
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6.C. Act on recommendation to fill the position of part-time Assistant/Associate Classroom Coordinator (Willis Center) - ECE
Description:
Casey would like to recommend filling the position of part-time Assistant Classroom Coordinator (Willis Center) with MacKenzie Tobey at Step 2.
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6.D. Request permission to purchase surface decontamination and air purification units - ECE
Description:
We are requesting permission to purchase 11 Aerus Pure and Clean ($899/unit) and 13 Aerus Mobile ($199/unit) continuous surface and decontamination and air purification units at a total cost of $12,546.00. CARES and Great Start Readiness funding would be utilized to purchase 11 Pure and Clean units to be placed in each Early Childhood classroom and 13 Mobile units would be purchased for placement on buses.
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6.E. Request permission to fill any vacancies that may occur prior to the start of the program year - ECE
Description:
We are requesting permission to fill any vacancies that may occur prior to the start of the program year pending full board approval.
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6.F. Act on revised job descriptions - ECE
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6.G. Request permission to temporarily hire to fill the position of Flexible Health, Business and Technology Para-pro - TE
Description:
We are requesting permission to temporarily hire to fill the position of Flexible Health, Business and Technology Para-pro pending full board approval. This position remains unfilled at this time and we are in the process of interviewing. We hope to have people in place to start the school year.
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6.H. Request permission to temporarily hire to fill the positions of Industrial and Skilled Trades Para-pros - TE
Description:
We are requesting permission to temporarily hire should any additional Para-pro positions become vacant in the Tech Ed Department prior to the September Board meeting.
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6.I. Act on employee resignations - SE
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6.I.1. Act on the resignation of Instructional Aide (Forest Park) - SE
Description:
Jill Wagner submitted her letter of resignation on August 4th, 2021. Jill has worked as a part-time special education life skills aide in the Forest Park Schools for the past seven years. We recommend the board accept this resignation with regret.
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6.I.2. Act on resignation of Instructional Aide (Breitung) - SE
Description:
We have received a letter of resignation from Chandra Loar. Please accept this resignation with regret.
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6.J. Request permission to fill any vacancies that may occur prior to the start of the program year - SE
Description:
We are requesting permission to fill any vacancies that may occur prior to the start of the program year pending full board approval.
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6.K. Request permission to temporarily hire to fill the position of 200 Days/School Year Secretarial/Clerical - GF
Description:
We are requesting permission to temporarily hire to fill the position of 200 Days/School Year Secretarial/Clerical pending full board approval.
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6.L. Other
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7. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
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7.A. Departmental Reports
Description:
Does the board need any clarification at this time?
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7.B. Superintendent's Report
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7.C. Other
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8. ADJOURN
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