October 26, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Consider Approval of Board Agenda

III.1. October 26, 2020 School Board Agenda

IV. Consider Approval of School Board Minutes

IV.1. October 12, 2020 School Board Meeting Minutes

V. Open Forum and Reception of Delegations, Petitions, and Communications

V.1. Congratulations to the girls soccer team on the section championship.  They are back to back section champions.  Also, our boys soccer team finished the regular season undefeated for the first time in school history.  Congratulations to our cross country team, girls tennis team and girls swim/dive team for having a great fall season. Photo credit to Dave Harwig

V.2. Building and Department Reports

V.3. Presentation of the FY'20 Audit

V.4. Consider Approving the  FY'20 Audit

VI. Claims, Hand Checks and Wires

VI.1. Claims, October 21, 2020

VI.2. Hand Checks, October 15, 2020

VI.3. Wire Transfer, October 15, 2020

VII. Consent Items

VII.1. Retirement Letters

VII.1.a. Community Education Director effective January 31, 2021.  

VII.2. Resignation Letters

VII.2.a. Program Assistant at Li'l Lumberjacks' Learning Center effective September 14, 2020

VII.3. Recommendations for Employment

VII.3.a. Homebased Teacher for a student at the Cloquet High School

VII.3.b. 6.5 hours/day Special Education Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School

VII.3.c. Program Assistants for ECFE and Time for Tots

VII.3.d. Lifeguard for Cloquet Community Education

VII.4. Extra Services Contracts

VII.4.a. 2020-2021 Winter Coaches and Winter Contracts as Attached

VII.5. Permission to Post

VII.5.a. 1.0 FTE Community Education Director effective start date of December 1, 2020

VII.5.b. Target Services After-School Program for the 2020-2021 School Year

VII.6. Staffing Adjustments

VII.6.a. Pay Increase for the Varsity Girls Soccer Assistant Coach to the Head Coach Amount

VII.6.b. Increase in hours for Cloquet High School Nurse from 6.5 hours to 6.75 hours/day

VII.6.c. Increase in hours for Technology Paraprofessionals from 6.5 to 6.75 hours/day

VII.7. Grant Applications/Grant Awards/Donations

VII.7.a. Consider Approval of the Cloquet Educational Foundation (CEF) Grants from October 13, 2020

VII.7.b. Consider Approving the Northland Foundation Grant to used for the Age to Age Program

VII.7.c. Consider Approving the Northland Foundation Grant for Kids Corner

VIII. School Board Committee Report

VIII.1. District Health, Safety and Crisis Committee Meeting Summary from October 13, 2020

VIII.2. Student Enrollment Report with Distance Learning Numbers as of October 20, 2020

IX. Agenda Addendums

X. New Business

X.1. Consider Approving the 2021-2024 Business Manager Contract

X.2. Consider Approving Facility Cost Recovery Agreement with Northern Lights Academy from July 1, 2020 until June 30 2023

X.3. Consider Approving Contracts #13, #14, #15 and #16 with Carlton County Human Services for Family School Support Worker Services During the 2020-2021 School Year.

X.4. Consider Approving Winter Busing Routes

X.5. Consider Closing Enrollment for All Grades

X.6. Consider Approving the Policies Requiring Annual Review; Policies 410, 413, 414, 415, 506, 514, 524, 616 and 806.  Policy 522 was pulled for further review

X.7. Consider Approving Revisions Suggested by MSBA to Policies 419, 516 and 601

X.8. Consider Resolution Establishing a Combined Polling Place for Multiple Precincts (annual resolution)

XI. Superintendent's Report

XII. For Your Information

XII.1. Time for Tots Parent Aware Pathways II Grant Funding Amendment

XII.2. Nominations to Serve on NESC Board of Directors

XIII. Upcoming Meetings/Events

XIII.1. Monday, November 9, 2020
5:30 Working Session
6:00 Regular Meeting

XIII.2. Thursday, November 12, 2020
4:15 p.m. Special Session to Canvass Election Results

XIII.3. Monday, November 23, 2020
5:30 p.m. Working Session
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

XIV. Adjournment