April 26, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Consider Approval of Board Agenda

III.1. April 26, 2021 School Board Agenda

IV. Consider Approval of School Board Minutes

IV.1. April 12, 2021 School Board Meeting Minutes

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

V.1. Building and Department Reports

VI. Claims, Hand Checks

VI.1. Claims, April 21, 2021

VI.2. Hand Checks, April 9, 2021

VI.3. Hand Checks, April 15, 2021

VI.4. Hand Checks, April 19, 2021

VII. Consent Items

VII.1. Retirement Letters

VII.1.a. 1.0 FTE Restorative Practices Coordinator/Equity Coordinator at Cloquet High School effective June 9, 2021 (Wendy Waha)

VII.1.b. 16 hour/week ECSE Special Education Paraprofessional effective June 4, 2021 (Vickie Price)

VII.1.c. 6.5 hours/day Paraprofessional at Churchil Elementary effective June 4, 2021 (Mary Lindholm)

VII.1.d. Program Assistant at Kids Corner Effective April 12, 2021 (Janet Adkins)

VII.2. Resignation Letters

VII.2.a. 1,288 hours/year ECFE/School Readiness Secretary Effective June 4, 2021 (Cassie Marc)

VII.2.b. 6.5 hrs/day Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School Effective April 30, 2021 (Brandon Conklin)

VII.2.c. Cloquet High School Theater Director (Darrell Davey)

VII.2.d. Lifeguard at Cloquet Community Education Effective April 14, 2021 (Connor Hecht)

VII.3. Recommendations for Employment

VII.3.a. 1.0 FTE 4th Grade Long-Term Substitute Teacher at Washington Elementary Starting Approximately May 9, 2021 through June 9, 2021 (Brittany Baier)

VII.3.b. 1.0 FTE Multi-categorical Teacher at Washington Elementary Starting the 2021-2022 School Year, Pending Appropriate Licensure (Madeline Jensen)

VII.3.c. 1.0 FTE Multi-Categorical/EBD Special Education Teacher at Washington Elementary Starting the 2021-2022 School Year (Madeline Belden)

VII.3.d. Age to Age Summer Fellow (Elizabeth Tobolaski)

VII.3.e. 20-21 Makoons Club Staff 

VII.4. Permission to Post

VII.4.a. 0.4 FTE English Teacher at Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs Starting the 2021-2022 School 

VII.4.b. 0.4 FTE Health/Mental Health Teacher at Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs Starting the 2021-2022 
Funded through ESSER 2 Funds

VII.4.c. 1.0 FTE Restorative Practice/Equity Teacher at Cloquet High School Starting the 2021-2022 School Year

VII.4.d. 1.0 FTE Interventionist Teaching Postion at CHS Starting the 2021-2022 School Year
Funded through ESSER 2 Funds

VII.4.e. 1.0 FTE 1st Grade Teacher at Churchill Elementary Starting the 2021-2022 School Year

VII.4.f. 1.0 FTE 7th/8th Grade Mathematics Teacher at Cloquet Middle School Starting the 2021-2022 School Year.

VII.4.g. 0.2 FTE Technology Integration Specialist at Cloquet Middle School (internal posting)

VII.4.h. 1425 hrs/annually - Approximately 32 hrs/week for 40 weeks ECFE/School Readiness Secretary/ Early Childhood Screening Manager Starting June 2021

VII.4.i. 5-7 hrs/day, 29 hrs/week for 35 Weeks School Readiness Teacher

VII.4.j. 3-6 hrs/day, approximately 26-28 hrs/week for 30 Weeks ECFE Parent Educator

VII.4.k. Two (2) Program Assistants at Kids Corner

VII.4.l. Cloquet High School Theater Director

VII.5. Staffing Adjustments

VII.5.a. Reduce FTE for Specialist Staff Providing Specialist Time for Churchill's Distance Learning Classrooms During 2020-2021 School Year

VII.5.b. Reduce FTE for Music Teacher back from 1.0 FTE to 0.8 FTE at Cloquet Middle School (Chantelle Danderand)

VII.5.c. Change of Assignment from 0.2 FTE Technology Integration Specialist to 0.2 FTE Art Teacher at Cloquet High School (Andrea Cacek)

VII.5.d. Request to Reinstate Full Extra Service Contract Rate for CHS Auditorium Manager (John Justad)

VII.5.e. Change 2020-2021 6.5 hrs/day Paraprofessional Position Back to 6.5 hrs/day Lifeguard Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School Starting the 2021-2022 School Year

VII.5.f. Ongoing Increase Hours from 6.5 hrs/day to 6.75 hrs/day for Health Assistant at Cloquet High School (Melissa Harper) 

VII.5.g. Increase Hours from 6.5 hrs/day to 6.75 hrs/day for Technology Paraprofessionals

VII.5.h. Increase Hours from 3.5 hrs/day to 5.5 hrs/day for AIE Academic Tutor at Cloquet High School for the 2021-2022 School Year (Derek Johnson)

VII.5.i. Increase Hours from 3.5 hrs/day to 6.5 hrs/day for A&I Van Driver for 2021-2022 School Year (Joseph Hedman)

VIII. School Board Committee Report

VIII.1. Student Enrollment Report as of April 21, 2021

IX. Agenda Addendums

X. New Business

X.1. Consider Approving Northern Lights Special Education Cooperative 2021-2022 Purchase of Service Agreement

X.2. Consider Approving the Contract with TechCheck for New Phone System

X.3. Consider Approving the Resolution to Relating to the Termination and Non-Renewal of Long-Term Substitute Teaching Contracts of Probationary Teachers

X.4. Consider Approving the Resolution Relating to the Termination and Non-Renewal of Teaching Contracts of Probationary Teachers

X.5.  Consider Approving the Resolution Relating to the Termination of Paraprofessional and LPN/Health Assistant 1-year Covid Postions

X.6. Consider Approving Resolution Relating to Non-Renewal of Long-Term Substitute Paraprofessional at Cloquet Middle School Effective June 4, 2021

X.7. Consider Approving the Resolution Relating to the Termination of Custodial 1-Year Covid Positions

XI. Superintendent's Report

XI.1. Negotiations

XI.2. Legislative Process

XII. For Your Information

XII.1. Staff Transfers at Washington Elementary for the 2021-2022 School Year

XII.2. Staff Transfers at Churchill Elementary for 2021-2022 School Year

XII.3. Cloquet Education Foundation Grant Requests

XII.4. Principal Appreciation Day - May 1, 2021

XIII. Upcoming Meetings/Events

XIII.1. Monday, May 3, 2021 - Technology Committee - 3:30 p.m.

XIII.2. Thursday, May 6, 2021 - District Wellness Policy Committee - 3:45 p.m.

XIII.3. Monday, May 10, 2021 - Regular School Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. Working Session
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

XIII.4. Thursday, May 13, 2021 - District Health, Safety and Crisis Committee - 3:45 p.m.

XIII.5. Monday, May 17, 2021 - District Advisory Committee (DAC) - 3:45 p.m.

XIV. Adjournment