March 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM - Regular

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. PRELIMINARY ACTIONS

2.A. Pledge of Allegiance

2.B. Public Comment

2.C. Approval of Agenda

3. COMMUNICATIONS

3.A. Student Council Report

3.B. Proud Of

3.B.1. Montrose Elementary Students for collecting $1680.64 for Pennies for Patients

3.B.2. Twyla Meyer, BHS Arts Magnet student, who has been selected to be an exhibiting artist in the Ordway Theater's International Children's Festival. Her artwork will be displayed at the Artist's Mercantile in St. Paul and will be a part of the Ordway's ArtWalk during the Children's Festival.

3.B.3. Neil Gleason, Junior at BHS, who received two state level awards from the MN Music Educators' Association for his piano compositions. "End of an Age" received 3rd Place and "My Time Is Up" received Honorable Mention.

3.B.4. Amber Bergslien, BHS, whose ceramic teapot won Best of Show at the North Hennepin Community College Art Contest.

3.B.5. Abby Huff, BHS, whose pencil drawing won Best of Show at the North Hennepin Community College Art Contest.

3.B.6. Olivia Wyatt, BCMS Student who won the 2009 Holocaust Essay Contest through the Tolerance Minnesota and Jewish Community Relations Council. Olivia won a trip to Washington D.C. for herself and her teacher. The name of her essay is "Imagining the Unimaginable: Kristallnacht".

3.B.7. Boys Swimming and Dive Team who is the Section 8 All Academic Team for 2009. JD O'Donnell and Nathan Engfer qualified for the state meet. The Team finished 5th at the Section meet.

3.B.8. Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School District for demonstrating environmental leadership by achieving a Leaders Top Performer rating from the United States Environmental Protection Agency - Energy Star Program.

3.B.9. Northwinds Elementary staff and students who received an "Energy Star" rating

3.B.10. BHS Business Professionals of America Special Olympics Committee and Chair Jessica Demeules who raised $1024 for Special Olympics which is the state service project.

3.B.11. BHS Girls Basketball Team who will participate in the state tournament.

3.C. Board Calendar Dates

3.C.1. Monday, April 13, 2009 - Board Workshop, 4:30 p.m., Hanover Elementary

3.C.2. Saturday, April 18, 2009 - ECFE Family Fair, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Discovery Center

3.C.3. Monday, April 27, 2009 - Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Board Room

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.A. Personnel Consent Agenda

4.B. Check Disbursements

4.C. Electronic Fund Transfers

4.D. Minutes of the February 23, 2009 Regular Board of Education Meeting

4.E. Donations

4.E.1. $600 Anonymous Donation to DES to cover cost of Science Museum Field Trip busses (3)

4.E.2. $715.07 from Target Take Charge of Education to MES

4.E.3. $3611.17 from Target Take Charge of Education to BHS

4.E.4. $911.39 from Target Take Charge of Education to TES

4.E.5. $889.38 from Target Take Charge of Education to DES

4.E.6. $2430.57 from Target Take Charge of Education to HES

4.E.7. $1301.05 from Target Take Charge of Education to PES

4.E.8. $175 from Domino's Pizza to PES

4.E.9. $203.40 from Kemps Nickels for Schools to NES

4.E.10. $100 from Friends of the Library, Buffalo Public Library, for the BHS Community Book Read

4.E.11. $100 from RMG Refer a Friend through Lonette and Scott Cochrane to HES

4.E.12. $970 from Montrose Lions to MES for the DARE program

5. ACTION ITEMS

5.A. Holocaust Award Trip to Washington, DC, Jan Heyerdahl

5.B. The HERD Trip to Michigan, Scott Rabehl

5.C. Bid Award - Primary Vendor, Marilyn Splinter

5.D. Staff Reductions, Moreen Martell

5.E. Resolution Proposing to Place Erica Carlson on Unrequested Leave of Absence

5.F. Resolution A - Discontinued Contracts/Termination, Moreen Martell

6. REPORTS

6.A. Activities Reductions, Mark Mischke

6.B. Policies, Anita Underberg

6.B.1. Revised Policy #203.5 School Board Meeting Agenda

6.B.2. Revised Policy #204 School Board Meeting Minutes

6.B.3. Revised Policy #210 Conflict of Interest

7. DISTRICT COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS

8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

9. OTHER