May 18, 2015 at 5:00 PM - School Board Meeting Purpose: Conduct Business of District

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. OPEN FORUM
Public Forum will be placed on the agenda for regular board meetings. During this part of each regular School Board meeting, up to ten minutes of time will be allowed for district constituents to address the School Board. Each person or topic may have up to two minutes of time. This is a time of "listening" by the School Board.

4. CELEBRATING OUR SUCCESSES

4.1. National Merit Scholar

4.2. State Competition Success of Albert Lea Area Schools Swimmers and Wrestlers

4.3. Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Southwest Middle School and Sibley Elementary Head Custodian Greg Olson

5. APPROVAL OF TODAY’S AGENDA – ACTION

6. CONSENT ITEMS – ACTION
Only one motion is needed to approve all consent items. Consent items are considered non-controversial and no questions or comments will be taken. Any item that is requested to be removed from the consent agenda by a School Board member will be discussed and acted on for independent consideration immediately following approval of the consent agenda.

6.1. Appointments, Adjustments, Independent Contracts, Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Terminations

6.2. Minutes of School Board Workshops, Meetings and Miscellaneous Committees

6.3. Monthly Bills for Payment

6.4. Meal Prices for 2015-2016 School Year

6.5. Chartwells Contract Extension

6.6. Membership Renewal in the Minnesota State High School League

6.7. Memorandum of Understanding with Albert Lea Education Association

6.8. Memorandum of Understanding with Albert Lea Schools Directors/Coordinators Association

6.9. 2015-16 Transportation Contract 

6.10. Freeborn County Truancy Officer Agreement for 2015-2016 

6.11. Disposition of Used and Obsolete Material

6.12. Memorandum of Understanding with Albert Lea Education Association

7. REPORTS

7.1. Superintendent Report

7.2. Student School Board Member Report

7.3. School Board Member Reports

8. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS

8.1. Approval of Entering Into an Agreement with Riverland Community College Hosting Area Learning Center for the 2015-2016 School Year - ACTION

9. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

9.1. Gifted and Talented Update

9.2. Adult Basic Education and Early Childhood Update

9.3. High School Advanced Placement Program 2015-16 - ACTION

10. OTHER BUSINESS

11. CLOSED SESSION - M.S. § 13D.05, subd. 2(b) - Preliminary Consideration of Allegations Against an Employee - ACTION

12. ADJOURNMENT