August 17, 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

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. May 2015 Bank Reconciliation

6.5. Spanish students trip to Costa Rica in June 2016 - Chaperones are Gayle Brownlow and Rebecca Serfling 

6.6. LTFM Levy Application Forms

6.7. Obsolete Electronic Equipment August 2015

7. REPORTS

7.1. Superintendent Report

7.2. School Board Member Reports

8. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

8.1. Why We Play Presentation

8.2. High School Handbook Revisions

8.3. 524.1 Employee Use of Social Media-(third reading) (ACTION)

9. SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS

10. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS

10.1. Energy Report

10.2. Seven Member Board - Discussion

10.3. The local Board of Education of Albert Lea Area Schools needs to authorize the Superintendent LEA (Local Education Agency) Representative.

10.4. Substitute Teacher Pay - Pre-K - 12 Update/Revision (ACTION)

11. OTHER BUSINESS

12. ADJOURNMENT