January 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Organizational School Board Meeting

1. Call to order

1.A. The board chair calls the meeting to order.
Record members as present or absent:

2. Election of Officers
The board chair conducts the election of officers. The new chair takes charge of the meeting after the election.

2.A. Chairperson

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

2.B. Vice Chairperson

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

2.C. Clerk

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

2.D. Treasurer

Nomination by: __________  Vote: __________ 

3. Approval of Agenda

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

4. Resolution to Delegate Clerk, Treasurer Duties

Motion: __________ Second: __________ Roll Call Vote: __________ 

5. Annual Designations

5.A. Official Newspaper: Consider quotes from the Delano Herald Journal and Sun Media.

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

5.B. School Board Compensation: Any of the following items, B-K, may be voted on separately at the request of a board member.

Current Rates
Regular Meetings - $60/meeting
Committee Meetings/Work Sessions/Special Meetings - $25 minimum
Workshops/Special Meetings - $12.50/hour after two hours, not to exceed $100
Chairperson - $300/year
Clerk - $250/year

5.C. School Attorneys:

Official Attorneys - Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger P.A.
Authorized Personnel to Contact Attorneys - School Board Chair, Superintendent, Human Rights Officer & Business Manager

5.D. Memberships:

MSBA (MN School Board Association)
MAWSECO (Meeker and Wright Special Ed. Coop)
SEE (Schools for Equity in Education)
Wright Technical Center (Career and Technical Coop)
CMERDC (Central MN Educ. Research & Dev. Council)
Resource Training and Solutions
Sherburne-Wright Educational Technology Cooperative

5.E. Federal Grants:

Title I, II, IV, ESSER I, II, III, GEER, Expanded Summer Learning, Summer Academic & Mental Health, MN COVID-19 Testing, and Pandemic Enrollment Loss

5.F. Delegate authority to make electronic fund transfers:

Superintendent
Business Manager
Accountant
HR Coordinator
Payroll Specialist

5.G. Signatures for Elementary Activity Fund:

Business Manager
Elementary School Administrative Assistants

5.H. Prepayment of Bills:

Avoid penalties and finance charges
Reimbursement of employees
Obtain discounts
Pre-approved contracts

5.I. Official Depositories:

CorTrust Bank
Minnesota Lakes Bank
Wells Fargo
MN School District Liquid Asset Fund
PMA Securities, Inc./MN Trust
U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services

5.J. School Board Regular Meeting Times and Dates for 2022:

Fourth Monday of each month at Delano City Hall beginning at 5:45 p.m., with the exception of March 21 (due to Spring Break) and Dec. 19 (due to Winter Break). In March and December the meeting will be held in the Delano High School Tiger Den.

School board listening sessions will be held at 7 p.m. on March 14, May 16 and Oct. 17 in the Delano High School Tiger Den.

5.K. Renew Board Operating Protocol

Motion: __________ Second: __________ to approve items B-K.
Vote: __________ 

6. Appoint Members to Board Committees and Representative Positions

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

7. Approve Resolution designating the Identified Official with Authority to authorize user access to MDE secure websites for Delano Public Schools ISD 879

Matthew W. Schoen

Motion: __________ Second: __________ Roll Call Vote: __________ 

8. Board action to exempt second read policy procedure

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

9. Approve Policy 811 - Vaccination, Testing, and Face Covering Policy

Motion: ____________ Second: ____________ Vote: ____________ 

10. Discussion of board retreat date

11. Adjournment