April 10, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER 

2. ROLL CALL

2.a. Scott Kellerman    __________                      Tom Omerza       _________
Heidi Mann          __________                      James Pointer   _________
Ray Marsnik          __________                       Rochelle Sjoberg       _________

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

4.a. Moved by ______________, seconded by ____________, to approve the agenda as presented/amended. Motion carried/failed.

5. OPEN FORUM*

6. APPROVAL OF PAST MEETING MINUTES

6.a. Moved by __________, seconded by ____________, to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2017, Strategic Planning Session as presented. Motion carried/failed.

6.b. Moved by ____________, seconded by __________, to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2017, regular school board meeting. Motion carried/failed.

6.c. Moved by _____________, seconded by __________, to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2017, School Board Study session as presented. Motion carried/failed.

6.d. Moved by ____________, seconded by ___________, to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2017, Special Meeting at presented. Motion carried/failed.

7. CORRESPONDENCE/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

7.a. Student Council Representative (if present)

7.b. Notice of Desire to Negotiate from AFSCME Local No. 295

8. K-5 PRINCIPAL'S REPORT-Anne Oelke

9. 6-12 PRINCIPAL'S REPORT-Megan Anderson

10. OLD BUSINESS

10.a. None at this meeting.

11. NEW BUSINESS

11.a. Discussion of costs to fund Nordic skiing,  girls' track and boys' track

11.b. Moved by __________, seconded by __________, to support the city of Ely's  Broadband grant application. Motion carried/failed.

12. CONSENT AGENDA

12.a. Program

12.a.1. Approve March 2017 disbursements and wire transfers in the amount of $262,075.49 and receipts in the amount of $895,657.82.

12.a.2. Approve March 2017 financial Reports

12.a.3. Approve gifts and donations

12.a.4. Approve request to authorize Tom Coombe, Athletic Director, to contact the Eveleth-Gilbert School District to initiate the process of entering into a cooperative agreement for girls' hockey.

12.b. Personnel

12.b.1. Hire Katie Townsend for the part-time Early Childhood Family Education Classroom Assistant position approximately 12-15 hrs. per week; Monday and Tuesdays for the weeks of ECFE class; $9.50/hr. per school board policy effective March 13, 2017.

12.b.2. Approve the following as volunteer assistant coaches as recommended by Tom Coombe, Athletic Director; Megan Anderson, Memorial Principal, and their head coaches and as per school board policy: Baseball-Chad Davis and softball-Adrianna Wittrup.

12.b.3. Accept retirement/resignation of Susan Ferguson from the elementary teaching position effective at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. 

12.c. Policy

12.c.1. Review (1st review) revised policy 533 Wellness

12.c.2. Review (3rd review and adoption) revised policy 802 Disposition of Obsolete Equipment and Material

13. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT-Kevin Abrahamson

14. BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS AND CONCERNS

15. ADJOURN