October 9, 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 September 11, 2017, Strategic Planning Session. Motion carried/failed.

6.b. Moved by ____________, seconded by __________, to approve the minutes of the September 11, 2017, Regular School Board meeting. Motion carried/failed.

6.c. Moved by _____________, seconded by __________, to approve the minutes of the September 25, 2017, School Board Study session. Motion carried/failed.

6.d. Moved by ___________, seconded by ______________, to approved the minutes of the September 25, 2017, special meeting. Motion carried/failed.

7. CORRESPONDENCE/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

7.a. Student Council Representative (if present)

7.b. AFSCME Local No. 295 Seniority List - Not available yet

7.c. Ely Education Association Seniority List

7.d. Home school enrollment 2017-2018

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. The following were granted tenure by the State of Minnesota upon completion of the 2016-2017 school year: Heather Cavalier, Molly Olson, Charles Plantz, and Maria Jeske.

12. CONSENT AGENDA

12.a. Program

12.a.1. Approve September 2017 disbursements and wire transfers in the amount of $524,788.01 and receipts in the amount of $769,439.41.

12.a.2. Approve September 2017 financial Reports

12.a.3. Approve gifts and donations 

12.a.4. Adopt Resolution Establishing Combined Polling Places for Multiple Precincts and Designating Hours During Which the Polling Places will Remain Open for Voting for School District Elections Not Held on the Day of a Statewide Election

12.b. Personnel

12.b.1. Approve extension to unpaid medical leave of absence for Michelle Zollar, playground supervisor, to October 16, 2017. (Total unpaid medical leave September 5, 2017, to October 16, 2017.

12.b.2. Hire Jane Hall for the part-time cafeteria aide position (2 3/4 hrs./day, 5 days/week; student contact days); per the current master agreement between ISD No. 696 and AFSCME Local No. 295 and school board policy.

12.b.3. Approve request from Chelsea Blomberg for parental leave of absence under the Family Medical Leave Act from November 27, 2017, to February 23, 2018, and Child Care Leave (Article X, Section 4, Subd. 1 of the current master agreement between ISD No. 696 and the Ely Education Association) until May 30, 2018.

12.b.4. Hire Stacy Hegfors, for the part-time paraprofessional position (6.5 hrs./day, 5 days/week; student contact days); per the current master agreement between ISD No. 696 and AFSCME Local No. 295 and school board policy.

12.b.5. Hire Brett Ross for the temporary part-time noon supervisor (2 hours, 20 minutes per day; student contact days) starting September 29, 2017, to October 15, 2017.

12.b.6. Hire Kristi J. Johnson for the part-time paraprofessional position (6.5 hrs./day, student contact days) starting October 2, 2017, per the current master agreement between ISD No. 696 and AFSCME Local No. 295 and school board policy.

12.b.7. Renew the following assistant coaches for the 2017-2018 school year as recommended by Megan Anderson, Memorial Principal, and Tom Coombe, Athletic Director, per the current master agreement between ISD No. 696 and the Ely Education Association and school board policy: boys' basketball-Tim Omerza; girls' basketball-Megan Wognum; Nordic ski coach-Tyler Fish.

12.b.8. Hire Seija Packila Wavrin for the part-time School Readiness classroom assistant position $11.25/hr. per school board policy effective October 25, 2017.

12.b.9. Approve the following as a volunteer assistant coach as recommended by Megan Anderson, Memorial principal, and Tom Coombe, Athletic Director, and per school board policy: junior high Nordic ski coach-Jerritt Johnson.

12.c. Policy

12.c.1. Review (2nd review) revised Policy 903 Visitors to School District Buildings and Sites (this is a mandatory policy)

12.c.2. Review (2nd review) Policy 620 Credit for Learning (this is a mandatory policy).

12.c.3. Review (1st review) revised Policy 425 Staff Development

13. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT-Kevin Abrahamson

14. BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS AND CONCERNS

15. ADJOURN