August 14, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Virginia Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order of regular meeting.

2. Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Consider additions or deletions to the agenda.

4. Recognition of visitors and public comment regarding the meeting agenda.

5. Consider Consent Agenda:

5.1. Minutes of the July 10, 2017 regular meeting.

5.2. Minutes of the July 31, 2017 working session.

5.3. Payment of the bills.

5.4. Cash on Hand Finance Reports.

5.5. Electronic Transfer Report for June 2017.

5.6. Renewal of MSBA dues and policy services from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

5.7. Recommendation for Fall 2017 overnight/out of state activity trips.

5.8. Recommendation for Fall 2017 volunteer coaches.

5.9. Recommendation for 2017-2018 coaches/advisors.

5.10. Set date and time for annual budget levy meeting for December 11, 2017, at 6:00 P.M.

5.11. Appoint Murray Anderson as the school board representative on the Blue Pride Committee.

5.12. Appoint Stacey Sundquist as the school board representative on the Virginia Educational Fund Committee.

5.13. Resignation of Tammy Kingston from the paraprofessional position effective May 26, 2017.

5.14. Resignation of Ashley Friedlieb from the paraprofessional position effective July 19, 2017.

5.15. Resignation of Therez Ranta from the JV volleyball coach position effective July 28, 2017.

5.16. Resignation of Thomas Miller from the girls golf assistant coach position effective August 2, 2017.

5.17. Resignation of Michelle Danielson from the paraprofessional position effective August 9, 2017.

5.18. Resignation of Kelly Maickelson from the paraprofessional position effective August 10, 2017.

5.19. Resignation of Maria Poderzay from the paraprofessional position effective August 10, 2017.

5.20. Resignation for the purpose of retirement of Jo Ellen Haines from the janitor position effective August 12, 2017.

5.21. Increase Jenessa Knuti-Greenly from 0.6 FTE to 0.7 FTE for 2017-2018.

5.22. Hire Beatrice Castellano for a 1.0 FTE Modern Language-Spanish teacher.

5.23. Hire Ashley Friedlieb for a School Readiness Teacher position effective August 29, 2017.

5.24. Hire James Andrick for the Engineer position effective July 10, 2017.

5.25. Hire Janessa Knuti-Greenly for the Assistant Volleyball Coach position for the 2017-2018 school year.

5.26. Hire Amanda Lambert for the 8th grade volleyball coach position for the 2017-2018 school year.

6. Reports/Recognition:

6.1. Technology Update

6.2. Facilities Update.

6.3. Superintendent.

6.3.1. Back to School Flyer

6.3.2. School Trust Land Exchange

6.3.3. SRO Update

6.3.4. Weight Room Update

6.3.5. Grant from Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training for AVID Teacher training. ($12,780)

6.3.6. Teacher Summer Training Update

7. Administration:

7.1. Consider the following donations/grants:

7.1.1. $150.00 from the Virginia Lions Club for the Virginia School Forest.

7.1.2. $16,000 Grant from Essentia Health for the REACH program.

7.2. Consider Resolution for Membership in the Minnesota State High School League for 2017-2018.

7.3. Consider Memorandum of Understanding Arrowhead Headstart and Virginia School District ISD 706.

7.4. Consider approving Food Service Management Contract with INAC, Inc. for 2017-19

7.5. Consider Teachers on Call agreement Two Year renewal from August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2019.

7.6. Consider Crisis Management Response Plan 2017.

7.7. Consider Parkview Learning Center Handbook for 2017-2018.

7.8. Consider Roosevelt Elementary School Handbook for 2017-2018.

7.9. Consider Virginia High School Handbook for 2017-2018.

7.10. Consider Virginia iPad Procedures and Information Packet for 2017-2018

8. Policies:

8.1. Revised Policies- Third and Final Reading:

8.1.1. 533      WELLNESS POLICY

9. Public comment regarding meeting agenda.

10. Meeting Announcements:

10.1. The next working session with the Eveleth-Gilbert School Board is scheduled for Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at 6:00 P.M. at the Northeast Service Cooperative, Mt. Iron MN.

10.2. The working session scheduled for August 28, 2017, has been cancelled.

10.3. District Welcome Back Breakfast, Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 8:00 A.M. at the Parkview Learning Center cafeteria.

10.4. Professional Development Summit, August 30, 2017.

10.5. Our next regular meeting will be held on Monday, September 11, 2017, at 6:00 P.M. in the Board Room, Roosevelt 104.

11. Closed Session for purposes of discussing VEA negotiations strategy in accordance with Minn. Statute 13D.03, Subd.1. 

12. Reopen meeting for adjournment.

13. Adjournment.