December 9, 2019 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. Approve agenda.

5. Presentation of Truth in Taxation information.

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

7. Consider Consent Agenda:

7.1. Minutes of the November 12, 2019, regular meeting.

7.2. Minutes of the November 26, 2019, joint working session with Eveleth-Gilbert.

7.3. Payment of the bills.

7.4. Cash on Hand Finance Report.

7.5. Electronic Transfer Report for October 2019.

7.6. MSBA BoardBook renewal fee December 14, 2019 to December 14, 2020.

7.7. Education Innovation Partners 2019-2020 annual membership dues in the amount of $7,084.00.

7.8. Hire Dan Boelk for the Head Boys' Swim Coach (Virginia/Eveleth-Gilbert Cooperative) position for 2019-2020 effective November 25, 2019.

7.9. Hire Trista Niesen for the Para Educator position effective December 2, 2019.

7.10. Hire Joseph Golden for the Para Educator position effective December 2, 2019.

7.11. Hire Maryssa Baty for the Para Educator position effective December 2, 2019.

7.12. Hire Mikaela Schelde for the Para Educator position effective December 9, 2019.

7.13. Hire Jaimee Berens for the Para Educator position effective December 10, 2019.

7.14. Hire Cierra Meier for the Database Specialist/1-1 Coordinator position effective January 2, 2020.

7.15. Resignation of Crystal Nucech-Duesler from the Head Volleyball Coach position effective November 10, 2019.

7.16. Resignation of Jeffrey Mauston from the Head Girls' Tennis Coach position effective November 13, 2019.

7.17. Resignation of Dawn Aho from the Para Educator position effective December 4, 2019.

7.18. Termination of Melaura Priest from the Para Educator position effective November 8, 2019.

7.19. Out of state travel for Mike Hoche to attend the Brainstorn Educational Technology Conference in Wisconsin Dells, WI, March 1-March 3, 2020.

8. Reports/Recognition:

8.1. Recognition of Director Anderson for attaining the Directors' Award for 2019-2020.

8.2. Student Representative Report.

8.3. Roosevelt Elementary Principal Report.

8.4. Superintendent.

8.4.1. Update on school mascots, colors, and names

8.4.2. Upcoming January Staff development day for teachers

9. Administration Items:

9.1. Consider anonymous donation of $1,000 to Parkview Learning Center to be used for the Parkview Track and Field Day and for Parkview Learning Center library supplies.

9.2. Consider 2-year lease agreement with Northland Joint Powers (Northland Learning Center) for July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.

9.3. Consider Minnesota Rural Education Association board of directors ballot.

9.4. Consider approving 2019-2021 Master Agreement with the Virginia Education Association.

9.5. Staffing discussion for consolidated district.

10. Election/s:

10.1. Consider designating 2020 election, if any, polling places to be the usual and customary general election polling places, per the attached list of current election polling places for each precinct located within the school district.

11. Policies:

11.1. Revised Policies-Third and Final Reading:

11.1.1. 401 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

11.1.2. 414 MANDATED REPORTING OF CHILD NEGLECT OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE

11.1.3. 419 TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT; POSSESSION AND USE OF TOBACCO, TOBACCO-RELATED DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC DELIVERY DEVICES

11.1.4. 421 GIFTS TO EMPLOYEES

11.1.5. 504 STUDENT DRESS AND APPEARANCE

11.1.6. 509 ENROLLMENT OF NONRESIDENT STUDENTS

11.1.7. 510 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

11.1.8. 516 STUDENT MEDICATION

11.1.9. 524 TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

11.1.10. 525 VIOLENCE PREVENTION [APPLICABLE TO STUDENTS AND STAFF]

11.1.11. 530 IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

11.1.12. 532 USE OF PEACE OFFICERS AND CRISIS TEAMS TO REMOVE STUDENTS WITH IEPs FROM SCHOOL GROUNDS

11.1.13. 534 UNPAID MEAL CHARGES

11.1.14. 601 SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS

11.1.15. 602 ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CALENDAR AND SCHOOL DAY

11.1.16. 603 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

11.1.17. 611 HOME SCHOOLIG

11.1.18. 616 SCHOOL DISTRICT SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY

12. Public comment regarding meeting agenda.

13. Meeting Announcements:

13.1. Joint Powers Board will meet on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 6:00 P.M. at the Northeast Service Cooperative, 5525 Emerald Ave, Mt. Iron.

13.2. The reorganization and regular meeting will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020, at 6:00 P.M. in the Board Room, Roosevelt 104.

13.3. MSBA Leadership Conference, January 16-17, 2020, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.  

14. Adjournment.