December 2, 2013 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Presenter:
Henry Endres
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Presenter:
Henry Endres
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Presenter:
Henry Endres
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4. OPEN FORUM
Presenter:
Henry Endres
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5. LE SUEUR - HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOGNIZES
Presenter:
Bill Floyd
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5.1. Maddy McLain (Grade 8) had her poem "Photograph" published in "Universal Community" by the COMPAS Arts Education Program
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5.2. Jenna Rame (Grade 8) had her poem "Where Lives the Secret?" published in "Universal Community" by the COMPAS Arts Education Program
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
Presenter:
Henry Endres
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6.1. District Office Consent Items
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6.1.1. Minutes of November 18, 2013 Regular Board Meeting
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6.2. Business Office Consent Items
Description:
None for this meeting.
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6.3. Personnel Consent Items
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6.3.1. Recommendation to Employ Marie Kreft as One Act Play Director and Head Speech Coach
Description:
Approval is recommended.
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7. REPORTS
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7.1. Program Reports
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7.1.1. Peer Coaching
Presenter:
April Rosendale & LaRae Ludwig
Description:
April Rosendale and and LaRae Ludwig will be sharing with us the Peer Coaching program we have instituted in the District. This will be a requirement of the new Teacher Evaluation Process.
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7.1.2. Mentors
Presenter:
April Rosendale & LaRae Ludwig
Description:
April Rosendale and LaRae Ludwig will share with us our mentoring program that supports our new teachers in the district.
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7.1.3. Positive Behavior Interventions & Support (PBIS)
Presenter:
Christine Fischer & Bill Bjorndahl
Description:
The PBIS program is in it's second year. Bill Bjorndahl will update on the progress we are making.
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7.2. Other Reports
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7.2.1. Student Enrollment Update
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7.2.2. Board Member Site Visits
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7.2.2.1. 11-7-13 Community field trip to Hilltop.
Presenter:
Henry Endres, Nikki Kiemele, Amy Hardel, Bill Floyd
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7.2.2.2. 11-19-13 Hilltop - Bill Floyd
Presenter:
Bill Floyd
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7.3. Committee Reports
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7.3.1. Human Resources Committee Meetings: 11-5-13, 11-19-13, 11-26-13
Presenter:
Henry Endres
Description:
The focus of the Human Resources Committee has been the negotiations with the LSHEA. Henry Endres will update us.
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7.3.2. Finance & Facilities Committee: 11-6-13, 11-25-13
Presenter:
Henry Endres
Description:
Our November 6 meeting was an annual review with ESG - Honeywell on our energy savings over the past year. We realized savings, but through additional measures, we should be able to improve our savings by even more.
The November 25 meeting was a review of the numbers for the 2012-13 Audit. The complete report will be shared with the Board at our meeting.
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7.3.3. 11-7-13 Outreach Committee
Presenter:
Amber Seaver
Description:
We started our discussion of the topics assigned to the Outreach Committee from our Board Plan. This discussion will continue at our December meeting.
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7.3.4. 11-11-13 Curriculum & Instruction Committee
Presenter:
Bob Altmann
Description:
The Committee received an update on our curriculum work. They also reviewed ideas the Administrative team has developed to address student. These ideas were the focus of the November 18 Work Session.
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7.3.5. 11-13-13 Shared Services Committee
Presenter:
Bob Altmann
Description:
The Shared Services Committee met with St Peter and discussed possible co-curricular sharing options. We will be meeting on December 4 to determine the value of making a formal request to St Peter in any or all of the activities.
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8. OLD BUSINESS
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. 2012-2013 Audit Report
Presenter:
Craig Popenhagen
Description:
Craig Popenhagen will present our 2012-2013 Audit. This information was shared with the Finance & Facilities Committee at our November 25 meeting.
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9.2. Consideration to Accept 2012-2013 Audit
Presenter:
Henry Endres
Description:
The Finance & Facilities Committee has reviewed the numbers of the Audit, but has not yet received the actual Audit.
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9.3. Truth in Taxation Report & Levy Adoption
Presenter:
Pat Goggin
Description:
Pat Goggin will share the Truth in Taxation & Levy Information.
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9.3.1. Budget Review
Presenter:
Pat Goggin
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9.3.2. Review of 2013 Pay 2014 Levy
Presenter:
Pat Goggin
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9.3.3. Public Comments
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9.3.4. Consideration to Adopt the Final 2013 Payable 2014 Property Tax Levy
Presenter:
Henry Endres
Description:
Approval is recommended.
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9.4. Consideration to Change the Monday, December 16, 2013, Optional Meeting to a Regular School Board Meeting and hold a Work Session following the regular meeting.
Presenter:
Henry Endres
Description:
Currently, our December 16 meeting is listed as an optional meeting. In order to hold the meeting and Work Session, we must officially schedule them. Approval is recommended.
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10. BOARD MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS / IDEAS EXCHANGE
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10.1. 2014 Committee & Officer Preferences
Presenter:
Henry Endres
Description:
It is time to begin the process of Committee and Board Representative assignments for the 2014 year. We will discuss the process we will be using. The form to use to indicate your preferences and explanations of the committee responsibilities is attached.
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10.2. MSBA Leadership Conference Attendance
Presenter:
Henry Endres
Description:
We will be discussing the day(s) we will be attending the MSBA Leadership Conference.
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11. NEXT MEETING INFORMATION
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11.1. Schedule of Upcoming Meetings
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12. ADJOURN
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