August 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3. MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
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4. STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW
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5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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6. OPEN FORUM
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7. LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOGNIZES
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7.1. Donations & Grants Received
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8. REPORTS
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8.1. Committee Reports
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8.1.1. Finance
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Director Matt Hathaway
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8.1.2. Negotiations
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Director Brigid Tuck
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8.1.3. SW Metro
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Director Christa Luna
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8.1.4. Human Resource
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Director Kelsey Schwartz
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8.1.5. Policy
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Director Gretchen Rehm
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8.1.6. Community Ed Council
Presenter:
Director Kelsey Schwartz
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8.2. Student Report
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8.3. Superintendent Report
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8.3.1. Community Ed. Update
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8.3.2. M/HS Update
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8.3.2.1. Standards Based Grading
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8.3.3. Elementary Update
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8.4. Board Chair Update
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8.4.1.
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9. CONSENT AGENDA
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9.1. Approval of District Office Consent Items
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9.1.1. Minutes of Special School Board Meeting held on 7.21.25
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9.2. Approval of Business Office Consent Items
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9.2.1. Authorize Superintendent to Consider and Approve/Disapprove Nonresident Student Tuition Agreements and Enrollment Options Requests on an Individual Basis as received during the 2025-26 School Year.
Description:
This is an annual requirement to approve. Approval is recommended.
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9.2.2. Authorize School Depositories for the 2025-26 School Year.
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Official Depository for School Funds - First Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Le Sueur
Additional Depositories - Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund, U.S. Bank |
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9.2.3. Set Co-Curricular Participation and Admission Fees for the 2025-26 School Year
Description:
The attached fees for the 2025-26 school year are recommended for approval.
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9.2.4. Set Substitute Classified/Custodial Salary for the 2025-26 School Year
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Substitute classified/custodial pay rate at 90% of base pay.
In the event the substitute would be a former employee, the rate of pay which the former employee was paid may be used, or $2.00 over the base pay whichever amount is less. Approval is Recommended. |
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9.2.5. Set Substitute Teacher Salary for the 2025-26 School Year
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Substitute teacher salary is $180 per day or $25.71 per hour.
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9.2.6. Authorize the Electronic Transfer of Funds for the A/P system via Commerce Bank for the 2025-26 School Year
Description:
This is an annual requirement to approve. Approval is recommended.
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9.2.7. Authorize Superintendent and/or District Business Manager to Act on Behalf of Board to make Electronic Funds Transfers for the 2025-26 School Year
Description:
This is an annual requirement to approve. Approval is recommended.
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9.2.8. Authorize Superintendent and/or District Business Manager to Act on Behalf of the Board to Invest, Transfer and Expend Funds within Board Limitations for the 2025-26 School Year
Description:
This is an annual requirement to approve. Approval is recommended.
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9.2.9. Authorize Treasurer to Invest and Transfer Funds within Statutory Limitations for the 2025-26 School Year
Description:
This is an annual requirement to approve. Approval is recommended.
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9.3. Approval of Personnel Consent Items
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9.3.1. Hirings
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9.3.1.1. M/HS Secretary - Lindsey Steinborn
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9.3.1.2. ECSE Teacher - Susan Ripp
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9.3.1.3. Social Studies Teacher - Linus Turnquist
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9.3.1.4. ELA Teacher - Emma Zupke
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9.3.1.5. Long-Term 6th Grade Substitute - Sarah Cummings
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9.3.1.6. Preschool Teacher - Andrew Goettl
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9.3.2. Resignations
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9.3.3. Requests
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9.3.4. Retirements
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10. PURCHASES ABOVE $5,000
Description:
Per Policy 797 (Purchasing, Article 3 Payments, Section D) - "Individual purchases of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) require prior school board approval."
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10.1. Approve curriculum purchases for the 2025-26 school year
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10.2. Approve shed for Buildings & Grounds
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11. OLD BUSINESS
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11.1. Approve final of three readings to adopt policy 524.5.
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12. NEW BUSINESS
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12.1. Approve the first and final readings to update policies 707,513, 515, 516, 521, and 532.
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12.2. Approve first of three reading to update policy 509
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12.3. Consideration to approve dissolution of Cooperative Sponsorship between Le Sueur-Henderson and Sibley East for Golf beginning with the 25-26 school year.
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12.4. Approve 2025-26 M/HS Parent-Student Handbook
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12.5. Approve Paraprofessional 2025-27 Master Agreement
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12.6. Approve Administrative Support and Secretary 2025-27 Master Agreement
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13. BOARD MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS / IDEAS EXCHANGE
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14. NEXT MEETING INFORMATION
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14.1. Schedule of Upcoming Meetings
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15. ADJOURN
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