July 14, 2016 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. Removal of Consent Items for Discussion

VI. Approval of Consent Items

VI.A. Minutes of June 1, 2016 Special School Board Meeting

VI.B. Minutes of June 16, 2016 Regular School Board Meeting

VI.C. Authorization of Payments, Transfers, and Investment Activity

VI.D. Personnel

VI.D.1. Alexa Berthiaume, BS, Step 1, LTS for Rebecca M. Anderson for the 2016-17 school year, as Title Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

VI.D.2. Kristina Watson, resignation effective June 17, 2016, as Bus Driver

VI.D.3. David Lunn, resignation effective June 22, 2016, as Bus Driver

VI.D.4. Anne Gauvin, termination effective June 24, 2016, as School Age Care Lead Assistant

VI.D.5. Brooke Bednarczyk, resignation effective June 10, 2016, as SPED Paraprofessional at North Branch High School

VI.D.6. Matthew Lattimore, employment effective July 11, 2016, as Athletics Director at North Branch Area Public Schools

VI.D.7. Brett Carlson, employment effective July 12, 2016, as Community Education Director at North Branch Area Public Schools

VI.E. Acceptance of Donations
Minnesota Statute 123B.02 permits school boards to "...receive, for the benefit of the district, bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated.  In that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district, and for the benefit of pupils thereof."

Therefore, the Superintendent recommends the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 138 that the School Board accept with appreciation the following contributions and permit their use as designated by the donors.

VII. Open Mic: Open mic is a time for public comment. However, it is not a means to have issues added to this evening’s agenda. If you would like district follow up to comments, please leave appropriate contact information on the open mic sign-in sheet. Please limit your comments to three minutes.

VIII. Old Business

VIII.A. Consider Acceptance of Bids for Garbage Pickup and Awarding the Contract

VIII.B. Consider Acceptance of Bids for Diesel Fuel and Gasoline and Awarding the Contract

VIII.C. Consider Second Reading of the Following Policies

VIII.C.1. Policy 201 - Legal Status of the School Board

VIII.C.2. Policy 202 - School Board Officers

VIII.C.3. Policy 204 - School Board Meeting Minutes

VIII.C.4. Policy 207 - Public Hearings

VIII.C.5. Policy 208 - Development, Adoption, and Implementation of Policies

VIII.C.6. Policy 210 - Conflict of Interest - School Board Members

VIII.C.7. Policy 211 - Criminal or Civil Action Against School District, School Board Member, Employee, or Student

VIII.C.8. Policy 212 - School Board Member Development

VIII.C.9. Policy 213 - School Board Committees

VIII.C.10. Policy 214 - Out-of-State Travel by School Board Members

IX. New Business

IX.A. Consider Approval of 2016-17 Student and Parent Handbook

IX.B. Consider Approval of the Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Plan

IX.C. Consider Renewal of Membership in Resource Training and Solutions - $7,419.50

IX.D. Consider Renewal of Membership in Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) - $8,139.00

IX.E. Consider Elimination of the Following North Branch Policies

IX.E.1. Policy 8100 - Organization

IX.E.2. Policy 8120 - Committee of the Whole

IX.E.3. Policy 8250 - Conflict of Interest/Nepotism

IX.E.4. Policy 8310 - Formulation of Policies

IX.E.5. Policy 8330 - Formulation of Administrative Regulations

IX.E.6. Policy 8340 - Role and Function of the Board Meeting

IX.E.7. Policy 9100 - Organization of the Board

IX.E.8. Policy 9110 - Terms of Office

IX.E.9. Policy 9111 - Filling Vacancies

IX.E.10. Policy 9130 - Standing Committees

IX.E.11. Policy 9140 - Temporary Committees

IX.E.12. Policy 9201 - Duties of the Board

IX.E.13. Policy 9202 - Powers of the Board

IX.E.14. Policy 9210 - Chair

IX.E.15. Policy 9220 - Vice Chair

IX.E.16. Policy 9230 - Clerk

IX.E.17. Policy 9240 - Treasurer

IX.E.18. Policy 9270 - Individual Board Members

IX.E.19. Policy 9330 - Adoption of Administrative Regulations

IX.E.20. Policy 9367 - Quorum-Voting

X. Addendum

X.A. Consent

X.A.1. Ramona Wideen, leave request effective July 27, 2016 through September 8, 2016, as Custodian at Sunrise River Elementary School

X.A.2. Kristina Golyer, request to be released from her contract for the upcoming 2016-17 school year, contingent upon the district hiring a suitable replacement, as First Grade Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

X.A.3. Dwight Monson, BS, Step 1, as 1.00 FTE Social Studies Teacher, beginning with the 2016-17 school year, at North Branch High School and North Branch Middle School (he was originally approved as a .67 FTE Social Studies Teacher at North Branch High School at the June 16, 2016 board meeting)

XI. Information

XI.A. Fund Raising Reports for 2015-16

XII. Board Requests

XIII. Committee Reports

XIII.A. SEE (Schools for Equity in Education)

XIII.B. Negotiations

XIII.B.1. North Branch Support Staff Association (NBSSA)

XIII.B.2. North Branch Principals Association (NBPA)

XIII.C. MSBA Update or Report

XIII.D. SCRED Report

XIII.E. Staff Development Report

XIII.F. OPEB Committee Report

XIII.G. Policy Committee Report

XIV. Dates to Remember

XIV.A. Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Principal Negotiations Session, 4:00 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XIV.B. Tuesday, July 26, 2016 NBSSA Negotiations Session, 3:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XIV.C. Thursday, August 11, 2016 Policy Committee Meeting, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XIV.D. Thursday, August 11, 2016 Regular School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XIV.E. Thursday, August 25, 2016 School Board Retreat, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XV. Adjournment