July 13, 2017 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 May 30, 2017 Special School Board Meeting

VI.B. Minutes of June 1, 2017 Special School Board Meeting

VI.C. Minutes of June 2, 2017 Emergency School Board Meeting

VI.D. Minutes of June 8, 2017 OPEB Committee Meeting

VI.E. Minutes of June 8, 2017 Policy Committee Meeting

VI.F. Minutes of June 8, 2017 Public Meeting on Student Fees

VI.G. Minutes of June 8, 2017 Regular School Board Meeting

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

VI.I. Personnel

VI.I.1. Jane Aslakson, retirement effective June 9, 2017, as Title Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

VI.I.2. Carol Fletcher, retirement effective August 9, 2017, as Secretary at North Branch Middle School

VI.I.3. Joleen Langevin, resignation effective June 16, 2017, as School Age Care Adult Assistant

VI.I.4. Kathryn Pearson, resignation effective June 30, 2017, as Second Grade Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

VI.I.5. Elizabeth Sandberg, BS, Step 1, beginning with the 2017-18 school year, as SPED Teacher at North Branch High School

VI.I.6. Matthew Zook, MA, Step 7, beginning with the 2017-18 school year, as EL Teacher at North Branch Area Public Schools

VI.I.7. Separation Agreement and Acceptance of Resignation

VI.J. Designate Superintendent Deb Henton as the Identified Official with Authority (IOWA) for the MDE External User Access Recertification System

VI.K. Resolution Authorizing Entry into Joint Powers Agreement in the Form of a Declaration of Trust Establishing the "MN Trust" and Authorizing Participation Therein

VI.L. 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. It is also not a means to discuss specific individuals negatively in public, either by name or position. 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 Proposals for Health Insurance

IX. New Business

IX.A. Consider Approval of 2017-18 Student and Parent Handbook

IX.B. Consider Renewal of Membership in Resource Training and Solutions - $6,877.71

IX.C. Consider Resolution Designating the Superintendent to Hear Level III Bus Driver Grievance

IX.D. Consider Resolution Establishing Procedures for Reimbursement of Certain Expenditures from Proceeds of Future Bond Issues or Other Borrowings

IX.E. Consider First Reading of Policy 303 - Superintendent Selection

IX.F. Consider First Reading of Policy 414 - Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse

IX.G. Consider First Reading of Policy 509 - Enrollment of Nonresident Students

IX.H. Consider First Reading of Policy 525 - Violence Prevention (Applicable to Students and Staff)

X. Addendum

X.A. Consent

X.A.1. Mark Savage, leave request effective September 18, 2017 through November 10, 2017, as Phy Ed Teacher at North Branch Middle School

X.A.2. Jamie Gall, BA, Step 1, beginning with the 2017-18 school year, as SPED Teacher at North Branch High School (she is changing from Office/Due Process Clerk to SPED Teacher)

X.A.3. Beth Raarup, MA, Step 16, changing from .6 FTE to 1.0 FTE, beginning with the 2017-18 school year, as Early Childhood Speech Language Pathologist

X.A.4. Elijah Davies, resignation effective July 12, 2017, as Technology Education Teacher at North Branch High School

X.A.5. Tia Marthaler, employment effective July 26, 2017, as School Psychologist Intern at Sunrise River Elementary School

X.A.6. Marissa Amborn, BA, Step 3, changing from .5 FTE to 1.0 FTE, beginning with the 2017-18 school year, as Elementary Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

X.B. New Business

X.B.1. Consider Renewal of Membership in Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) - $8,289.00

X.B.2. Consider Ratification of the Contract between NBEA and North Branch Independent School District for July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2019

XI. Information

XI.A. Board & Administrator June 2017 Issue

XI.B. Fund Raising Reports for 2016-17

XII. Board Requests

XIII. Committee Reports

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

XIII.B. Negotiations

XIII.B.1. Custodial Union Local 284

XIII.C. MSBA Update or Report

XIII.D. MSHSL

XIII.E. SCRED Report

XIII.F. Staff Development Report

XIII.G. Community Education Advisory Committee Report

XIII.H. OPEB Committee Report

XIII.I. Policy Committee Report

XIV. Dates to Remember

XIV.A. Thursday, August 10, 2017 Policy Committee Meeting, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XIV.B. Thursday, August 10, 2017 Regular School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XV. Adjournment