April 9, 2020 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. School Board Recognition

V.A. Winter Sport Recipients

VI. Superintendent’s Report

VII. Removal of Consent Items for Discussion

VIII. Approval of Consent Items

VIII.A. Minutes of March 5, 2020 Regular School Board Meeting 

VIII.B. Minutes of March 20, 2020 Emergency School Board Meeting

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

VIII.D. Personnel

VIII.D.1. Kelly Coleman, four (4) year leave request beginning with the 2020-21 school year as English/Language Arts Teacher at North Branch Area High School

VIII.D.2. Daniel Seiler, extension of leave request effective March 16, 2020 through March 27, 2020, as Schoolkeeper at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.3. Jerome Martinez, resignation effective March 27, 2020, as Schoolkeeper at North Branch Area Public Schools

VIII.D.4. Gretchen Christensen, BS, Step 4, 0.5 FTE LTS for Tara Posegate, from April 13, 2020 until the end of the 2019-20 school year, as Third Grade Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School 

VIII.D.5. Lindsey Doolittle, employment effective February 26, 2020, as Lunchroom Assistant at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.6. Kelly Detzler, employment effective July 1, 2020 as Principal for North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.D.7. 2019-20 Extra Curricular Spring Coach Positions

VIII.D.7.a. Norm Nagel, Class 2, Step 8, as Head Coach for Girls Track and Field

VIII.D.7.b. Brandon Hartzberg, Class 4, Step 2, as 0.75 FTE Assistant Coach for Baseball

VIII.D.7.c. Mikayla Carlson, Class 4, Step 2, as Assistant Coach for Softball

VIII.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.

IX. Open mic is available to community members during regular school board meetings. It is not available at special meetings, emergency meetings, or work sessions. 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. Open mic comments should be sent to School Board Chair Kirby Ekstrom at kekstrom@isd138.org.  

X. Old Business

XI. New Business

XI.A. Consider Resignation of School Board Member Darryl Goebel

XI.B. Consider Nomination of School Board Treasurer Position

XI.C. Consider Resolution Relating to the Termination and Nonrenewal of the Following Probationary Teachers

XI.C.1. Abraham Hartsell - Science Teacher - North Branch Area High School

XI.C.2. Audrey Hinds - English/Language Arts Teacher - North Branch Area Middle School

XI.C.3. Jessica Schwinn - Intervention Teacher - Sunrise River Elementary School

XI.D. Consider Resolution Releasing the Following Support Staff Due to Budget Reductions

XI.D.1. Brittany Ahner - SPED Assistant - North Branch Area Middle School

XI.D.2. Lindsey Doolittle - Lunchroom Assistant - North Branch Area Middle School

XI.D.3. Deborah Drost - SPED Assistant - North Branch Area Middle School

XI.D.4. Cynthia Dworshak - Reduce from 1.0 to 0.5 FTE SPED Assistant - North Branch Area Middle School

XI.D.5. Ryan Minke - Behavior Tech - North Branch Area High School

XI.E. Consider Resolution Releasing the Following At-Will Employees Due to Budget Reductions

XI.E.1. Heidi Scheffer - District Office Clerk - North Branch Area Public Schools

XI.E.2. William Weinreis - Maintenance Technician - North Branch Area Public Schools

XI.F. School Board Discussion on Superintendent Finalists

XII. Addendum

XII.A. Consent

XII.A.1. 2019-20 Extra Curricular Spring Coach Position

XII.A.1.a. Charles Linder, Class 4, Step 1, as Assistant Coach for Baseball

XII.A.2. 2019-20 Activity Advisor Positions

XII.A.2.a. Laura Michels, Class 3, Step 2, as Co-Director for Spring Musical

XII.A.2.b. Scott Tolzmann, Class 3, Step 1, as Co-Director for Spring Musical

XII.B. New Business

XII.B.1. Discussion on Transferring Funds from Restricted or Reserved Funds to Provide for Transportation, Child Care and Food Service According to Governor Walz Emergency Executive Order 20-19

XIII. Information

XIII.A. Board & Administrator April 2020 Issue

XIV. Board Requests

XV. Committee Reports

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

XV.B. Negotiations

XV.C. MSBA Update or Report

XV.D. MSHSL

XV.E. SCRED Report

XV.F. Staff Development Report

XV.G. Community Education Advisory Committee Report

XV.H. Policy Committee Report

XVI. Dates to Remember

XVI.A. Thursday, May 14, 2020 Regular School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, Location To Be Determined

XVII. Adjournment