January 11, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Organizational Meeting

I. ROUTINE MATTERS

I.A) Call to Order -- Roll Call

I.B) Additional Agenda Items -- Approval of Meeting Agenda

II. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD

II.A) Election of Board Officers: Chair, Vice-chair, Clerk, and Treasurer

II.B) Adopt Rules and Procedures that Will Be Followed in Conducting Meetings

III. CONDUCT OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD BUSINESS

III.A) Appoint Board's Legal Counsel and Contacts

III.B) Committee Assignments

III.C) Attendance at MSBA Annual Leadership Conference

III.D) Set School Board Action Calendar

III.E) Board Policy 210 and School Board Member Employment

III.F) Audience to Visitors

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

IV.A) Approval of Minutes of the Previous Regular Meeting

IV.B) Financial Reports -- Revenues & Expenditures

IV.C) Presentation of Bills for Payment

IV.D) Superintendent Evaluation Comments

IV.E) Overnight Trip Requests

IV.F) Personnel Resignations and Recommendations

V. ACTION ITEMS

V.A) Review of Board Policies 100 through 104

VI. STUDY AND DISCUSSION AGENDA

VI.A) School Improvement: Effective Schools Research

VI.B) Plans for Board Development

VI.C) Board Succession Planning

VI.D) Board Members Discuss Vision for the District

VII. BOARD MEMBER TOPICS

VII.A) Board Member Comments

VII.B) School Board Calendar -- Regular School Board Meeting

VIII. CLOSED SESSION FOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

VIII.A) Closed Session: Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.03, subdivision 1(b) to consider strategy for labor negotiations.

IX. ACTION ITEMS

IX.A) Individual Employee Contracts and Terms of Employment

X. ADJOURNMENT