November 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
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                                        1. Call to Order                 
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                                        1.1. Roll Call of Members/Determine Quorum                 
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                                        1.2. Additions or Corrections to Agenda                 
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                                        1.3. Acceptance of Agenda                 
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                                        2. Action On the Minutes                 
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                                        2.1. Corrections to and Approval of Minutes                 
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                                        3. Status of District Funds                 
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                                        3.1. Treasurer's Report                 
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                                        4. Consideration of Claims                 
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                                        4.1. List of Claims                 
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Jeff Turbes/Jon Fulton     | 
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                                        5. Visitors                 
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                                        5.1. Recognition of Visitors and Guests                 
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                                        6. Open Forum                 
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                                        7. Recognitions                 
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                                        8. Communications                 
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                                        8.1. Hoffman & Brobst Audit Report                 
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Hoffmann & Brobst will be in attendance to present the ISD 640 Audit Report to the Board of Education.  Action on the Audit will be taken later in the Board meeting. Attached is the letter from auditors which is required audit communication.     | 
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                                        8.2. FFA Students Report on National FFA Trip                 
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FFA Students will be present to talk about their trip to National Convention     | 
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                                        8.3. Athletic Conference Merger Update                 
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Activities Director Joe Kemp will be present to give an update.     | 
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                                        9. Old Business                 
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                                        9.2. Approve Final Seniority List for WEA                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the final Seniority List of the Wabasso Education Association as presented     
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No challenges were received.  All changes made following the preliminary list were typographical errors.      | 
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                                        9.3. Approve Final Seniority List for AFSCME                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the final Seniority List of the AFSCME Union Members as presented     | 
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                                        9.4. Approve Final Seniority List for CSE                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the final Seniority List of the Confidential and Supervisory Employees as presented     | 
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                                        10. New Business                 
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                                        10.1. Approve Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2023                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the Fiscal Year 2023 Audit Report presented by Hoffmann & Brobst      | 
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                                        10.2. Accept and Approve Donations Received                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education accept and approve the donations received as follows:  10/24/23 Jim Zollner $400.00 to Rabbit Paws Backpack; 10/25/23 Joe & Jeni Rudenick $100.00 to Rabbit Paws Backpack; 10/30/23 Highwater Ethanol $1000.00 to Rabbit Paws Backpack; 11/1/23 American Legion $100.00 to Angel Fund; 11/13/23 Abby Polzine to Rabbit Paws Backpack; 11/13/23 Wabasso Basketball Association $330.00 towards Girls Basketball Uniforms; 11/15/23 Zimmerli Family $50.00 to Imagination Library; 11/21/23 Chris Rohlik $500.00 to Wabasso Golf Team      | 
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                                        10.3. Approve Policies                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the following policies:
401 Equal Employment Opportunity 
402 Disability Nondiscrimination Policy 
403 Discipline, Suspension, And Dismissal Of School District Employees 
404 Employment Background Checks 
405 Veteran's Preference 
406 Consent To Release Data - Request From An Individual Form 
406 Public And Private Personnel Data 
407 Employee Right To Know - Exposure To Hazardous Substances
408 Subpoena Of A School District Employee 
409 Employee Publications, Instructional Materials, Inventions, And Creations Rev 2015
410 Family And Medical Leave Policy 
412 Expense Reimbursement 
414 Mandated Reporting Of Child Neglect Or Physical Or Sexual Abuse 
415 Mandated Reporting Of Maltreatment Of Vulnerable Adults 
416 Drug And Alcohol Testing 
417 Chemical Use And Abuse 
420 Students And Employees With Sexually Transmitted Infections And Diseases And Certain Other Communicable Diseases And Infectious Conditions 
421 Gifts To Employees And School Board Members
422 Policies Incorporated By Reference 
423 Employee-Student Relationships 
427 Workload Limits For Certain Special Education Teachers 
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                                        10.4. Approve Combined Polling Places                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the following Resolution: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMBINED POLLING PLACES FOR MULTIPLE PRECINCTS AND DESIGNATING HOURS DURING WHICH THE POLLING PLACES WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR VOTING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS NOT HELD ON THE DAY OF A STATEWIDE ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No.0640, State of Minnesota, as follows: 1. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.11, the precincts and polling places for school district elections are those precincts or parts of precincts located within the boundaries of the school district which have been established by the cities or towns located in whole or in part within the school district. The board hereby confirms those precincts and polling places so established by those municipalities. 2. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.11, the board may establish a combined polling place for several precincts for school district elections not held on the day of a statewide election. Each combined polling place must be a polling place that has been designated by a county or municipality. The following combined polling places are established to serve the precincts specified for all school district special and general elections not held on the same day as a statewide election: Combined Polling Place: Lucan Community Center, 406 Third Street, Lucan, MN This combined polling place serves all territory in the Independent School District No. 640 located in the Township of Granite Rock, Township of Johnsonville, and the City of Lucan; Combined Polling Place: Vesta Community Hall, 320 E Centre St, Vesta, MN This combined polling place serves all territory in the Independent School District No. 640 located in the City of Vesta, City of Seaforth, Township of Sheridan, Township of Underwood, Township of Vesta Combined Polling Place: Wabasso Community Center, 1429 Front Street, Wabasso, MN This combined polling place serves all territory in the Independent School District No. 640 located in the City of Wabasso, Township of New Avon, Township of Redwood Falls, Township of Three Lakes, Township of Vail Combined Polling Place: Wanda Legion Hall, 114 Main Street, Wanda, MN This combined polling place serves all territory in the Independent School District No. 640 located in the City of Wanda, Township of Sundown, Township of Waterbury, Township of Willow Lake *3. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.09, the polling places will remain open for voting for school district elections not held on the same day as a statewide election between the hours of 5:00 o'clock p.m. and 8:00 o'clock p.m. 4. The clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the county auditors of each of the counties in which the school district is located, in whole or in part, within thirty (30) days after its adoption. 5. As required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 204B.16, Subdivision 1a, the clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give written notice of new polling place locations to each affected household with at least one registered voter in the school district whose school district polling place location has been changed. The notice must be a non-forwardable notice mailed at least twenty-five (25) days before the date of the first election to which it will apply. A notice that is returned as undeliverable must be forwarded immediately to the appropriate county auditor, who shall change the registrant's status to "challenged" in the statewide registration system. This motion, made by Board Member     
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The combined polling place resolution needs to be approved prior to December 31st each year in the event that the District needs to hold a special election the following year at a time when there isn't a general election.       | 
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                                        10.5. Direct Posting of Sale of Surplus Equipment By Sealed Bid                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education direct Superintendent Jon Fulton to post the Sale of Surplus Equipment By Sealed Bids     | 
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                                        11. Personnel                 
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                                        11.1. Approve AFSCME Union Labor Relations Contract                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the Labor Relations Agreement with AFSCME Union Members for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years as presented     | 
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                                        11.2. Memorandum of Understanding - Wabasso Education Association                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the Memorandum of Understanding of Employee Safe and Sick Time language be added to the Wabasso Education Association employees contract as required by law     | 
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                                        11.3. Memorandum of Understanding -  Confidential and Supervisory Employees                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the Memorandum of Understanding of Employee Safe and Sick Time language to be added to the Confidential and Supervisory Employees contract as required by law     | 
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                                        11.4. Hire Elementary English Language Arts Teacher for 2023-2024                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education hire Cathleen Rohland as an English Language Arts Teacher for grades 5 and 6 at .8 FTE for Trimesters 2 and 3 of the 2023-2024 school year.  Mrs. Rohland's contract is for 120 days with a salary of $25,880     | 
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                                        11.5. Approve FMLA Request of Staff Member                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the FMLA leave for Erin Rohlik beginning approximately December 20, 2023 through March 15, 2023     | 
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                                        11.6. Hire Custodian                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education hire Perry Bock Jr. as custodian beginning November 8, 2023 at a rate of $14.00 per hour     | 
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                                        11.7. Hire Dance Team Assistant Coach                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education hire Bailey (Donner) Bernardy as the Dance Team Assistant Coach for the 2023-2024 season at a salary of $1638.77 according to the Extra-curricular Salary Schedule of the WEA Labor Relations Agreement     | 
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                                        11.8. Hire Girls Basketball Assistant/JV Coach                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education hire Moses Dolan as the Girls Basketball Assistant/JV Coach for the 2023-2024 season.  Mr. Dolan will be placed on Step 1 of the Extra Curricular Salary Schedule with a salary of $3131.86     | 
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                                        11.9. Hire Jr High Assistant Boys Basketball Coach                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve hiring Joe Kemp as Jr High Assistant Boys Basketball Coach at a prorated salary amount of $2000.00     | 
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                                        11.10. Hire Weight Room Supervisor for Winter Months                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education hire John Haberman as the Weight Room Supervisor for winter months of the 2023-2024 school year with a salary of $500.00     | 
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                                        11.11. Resignation of Dishwasher                 
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Be it Resolved that the ISD 640 Board of Education approve the Resignation of Kim Shemon from the Cook II Dishwasher position on December 20, 2023     | 
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                                        12. Reports                 
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                                        12.1. Board Committee Reports                 
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                                        12.2. Principal Report                 
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                                        12.3. Superintendent Report                 
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                                        13. Informational Items                 
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                                        13.1. Reminder: December Meeting Date is Monday, December 18, 2023                 
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Truth In Taxation Public Meeting at 6:00 p.m. with Regular Meeting to follow     | 
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                                        13.2. District Office Holiday Hours                 
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The District Office will be closed for the upcoming holidays as follows: Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov 23 and Friday, Nov 24, 2023. Christmas on Friday, Dec 22nd and Monday, Dec 25, 2023 New Year's on Monday, January 1, 2024 | 
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                                        14. Adjournment                 
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