January 9, 2012 at 7:15 PM - Regular Meeting

I. ROLL CALL and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 

II. ORGANIZATION OF 2012 SCHOOL BOARD (Chair)

II.A. Approval for the South St. Paul Board of Education to appoint the 2012 Board Officer Positions of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary-Clerk, and Treasurer.  The appointments are for one-term commencing the first business meeting in January, 2012, to the first business meeting in January, 2013.
 

II.B. Approval, 2012 Board of Education Meeting Schedule.
 

II.C. Approval, to provide delegation of Clerk and Treasurer duties for day-to-day business.
 

II.D. Approval, Authorizing the Business Manager and Assistant Business Manager to make electronic fund transfers.
 

II.E. Approval, Designating Bremer Bank, Key Community Bank, US Bank, Wells Fargo, and Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus as the depositories for school funds.
 

II.F. Approval, Authorizing the Business Manager to invest excess funds in accordance with M.S. § 118A.
 

II.G. Approval, Designating Ratwik, Roszak, and Maloney, P.A. Knutson, Flynn, and Deans, and District 917 Legal Services as legal counsel for the District.
 

II.H. Approval, Designating Lillie Suburban Newspapers, Inc. (South West Review) as the official newspaper of the School District for the 2012 calendar year.
 

II.I. Approval, Designating Great River Printing as the official printer of the District's Six Times publication for the 2012 calendar year.
 

II.J. Approval, Authorizing continued use of facsimile signatures of the board officers on all check warrants issued by the School District.
 

II.K. Approval, to adopt Robert's Rules of Order.
 

III. PRESENTATIONS

III.A. QUALITY-IN-ACTION:

III.A.1. Technology Director Doug Tomhave will recognize the technology integration efforts that are ongoing at the Secondary and Elementary levels though the leadership of Lori Peterson and Dana Dvorak.  Projects include classroom integration of iPads, expanding use of SmartBoard technologies, SchoolFusion teacher web pages, Moodle for online classroom management and Google Apps for Education.

Two teachers, Jenna Nace, Secondary Special Services, and Nancy Fisher, 6th Grade, Kaposia Education Center, who exemplify integration of technology into the classroom, were selected as TIES Exceptional Teachers and will also be recognized.
 

IV. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA AND MINUTES

IV.A. Board of Education Meeting Agenda, January 9, 2012

IV.B. Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes, December 12, 2011

IV.C. Regular Meeting Minutes, December 12, 2011
 

V. CONSENT ITEMS

V.A. Financial Claims - Bills Payable (D. Blackburn)
 

V.B. Receipt of Gifts

V.B.1. Approval for the South St. Paul Board of Education to accept a $2,000 donation from the James G. Lindell Trust to the South St. Paul Activities Department. The funds are to be used as needed.

V.B.2. Approval for the South St. Paul Board of Education to accept a $1,826.07 donation from the South St. Paul Packer Boys Blue Line Hockey Club.  The funds are for the team's annual trip to Duluth.
 

V.C. Field Trips

V.C.1. Approval for the Diversity Leadership Team to travel to Washington, DC on January 20-22, 2013, for the Presidential Inauguration.
 

V.D. Other

V.D.1. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the 2012 Pay Equity Compliance Report.
 

VI. BUSINESS ITEMS

VI.A. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to schedule a closed session following the regular business meeting on Monday, January 23 for a negotiations update. (K. Ericson)
 

VI.B. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the 2012 Community Education Winter/Spring Youth Enrichment Classes. (A. Toth)
 

VI.C. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the On-Line Learning Letter of Agreement for the 2012-13 school year. (D. Webb)
 

VI.D. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the EMID Revised Joint Powers Agreement. (J. Vujovich)
 

VII. PERSONNEL

VII.A. Staff Appointments, Resignations, Transfers, Retirements, Abolishments, and Leaves

VII.A.1. Certified

VII.A.2. Classified
  

VIII. REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

VIII.A. Superintendent's Report
Dr. Dave Webb, Superintendent of South St. Paul Public Schools, will share pertinent items with the Board and community.

VIII.B. Board Members' Reports/Committee Updates
Board members will report on recent educational activities/events in which they have participated as well as other informational items.
 

IX. POLICY

IX.A. The following policies are under review until January 23, 2011:

IX.A.1. Language Policy (#625)

IX.A.2. Assessment Policy (#626)

IX.A.3. Academic Honesty Policy (#627)

IX.A.4. Public Participation in School Board Meetings/Complaints about Persons at School Board Meetings and Data Privacy Consideration (#206)
 

X. SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

X.A. Closed Session per the Open Meeting Law (Minn. Stat. § 13D)

X.A.1. Negotiations

X.B. Other Business Deemed Necessary by the Board of Education
 

XI. ADJOURNMENT