March 9, 2015 at 7:15 PM - Regular Meeting

I. ROLL CALL and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
   

II. QUALITY IN ACTION

II.A. The South St. Paul Educational Foundation provides enrichment, scholarships, research opportunities, training, intervention and prevention strategies that directly supports and enhances the educational experience for our students and staff.  South St. Paul Educational Foundation Executive Director Cari Vujovich will highlight some of these programs and opportunities.
  

III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA AND MINUTES

III.A. Board of Education Meeting Agenda, March 9, 2015

III.B. Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes, February 23, 2015

III.C. Regular Board Meeting Minutes, February 23, 2015
  

IV. CONSENT ITEMS

IV.A. Financial Claims:  Bills Payable (A. Bushberger)
  

IV.B. Staffing:  Appointments, Resignations, Transfers, Retirements, Abolishments, and Leaves (C. Miller)
    

V. BUSINESS ITEMS

V.A. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the 2015-16 Integration Budget.
   

V.B. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the 2015 Summer Learning Proposal.
  

V.C. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the Guiding Change Document for the 2015-16 School Calendar.
  

V.D. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve a Resolution to Support Efforts to Invest in High Quality Preschool for 3 and 4 year olds.
  

V.E. Approval, for the South St. Paul Board of Education to approve the 2015-16 District Holiday Schedule.
  

VI. POLICY

VI.A. Review, the following policies are under review until March 23, 2015.

VI.A.1. Field Trips Policy #610

VI.A.2. Early Entrance Policy #617

VI.A.3. Basic Standards Testing, Accommodations, Modifications, and Exemptions, for IEP, Section 504 Accommodations, and LEP Students Policy #615

VI.A.4. Use of School Resource Officers, Peace Officers and Crisis Teams to Remove Students with IEPs from School Grounds Policy #532
  

VI.B. Review, the following policies are under review until April 13, 2015:

VI.B.1. Legal Status of the School District Policy #101

VI.B.2. Name of the School District #101.1

VI.B.3. Equal Education Opportunity #102

VI.B.4. Complaints - Students, Employees, Parents, Other Persons #103

VI.B.5. Operation of the School Board - Governing Rules #203

VI.B.6. School Board Procedures; Rules of Order #203.1

VI.B.7. Order of the Regular School Board Meeting #203.2

VI.B.8. School Board Meeting Agenda #203.5

VI.B.9. Consent Agendas #203.6
  

VII. REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

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

VII.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
   

VIII. SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

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

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

IX. ADJOURNMENT