May 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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                                        1. Call Meeting to Order                 | 
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                                        2. Pledge of Allegiance                 | 
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                                        3. Roll Call and Establish a Quorum                 | 
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                                        4. Additional Items                 | 
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                                        5. Public Comment                 | 
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                                        6. Agenda                 | 
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                                        6.A. Consent Agenda  All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Crosslake Community Schools Board of Education and will be acted upon by one motion; however, any Board Director may request that items on the Consent Agenda be removed from it for independent consideration. Any items so identified will be moved to the Action Item portion of the Agenda. | 
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                                        6.A.1. Board of Education Minutes - April 15, 2024                  
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                                        6.A.2. Closed Door Meeting Minutes -                  | 
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                                        6.A.3. Finance Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2024                 
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                                        6.A.4. EE Online Committee Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2024                 
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                                        6.A.5. Academic - April 22, 2024                 
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                                        6.A.6. Personnel Matters 
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New Hire Seat Based: Name: Shanna DeBoer Position: Seat Based Food Service Associate FTE: full-time, up to 32.5 hours/week Step: 3 Wage: $15.92/hour Start Date: Fall 2024 with training to begin in Spring 2024 New Hire Online: Name: Jennifer Jones Position: Online Reading Interventionist/EL Teacher FTE: 1.0 Step: 3 Salary: $38,550.72 Start Date: Fall 2024 with possible curriculum writing in June 2024 Internal Job Transfer/Hire: Name: Rose Bierce Position: Online Associate Director FTE: 0.5 Step: n/a Salary: $32,500 per year Start Date: July 1, 2024 Name: Nancy Brekke Position: Online Learning Coach FTE: .2 (in addition to current .3 role) Step: 5 Salary: $20,054.09 per year (total salary for .5 fte) Start Date: August 26, 2024 Name: Cristin Hardy Position: Online Special Education Teacher FTE: 1.0 Step: 4 Salary: $50,255.37 per year Start Date: August 26, 2024 Name: Laureen Jost Position: Seat Based Title 1 Teacher FTE: 1.0 Step: 5 Salary: $40,108.17 per year Start Date: August 26, 2024 Name: Abigayle Swenson Position: Seat Based DAC/Curriculum Coordinator FTE: 1.0 Step: 7 Salary: $41,728.54 per year Start Date: August 26, 2024 Name: Clarissa Hartz Position: Seat Based STEM Teacher FTE: 1.0 Step: 2 Salary: $37,794.82 per year Start Date: August 26, 2024 Departing Staff: Name: Pamela Iannazzo Position: Seat Based Special Education Paraprofessional & Kids Care Teacher Last Day: 5/24/24 Name: Katie Forland Position: Seat Based Special Education Paraprofessional Last Day: 5/29/24 | 
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                                        6.A.7. Food Service Reports                 
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 April 2024 Clics 
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                                        6.A.8. Gifts and Donations                 
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 $1000 donation the "Greater Crosslake Area Foundation" Pickleball event | 
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                                        6.B. FY25 Budget - First Look Review                 
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Jenny Abbs - Creative Planning     
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                                        6.C. Riverwood Bank - Presenter Reed Nelson                 
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Reed Nelson     
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Presenting on services offered.     | 
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                                        6.D. ReGroup Counseling and Crosslake Community School Partnership - 2024/2025                 
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Amy Miller     
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 Approve a retainer of $30,000 to provide mental health support. This would be funded by Title IV ($10,000) and Student Support Aid ($20,000) but only used if needed. This was discussed with Finance Committee. 
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                                        6.E. Academic, Environmental Education, and Performance Improvement Plan Updates                 
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Abi Swenson     
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Performance Improvement Plan - EOY STAR Difference Report O.W. (note: Osprey Wilds' monthly Board of Education rotation of Exhibit S schedule is included each month for reference purposes only) 
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                                        6.F. Action Items                 | 
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                                        6.F.1. Review and Approve April 2024 Financial Information                 
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                                        6.F.2. Approve Policies                 
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 403 Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of CCS Employees 404 Background Checks 413frm Harassment and Violence 414 frm Maltreatment reporting form 421 Gifts to Employees and School Board Members 612.1 Development of Parent/Guardians and Family Engagement Policies for Title I Programs 
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                                        6.F.3. Strategic Roadmap and Board Governance Work Plan                 
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 Final version of the Strategic Roadmap. No content edits were made/suggested (we just added a couple commas). Please review the roadmap carefully for typos/grammar; the community comments had a fe. The next step is for the board to take action and adopt it. 3-year Governance Work Plan - this is a draft board's 3-year draft plan we created Monday night, aligned with their 5 key responsibilities. This doc should be reviewed by the board on a regular basis (2-4 times a year), updated as needed, adding on a new school year after '24-25 ends, etc. 
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                                        6.F.4. Approve SY2024-2025 Online Calendar                 
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 Update from the previously approved calendar is as follows: October 7th is now a No School day for everyone. 
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                                        6.F.5. Approve SY 2024-2025 Seat-Based Calendar                 
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 Update from the previously approved calendar is as follows: October 4th is now a No School/Professional Development day 
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                                        6.G. Information/Discussion Items                 | 
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                                        6.G.1. District Personnel                 
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 (note: Board of Education approved Hiring Procedure is included each month for reference purposes) 
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                                        6.G.1.a. Update on Online Director Search                 | 
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                                        6.G.1.b. Increase Online Science Teacher FTE by .2                 | 
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                                        6.G.1.c. Environmental Education Coordinator Job Description - updated                 | 
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                                        6.G.2. Policy Review                 
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 516 Student Medications 522 Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure and Process 751 Capital Assets Capitalization Policy 
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                                        6.G.3. Professional Development - Board of Education Trainings                 
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 Charter School Board workshop June 10 9:30am - 3:30 pm Hampton Inn, Bemidji An email was sent to board members regarding this workshop. | 
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                                        6.G.4. Director Evaluations                 
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OW expects CCS's Board will participate in school leader evaluation activities at least four times per year as follows April-June: Conduct evaluation, share results with the school leader, and make decisions based on those results. July/August: Set goals for the upcoming school year. December/January: Mid-year progress report or update and goal revision (as necessary). February/March: Planning for and undertaking evaluation activities. | 
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                                        6.G.5. Implementation Committee for Executive Director                 | 
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                                        6.G.6. Board Elections Details                 
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 Suggested wording regarding board election documents for teachers and parents/guardians. 
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                                        6.G.7. Bylaws                 
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 1. Identify the Bylaws to look towards developing a strong election pool. 2. Identify other Bylaws updates. 
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                                        6.G.8. Surveys                 
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 HRS Level staff only (periodically) Director Evaluations Overall Satisfaction of CCS Overall Satisfaction of CCS 
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                                        6.G.9. Education Trends                 | 
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                                        6.G.10. IOWA Authorization and Resolution                 
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 Authorize a person to access MDE secure websites for the state or local educational agency that you represent. 
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                                        6.G.11. Board Meeting Schedule 24-25                 
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 Proposed dates for Board of Education meetings. 
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                                        6.H. Reports                 
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 (note: board appointed committees schedule is included for reference purposes only) | 
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                                        6.H.1. CCS' Directors                 
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                                        6.H.2. Finance Committee                 | 
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                                        6.H.3. Academic Performance/Achievement and World's Best Workforce                 | 
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                                        6.H.4. EE Seat-Based Committee                 | 
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                                        6.H.5. EE Online Committee                 | 
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                                        6.H.6. Directors' Evaluations                 | 
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                                        7. Authorizer Update                 
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 Board Observation Feedback 
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                                        8. 6/17/2024  Meeting Preparation                 | 
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                                        8.A. Suggestion for Discussion Topics for Next Meeting                 
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                                        9. Board Meeting Evaluation                 | 
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                                        10. Adjourn the Regular Board of Education Meeting Schedule of upcoming Board of Education Meetings for 2023-2024: June 17, 2024 | 
 
 