October 25, 2012 at 6:30 PM - GENERAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
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1. CALL TO ORDER (Action)
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2. APPROVAL OF GENERAL MEETING AGENDA (Action)
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3. OPEN FORUM (Information)
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4. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (Action)
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4.1. General Board Meeting Minutes from September 27, 2012
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4.2. Routine Human Resource Activities for October 25, 2012
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4.3. North Education Center October 2012 Change Order Memo
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5. SHARE THE SUCCESS & RECOGNITIONS (Information)
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5.1. Employee Recognition - The October "Above & Beyond" Employee will be announced to the Board.
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6. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - (30 minutes) (Information)
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6.1. Program Safety Update
Description:
Char Myklebust, Executive Director of Mental Health & Partnerships will provide information about recent safety concerns in several of our sites. She and Dolly Lastine, Interim Executive Director of Special Education, have gathered information about several incidents. The Board will learn about administrative actions that are being taken to address safety concerns expressed by staff members and students.
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6.2. What Board Members Should Know About Recent Progress to Address the Hennepin County Graduation Goal
Description:
Steps that were taken at the September 28 meeting of the Hennepin County Superintendents and Commissioners to address their joint graduation goal are outlined in this installment of the “What the Board Needs to Know” series.
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7. INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT - (15 minutes) (Information)
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7.1. Gateway to College Grant
Description:
Dr. Jane Holmberg, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning will give an overview of the Gateway to College grant recently awarded to the Hennepin Technical College (HTC) and District 287 partnership. The $325,745 grant will provide seed money to establish an Area Learning Center (ALC) program at the Brooklyn Park Campus of HTC. This specialized ALC will offer dual college and high school enrollment and provide additional supports so that students at risk of dropping out of high school cannot only gain the skills to access post-secondary education, they can actually start the process of acquiring a post-secondary degree.
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7.2. Overview of Innovation Presentation (Information)
Description:
This fall and winter we have several opportunities to share the work that Intermediate District 287 is doing to create a culture of innovation and report on results. Mike Smart, Innovation Coach/Online Learning Coordinator and Dr. Jane Holmberg, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning will give an overview of the state and national conference presentations they are doing along with Superintendent Lewandowski to share this important aspect of the district strategic plan and gain feedback on the new Innovation Report Card.
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8. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REPORT - (30 minutes)
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8.1. Financial Report
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8.1.1. Approval of Routine Monthly Finance Report (Action)
Description:
Mae Hawkins, Director of Finance will provide an overview of the monthly finance report and the Board will be asked to approve it.
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8.1.2. Recommendations for Board Approval of Equity Transfers for FY12 (Action)
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8.2. Facilities Report (Information)
Description:
Tom Shultz, Director of Facilities will share a time-lapse video of the NEC construction project and Ann Bremer will share a summary of the Facilities Committee meeting that took place on October 16, 2012. Mae Hawkins will present the final NEC Finance Report
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8.2.1. What Board Members Need To Know About Long-Term Facility Planning
Description:
Tom Shultz, Director of Facilities will present a summary on progress toward the Long Term facility Plan.
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8.3. Human Resource Report - None
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9. BOARD BUSINESS - (15 minutes)
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9.1. Policy Review & Revision
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9.1.1. Board Officers & Operation (BOO) Policy and Harassment & Violence Policy (NEO 140) (Second Read) (Action)
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9.1.2. Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity (NEO 140) (Second Read) (Action)
Description:
Both Policy buckets are presented for a second read and approval. Attorney Jaynie Leung will be present to address for questions.
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9.1.3. District Administration/Organization Bucket (DAO); Employee Rights & Responsibilities Bucket (ERR); and Financial Planning/Operations Bucket (FPO) (First Read) (Information)
Description:
All three Policy buckets are presented as a First Read. Attorney Jaynie Leung will be available for questions.
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9.2. Board Reports
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9.2.1. Chair Report
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9.2.1.1. Review of the "Get on the Bus" Event (Information)
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9.2.2. AMSD Report (Ann Bremer)
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9.2.2.1. October 2012 AMSD Connections Newsletter
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9.3. District News (Information)
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9.3.1. School Board Planning Calendar
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9.3.2. October 25, 2012 Calendar
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9.4. Once Around the Table
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10. ADJOURNMENT
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