June 24, 2019 at 6:00 PM - School Board Regular Business Meeting

Description:  Please help us congratulate Alijah Nelson (Percussion, All State Orchestra) and Judith Villalobos (Alto 1, All State SSAA Choir).  Earlier this month, the high school students were selected as members of the MN All-State Ensembles.  In March, they prepared/submitted recordings along with thousands of other high school students from around the state. The Minnesota Music Educators Association then selected members for each ensemble: Band, Orchestra, & Choir. Being named to one of the All-State Ensembles is among the highest honors a student can receive in high school music.  Due to a prior summer commitment, Alijah is unable to attend. But, we want to send a congratulations to him. Let’s recognize Judith, who is in attendance tonight.

Description:  5.1.1 Acceptance of Resignations
Last Name, First Name, Position, Location, Effective Date
Baskette, Jonnelle, Teacher, Special Services, East Middle School, 6/07/2019
Damon, Melissa, Teacher, High Potential, Sun Path Elementary School, 6/07/2019
Dunn, Rachel, Program Support Assistant, Sun Path Elementary School, 6/06/2019
Fett, Victoria , Program Support Assistant, Eagle Creek Elementary School, 5/31/2019
Galbetti, Hafso, Program Support Assistant, West Middle School, 6/06/2019
Gatimu, Joyce, Program Support Assistant, West Middle School, 6/06/2019
Haas, Victoria, School Counselor, High School, 6/28/2019
Jewison, Cory, Teacher, Grade 2, Red Oak Elementary School, 6/07/2019
Kubler, Jayne, Program Support Assistant, Eagle Creek Elementary School, 6/07/2019
Lambrecht, Krystal, Program Support Assistant, Central Family Center, 6/06/2019
Lee, Pa, School Psychologist, West Middle School, 6/07/2019
Manasra, Najwa, Program Support Assistant, Central Family Center, 6/03/2019
Marschall, Kally, Program Support Assistant, Sun Path Elementary School, 6/06/2019
Newman, Brent, Teacher, Grade 4, Eagle Creek Elementary School, 6/07/2019
Nicklin, Liza, Teacher, Special Services, High School, 6/07/2019
Petersen, Emerald, Tech Assistant , East Middle School, 6/12/2019
Pogue, Gina, Teacher, Physical Education, Red Oak Elementary School, 6/07/2019
Severson, Jennifer, School Counselor, High School, 6/28/2019
Ward, Kristi, CFC & Equity Principal, Central Family Center, 6/28/2019
Wicklander, Amy, Food Service Worker, Sun Path Elementary School, 6/06/2019
Recommended Action
Accept the resignations and thank them for their service to the district as presented.

5.1.2 Approval of Certified Contracts for the 2019-20 School Year
Last Name, First Name, Position, Location, Grade, Step, FTE, Effective, Salary Annual
Aeikens, Charise, Teacher, Business, High School, MA, 8, 1.0, 8/19/2019, $53,950.00
Dummer, Michael, Teacher, Business, High School, BA, 4, 1.0, 8/19/2019, $40,556.00
Kantrud, Laura, TOSA-Instructional Coach, Red Oak Elementary, MA, 11, 1.0, 8/19/2019, $58,545.00
Lechleitner, Katherine, Teacher, FACS, High School, BA, 8, 1.0, 8/19/2019, $44,462.00
Swanson, Paige, School Counselor, High School, MA+30, 13, 1.0, 8/19/2019, $69,546.00
Wimberger, Jill, TOSA-Instructional Coach, Eagle Creek Elementary, Ed. Specialist, 23, 1.0, 8/19/2019, $85,263.00
Recommended Action
Approve certified contracts as presented.

5.1.3 Approval of Non-Certified Contract for the 2019-20 School Year
Last Name, First Name, Position, Location, Salary, Effective
Wilson, Dan, Custodian, High School, $16.92/hr, 6/10/2019
Recommended Action
Approve the non-certified contract as presented.

5.1.4 Request for UnPaid Leave of Absence 
Laura Aleckson, Teacher at East Middle School is requesting a 1.0 FTE UnPaid Leave of Absence, for the 2019-20 school year. 
Recommended Action
Approve the leave of absence for Laura Aleckson as presented.

5.1.5 Request for UnPaid Leave of Absence 
Cassandra Carlson, Teacher at Eagle Creek Elementary is requesting a 1.0 FTE UnPaid Leave of Absence, for the 2019-20 school year. 
Recommended Action
Approve the leave of absence for Cassandra Carlson as presented. 

5.1.6 Request for UnPaid Leave of Absence 
Kelsey Haugan, Teacher at Sun Path Elementary School, is requesting a 1.0 FTE UnPaid Leave of Absence, for the 2019-20 school year. 
Recommended Action
Approve the leave of absence for Kelsey Haugan as presented. 

5.1.7 Request for UnPaid Leave of Absence 
Emalyn Waletzko, Speech Language Pathologist at West Middle School, is requesting a 1.0 UnPaid FTE Leave of Absence starting 10/16/2019 and ending on 4/03/2020. 
Recommended Action
Approve the leave of absence for Amalyn Waletzko as presented.

5.1.8 Approval of Supervisor Contract
Last Name, First Name, Position, Location, Effective, Salary
Ritter, Julie, Central Family Center Administrator (Supervisor), TBD, $103,000.00
Recommended Action
Approve the contract for Julie Ritter as presented.

Description:  Recommended Action
Approve the minutes of the May 20, 2019 School Board Business Meeting and the June 10, 2019 School Board Work Session as presented.

Description:  Recommended Action
Approve the bills and authorize to pay same as presented.

Description:  Recommended Action
Approve the wires reports as presented.

Description:  Change Order #30 for the Shakopee High School Additions and Renovations Project in the amount of $24,176.76 is presented for approval.
Recommended Action
Approve Change Order #30 as presented.

Description:  Recommended Action
Approve the 2019 school district population estimate as presented.

Description:  School District Policies Recommended for First Reading:
602     Organization of School Calendar and School Day
603     Curriculum Development
606     Textbooks and Instructional Materials
608     Instructional Services – Special Education
611     Home Schooling
615     Testing Accommodations, Modifications, and Exemptions for IEPs, Section 504 Plans, and LEP Students
616     School District System Accountability
624     Online Learning Options

Description:  School District Policies Recommended for Removal:
619     Staff Development for Standards
623     Mandatory Summer School Instruction

Description:  Background:Shakopee Public Utilities desires to perform the work (construction of an underground conduit for the distribution of electrical power) this construction season in conjunction with the Scott County Government Center expansion project. The Easement will not affect access or use of the Central Family Center and no outage will occur during construction. 
Benefits: Service to the building is currently radial, just from one source.  Upon installation of the new cable loop, the building will have two sources, enabling restoration service quicker in the event of cable failure.
The Underground Easement Agreement - Shakopee Public Utilities Commission - will be presented for School Board review and approval.

Description:  The 2015 Legislature established a Long-Term Facility Maintenance Revenue (LTFM) program and allows Intermediate District participation provided approval is received from member districts.  The Intermediate District approved their LTFM plan for the 2020-21 school year in the amount of $275,000, of which District No. 720’s share is $77,822.69.  Member districts pay their proportionate share of pay-as-you-go projects as indicated on the Cooperative Allocation Form.
A request will be made for the School Board to approve the resolution of SW Metro Dist. 288’s Long Term Facility Maintenance Ten Year Plan, and authorize the inclusion of the proportionate share of revenue in our application will be presented for board review and approval.

Description:  The Intermediate District #288 approved their Safe School program budget for the 2020-21 school year in the amount of $220,000, of which District No. 720’s share is $62,258.15.
A request will be made for the School Board to approve of resolution of SW Metro Dist. 288’s Safe School levy, and authorize the inclusion of the proportionate share of revenue in our application will be presented for board review and approval.

Description:  This budget update provides as analysis of General Fund revenue and expense through May 31, 2019. Please note that the revenue category Local (Fees, Interest, ETC.) is within $2,012 of budget with the month of June remaining in the fiscal year. This category should provide a very positive budget variance at fiscal year-end. Salaries and Wages expenditures (78.96%) are also tracking towards a year-end positive budget variance.

Description:  Ed Zeimet, Jenny Ames, and Bryan Drozd will provide some information regarding the Raptor Visitor Management System.

Description:  Director of Finance & Operations Jeff Priess will present the final version of the 2019-20 Preliminary Budget for School Board approval.
Recommended Action
Approve the 2019-20 School District Preliminary Budget as presented.

Description:  Recent legislation requires school board control of extracurricular activities accounts.  Previously all accounting and reporting for these accounts has been excluded from General Fund activity and accounted for in a separate fund (Fund 50).  New legislation requires these activities to now be accounted for in the General Fund, this requirement is effective for July 1, 2019.
Recommended Action
Direct the district’s administration to implement the requirements of Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, CH. 11, Art. 1, Sec. 5 as presented.

Description:  This year's legislature passed a new law, removing one of the choices for how school district's may account for Student Activity Accounts. The choice removed was the one we had been using. This new law takes effect on July 1, 2019. Director of Finance Jeff Priess and his team have been working for a few months on making the transition to the accounting practices required by the new law. In the past couple of weeks they have been working hard to communicate with stakeholders within the district. The stakeholders are mainly at the high school with some at the middle schools.
Recommended Action
Approve School District Policy 713 Student Activity Accounting as presented.

Description:  June 24, 2019   5:00PM          Finance Committee Meeting                      District Office Room 202
June 24, 2019   6:00PM          School Board Business Meeting                District Office Board Room
June 26, 2019   5:00PM          Facilities Committee Meeting                     District Office Board Room
July 8, 2019      5-9:00PM       Summer Retreat                                         District Office Board Room
July 11, 2019     6:00PM         Community Facilities Task Force Meeting  District Office Board Room
July 22, 2019     5:00PM         Finance Committee Meeting                      District Office Room 202
July 22, 2019   6:00PM         School Board Business Meeting                District Office Board Room
July 23, 2019     9:00AM         Policy Committee Meeting                         Superintendent's Office 
July 24, 2019     5:00PM         Facilities Committee Meeting                     District Office Board Room