September 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Independent School District 507 Regular School Board Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. ROLL CALL
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3. VISITOR COMMENTS
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The school board meeting is a meeting in the public, not a public meeting. Nicollet School Board Policy provides that persons who wish to have a subject discussed at a public school board meeting are encouraged to notify the superintendent’s office in advance of the school board meeting. The school board chair will recognize one speaker at a time and will rule out of order other speakers who are not recognized, violations of data privacy, or inappropriate comments.
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4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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5. REPORTS AND PRESENTATION
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5.a. Superintendent's Report
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The fall staff development programs were successful. We are supporting our mission statement (Developing responsible, lifelong learners who are ready to succeed in a changing world) this year with three focus areas: PBIS, inclusion, and dyslexia support.
The 2022-23 school year is off to a good start. I expect this to be an excellent year for the Nicollet School District. The annual MSBA Conference is January 12th and 13th at the Minneapolis Convention Center. I encourage school board members to attend. I will inform the school board when registration for the conference begins. A preview of the conference is here.
The construction project from last summer is almost finished. I appreciate the good work of NEXUS and the contractors to make the project a success. The remaining items are shown below. We are still withholding a contingency of 5% from all contracts until the work is completed.
Most of the staffing vacancies for the daycare programs have been filled. The infant, toddler, and preschool programs are all at maximum capacity. Effective August 22, the operational hours were reduced to 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Latchkey program will begin in October.
The Fall ’22 Enrollment is shown below. There are 11 fewer students in kindergarten this year. Next year’s kindergarten class is expected to be about 25, which has been typical. Twelve students (K-12) enrolled in and 21 students enrolled out.
The MCA results from the spring of 2022 are attached. MCA scores declined across the state due to the lack of instructional time which resulted from the COVID 19 pandemic.
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5.b. Principal's Report
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5.c. Student Representative's Report
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5.d. Board Committees' Reports
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
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The superintendent recommends approving the consent agenda.
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6.a. Approval of Minutes
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6.b. Approval of Bills in the amount of $339,867.26
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6.c. Approval of Personnel Items
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6.d. Accept Donations
Description:
MS 123B.02, Subd. 6 permits the school board to accept donations or gifts for the benefit of the district. The Superintendent recommends approving the donations received.
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7. APPROVE REVISED POLICY 414 MANDATED REPORTING OF CHILD NEGLECT OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE
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The following policy is revised to reflect updates recommended by MSBA. Deleted language is shown as s
414 MANDATED REPORTING OF CHILD NEGLECT OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE
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8. APPROVE VAN PURCHASE
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Two bids have been received for mini vans (Thanks Nick and Scot.)
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Two bids have been received for mini vans (Thanks to Nick and Scot!)
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9. APPROVE PRELIMINARY PAYABLE 23 LEVY
Description:
The levy certification was posted by MDE on or September 8th. The first "levy run" typically contains errors. The final calculations will be completed by the end of September. Lindsey Heine will work with MDE to correct the calculations over the next few weeks.
The Superintendent recommends approving the maximum preliminary certification. A presentation covering the 22-23 budget and the Payable 2023 Levy will be provided at the December 14th school board meeting. The final levy amount will be approved by the board at that time.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
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