July 12, 2023 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.
Discussion:
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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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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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6.a. Approval of Minutes
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6.b. Approval of Bills in the amount of $ $255,530.67
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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. POLICY 516.5 OVERDOSE MEDICATION - FIRST READING
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Legislation approved this year requires school districts to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists at each school site. The MSBA Model Policy 516.5 Overdose Medication is attached. The superintendent recommends first reading of the policy.
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8. APPROVE FY 25 LTFM APPLICATION
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
MS 123B.595 requires the school board to approve a ten-year facility plan each year. The plan is required for the district to receive Long-Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) Revenue. The revenues are included in the approved FY 23 and FY 24 General Fund Budgets.
Major facilities projects are individually approved by the school board. The plan includes placeholder budget items in anticipation of possible projects in the years ahead. The superintendent recommends approving the FY 25 Long-term Facilities Maintenance Application. |
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9. APPROVE 2023-24 STUDENT HANDBOOK
Description:
Updates to the 2023-24 student handbook are completed. The superintendent recommends approving the student handbook. Robin will highlight the changes during the meeting.
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Discussion:
Updates to the 2023-24 student handbook are completed. The superintendent recommends approving the student handbook. Robin will highlight the changes during the meeting.
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10. SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
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School board action should invite search consultants to the August 9th meeting. MSBA and SCSCare based in the Nicollet area. SCSC conducted the search for NPS in 2020.
School boards have found the Hiring The Right Superintendent workshop with MSBA (Barb Dorn) to be helpful prior to starting a search. She is available on July 26 at 5 p.m. She can also facilitate a discussion around school board member communications with staff members while she is here. At the August 9 meeting the school board should:
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11. ACCEPT PROPOSAL FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND PAYROLL SERVICES
Description:
No qualified applicants were received for the business manager position. Proposals were solicited from SMS and CLA (our current provider) for business service proposals. The contract will include business management, payroll, payroll related HR, and oversight of accounts payable services. Other human resource responsibilities are assigned to the superintendent. The business office assistant position (5 hours daily, employed by the school district) will provide general support for business office functions and perform accounts payable duties.
The revised office staffing will reduce expenses by $21,000 (costing attached.) The superintendent recommends accepting the Business Management Payroll/HR Proposal from SMS. The contract term is 3 years (August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026).
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12. ADJOURNMENT
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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