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Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Consent Agenda
5.A. Check/Wire Transfer Disbursement Summary
5.B. Bank Reconciliation Statement
5.C. Board Meeting Minutes
5.D. Resignations - Terminations - Non-Renewals
5.E. 2012-13 Resolution for Membership Renewal to the Minnesota High School League
6. LAKER PRIDE ** SPECIAL RECOGNITION ** LAKER SHOWCASE
7. Open Forum
8. Personnel Items
8.A. Approval of Candidates for Employment
8.B. Approval of District Retirement
8.C. Approval of Leaves of Absence
8.D. Approval of Resolution to Place Teachers on Unrequested Leave of Absence
8.E. Approval of Additional Staffing for 2012-13
8.F. Non Renewals of Continuing Contracts for Probationary Teachers
9. Old Business
9.A. E-STEM Committee Recommendations
9.B. Approval of Valedictorian & Salutatorian Committee Recommendations
10. New Business
10.A. Self Insured Dental Program
10.B. Great Teachers Make Great Public Schools Proclamation
10.C. School Nutrition Employee Week
10.D. Approval of 2012-13 Purchase Order Requests
10.E. Board Meeting/Study Session Proposal for 2012-13
11. Policy
12. Administrative Reports
12.A. Superintendent Report
12.B. Administrative Reports
12.C. Board Reports
13. Future Events
14. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: May 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
Subject:
1. Call to Order
Subject:
2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Roll Call
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4. Approval of Agenda
Subject:
5. Consent Agenda
Description:
Consent agenda items are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed as a consent agenda item and addressed.
Subject:
5.A. Check/Wire Transfer Disbursement Summary
Description:
Available for review in the superintendent's office - treasurer has received the report.
Subject:
5.B. Bank Reconciliation Statement
Description:
March 2012
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5.C. Board Meeting Minutes
Description:
Minutes from the April 23, 2012 study session and April 23, 2012 regular board meeting.
Subject:
5.D. Resignations - Terminations - Non-Renewals
Description:
1)  Katie Farrell - Student Support Para (Special Ed-CID) - GW (effective April 23, 2012)
2)  Kathy Felch - 3rd Grade Teacher - JP (end of school year)
3)  Sarah Marsden - Speech Language Pathologist - HO (effective end of school year)
4)  Casey Platisha - Lunchroom Supervisor - TO (effective immediately) 
Subject:
5.E. 2012-13 Resolution for Membership Renewal to the Minnesota High School League
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6. LAKER PRIDE ** SPECIAL RECOGNITION ** LAKER SHOWCASE
Description:
Tom Deris - 1st Grade Teacher at Glendale Elementary
Google Teacher Academy Experience
Subject:
7. Open Forum
Description:
A fifteen minute time period is set aside to receive citizen input through this open forum segment on the board agenda.
Subject:
8. Personnel Items
Subject:
8.A. Approval of Candidates for Employment
Description:
The board is requested to take action on the candidates for employment as presented.
Subject:
8.B. Approval of District Retirement
Description:
The board is requested to approve the following district retirement:
1) Joe Goracke - Social Studies Teacher - HS (34 years of service)
Subject:
8.C. Approval of Leaves of Absence
Description:
The board is requested to approve the following leaves of absence:
1) Lisa Manders - 2nd Grade Teacher - WW (maternity/personal/family leave - September 17, 2012-January 1, 2013)
2)  Kelly McDermott - 8th Grade Math Teacher - HO (medical leave - March 20, 2012 - TBD/maternity October 1-November 9, 2012)
Subject:
8.D. Approval of Resolution to Place Teachers on Unrequested Leave of Absence
Description:
Roll call vote is requested.
Subject:
8.E. Approval of Additional Staffing for 2012-13
Description:
Additional staffing has been reviewed at two board work sessions in April.  The board is now requested to take action on the staffing requests for 2012-13 as presented.
Subject:
8.F. Non Renewals of Continuing Contracts for Probationary Teachers
Description:
Board approval is requested.
Subject:
9. Old Business
Subject:
9.A. E-STEM Committee Recommendations
Description:
The E-STEM draft recommendations were presented to the board at their study session in March, 2012.  The Curriculum Advisory Committee and the E-STEM Committee finalized the recommendations that were presented at the April 23, 2012 board meeting.  Board action is requested on these recommendations.
Subject:
9.B. Approval of Valedictorian & Salutatorian Committee Recommendations
Description:
Committee findings and recommendations were presented at the board study session in March 2012.  The committee presented their final recommendations to the board for a first reading on April 23, 2012.  The board is requested to approve the recommendations that would be implemented beginning with the Class of 2013.
Subject:
10. New Business
Subject:
10.A. Self Insured Dental Program
Description:
A proposal will be presented to the board to self-fund the dental plan, effective July 1, 2012.  Board action is requested.
Subject:
10.B. Great Teachers Make Great Public Schools Proclamation
Description:
A proclamation will be read designating May 8, 2012 as National Teacher Day in our district.
Subject:
10.C. School Nutrition Employee Week
Description:
A proclamation will be read designating May 7-11, 2012 as School Nutrition Employee Week
Subject:
10.D. Approval of 2012-13 Purchase Order Requests
Description:
The board is requested to approve the begining of the issuance of 2012-13 purchase orders for supplies that are needed prior to the preliminary budget approval.
Subject:
10.E. Board Meeting/Study Session Proposal for 2012-13
Description:
The board was presented with a 2012-13 board meeting and study session proposal.  Board meetings and study sessions can still be altered but this will allow the 2nd and 4th Monday's of the month to be reserved for the board to meet.  Board action on the dates is requested and after further review the determination of regular meeting and study sessions can be announced.
Subject:
11. Policy
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12. Administrative Reports
Subject:
12.A. Superintendent Report
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12.B. Administrative Reports
Description:
* Director of Business Affairs Cink will give a budget update for 2012-13.
Subject:
12.C. Board Reports
Description:
The board is asked to report only if a recent meeting was held.
* Student Council  (Sticha)
Standing School Board Committees
Facilities Committee (Anderson, Sorensen, Wolf)
Certified and Administrative Personnel Committee (Shimek, Pratt, Sorensen)
Educational Support Staff Personnel Committee (Wolf, Anderson)
Transportation Committee (Ruelle, Murray)
Finance Committee (Pratt, Murray, Ruelle)
Policy Committee (Ruelle, Shimek)
District Wide Committees
Meet & Confer (Pratt, Shimek, Sorensen)
Superintendent’s Advisory Committee (Wolf)
District Curriculum Advisory Committee (Anderson, Murray, Wolf)
District Staff Development Committee (Murray)
Community Education Services Advisory Council (Ruelle)
Early Childhood Family Education Council (Ruelle)
Special Education Advisory Council (Wolf)
Laker Pride/Correspondence Committee (Sorensen)
Chemical Health Committee (Shimek)
Continuous Improvement (Shimek)
External Committee and Agency Meetings
SEE (Sorensen, Ruelle)
Metro ECSU (Murray)
MRVSEC (Anderson)
MSHSL (Shimek)
SCALE (Shimek)
MNSCU (Anderson)
Carver-Scott Coop (Anderson)
Subject:
13. Future Events
Description:
* Board and Administrator Superintendent Evaluations Due May 8, 2012
* District Retirement Celebration - May 17, 2012 - TO - 3:30-5:30 pm
* Facilities Committee Meeting - May 17, 2012 - DSC - 5:00 pm (All board invited to attend)
* Board Study Session - May 21, 2012 - DSC - 5:00 p.m.
Subject:
14. Adjourn

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