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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. Approval of School Board Minutes
5.C. Resignations - Terminations - Non-Renewals
5.D. Edgewood School Advisory Council By-Laws
6. Resolution for Acceptance of Gifts
7. Laker Pride ** Special Recognition ** Laker Showcase
8. Open Forum
9. Personnel Items
9.A. Approval of Candidates for Employment
9.B. Approval of Leaves of Absence
10. Old Business
11. New Business
11.A. PLSAS Construction Update
11.B. District Assessment Presentation
11.C. District Staff Development Committee Roster
11.D. Opening of School Report
11.E. Approval of Columbus Day Resolution
11.F. Constitution Week 2013 Proclamation
11.G. Approval of Resolution Approving Revised Joint Powers Agreement
11.H. School Board Goal Review and Adoption
12. Policy
12.A. Second and Final Reading of Policies
13. Administrative Reports
13.A. Superintendent Report
13.B. Administrative Reports
13.C. Board Reports
14. Future Events
15. Closed Session to Discuss Negotiation Strategy
16. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: September 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM - Regular
Subject:
1. Call to Order
Subject:
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
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.
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5.B. Approval of School Board Minutes
Description:
* August 12, 2013 - Work Session
* August 12, 2013 - Regular Board Meeting
* August 26, 2013 - Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
5.C. Resignations - Terminations - Non-Renewals
Description:
1. Colleen Flamm - Food Services - HO (effective June 6, 2013)
2. Michelle Jackson - Student Support Para (Special Ed) - RR (effective November 8, 2013)
3. Nurul Arif Khan - Lunchroom Supervisor - TO (effective June 6, 2013)
4. Diane Lamont - Student Support Para (Floater) - Dist. (effective June 6, 2013)
5. Susan Schultz - Student Support Para - RR (effective June 6, 2013)
6. Dana Sullivan - Art Teacher (.05 FTE) - FH (effective immediately)
7. Elizabeth Titus - Student Services Secretary - HS (effective September 20, 2013
Subject:
5.D. Edgewood School Advisory Council By-Laws
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6. Resolution for Acceptance of Gifts
Description:
Each item of the resolution does not need to be read aloud, however, board approval of the resolution as a whole by roll call vote is requested.
Subject:
7. Laker Pride ** Special Recognition ** Laker Showcase
Description:
With help from NASA, PLSAS teachers pull off zero-gravity experiment.  
Teachers are:  Becky Stark, Laura Kuechenmeister, Brent Stufft, Terri Thomas, Ben Ficklin 
Subject:
8. 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:
9. Personnel Items
Subject:
9.A. Approval of Candidates for Employment
Description:
The board is requested to take action on the candidates for employment as presented.
Subject:
9.B. Approval of Leaves of Absence
Description:
The board is requested to approve the following leaves of absence as presented:
1. Charlene Lacy - Custodian - HO/TO (medical leave - August 9-September 12, 2013) 2. Erin Nielsen - Social Studies Teacher - HS (maternity/family leave - Dec. 27, 2013-March 2, 2013) 3. Kate Tinguely - Media Specialist - JP ( .28 FTE leave for the 2013-14 school year)
Subject:
10. Old Business
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11. New Business
Subject:
11.A. PLSAS Construction Update
Description:
The board will be updated on the construction projects throughout the district.
Subject:
11.B. District Assessment Presentation
Description:
An overview of the 2013 MCA results, district comparisons and our next steps with IQue our new Data Warehouse, will be presented.  No board action is requested.
Subject:
11.C. District Staff Development Committee Roster
Description:
A staff development roster will be presented for 2013-14.  Board action to approve the roster is requested.
Subject:
11.D. Opening of School Report
Description:
This is a report only.  No board action is requested.
Subject:
11.E. Approval of Columbus Day Resolution
Description:
The following resolution will be introduced and board approval is requested via roll call vote:
RESOLUTION RELATING TO COLUMBUS DAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013
Subject:
11.F. Constitution Week 2013 Proclamation
Description:
The board will proclaim September 17, 2013 as Constitution Day and September 16-20, 2013 as Constitution Week in PLSAS.
Subject:
11.G. Approval of Resolution Approving Revised Joint Powers Agreement
Description:
The following resolution will be introduced and board approval is requested via roll call vote:
RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
Subject:
11.H. School Board Goal Review and Adoption
Description:
The board, during the August 19 board retreat, worked on a 2013-2015 School Board Governance Plan.  From this plan, a draft of the school board goals will be brought forward for review and adoption.
Subject:
12. Policy
Subject:
12.A. Second and Final Reading of Policies
Description:
Second and final reading of the following policies:
Policy 502:  Search of Student Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions, and Student's Person
Policy  506.2: Removal of Students with IEP's from School GroundsĀ·     
Policy 521:  Student Disability Nondiscrimination
(can be approved individually or as a group)
Subject:
13. Administrative Reports
Subject:
13.A. Superintendent Report
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13.B. Administrative Reports
Description:
* Director of Business Affairs Cink will report on the audit and levy certification.
Subject:
13.C. Board Reports
Description:
Committee Listings:
* Student Council  (Babcock)
Internal School Board Committees:
* Certified and Administrative Personnel Committee (Shimek, Sorensen Ruelle)
* Educational Support Staff Personnel Committee (Wolf, White)
* Policy Committee (Ruelle, Shimek)
Ad-Hoc Committee Representation:
* Facilities Committee (Wolf, White)
* Transportation Committee (White)
* Finance Committee (Ruelle, Sorensen, White)
* Technology Committee (Murray, Rittenour)
District Wide Committee Representation:
* Meet & Confer (Shimek, Sorensen, Ruelle)
* Superintendent's Advisory Committee (Wolf)
* District Curriculum Advisory Committee (Murray, Wolf, Rittenour)
* Community Education Services Advisory Council (Rittenour)
* Early Childhood Family Education Advisory Council (Shimek)
* Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) (Rittenour)
External Committees and Agency Representatives
* Schools for Equity in Education (Ruelle)
* SW Metro Educational Cooperative (Wolf)
* MSHSL (Shimek)
* SCALE (Shimek, Sorensen)
Subject:
14. Future Events
Description:
* Fall Community Fest - September 16, 2013 - HS - 6:00 to 8:30 pm
* Homecoming Coronation - September 16, 2013 - HS - 7:00 pm
* Constitution Day - September 17, 2013
* Homecoming Festivities - September 18-21, 2013
* Joint board meeting with the Laker Educational Foundation - Sept. 18, 2013 - DSC - 6:30 pm
* Board Study Session - September 23, 2013 - DSC - 6:00 pm
Subject:
15. Closed Session to Discuss Negotiation Strategy
Description:
The meeting will be closed in accordance with the Open Meeting Law (Minn. Stat. 13D.03) for the purpose of discussing negotiation strategy.
Subject:
16. Adjourn

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