2. PRELIMINARY ACTIONS

2.A. Pledge of Allegiance

2.B. Public Comment

2.C. Approval of Agenda

3. COMMUNICATIONS

3.A. Student Council Update

3.B. Proud of

3.B.1. Aaron Hamann, who was named a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

3.B.2. Dan Manz, Parkside Head Engineer, District-wide Custodians and Parkside Staff, for their extra efforts in getting Parkside Elementary ready for Back to School after completion of the IAQ construction project this summer.

3.B.3. Mary Harvala - ECFE, Christie Mastey - BHS Special Education ESP, Randy Paumen - NES Head Engineer and Sharon Uttke - DES Principal/School Secretary who were selected by the District to receive the Outstanding Educational Support Staff Award presented by Resource Training and Solutions

3.B.4. Daryl Boeckers, BHS Spanish Teacher, whose session "World Language Student Accommodations with Digital Enhancements" was selected "Best of Minnesota" at the MN State Level Conference for the Teaching of Languages and Cultures.  Boeckers has been invited to present his session at the Central States Conference for Foreign Language Teaching.

3.B.5. Laurie Raymond, BHM Board of Education, who completed the MSBA Leadership Development Program

3.C. Board Calendar Dates

3.C.1. Monday, October 14, 2013 - Board Workshop  4:30 p.m.  Hanover Elementary

3.C.2. Monday, October 28, 2013  - Board Meeting  7:00 p.m.  Board Room  

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.A. Personnel Consent Agenda

4.B. Check Disbursements

4.C. Electronic Fund Transfers

4.D. Minutes - August 26, 2013 Regular Meeting

4.E. Donations/Grants

5. ACTION ITEMS

5.A. Policy Review

5.A.1. Deletion of Policy #452 - Wellness

5.A.2. Final Reading of Revised Policy #640 - Animals in the School Setting

5.B. Resolution Appointing Election Judges for the School District General Election

5.C. Preliminary Tax Levy Certification

6. REPORTS

6.A. Policy Review

6.A.1. Sections 100 School District and 200 School Board

6.A.1.a. 101 Legal Status of the School Board

6.A.1.b. 103 Complaints - Students, Employees, Parents, Other Persons

6.A.1.c. 202.1 Student Council Representative to Board of Education

6.A.1.d. 203.5 School Board Meeting Agenda

6.A.1.e. 205 Open Meetings and Closed Meetings

6.A.2. Sections 400 Employee/Personnel and 500 Students

6.A.2.a. 403 Discipline, Suspension and Dismissal of School District Employee

6.A.2.b. 406 Public and Private Personnel Data

6.A.2.c. 407 Employee Right to Know - Exposure to Hazardous Substances

6.A.2.d. 410 Family and Medical Leave

6.A.2.e. 413 Harassment and Violence

6.A.2.f. 414 Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse

6.A.2.g. 415 Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults

6.A.2.h. 417 Chemical Use and Abuse

6.A.2.i. 418 Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School

6.A.2.j. 419 Tobacco-Free Environment

6.A.2.k. 421 Gifts to Employees

6.A.2.l. 451 Teacher Transfer

6.A.2.m. 519 Interview of Students by Outside Agencies

6.A.2.n. 528 Student Parental, Family and Marital Status Nondiscrimination

6.A.2.o. 529 Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students

6.A.3. Sections 600 Education Programs and 700 Non-Instructional Operations and Business Services

6.A.3.a. 610 District Approved Activities/Field Trips Requiring Supervision

6.A.3.b. 707 Transportation of Public School Students

6.A.3.c. 709 Student Transportation Safety

7. COMMITTEE REPORTS

8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

9. OTHER