I.A. ATTENDANCE

II. PREVIEW OF AGENDA – Dr. James Hess

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA    
The motion was offered by ________, seconded by ________, and carried to approve the agenda.

IV. REQUEST TO REMOVE TOPIC(S) FROM CONSENT AGENDA

V. CONSENT AGENDA
The motion was offered by ________, seconded by _______, and carried (        ) to approve the following consent items:

V.A. Minutes from the June 16, 2014, June 23, 2014, July 7, 2014, and July 14, 2014 School Board Meetings

V.B. Current Bills and Special Checks Totaling: $3,365,121.02

V.C. Release from Contract Requests

V.D. Confirmation of Resignation

V.E. Noncertified Staff Resignations

V.F. Certified Staff Appointments

V.G. Lane Advancement

V.H. Second Reading and Adoption of Revised SBR 200-10-2 and SBR 200-10-2R: Teacher Evaluation Policy

V.I. Second Reading and Adoption of Revised SBR 700-90-4: Personnel - Bullying Prohibition Policy

V.J. Second Reading and Adoption of Revised SBR 700-40-4: Code of Conduct

V.K. Request to Accept Grant

VI. SPECIAL TOPICS

VI.A. Bemidji High School and Bemidji Middle School Activities Report

VII. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS

VIII. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

IX. LISTENING SESSION REVIEW

X. DONATIONS

XI. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS

XI.A. School Bus Transportation Contract - Erv Blom

The motion was offered by ____, seconded by ____, and carried (    ) to approve the two year contract for School Transportation services in the amount of $128,066.00 in FY 2015 and $130,627.00 in FY 2016.

XI.B. Enrollment History and Projections

XI.C. Resolution Relating to the Election of School Board Members and Calling the School District General Election

____ introduced the following resolution and urged its adoption:

RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND CALLING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL ELECTION  

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 31, State of Minnesota as follows:  

1.  It is necessary for the school district to hold its general election for the purpose of electing three (3) school board members for terms of four (4) years each.   The clerk shall include on the ballot the names of the individuals who file affidavits of candidacy on said general election during the period for filing such affidavits, as though they had been included by name in this resolution.   The clerk shall not include on the ballot the names of individuals who file timely affidavits of withdrawal in the manner specified by law.  

2.  The general election is hereby called and elected to be held in conjunction with the state general election on Tuesday, the 4th day of November, 2014.  

3.  Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.11, the precincts and polling places for this general election are those polling places and precincts or parts of precincts located within the boundaries of the school district and which have been established by the cities or towns located in whole or in part within the school district.  The voting hours at those polling places shall be the same as for the state general election.  

4.  The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause written notice of said general election to be provided to the county auditor of each county in which the school district is located, in whole or in part, at least seventy-four (74) days before the date of said election.  The notice shall include the date of said general election and the office or offices to be voted on at said general election.  

The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said general election to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days before the date of said general election.   

The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a sample ballot to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least four (4) days before the date of said general election and to cause a sample ballot to be posted in each polling place on election day.  The sample ballot shall not be printed on the same color paper as the official ballot.  The sample ballot for a polling place must reflect the offices, candidates and rotation sequence on the ballots used in that polling place.   The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said general election to be published in the official newspaper of the school district for two (2) consecutive weeks with the last publication being at least one (1) week before the date of said election.  

The notice of election so posted and published shall state the offices to be filled set forth in the form of ballot below, and shall include information concerning each established precinct and polling place.  

The clerk is authorized and directed to cause the rules and instructions for use of the optical scan voting system to be posted in each polling place on election day.  

5.  The clerk is authorized and directed to acquire and distribute such election materials as may be necessary for the proper conduct of this election, and generally to cooperate with election authorities conducting other elections on that date.  The clerk and members of the administration are authorized and directed to take such actions as may be necessary to coordinate this election with those other elections, including entering into agreements or understandings with appropriate election officials regarding preparation and distribution of ballots, election administration and cost sharing.  

6.  The clerk is further authorized and directed to cause or to cooperate with the proper election officials to cause ballots to be prepared for use at said election in substantially the following form, with such changes in form, color and instructions as may be necessary to accommodate an optical scan voting system.   Optical scan ballots must be printed in black ink on white material, except that marks to be read by the automatic tabulating equipment may be printed in another color ink.  The name of the precinct and machine-readable identification must be printed on each ballot.  Voting instructions must be printed at the top of the ballot on each side that includes ballot information.  The instructions must include an illustration of the proper mark to be used to indicate a vote.  Lines for initials of at least two election judges must be printed on one side of the ballot so that the judges’ initials are visible when the ballots are enclosed in a secrecy sleeve.  

7.  The name of each candidate for office at this election shall be rotated with the names of the other candidates for the same office in the manner specified in Minnesota law.  

8.  If the school district will be contracting to print the ballots for this election, the clerk is hereby authorized and directed to prepare instructions to the printer for layout of the ballot.  Before a contract in excess of $1,000 is awarded for printing ballots, the printer shall furnish, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 204D.04, a sufficient bond, letter of credit, or certified check acceptable to the clerk in an amount not less than $1,000 conditioned on printing the ballots in conformity with the Minnesota election law and the instructions delivered.  The clerk shall set the amount of the bond, letter of credit, or certified check in an amount equal to the value of the purchase.  

The individuals designated as judges for the state general election shall act as election judges for this election at the various polling places and shall conduct said election in the manner described by law.  The election judges shall act as clerks of election, count the ballots cast and submit them to the school board for canvass in the manner provided for other school district elections. The general election must be canvassed between the third and tenth day following the general election.  

The motion for the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by ____, and upon vote being taken:  
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:  

WHEREUPON said resolution declared passed and adopted.

XI.D. Resolution Converting Voter Approved Referendum Authority to a Board Approved Authority and Authorizing a New Board Approved Referendum Authority

____ introduced the following resolution and urged its adoption:

RESOLUTION CONVERTING VOTER APPROVED REFERENDUM AUTHORITY TO A BOARD APPROVED REFERENDUM AUTHORITY AND AUTHORIZING A NEW BOARD APPROVED REFERENDUM AUTHORITY    

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 31, State of Minnesota, as follows:  

1.  Current Authority.  The District has either no current voter approved referendum authority or a current voter approved referendum authority of less than $300 per adjusted pupil unit after the local optional revenue subtraction for fiscal year 2016, and after preliminary adjustment by the Minnesota Department of Education in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 126C.17, as amended.  

2.  Conversion and Approval of New Authority.  Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 126C.17, subdivision 9a, the Board hereby determines to convert its voter approved referendum authority to a Board approved referendum authority of approximately $139.00 per adjusted pupil unit.  The Board also determines to authorize an additional new Board approved referendum authority in the amount of approximately $161.00 per adjusted pupil unit, which authority equals the difference between $300 per adjusted pupil unit and the District’s estimated current referendum authority per adjusted pupil unit after the local option revenue subtraction.  This total new Board approved referendum authority shall be $300 per adjusted pupil unit.  This total new Board approved referendum authority, as adjusted, shall be applicable for  5 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2015.  The Board may subsequently reauthorize the Board approved referendum authority in increments of up to five years.    

3.  The clerk is authorized and directed to submit a copy of the adopted resolution to the Minnesota Department of Education as soon as reasonably practicable after its adoption, but in no event later than September 30, 2014.    

The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by ____.  On a roll call vote, the following voted in favor: ____, and the following voted against: ____

WHEREUPON, said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.

XI.E. Budget Calendar Update

The motion was offered by ____, seconded by ____, and carried (    ) to approve by FY 2014-2015 Budget Planning Calendar as presented.

XI.F. Staffing of Positions

____ introduced the following resolution:

RESOLUTION TO REHIRE BRIAN MURPHY AND BECKY JOHNSON  

WHEREAS, a vacancy exists for a .56 FTE social studies teacher and a 1.0 FTE assurance of mastery teacher, the School Board of Independent School District No. 31 is rescinding the termination of probationary teachers Brian Murphy and Becky Johnson.  

BE IT RESOLVED, that teaching contracts be issued to Brian Murphy and Becky Johnson for the 2014-2015 school year.  

The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by ____, and upon roll call vote being taken, the following voted in favor: ____, and the following voted against: ____.

 WHEREUPON, said resolution was declared passed and adopted.  

XI.G. Secondary Assistant Principal

The motion was offered by ____, seconded by ____, and carried (    ) to employ Brandon Bjerknes as a Secondary Principal effective with the 2014-2015 school year.

XII. HIGHEST LEVEL OF STUDENT SUCCESS

XII.A. 2013-2014 K-12 Math Curriculum Review

The motion was offered by ____, seconded by ____, and carried (    ) to approve the revised 9-12 Mathematics Outcomes.

XII.B. Spring 2014 Advanced Placement Results

XIII. SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT

XIII.A. Health and Safety Budget and Policy Adoption

The motion was offered by ____, seconded by ____, and carried (    ) to approve the Health and Safety Policy and Budget as presented.

XIII.B. Middle School Road Pedestrian Safety Update

XIV. UPCOMING EVENTS

XIV.A. August School Board Meeting - Monday, August 18, 2014, 6:30 p.m.

XIV.B. District Data Retreat - Monday, August 18, 2014, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at Bemidji High School

XIV.C. 2014-2015 Fall Staff Workshop - August 25 - 28, 2014

XV. OTHER

XV.A. Once Around the Table

XVI. ADJOURNMENT