1.  Reminder May 11th is the date of the bond election. Absentee ballots are available, but must be returned by May 10th to the District Office.  May 11th from 7:00 am-8:00 pm the polls will be open at City Hall.

2.  We have partnered with Public Health to offer an onsite vaccination clinic for anyone over age 16.  This will take place on Wednesday, May 5th and requires an appointment.

3.  As a district we review policies regularly.  There will be a number of policies being read and discussed next month during our regular June meeting.  Included in this policy revisit will be all annual review policies.  I have met with our cabinet and have asked them to provide recommendations on policies pertaining to them.  We will also be revisiting and have discussed with the administrative team our policy 413 on Harassment and Violence which has been discussed at previous meetings.

4.  MCA testing is taking place on campus.  We also provide the opportunity for our Distance Learners as well.

5.  Individual schools have been in communication with Distance Learners and Homeschool students as we continue to explore opportunities to meet their educational needs.

6.  Dr.  Omari provided a community presentation on April 29th and a staff presentation on April 30th pertaining to Bias.  Dr. Omari has previously spoken with our staff on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging on December 4th.  This is part of our district level initiative in staff development that we began this past year headed by Minda Anderson.  In addition to these presentations by Dr. Omari, over half of our staff, including myself, have attended the required Cultural Competency training over the past two years.  In addition, as part of our programming and current situation, District administration have met several times and are working on developing a positive and proactive plan for providing a safe and secure learning environment.  Things we have done and will continue to do are an SEL curriculum, Character Counts, speakers like Dr. Omari, staff trainings, MDE administrative trainings, legal workshops and presentations, meetings with local and regional leaders, and more.
 

I recommend approving the personnel items as presented.

I recommend approval of the election judges for the May 11, 2021 special election.

Policy 706 Acceptance of Gifts permits the school board to accept donations or gifts under the terms of the policy.  I recommend accepting the gifts as described on the enclosure.

I recommend approval of the resolution relating to termination and nonrenewal of probationary teachers.  

The 2020-21 General Fund Budget, approved last year, projected a $1,309,824 ending fund balance.  The revised budget has a $1,199,532 projected ending fund balance.  This is a difference of -$110,292. Director of Finance, Kevin Januszewski and I recommend approving the revised 2020-21 budget.

Kevin Januszewski and I recommend approving the enclosed Preliminary 21-22 General Fund, Food Service, Community Education, and Debt Service Fund Budgets.

A. The budget includes a 1% projected increase in general education aid.
B. The budget includes a $300,000 increase in special education aid.
C. Expense reductions in the amount of $250,000 in various areas mostly through attrition.