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Attached is a presentation recap of the goals set by the board for last school year.  Assisting with this are members of the cabinet who have helped to achieve and work toward these goals.

1.  We are renewing our membership with Resource Training and Solutions.  Some membership benefits we have taken advantage of over the past year include:
  * 81 of our students participated in two of our student conferences: Project Earth & YAYA (Young Authors/Young Artists). We also had students registered for the SPARK STEM conference as well, and that day was canceled due to weather.
  * We honored ten employees (licensed and non) and three students at three different recognition events. 
  * We contracted for a professional development (PD) session on one of our scheduled PD days. 
  * We have several administrators participating in the LETRS for Admin cohorts. This would have cost $4500 more if not part of the cooperative program. 
  * We have participated in the weekly regional superintendent network.

2.  Attached is an update on the building projects.  

3. The duty of the Superintendent and School Board is to communicate the goals and vision for high academic achievement of every student, inspire students to have confidence in our schools and committed to doing what is right for every child. We must always put students first.  The board sets the policy and strategic vision of the district.  The board does not run the schools.  It makes sure schools are well run.  It entrusts the operation to the education professionals hired to manage the day to day operations.  The Superintendent also has the duty to protect the school district and everyone associated with it from liabilities.    

4.  In an effort to maintain transparency, I would like to share with the public that a response to the public comment from the previous meeting was shared with the board. 

5.  Planning for this fall is taking place. Our Executive Committee has created a plan for the use of staff development days for this coming school year.  Principals and Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Carla Nolan will lead staff development opportunities for all certified staff on designated days and throughout the school year.  

6.  We will have a School Board Work Session on July 14 from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm.  This will be led by MSBA and involve continued work from our strategic planning process.  Thank you to all who have participated in either the surveys, listening and participation sessions, or providing feedback to the district. 

7.  Bills of Interest:

School Board Pay (SF 3107) This bill increases the maximum amount a school board member who is employed by the school district may earn from that employment. The current limit is $8,000 and the bill raises it to $20,000. The school board member must be approved by a majority of the school board to be employed by the school district.

 

Minn. Stat. 13D.05, subd. 1(b)
The governing body of a public employer may by a majority vote in a public meeting decide to hold a closed meeting to consider strategy for labor negotiations, including negotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals, conducted pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25.

Minn. Stat. 13D.05, subd. 3(a)
A school board may close a meeting to evaluate the performance of an individual who is subject to its authority.

 I recommend approving the personnel items as presented.

Policy 208, Section V. A and Policy 305 Section II  provide for the annual review of specific guidelines including handbooks and approval by the school board.  The building administration and I recommend approval of the handbooks and the changes as presented.  

Policy 533, Section VI.B. provides for the Wellness Coordinator to annually inform the public about the content and implementation of the wellness policy to the public.  Felicia Kittok (Wellness Coordinator) and I recommend approval of the Wellness Report.

Policies 902, 534, and 713 allow the district to set rates for facilities, lunch prices, and other fees.  Dave Niemi (AD), Michelle Peacock (CE), Kevin Januszewski, the Finance Committee and I recommend approval of the listed fees.

ICS, Kevin Januszewski and I Recommend for award the following:

Sitework, Utilities & Landscaping:  $730,051
Concrete and Masonry:  $714,707
General Construction:  $633,300
Mechanical:  $736,000
Electrical:  $470,000

We received one(1) bid for Work Scope 4 - Fire Suppression. ICS, Kevin Januszewski and I are not recommending award for this work scope at this time.  

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 in the enclosure.  Thank you to those who have donated to our schools and students.  

MN Statute 204B, 205A and 123B.09 describe the processes to fill a school board vacancy by election and special election.  

I recommend immediately rescinding policy 722 and replacing it with MSBA recommended policy 722. The current policy creates a number of legal, security and financial liabilities for the District.

The policy committee has drafted policy 471.  MSBA does not have a related policy.

There have been no changes to the following policies since we reviewed them last July, 2021, with the exception of Policy 413, which designated the Human Resource Director as the Human Rights Officer.

I recommend approval of annual review policies at this time.

The School Board will close the meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, Subd. 3(b) (attorney-client privilege) to discuss with assigned counsel a complaint pending before the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.