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Meeting Agenda
1. Pledge to Flag
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Recognition of Citizens for Input Purposes
6. Reports/News
6.a. Business Manager’s
6.b. Activities Director
6.c. Community Education Director
6.d. Elementary Principal
6.e. MS/HS Principal
6.f. Superintendent’s
7. Policies
7.a. First Reading
7.b. Second Reading
7.c. Third Reading
8. Discussion/Information Items
8.a. Bank Signatures
8.b. Tax Levy
8.c. Policies
9. Action Items
9.a. Claims, Accounts and Financial
9.b. Approval of Policies
9.c. Approval of Proposed Tax Levy
9.d. Approval of Resignations
9.e. Approval of Hiring
9.f. Leave of Absence
10. Upcoming Meeting Schedule
11. Close Meeting as allowed by MN Statute 13D.03
12. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: September 23, 2019 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Subject:
1. Pledge to Flag
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Description:
Mary Lange                             Ellie Holm                          
Noel Guerard                          Mark Petron___________ 
Randy Hackett                        Russ Gerads __________
John Phelps____________
Subject:
3. Approval of Agenda
Description:
It was moved by Director _____________ and seconded by Director ____________ to approve the agenda as presented/amended. Motion carried/failed by ___________ vote.
Subject:
4. Approval of Minutes
Description:
It was moved by Director __________ and seconded by Director ___________ to approve the minutes of the Regular Board on 8/26/19, Policy Committee 9/11/19, Board Work Session 8/19/19. Motion carried/failed by ________ vote.
Attachments:
Subject:
5. Recognition of Citizens for Input Purposes
Subject:
6. Reports/News
Subject:
6.a. Business Manager’s
Description:
Fund Balance
Levy
Subject:
6.b. Activities Director
Attachments:
Subject:
6.c. Community Education Director
Attachments:
Subject:
6.d. Elementary Principal
Attachments:
Subject:
6.e. MS/HS Principal
Subject:
6.f. Superintendent’s
Subject:
7. Policies
Presenter:
John Phelps
Subject:
7.a. First Reading
Presenter:
John Phelps
Description:
  1. 611 - Home Schooling (When finished get copy and send to all Home Schooled Individuals)
  2. 618 - Assessment of Achievement (Statutory changes required MDE Commissioner to create form regarding state assessments; district must post)
  3. 620 - Credit for Learning (Statutory change deletes North Central Assn. of Colleges and Schools from 'eligible institution' definition)
  4. 624 - Online Learning Options (Statutory change adds weighted grades provision-we have the option to use weighted grades. Currently we do not have weighted grades-discussion)
  5. 713 - Student Activity Accounting (Student Activity Accounting must be under board control. These are the guide lines that fit into the statutes. We have already done a resolution to cover board control.)
  6. 721 - Uniform Grant Guidance (Federal change increases two threshold levels under "Procurement Methods" )
  7. Policy 802 - Obsolete Equipment (Statutory changes expands potential recipients of surplus school computers and adds option to sell/give surplus school computers to 'qualifying students')
Attachments:
Subject:
7.b. Second Reading
Description:
  1. 102 - Equal Educational Opportunity (Needed to update [2016} it and bring it up to date to include gender identity and expression [transgender])
  2. 407 - Employee Right to Know-Exposure to Hazardous Substances (needed updating from 2013, include blood borne pathogens, definition, and examples)
Attachments:
Subject:
7.c. Third Reading
Description:
  1. 402 - Disability Nondiscrimination - (Changes to reflect updates to the legal and cross-references, notes within the policy, and minor corrections.)
  2. 419 -Tobacco-Free Environment - (statutory change adding electronic devices and definition of ‘smoking’.)
  3. 506 - Student Discipline - (Changes to reflect updates to the legal and cross-references, notes within the policy, and minor corrections.)
  4. 532 - Use of Peace Officers - (Statutory change to dates of seclusion reports to MDE)
  5. 603 - Curriculum Development - (Statutory change requiring information to students who do not meet or exceed MN academic standards)
  6. 613 - Graduation Requirements (Statutory changes revise Graduation Assessment Requirements [Art. V ] and Graduation Credit Requirements [Art. VI])
Attachments:
Subject:
8. Discussion/Information Items
Subject:
8.a. Bank Signatures
Description:
Acknowledge we have the most current signatures on our general fund: Noel Guerard, Ellie Holm, and Russ Gerads.
Subject:
8.b. Tax Levy
Subject:
8.c. Policies
Subject:
9. Action Items
Subject:
9.a. Claims, Accounts and Financial
Description:
It was moved by Director ________ and seconded by Director ______ to approve accounts payable and
receivables, and employee reimbursements as attached and approve all other
financial reports as presented. Motion carried/failed by ____ vote.
Attachments:
Subject:
9.b. Approval of Policies
Description:
It was moved by Director ________ and seconded by Director ______ to approve policies 402, 419, 506,532, 603, and 613 as attached. Motion carried/failed by _______ vote.
Subject:
9.c. Approval of Proposed Tax Levy
Description:
Approval of Proposed Tax Levy
We must certify, by state law the Proposed Tax Levy in September before the final approval at our December 23 Board Meeting. We will also go through a Truth in Taxation Hearing at the December meeting as well.

It was moved by Director __________________ and seconded by Director _________________ to approve the proposed tax levy. Motion carried/failed by ____________ vote. 
Subject:
9.d. Approval of Resignations
Description:
Jennifer Holmberg
April Burton

It was approved by Director _____________ and seconded by Director ___________ to approve the above listed resignations.  Thank you for services rendered.  Motion carried/failed by _________ vote. 
Subject:
9.e. Approval of Hiring
Description:
The Royalton School Board will approve the following hires based upon the findings of each individual’s background check, licensure status, and discipline report from the MN Department of Education.

It was moved by Director _______ and seconded by Director ________ to approve the hiring of Randy Thielges as a science teacher beginning October 21, 2019 as per administration recommendation. Motion carried/failed by __________ vote.

Steven Reinhardt - custodian
Kara Kloss - MS/HS Para
Jackie Panek - MS/HS Para
Karen Kuklok - MS/HS Para
Jackie Panek MS/HS Para

It was moved by Director ________________ and seconded by Director _______________ to approve the above hirings per administration recommendation. Motion carried/failed by ________ vote.
Subject:
9.f. Leave of Absence
Description:
It was moved by Director _______________ and seconded by Director _______________ to approve the FMLA for Ashley Britz, as attached.  Motion carried/failed by _____ vote.
Attachments:
Subject:
10. Upcoming Meeting Schedule
Description:
  1. September 25th, 4:30 - RESP (PARA's & Cooks) Negotiations
  2. September 30th, 6:00 - Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
  3. October 8th, 8:30 am - Policy Committee
  4. October 21st, 6:00 - Board Work Session
  5. October 28th, 6:00 - Board Meeting
Subject:
11. Close Meeting as allowed by MN Statute 13D.03
Description:
a. It was moved by Director ______________ and seconded by Director _____________ to close the meeting at _________ p.m. Motion carried/failed by ________ vote.

Time of Regular Meeting closed ________p.m.

b.____Minute Recess
c. Closed Session Begins at ___________p.m.
d. Close Meeting Adjourned and Regular Meeting Reopened: It was moved by Director ______________ and seconded by Director _____________ to adjourn the closed meeting and reopen the Regular Meeting at _________ p.m. Motion carried/failed by ________ vote.
Subject:
12. Adjournment
Description:
It was moved by Director ______________ and seconded by Director _____________ to adjourn the meeting at _________ p.m. Motion carried/failed by ________ vote.

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