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Meeting Agenda
1. Call the meeting to order/roll call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Mission Statement
4. Open forum for citizens to address the school board
5. Approved of Agenda
6. Approval of routine business items which includes the consent agenda, board bills, and the approval of meeting minutes.
6.a. Consent Agenda
6.a.1. Retirements-Resignations
6.a.1.a. Child Nutrition-Cheryl Pick will retire from her position as the Director of Child Nutrition as of November 30, 2024.
6.a.1.b. Child Nutrition- Ruthann Kedrowski resigns from her cooking position as of 10/18/24.
6.a.1.c. Superintendent- Trish Perry will be resigning from her position as the Superintendent for Foley Public Schools as of 6/30/2025.
6.a.2. Contracts/Adjustments/Position Change
6.a.2.a.
Contracts-New or changed Individual Notes Pay Level/ Amn't
FES EA Justine Bruska Starting 10/7/2024 Step 2= $19.58 per hour
Kitchen Assistant Beverly Turnquist Starting 10/7/2024 Step 2= $18.80 per hour, up to 15 hours per week
LTS FHS EA Emma Thorsten Starting 9/27/2024, up to 8 weeks Step 2= $19.58 per hour
Van Driver Shannon Orton Starting 9/1/2024, increased hours to 3.25 per day  
Kitchen Assistant Crystal Chmielewski Moving from a sub to an employee Step 1= $18.24 per hour up to 15 hours a week
Kitchen Assistant Ruthann Kedrowski   Step 3= $19.38 per hour up to 15 hours per week
LTS EA FIS Tracey Whaley Starting Oct. 21-Nov. 28 Step 2=$19.58
ON-Staff Extra Curricular-Fall 2024-25 Individual Notes Pay Level/ Amn't
Fall Musical EA Jennifer Piepgras up to 8 hours Step 5+ long= $21.17 + $1.10= $22.27 per hour
Fall Musical EA Krista Tangen up to 36 hours and 2 performances Step 5 + long= $21.17+$.09= $22.07 per hour
Fall Musical EA Emily Hanks up to 8 hours and 1 performance Step 5 + long= $21.17+$.09= $22.07 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Dan Carlson up to 4 hours per week $32.00 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Noah Ellefson up to 4 hours per week $29.00 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Michelle Hartman up to 4 hours per week $40.00 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Sam Gerads up to 4 hours per week $32.00 per hour
Boys Basketball Assistant/JV Coach Chris gross   $5,469.00
Boys Basketball Head Coach Bennett Lerud   $6,921.00
Jr.High Boys Basketball Coach Dallas Albertson   $3,630.00
Jr.High Boys Basketball Coach Mike Beier   $3630 +$100 Longevity
Off-Staff Extra Curricular Individual Notes Pay Level/ Amn't
C-Squad boys Basketball Coach Scott Beehler   $5,469.00
6.a.3. Fundraising Applications
6.a.3.a. MAHS/ MASC Leadership Forum and Advisors’ Workshop
6.a.3.b. FIS PBIS Donations: Reaching out to the community and parents for donations.
6.a.4. Approval of Meeting Minutes
6.a.5. Board Bills
7. Resolution for Accepting Gifts (Action)
8. Resolution: Sale of St. John's Portable (Action)
9. Dental Insurance 2025 (Discussion/Action)
10. MCA Data Review/Building Goal Review (Discussion)
11. Review School Board Code of Ethics (Discussion)
12. Policies requiring review: (Discussion/Action) Third and Final reading and call for public comment on the following policies:
12.a. Policy 103- COMPLAINTS-STUDENT, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, OTHER PERSONS
12.b. Policy 203.2- ORDER OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING- The Policy committee would like to table this policy until the Organizational Meeting in January 2025.
12.c. Policy 203.5-SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA,
12.d. Policy 524- INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY, AND CELL PHONE ACCEPTABLE USE AND SAFETY POLICY
12.e. Policy 531- THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
12.f. Policy 533- WELLNESS
12.g. Policy 704- DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INVENTORY OF FIXED ASSETS AND A FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
12.h. Policy 709- STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY POLICY
12.i. Policy 206- PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS/COMPLAINTS ABOUT PERSONS AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND DATA PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS
13. Policies requiring review: (Discussion) First reading and call for public comment of the following policies:
13.a. Policy 202- School Board Officers
13.b. Policy 207- Public Hearings
13.c. Policy 213- School Board Committees
13.d. Policy 423- Employee- Student relationships
13.e. Policy 519- Interviews of Students by outside Agencies
14. Budget-Enrollment Report 
15. Administrator Information and Reports
16. Meeting Event and Notices
Note: This list does not include schedule events. Please visit www.foley.k12.mn.us for a full calendar or visit the district office.
16.a. 10/17-10/18-No school MEA
16.b. 11/13/2024- Regular School Board meeting at 6pm in the FIS Media Center

17. Committee Reports: 

DACCS, Wellness, Athletic Booster, Benton Stearns, Building/Grounds, Finance, Foley Area Foundation, Health & Safety, Insurance, MSBA, MSHSL, Policy, Tenure and Contracts/Negotiations.

18. Opportunity for board member comments
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: October 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
1. Call the meeting to order/roll call
Subject:
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
3. Mission Statement
Subject:
4. Open forum for citizens to address the school board
Subject:
5. Approved of Agenda
Subject:
6. Approval of routine business items which includes the consent agenda, board bills, and the approval of meeting minutes.
Subject:
6.a. Consent Agenda
Subject:
6.a.1. Retirements-Resignations
Subject:
6.a.1.a. Child Nutrition-Cheryl Pick will retire from her position as the Director of Child Nutrition as of November 30, 2024.
Attachments:
Subject:
6.a.1.b. Child Nutrition- Ruthann Kedrowski resigns from her cooking position as of 10/18/24.
Attachments:
Subject:
6.a.1.c. Superintendent- Trish Perry will be resigning from her position as the Superintendent for Foley Public Schools as of 6/30/2025.
Subject:
6.a.2. Contracts/Adjustments/Position Change
Subject:
6.a.2.a.
Contracts-New or changed Individual Notes Pay Level/ Amn't
FES EA Justine Bruska Starting 10/7/2024 Step 2= $19.58 per hour
Kitchen Assistant Beverly Turnquist Starting 10/7/2024 Step 2= $18.80 per hour, up to 15 hours per week
LTS FHS EA Emma Thorsten Starting 9/27/2024, up to 8 weeks Step 2= $19.58 per hour
Van Driver Shannon Orton Starting 9/1/2024, increased hours to 3.25 per day  
Kitchen Assistant Crystal Chmielewski Moving from a sub to an employee Step 1= $18.24 per hour up to 15 hours a week
Kitchen Assistant Ruthann Kedrowski   Step 3= $19.38 per hour up to 15 hours per week
LTS EA FIS Tracey Whaley Starting Oct. 21-Nov. 28 Step 2=$19.58
ON-Staff Extra Curricular-Fall 2024-25 Individual Notes Pay Level/ Amn't
Fall Musical EA Jennifer Piepgras up to 8 hours Step 5+ long= $21.17 + $1.10= $22.27 per hour
Fall Musical EA Krista Tangen up to 36 hours and 2 performances Step 5 + long= $21.17+$.09= $22.07 per hour
Fall Musical EA Emily Hanks up to 8 hours and 1 performance Step 5 + long= $21.17+$.09= $22.07 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Dan Carlson up to 4 hours per week $32.00 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Noah Ellefson up to 4 hours per week $29.00 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Michelle Hartman up to 4 hours per week $40.00 per hour
FHS Credit Recovery Sam Gerads up to 4 hours per week $32.00 per hour
Boys Basketball Assistant/JV Coach Chris gross   $5,469.00
Boys Basketball Head Coach Bennett Lerud   $6,921.00
Jr.High Boys Basketball Coach Dallas Albertson   $3,630.00
Jr.High Boys Basketball Coach Mike Beier   $3630 +$100 Longevity
Off-Staff Extra Curricular Individual Notes Pay Level/ Amn't
C-Squad boys Basketball Coach Scott Beehler   $5,469.00
Subject:
6.a.3. Fundraising Applications
Subject:
6.a.3.a. MAHS/ MASC Leadership Forum and Advisors’ Workshop
Attachments:
Subject:
6.a.3.b. FIS PBIS Donations: Reaching out to the community and parents for donations.
Attachments:
Subject:
6.a.4. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Attachments:
Subject:
6.a.5. Board Bills
Attachments:
Subject:
7. Resolution for Accepting Gifts (Action)
Attachments:
Subject:
8. Resolution: Sale of St. John's Portable (Action)
Attachments:
Subject:
9. Dental Insurance 2025 (Discussion/Action)
Subject:
10. MCA Data Review/Building Goal Review (Discussion)
Attachments:
Subject:
11. Review School Board Code of Ethics (Discussion)
Attachments:
Subject:
12. Policies requiring review: (Discussion/Action) Third and Final reading and call for public comment on the following policies:
Subject:
12.a. Policy 103- COMPLAINTS-STUDENT, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, OTHER PERSONS
Attachments:
Subject:
12.b. Policy 203.2- ORDER OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING- The Policy committee would like to table this policy until the Organizational Meeting in January 2025.
Attachments:
Subject:
12.c. Policy 203.5-SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA,
Attachments:
Subject:
12.d. Policy 524- INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY, AND CELL PHONE ACCEPTABLE USE AND SAFETY POLICY
Attachments:
Subject:
12.e. Policy 531- THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Attachments:
Subject:
12.f. Policy 533- WELLNESS
Attachments:
Subject:
12.g. Policy 704- DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INVENTORY OF FIXED ASSETS AND A FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
Attachments:
Subject:
12.h. Policy 709- STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY POLICY
Attachments:
Subject:
12.i. Policy 206- PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS/COMPLAINTS ABOUT PERSONS AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND DATA PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS
Attachments:
Subject:
13. Policies requiring review: (Discussion) First reading and call for public comment of the following policies:
Subject:
13.a. Policy 202- School Board Officers
Attachments:
Subject:
13.b. Policy 207- Public Hearings
Attachments:
Subject:
13.c. Policy 213- School Board Committees
Attachments:
Subject:
13.d. Policy 423- Employee- Student relationships
Attachments:
Subject:
13.e. Policy 519- Interviews of Students by outside Agencies
Attachments:
Subject:
14. Budget-Enrollment Report 
Attachments:
Subject:
15. Administrator Information and Reports
Attachments:
Subject:
16. Meeting Event and Notices
Note: This list does not include schedule events. Please visit www.foley.k12.mn.us for a full calendar or visit the district office.
Subject:
16.a. 10/17-10/18-No school MEA
Subject:
16.b. 11/13/2024- Regular School Board meeting at 6pm in the FIS Media Center
Subject:

17. Committee Reports: 

DACCS, Wellness, Athletic Booster, Benton Stearns, Building/Grounds, Finance, Foley Area Foundation, Health & Safety, Insurance, MSBA, MSHSL, Policy, Tenure and Contracts/Negotiations.

Subject:
18. Opportunity for board member comments

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