4.1. A motion was made by ____________________ to approve the agenda for the Monday, March 14, 2022 Regular School Board Meeting as presented/amended. Motion seconded by ____________________

Vote:

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries or does not carry by a ____ Yes to ____ No vote.

5.1. A motion was made by ____________________ to approve the minutes of the Regular School Board Meeting held on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 as presented/amended. Seconded by ____________________

Vote:

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries or does not carry by a ____ Yes to ____ No vote.

7.2. Engagement agreement proposal Agenda Item #9.3: Considering continued short-term as well as long-term facilities needs next steps partnering with ICS-Builds

Presenter:

Attending in-person for questions-and-answers regarding Agenda Item #9.3 Proposal is Jason Splett, with ICS-Builds, Development Manager for LTFM Plans and Projects out of the Park Rapid's office (104 Park Avenue North Suite 201, Park Rapids, MN 56740).

ICS-Builds = Innovate, Collaborate, Sustain-Builds

7.3.a. National School Social Worker Week March 6-12

Each year during the first full week of March Badger Community School acknowledges and recognizes our own John Lee during National School Social Work Week to show our appreciation for his valuable work helping our students strive toward academic and life success.

7.4. Badger School District Budget to Actual Expenditure Report.

Description:  As requested by Board in previous fiscal years; this document will be provided on a monthly basis.

Budget consists of 4 fund balances:
01 General Fund
02 Food Service
04 Community Services
08 Scholarships

* see attached

7.5.c. Winter Sports Number of Participants

7.5.d. Upcoming Dates of Interest - see attached

8.2. Accept Donations: A motion was made by _______________ to accept the donations listed below. Motion seconded by ________________

Vote:

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries or does not carry by a ____ Yes to ____ No vote.

Donations:

$576.14 Benevity Polaris Gives made a donation to the Badger FCCLA.

$59.71 Badger Area Arena Association made a donation for Football Field Improvements

$50.00 Greenbush Pharmacy made a donation for Football Field Improvements

$4,299.00 Wikstrom Telephone Company made a donation to be used for Technology purchases

9.2. Overload compensation teaching during prep period for Quarter 4 only: A motion was made by ____________________ to approve $42.09 per school day overload compensation for teaching during prep period each student day for Dan Carpenter teaching Band and Classroom Music K-12 during his prep (averaged split-preps) period during 4^th quarter only of this 2021-2022 school year. Motion seconded by ____________________

Vote:

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries or does not carry by a ____ Yes to ____ No vote.

Description:

Best recommended alternative for continuity of instruction in lieu of hiring a variety of day-to-day short-call substitute teachers. We have not received any Long-Term Substitute Band and Classroom Music K-12 Teacher applications thus far.

Please see attached tentative daily schedule

2021-2023 BEA Agreement > ARTICLE X > HOURS OF SERVICE >Section 3 Preparation Time and Regular Student Contact Assignment: > Pages 16-17 >

Subd. 5. Overload Pay: … The compensation will be 1/8 of the teacher’s daily rate, multiplied by the number of scheduled student contact days.

Overload Period Quarter 4 Only:

• $1,725.69 = $42.09 per overload period  X  41 Student Days (with no additional make-up days)
• $1,767.78 = $42.09 per overload period  X  42 Student Days (if 1 make-up day added on Mon., April 18)
• $1,809.87 = $42.09 per overload period  X  43 Student Days (if 2 make-up days added on Mon., April 18 and Fri., May 27)

9.3. Approve Phase I Planning with ICS-Builds: A motion was made by  ____________________ to approve hiring ICS-Builds to conduct Phase I Planning for a $ _________.  Seconded by  ____________________

Vote: 

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries or does not carry by a ____ Yes to ____ No vote.

Description:

Facilitate Listening Sessions with Staff, Students, Community;
Demographics;
Educational Adequacy;
Communication Planning;
Indoor Air Quality/Boiler and In-Depth Facility Assessment.

9.4. Approve 2022-2023 Academic Calendar: A motion was made by ____________________ to approve the academic calendar for the 2022-2023 school year as presented (Option #1B). Motion seconded by ____________________

Vote:

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries or does not carry by a ____ Yes to ____ No vote.

Description:

Current MN Statute does not permit school (classes) to start before Labor Day Monday, September 5. Because of this late date within the calendar cycle, to schedule 172 student days and 180 teacher days results in limitations of academic calendar options.

Attached is the recommended 2022-2023 Academic Calendar presented for Board approval.  Option #1B is supported by both the Badger Education Association of Teachers and Administration.

9.5. Approve/Not Approve Monday, April 18, 2022 as an Instructional Make-Up Day: A motion was made by ____________________ to approve/not approve to have Monday, April 18, 2022 as an in-person instructional day for students and staff to make-up one of the two (three?) snow days. Motion seconded by ____________________

Vote:

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries or does not carry by a ____ Yes to ____ No vote.

Description:

Due to inclement weather, school was closed for students on Tuesday, February 1, 2022; Friday, February 18, 2022 and Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (extreme frost frozen pipe day)

Due to inclement weather, school was closed for staff on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 and Friday, February 18, 2022; however, staff had the opportunity to work on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (extreme frost frozen pipe day).

Calendar Amendments to Consider:

MN Statue 120A.40 requires public school districts to have at least 165 days of instruction for students in grades 1-11.  Spread across those days, they’re required to provide at least 425 hours’ worth of instruction to Kindergartners, 935 hours for students in grades 1-6, and 1,020 hours for students in grades 7-12.

Badger schedules supplemental student instructional days at the outset of the year to account for interruptions such as snow days.  Badger's calendar initially had 172 days scheduled, but the option of an amended student day calendar reduced down to 171, 170 or 169 instruction days is a possibility.   At this time, Badger does have approximately a 17 instructional hour buffer over the state minimum (approx. 2 ¾ student days) as a result of three student day closings.

The Board approved 2021-2022 indicates "make-up dates" as being Feb. 21, April 18, May 27.  The Board must approve an amendment to the calendar.
 

1. April 18 is Easter Monday could be a make-up day for Students and Staff.

2. May 27 will be a Student make-up day (Staff are already scheduled to work that day).   And the end-of-year Teacher workshop would then be moved to Tuesday, May 31.

Productivity of Friday, May 27? Teachers need to be innovative to maximize the educational value, extending another day before summer break.
 

3. What is our past practice? If there is only a small number of make-up days and we are still above the statutory minimum requirement, the Board may consider just not making up the day(s).

With the opportunity to develop an e-Learning plan for 2022-2023 and beyond, make-up-day dilemmas may diminish in the future.


As the winter-to-spring seasonal change continues (meaning there may be impassable road conditions or more inclement weather) a decision may need to be made at a later date if any other additional make-up day(s) will be necessary.