Wednesday, September 6, 2023 - School Board Meeting at 6:00 p.m.  

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - School Board Retreat at 4:30 p.m. at Quora Education Center
 

Visitors attending the meeting who wish to address the school board on any issue that is not on the agenda may do so at this time. We ask that you complete the Request to Address the School Board form linked here prior to the school board meeting.

Valerie Dosland, lobbyist, Ewald Consulting
 

Policy 504: Student Dress and Appearance

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Policy 506: Student Discipline

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Policy 515: Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records

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Policy 516.5: Overdose Medication

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Policy 624: Online Instruction

 

Meeting Minutes from June 7, 2023.
 

$8,981,251.27 for check numbers *601829 - 602027, ACH payments and Wires except for voids as marked on the check register.
 

Employment, Resignation/Termination, Rescind Resignation, Eliminate Positions, Adjust Hours/FTE, Leave of Absence,  Reassignments/Transfers, Recall, New Positions, Rescind Non-Renewal, Renewal of Individual Contracts, Variance Notice
 

A $600 donation was made to the Automotive Technology Program to purchase tools for Auto Tech from Vida Macdonald.

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A $434 donation was made to Northeast Metro 916 in appreciation of their great work with students from Steven Brunner at  Council #3657 from Forest Lake of the Knights of Columbus.

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A $1456 donation was made to Northeast Metro 916 in appreciation of their great work with students from Jeffrey Schmidt at  Council #4967 from North St Paul of the Knights of Columbus.
 

Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) - $6,973.00

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Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) - $11,491.00

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Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) - $1315.00

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Brightworks (formerly Metro ECSU) - $1200.00

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916 Education Foundation - $2,500.00
 

Our school board policy 531 outlines the pledge of allegiance expectations. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 121A.11, subd. 3 (2) local school boards may waive this requirement annually. It is recommended that Northeast Metro 916 waive this requirement for all programs. 

 

School Board Chairperson Marilynn Forsberg will provide an overview of and comments about the 2022-23 performance evaluation of Northeast Metro 916’s Superintendent of Schools.
 

These policies were presented for a first reading at the May 3 board meeting and presented for approval at the June 7 board meeting. There was a request for further clarification of these policies. A change was made to Policy 208 since the last review: 722: Public Data Requests

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722 Form: Public Data Requests Form

 

Attached is the 2023-24 organizational chart for Northeast Metro 916. 
 

The Minnesota legislature amended the length of the school year and required hours of instruction to provide districts with the option of developing a plan for e-learning for up to 10 days so that students have continued access to learning when district buildings are closed due to inclement weather or other reasons. Using guidance from the Minnesota Department of Education, 916 has developed an e-learning plan, which can be adapted to meet individual program priorities and student needs.

During the 2023 legislative session, a change was made that requires an e-learning day plan to be adopted by the board after meeting and negotiating with the teacher’s union. This revision makes the topic of e-Learning a term and condition of employment under PELRA. However, the need for board approval prior to the start of the 2023-2024 school year remains.

The plan presented for adoption was drafted according to statutory language. Adoption of the proposed plan satisfies statutory timelines, but the plan will continue to be subject to collective bargaining between the District and the teacher’s union and is subject to change.
 

Northeast Metro 916 utilizes Teachers on Call (TOC) to fill Teacher, Education Assistant Specialist and Education Assistant absences with qualified substitutes. The administrative fee for services provided by TOC for the 2023-2024 school year is 28% and proposed substitute rates are as follows:

Teacher Full Day: $185

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Teacher Half Day: $92.50

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Long Term Substitute Teacher Full Day: $210

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Long Term Substitute Teacher Half Day: $105

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Retired Teacher Full Day: $260

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Retired Teacher Half Day: $130

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Education Assistant: First step on salary schedule

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Education Assistant Specialist: First step on salary schedule
 

The purpose of this agreement is to facilitate the delivery of mental health and related services to students attending Northeast Metro 916  programs. These services are provided through the School-Linked Mental Health Grant and delivered by Canvas Health TAP therapists and in the EMHC classrooms. 
 

Playworks believes in the power of play to bring out the best in every child. Playworks helps schools, districts, youth programs, and other organizations make the most of recess (or their play time) through on-site staffing, consultative support, professional development, and free resources. 
 

In the interest of improving our emergency responsiveness plan, resolving classroom intervention issues during situations like student elopement and cross-building communication, and adding capacity to our currently limited system, the district has sought to replace our existing Motorola Push-To-Talk radio solution with something more technologically capable.
 
We engaged in discussions with four different vendors to evaluate alternatives and received two quotes for a cellular-based solution that, in addition to providing push-to-talk, gives us the following additional features:

Unlimited Range Push-To-Talk

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Emergency 911 calling from every radio

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Hands-Off programming changes

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Building-to-building communication groups

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Automated building-wide emergency broadcasting during emergencies

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Federally funded bolstering of cellular signals at challenging sites

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Expanded capacity to serve the number of devices programs are requesting

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This purchase would take place under Minnesota State Contract No. 138528 and would be month-to-month with no long-term contracts or commitments. After some additional negotiation, our quoted costs are slightly below state-contract pricing to meet our unique needs.
 

The Board Forum provides School Board members with an opportunity to share items of interest and information from their home district. Board members may share verbal updates at the meeting which are pertinent to all of the member districts related to the following:

• MSBA, AMSD and special events in Northeast Metro 916 and Member Districts