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Meeting Agenda
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL and ESTABLISH a QUORUM
4. ADDITIONAL ITEMS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
If you have an item for the Regular Board of Education public comment period, please email Board of Education Chair Josef Garcia (josefgarcia@crosslakekids.org) with your name and topic on the Friday before the Board Meeting.  You may appear in person before the Board or virtually via the Google Meet. 

JUST a reminder, public comments will only take place during this agenda item.  No public comments or chat comments will be accepted following this agenda item.
6. AGENDA
6.A. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Crosslake Community Schools Board of Education and will be acted upon by one motion; however, any Board Director may request that items on the Consent Agenda be removed from it for independent consideration. Any items so identified will be moved to the Action Item portion of the Agenda.
6.A.1. Board of Education Minutes - December 16, 2024
6.A.2. World's Best Workforce Meeting Minutes - December 16, 2024
6.A.3. Finance Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2024
6.A.4. Personnel Matters
6.A.5. Food Service Reports - December Clics
6.B. ACADEMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, and PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATES
6.C. ACTION ITEMS
6.C.1. Review and Approve December 2024 Financial Information
6.C.2. Approve Policies
6.C.3. Board Election Judges
6.D. INFORMATION /DISCUSSION ITEMS
6.D.1. District Personnel
6.D.2. Professional Development - Board of Education Trainings
6.D.3. Director Evaluations
6.D.4. Board Elections Details 
6.D.5. Bylaws 
6.D.6. Fishing Opener - Governor Walz 
6.E. REPORTS
6.E.1. Executive Director Report
6.E.2. CCS' Directors
6.E.3. Finance Committee
6.E.4. Academic Performance/Achievement and CACR 
6.E.5. EE Seat-Based Committee
6.E.6. EE Online Committee
6.E.7. Directors' Evaluations
7. AUTHORIZER UPDATE
8. FEBRUARY  MEETING PREPARATION
8.A. Suggestion for Discussion Topics for Next Meeting
9. BOARD MEETING EVALUATION
10. ADJOURN the REGULAR BOARD of EDUCATION MEETING
 
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Meeting: January 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Subject:
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Subject:
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Subject:
3. ROLL CALL and ESTABLISH a QUORUM
Description:
A full Roll Call will need to be taken as we have a remote board director.

Josef Garcia, Mindy Glazier, Jared Griffin, Mike Neumann, Emily Stull Richardson, Clare Thompson, Colin Williams, Belinda Yurick

We have established a quorom.

Jared Griffin will be attending the meeting remotely:
Grandview North Hotel Lobby
23521 Nokomis Avenue
Nisswa, Minnesota 56468
  

Emily Stull Richardson will be attending the meeting remotely:
Wilberg Memorial Public Library
Public Library of Osceola
310 Chieftain St.
Osceola, WI 54020

Clare Thompson will be attending the meeting remotely:
Caribou Coffee
425 8th Ave NE
Brainerd, MN
Subject:
4. ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Subject:
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
If you have an item for the Regular Board of Education public comment period, please email Board of Education Chair Josef Garcia (josefgarcia@crosslakekids.org) with your name and topic on the Friday before the Board Meeting.  You may appear in person before the Board or virtually via the Google Meet. 

JUST a reminder, public comments will only take place during this agenda item.  No public comments or chat comments will be accepted following this agenda item.
Subject:
6. AGENDA
Subject:
6.A. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Crosslake Community Schools Board of Education and will be acted upon by one motion; however, any Board Director may request that items on the Consent Agenda be removed from it for independent consideration. Any items so identified will be moved to the Action Item portion of the Agenda.
Subject:
6.A.1. Board of Education Minutes - December 16, 2024
Attachments:
Subject:
6.A.2. World's Best Workforce Meeting Minutes - December 16, 2024
Attachments:
Subject:
6.A.3. Finance Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2024
Attachments:
Subject:
6.A.4. Personnel Matters
Description:

Departing Staff:
Name: Cindy Hammerschmidt
Position: Kids Care Teacher
Last Day: 12/19/24

New Hire:
Name: Jenna Slack
Position: Online Special Education Teacher
Start Date: 1/16/25
FTE: .5
Step: 3
Salary: $24,634.99 per year

Internal Shift
Name: Jenna Leadbetter
Position: Executive Director
Start Date: 12/17/24
FTE: Full-time, year-round
Step: n/a
Salary: $130,000 per year
Subject:
6.A.5. Food Service Reports - December Clics
Attachments:
Subject:
6.B. ACADEMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, and PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATES
Presenter:
Becky Gilbertson
Description:
Becky Gilbertson will be presenting on Environmental Education 

(note: Osprey Wilds' monthly Board of Education rotation of Exhibit S schedule is included each month for reference purposes only)
Attachments:
Subject:
6.C. ACTION ITEMS
Subject:
6.C.1. Review and Approve December 2024 Financial Information
Attachments:
Subject:
6.C.2. Approve Policies
Description:

408 Subpoena of a School Employee
410 Family and Medical Leave
414 Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse
528 Student Parental, Family and Marital Status Non Discrimination
531 Pledge of Allegiance
552 Admin Guidelines for Gender Inclusion
630 Religious Accommodations
706 Acceptance of Gifts
 
Attachments:
Subject:
6.C.3. Board Election Judges
Description:
Elect Paula Green, Beth Duffy and Jen Miller as Election Judges for the 2024-2025 school year.
Subject:
6.D. INFORMATION /DISCUSSION ITEMS
Subject:
6.D.1. District Personnel
Description:
Changing Laurie Jost to a .9FTE title teacher and .1 SPED teacher for an hourly rate of $48.67 per hour for her special education services.

(note: Board of Education approved Hiring Procedure is included each month for reference purposes)
Attachments:
Subject:
6.D.2. Professional Development - Board of Education Trainings
Description:

Board Directors will be notified of upcoming training, nothing is currently available.
Subject:
6.D.3. Director Evaluations
Description:
OW expects CCS's Board will participate in school leader evaluation activities at least four times per year as follows
December/January: Mid-year progress report or update and goal revision (as necessary).
February/March: Planning for and undertaking evaluation activities.
April-June: Conduct evaluation, share results with the school leader, and make decisions based on those results.
July/August: Set goals for the upcoming school year.
Subject:
6.D.4. Board Elections Details 
Description:

 
Attachments:
Subject:
6.D.5. Bylaws 
Description:

 
Attachments:
Subject:
6.D.6. Fishing Opener - Governor Walz 
Subject:
6.E. REPORTS
Description:

(note: board appointed committees schedule is included for reference purposes only)
Subject:
6.E.1. Executive Director Report
Attachments:
Subject:
6.E.2. CCS' Directors
Attachments:
Subject:
6.E.3. Finance Committee
Subject:
6.E.4. Academic Performance/Achievement and CACR 
Subject:
6.E.5. EE Seat-Based Committee
Subject:
6.E.6. EE Online Committee
Subject:
6.E.7. Directors' Evaluations
Subject:
7. AUTHORIZER UPDATE
Description:
The Sounding Board #15 - Board Member Recruitment

 
Attachments:
Subject:
8. FEBRUARY  MEETING PREPARATION
Subject:
8.A. Suggestion for Discussion Topics for Next Meeting
Subject:
9. BOARD MEETING EVALUATION
Subject:
10. ADJOURN the REGULAR BOARD of EDUCATION MEETING
 
Description:
Schedule of upcoming Board of Education Meetings for 2024-2025:

February 10, 2025 (Second Monday due to President’s Day - no school)
March 17, 2025
April 14, 2025 (Second Monday due to Easter Monday - no school)
May 19, 2025
June 16, 2025

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