January 8

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 831
Forest Lake, MN
ORGANIZATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
January 8, 2015
Revised for Publication
The following unapproved minutes have been revised for publication and will be approved at the next School Board Meeting. The full text is posted on the district web site, available by standard or email, and for public inspection at the school district offices during normal business hours.
There was a reception preceding the sch bd mtg to recognize outgoing sch bd mmbrs Bystrom & Turner.
The organizational mtg. of the School Board of ISD No. 831, Forest Lk., MN, was called to order by Rob Rapheal at 7:02 p.m. on 1-8-15, at the School District Offices. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, President Rapheal administered the oath of office to the newly elected school board members Karen Morehead, Luke Odegaard and Jill Olson. Roll was called and the following mmbrs were present: Julie Corcoran, Dan Kieger, Karen Morehead, Luke Odegaard, Jill Olson, Robert Rapheal, Gail Theisen, and Supt. Linda Madsen, ex officio.
Election of 2015 Officers: Unanimous votes were cast for Sch Bd officers as follows: President Rob Rapheal; Vice President Dan Kieger; Clerk Gail Theisen; Treasurer Julie Corcoran
The mtg agenda was reviewed and unchanged.
Mmbrs Corcoran and Theisen rptd one visitor at the Listening Session and they discussed the pool and YMCA partnerships.
Student Achievement:
Wyom Elem Principal Borman introduced 4th grade teacher K. Edwards who rptd on family math night at Wyom.
Positive Happenings: Sch Bd Mmbrs rpted on sch programs and events attended the past month.
Reports:
Bldgs. & Grounds Mmbr Corcoran rptd they had a facility task force update, high school air quality update and discussed the YMCA partnership.
Communications Mmbr Morehead rptd that the cmte discussed kdgn roundup, district Facebook page, and Immersion enrollment will open in January. They received a facilities update & rptd sch brochures are being updated.
EMID Mmbr Morehead rptd emailing all SB members a copy of the EMID newsletter and EMID is talking to legislators about their programs.
Policy HR Dir Friedmann rptd having preliminary discussion on all policies on the agenda under new business.
Finance Mmbr Kieger rptd that the cmte recvd a facilities update, 2014-15 budget update and discussed the proposal for reductions for the 15-16 sch year.
Staff Welfare Mmbr Kieger rptd discussing the facility and bond, budget staffing reductions, and received a SW IB update.
City of Forest Lake Mmbr Theisen rptd there was a farewell reception for outgoing Mayor Johnson and Council Mmbr Young. The council continues to work though budget reductions, there will be a Rush Line Corridor open house mtg on 1/13, and the annual citizen survey was mailed out to residents.
916 Mmbr Theisen rptd they had their organizational mtg and rcvd an update on Capital View and the Karner Blue Education Center. They rcvd a presentation on their blind and visually impaired services and discussed the Lake Elmo land purchase.
Supt. report: Dr. Madsen rptd the SEC Music Festival is 2/2 at 7 pm at Mounds View HS, 2/10 is kdgn round up at all elem schools and there will be afternoon & evening sessions. Feb 13 is the 916 Foundation Benefit, the Rotary Plunge is 2/22, the Food4Kids Backpack Program which is partnering with Family Pathways has received enough funding to continue to provide food for 50 students at Forest View & FL Elem for the remainder of the sch year. Dr. Madsen discussed the procedure to cancel sch and rptd that sch age child care is now available at 3 locations when school is closed. She spoke with Rep. Dettmer who is sponsoring an Alt Facilities bill, and the district is partnering with Bemidji schools in pursuing a bill regarding transportation funding to ease the financial impact on districts our size. There will be a benefit for Jessica Erickson on 1/24 from noon until 10 pm at the VFW in FL.
Consent agenda: Mmbr Kieger moved to appv Consent agenda items 9.1-9.13. The motion was 2nd by Mmbr Morehead, all mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Appvd the minutes of Dec 4 & 18, 2014.
Appvd the bills as of Jan 8 totaling $1,872,049.09 broken into the following funds: General Fund $1,280,778.61; Food $116,274.39; Transp: $223,879.39; Comm. Services $67,034.90; Maroon Gold Spt Ctr $7,486.20; Grants $2,223.97; Capital $108,063.79; Debt Service $817.60; Pop Fund $46,101.26; Federal prog, $2,547.57; Special Ed $16,841.41
Appvd Classified Personnel: Resign 1; Employ 2; Trans. 2; LOA 4
Appvd Licensed Personnel: LOA 1; Non-Curricular Assign 7
Continue participation in Metro North ABE.
Banks: US Bank, Wells Fargo, LaSalle Bank, PMA Financial Network Inc., MN School District Liquid Asset Fund (MSDLAF), First State Bank of Wyoming, Security State Bank of Marine, Central Bank, First Resource Bank, Lake Area Bank, TCF, Frandsen Bank & Trust.
Legal Counsel: Ratwik, Roszak, & Maloney, P.A.; Kennedy & Graven, Chartered; Booth Law Group; Rupp, Anderson, Squires and Waldspurger, P.A.
District Doctor: Dr. Julie Kammer
Fiscal Consultant: Springsted, Inc. and Ehlers & Associates, Inc.
Set sch bd mtg dates and times: Kept the practice of reg sch bd mtgs on the first Thursday of each month at 7 pm, and cmte meetings/sch bd mtg on the third Thurs of each mo beginning at 6 pm.
Authorized use of facsimile signatures on district checks per State law and Sch Bd policies.
Authorized the Dir of Business Svcs or designee to make electronic fund transfers, stop payment requests, approve certain claims, contracts for budgeted goods and services, and approve change orders.
Appointed J. Tolzmann as the Local Educ. Agency (LEA) Rep. for Title I, IIA, IID, III, IV, V and VII, and Carl Perkins for the FL Area Schools.
Donations: Mmbr Odegaard moved, 2nd by Mmbr Corcoran to adopt the resolution accepting donations: Approximately 200-300 rulers from A-1 Tire Service, Inc., Stacy, to Linwood Elem valued at $100; iPads and iPad Covers from Wyom PTA to Wyom Elem valued at $2580; $2000 from James G. Lindell 1991 Irrevocable Charitable Trust to Century Jr. High Special Ed Dept for iPads; $100 Cub gift card from Doreen Kapfer, CLC, to FLAS Family Support; $15 from Jason & Suzanne Kelly, Cold Spring, MN to Century Jr. High orchestra; $985.40 from Scandia-Marine Lions, Mr. Ross Brunfelt, to Scandia Elem to purchase dictionaries for 3rd grade students; Parabody Fitness Equipment from Greg Evgen, Wyom, to FLHS weight room valued at $2100; $60 from Honeywell Hometown Solutions, MA and $30 from Ila & Paul Munkholm, Osceola, WI to Cent Montessori; 350 flash drives from Russ Ackerman, Scandia, to Scandia Elem; hats, mittens and scarves from Faith Lutheran Church, FL, to FL Elem for students; $100 from Joleen Hoeve, Stacy, to Linwood Elem; $20 from Stephanie Weiger, FL, to Forest View Elem for supplies in Ms. Kozlowskis classroom; $500 from Mike Boyer, Taylors Falls, to FL Supermileage Race Team; $458 from Fastenal, FL, to FL Supermileage Race Team for tools; $100 from Peter J. Wilson, Sears, FL, to FL Supermileage Race Team; $250 from Dacotah Design, LLC, Wyom to FL Supermileage Race Team. All mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Routine Actions: Mmbr Rapheal moved, 2nd by Mmbr Kieger to appv Routine Actions items 11.1-11.13 for 2015. All mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
ECSU Mmbr Kieger will be the Bd Rep to Metro ECSU
MSBA Mmbrs Corcoran & Morehead will be the Bd Reps to the MN Sch Bd Association
TIES Mmbr Rapheal will continue as Bd Rep to TIES
MSHSL Mmbr Kieger will continue to be the Bd Rep to the MN State High School League
EMID Mmbr Morehead will continue to be the Bd Rep to the East Metro Integration District
SEE Mmbrs Olson and Rapheal will be the Bd Reps to Schools for Equity in Education
City of Forest Lake Mmbr Theisen will continue to be the Bd liaison to the City of Forest Lk
Curriculum, Instruction and Equity Cmtee Mmbrs Corcoran & Theisen will serve on the Curriculum, Instruction and Equity Cmtee
Special Ed Advisory Council Mmbrs Kieger & Theisen will be Bd Reps to the Special Ed Advisory Council.
Community Education Advisory Bd Mmbrs Kieger & Rapheal will be Bd Reps to the Comm Ed Advisory Bd.
Agriculture Education Advisory Bd Mmbrs Kieger & Odegaard will be the Bd Reps to the Ag Ed Advisory Bd
Emergency Services/Health Careers Advisory Board Mmbr Rapheal will be the Bd Rep to the EMS/HC Advisory Bd
916 Mmbr Theisen will continue to be the Bd Rep to 916
Mmbr Morehead moved to designate the Forest Lake TIMES as the official Sch District Newspaper for 2015 at the quoted price of $5.55/column inch, 7 pt. type and 9 lines/inch. The motion was 2nd by Mmbr Theisen, by roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye and the motion carried.
Mmbr Kieger moved to increase school board salaries $50/month to $400/month. The motion was 2nd by Mmbr Corcoran. By roll call vote Mmbrs Corcoran, Kieger, Morehead, Rapheal and Theisen voted aye. Mmbrs Odegaard and Olson voted no. The motion carried.
President Rapheal announced the following 2015 cmtee assignments. Mmbr Kieger moved, 2nd by Mmbr Corcoran to appv sch bd committees. All mmbrs present voted aye & the motion carried.
Bldgs & Grounds Morehead, Odegaard, Theisen
Communications Morehead, Theisen
Finance Corcoran, Odegaard, Rapheal
Policy Kieger, Olson
Staff Welfare Corcoran, Kieger, Rapheal
Mmbr Olson is replacing Erin Turner as SB liaison to FL & Forest View Elem, SW Jr. High and STEP. Mmbr Odegaard is replacing Kathy Bystrom as SB liaison to Linwood & Scandia Elem and Century Jr. High.
Old Business:
Mmbr Kieger moved, 2nd by Mmbr Theisen to Direct the Supt and Administration to Make Recommendations for Reductions in Positions, Programs, and Services and Reasons Therefor for 2015-16. By roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Mmbr Theisen moved, 2nd by Mmbr Corcoran to appv new course: Hospitality and Tourism Management. By roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Mmbr Kieger moved, 2nd by Mmbr Morehead to appv course deletion: Advanced Placement Physics A,B,C. By roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Mmbr Morehead moved, 2nd by Mmbr Theisen to Ratify 2014-16 Food Service Bargaining Unit SEIU Local 284 Agreement. By roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Mmbr Kieger moved, 2nd by Mmbr Theisen to appv Technology Acceptable Use and Safety Policy 540. By roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Mmbr Kieger moved, 2nd by Member Theisen to appv Emergency Closing of Schools & Activities Cancellation Policy 608. By roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the motion carried.
Bus Dir Martini revwd a handout given to bd mmbrs to be used as a reference for Saturdays continued bond discussion.
YMCA- The sch bd continues to explore a partnership with the YMCA. Reps from the YMCA were present and gave an update regarding aquatics & dance team space in the new facility.
The bd directed administration to seek preliminary approval from MN Dept of Education.
New Business:
Mmbr Theisen moved to appv Sch Bd Mmbr Reimbursement Guidelines Policy 103A with no changes. Mmbr Morehead 2nd the motion, by roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the policy was appvd.
Mmbr Morehead moved, 2nd by Mmbr Theisen, to appv Out-of-State Travel by Sch Bd Mmbrs Policy 103B with no changes. By roll call vote all mmbrs voted aye & the policy was appvd.
First Rdgs: Professional Behavior Policy 409, Short Term Classified Sub Policy 434, & Use of Student Records Policy 505. These policies will be placed on the next agenda for Bd action.
The Sch Bd revwd upcoming calendar dates and acknowledged communications.
At 8:47 pm Mmbr Kieger moved 2nd by Mmbr Theisen to recess the reg mtg to go into closed session to discuss student expulsion. All mmbrs voted aye & the mtg recessed.
The closed mtg convened at 9:00 pm. Roll call was taken and all mmbrs were present.
At 9:16 pm Mmbr Kieger moved 2nd by Mmbr Odegaard to go into open session. All mmbrs voted aye.
At 9:18 pm the reg mtg was reconvened. Roll call was taken and all mmbrs were present. Mmbr Kieger moved, 2nd by Mmbr Theisen to pass the resolution regarding the student expulsion. A roll call vote was taken & all mmbrs voted aye. The motion carried.
As there was no further business Mmbr Morehead moved to adjourn. The motion was 2nd by Mmbr Odegaard & the mtg adjourned at 9:20 pm.
Published in the
Forest Lake Times
January 22, 2015
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