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July 27, 2021 School Board Minutes
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| School Board Meeting Minutes July 27, 2021 The Board of Education of Independent School District #238 met on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 6:04 pm in the Media Center. Members present in person: Adkins, Miller, Marquardt, Wilder, Livingood, Weidemann, Tollefsrud, Superintendent Kuphal Also present in person: Principal Michelle Weidemann, District Secretary Lisa Halverson, Rich Wicks, RuthAnn Sacquitne, Jessica Hahn-Miller Members absent: Student Representative Matthew McClimon The meeting was called to order by Chair Adkins at 6:04 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Agenda Changes/Additions: Motion to approve the revised agenda by Marquardt, second by Weidemann and carried unanimously, to approve the agenda. Approval of Minutes: Motion by Wilder, second by Livingood and carried unanimously, to approve the June 15, 2021 minutes. Consent Agenda: Motion by Wilder, second by Weidemann and carried unanimously, to approve the consent agenda. . PreK-12 Principal Report: Congratulations to the Trap team placing 19th out of 158 teams at Nationals! Colton Heintz-Kuderer placed 20th and Austin Snell placed 35th individually. Still looking to fill open positions. There is interest in the Preschool Teacher opening, but nothing yet for Choir. The hope is to combine these two positions. Still advertising for Head Custodian, Preschool Para, Health Secretary, and possibly Media Assistant. Back-to-School night will be September 1st 3:30-6:30. Staff Inservice Week will be held August 30th-September 3rd. HS students (7th-12th) start back September 7th. Elementary students (PreK-6th) start back September 8th. A survey will be going out to see how much interest there is in the SAC program this year. Superintendent Report: Board negotiations have been put on hold with teachers and non-certified staff. Gary will call Mike Bernard to discuss the bussing contract. An MREA conference will be held November 14-16 at Craguns in Brainerd, MN. The theme is “Rural Strong”. If any board members are interested in attending, they should contact Gary within the next few days. “Redefining Ready” is a national organization being brought to MN to determine what it takes for students to become college, life, or career ready. Five staff members will be attending the first meeting August 9th. Construction update: gym floor is behind schedule, but still pushing to be finalized August 13th. May not have bleachers at the beginning of the school year/VB season due to shortage of materials. Materials for Science room cabinets are scheduled to be here around August 16th. Once materials arrive, it won’t take long to install. Making progress on bathrooms and roofing. New fencing is done by the football field. Currently working on parking lot, should finish next week. Front steps are done. The same company is finished repairing other walls throughout the school. Working on the concession stand. Gary is working with Spring Grove Schools to set up a plan on utilizing one of their Administrators as a resource for updating our curriculum. Once they can put together a detailed plan, it will be brought to the board. Items for Action and/or Discussion: Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Ten-Year Plan - Motion by Weidemann, second by Livingood and carried unanimously, to approve the Long-Term Facilities Maintenance ten-year plan. 2021-22 Resolution for membership in MSHSL - Motion by Weidemann, second by Wilder and carried unanimously, to approve the 2021-22 resolution for membership in MSHSL. Gary will talk with Lonnie regarding fees for sports shared with other schools. 2021-22 Year-Long Advisors and Fall Coaches - Motion by Weidemann, second by Tollefsrud and carried unanimously, to approve the 2021-22 Advisors and Coaches list with the correction to remove RuthAnn Sacquitne from Math Wizards and Knowledge Bowl. Second Reading of Extra-Curricular Handbook of 21-22 - Motion by Wilder, second by Livingood and carried unanimously, to approve the second reading of the 21-22 Extra-Curricular Handbook. Second Reading of PreK-12 Handbook for 21-22 - Motion by Livingood, second by Weidemann and carried unanimously, to approve the second reading of the 21-22 PreK-12 Handbook with noted changes. Distance Learning Plan for 2021-22 - Motion by Marquardt, second by Miller and carried unanimously, to not offer Distance Learning for the 21-22 school year. Contract with Neil Folstad from September 2021-August 2022 - Motion by Miller, second by Marquardt and carried unanimously, to approve a 12-month contract with Neil Folstad at $500/month as a reference for whomever takes over his position. Return to School Plan for 2021-22 - Motion by Wilder, second by Weidemann and carried unanimously, to approve the 21-22 Return to School Plan, with masks required on transportation per Federal guidelines. Agreement with HVED to purchase education services for 2021-22 - Increased from approximately $68,000 to $72,000. Motion by Miller, second by Livingood to accept the agreement with HVED to purchase education services for 21-22. Roll call vote was taken. Adkins, Miller, Tollefsrud, Livingood, Weidemann and Wilder voted in favor of the motion. Marquardt voted against. Motion was passed 6-1. Increasing SEC Admission Fees in 2021-22 - Fees increased to $6/adults and $4/students. Motion by Miller, second by Livingood and carried unanimously to accept the increased SEC admission fees set by the Southeast Conferences for 21-22. Playoff Tournaments are established by the MN State HS League. Future Meeting and Calendar Updates: August 17, 2021; School Board Meeting, 6:00pm September 21, 2021; School Board Meeting, 6:00pm October 19, 2021; School Board Meeting, 6:00pm Adjournment: Motion by Marquardt, second by Weidemann and carried unanimously to adjourn at 7:28 pm. Jason Marquardt, Clerk___________________________________ |
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