INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 94 CLOQUET, MINNESOTA APRIL 23, 2012 REGULAR MEETING

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 94

CLOQUET, MINNESOTA

APRIL 23, 2012

REGULAR MEETING

The regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 was called to order by Board Clerk D. Buytaert at 302 - 14th Street, in the City of Cloquet, on April 23, 2012 at 6:02 p.m.

S. Crowley made a motion to appoint D. Battaglia as Acting Chair for meeting. D. Buytaert seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by a yea vote of all members present on roll call.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call - the following Board members were present on roll call:

-Duane Buytaert

-Jim Crowley

-Dave Battaglia

-Dan Danielson

-Sandy Crowley

Also present:

-Superintendent Ken Scarbrough

-Leanne Schmidt, Education Minnesota - Cloquet

Principals Present:

-Warren Peterson, High School

-Connie Hyde, CAAEP/High School

-Randy Thudin, Washington School

-David Wangen, Churchill School

-Tom Brenner, Middle School

Absent: Board Member G. Huard, Indian Education Director Tara Graves, and Student Board Representatives Kyle Lau and Lyndsey Bushnell.

APPROVAL OF BOARD AGENDA

-RESOLVED by S. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the April 23, 2012 School Board meeting agenda, as presented. D. Buytaert moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES

-RESOLVED by D. Danielson that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the April 9, 2012 school board meeting minutes, as presented. S. Crowley moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

OPEN FORUM

-District Technology Director, Yvette Maijala provided a summary of district-wide technology needs for the buildings, labs, and classrooms. She outlined what the technology department will be working on as it relates to those needs for the coming school year. The Technology Committee is currently working on updating their plan for the next three years which will include goals to be accomplished.

Reports were provided by the building principals.

WIRE TRANSFER

-RESOLVED by D. Buytaert that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the wire transfer in the amount of $825,000.00 on April 13, 2012, as presented. J. Crowley moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

CONSENT ITEMS

-RESOLVED by J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves that the consent items be approved, as submitted. D. Buytaert moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call. Discussion followed. Several board members asked about including board member building representatives in the interview process when positions are being filled. They felt that it is important they know about any hiring before a board meeting and are provided the opportunity to provide input.

OLD BUSINESS

-RESOLVED by D. Buytaert that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the Regional Resources contract for the time period July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013, in the amount of $89,020.00 for 177 days of service to be provided, as presented. Discussion followed. It was asked that the last payment date be changed to June 30, 2013. A question was raised regarding the extra seven days - a board member indicated they didn't remember saying they were going to increase the days of the contract from 170. It was explained that the additional seven days were given to accommodate attendance at conferences and out-of-district meetings that occur throughout the year. D. Danielson moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by a three to two (3:2) yea vote of all members present on roll call. Board members D. Buytaert, D. Battaglia, and D. Danielson vote yea. Board members S. Crowley and J. Crowley voted nay.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

-There was nothing to report at this time.

SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE REPORT

-The Student Enrollment Report as of April 18, 2012 was presented for review. Board member J. Crowley asked that an update on open enrollment numbers be provided at the next board meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

-RESOLVED by D. Buytaert that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the 2012 Qwest Foundation Teachers & Technology Grant Application, as presented. S. Crowley moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

-RESOLVED by J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the 2012-2013 Resolution for Membership to the Minnesota State High School League, as presented. D. Danielson moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

-RESOLVED by D. Danielson that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the Cloquet Special Education Contracts for Service #9 and #10 - Revised 4/12/12, as follows:

Revision of contract #9 with Fond du Lac Reservation Business Committee on behalf of Fond du Lac Preschool Early Learning Programs reflecting the following: Additional three (3) days for ECSE teacher, changing the contract end date to May 25, 2012. The contract total increased $719.28 from $61,629.75 to $62,349.03.

-Revision of contract #10 with Fond du Lac Reservation Business Committee on behalf of Fond du Lac Preschool Early Learning Programs reflecting the following: Additional three (3) days for Speech/Language teacher, changing the contract end date to May 25, 2012. The contract total increased $994.80 from $101,508.55 to $102,503.25.

D. Buytaert moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by a unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

-RESOLVED by D. Buytaert that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the Shade Structure Grant in the amount of $8,000 to purchase and install a shade structure, as presented. J. Crowley moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

-RESOLVED by J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the Northern Lights Special Education Cooperative (NLSEC) Agreement - Membership Renewal for 2012-2013. S. Crowley moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

Washington Principal Selection - Superintendent Ken Scarbrough reported on the Principal Selection Committee interviews that took place this past Saturday. He expressed his thanks to the staff and parents who participated in this process. Seven candidates were interviewed and oral and written feedback was provided to the Principal Selection Steering Committee. Discussion followed with Steering Committee members and a consensus was reached. The Principal Selection Steering Committee is recommending the following individuals be provided a second interview with the school board: Connie Hyde from Cloquet, BJ Berg from Carlton, and Lisa Edwards from Windom, Minnesota. Board member S. Crowley made a motion to accept the list of candidates. D. Danielson seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by a yea vote of all members present on roll call. The Board set the date for second interviews to take place on Monday, April 30, 2012, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Garfield School Board Room.

-Second Reading of District Policies:

a. District Policy #422.9 - Substitute Teachers Rate of Pay - there were no other suggested changes to policy. A third reading will take place at the next meeting.

b. District Policy #719 - Fund Balances - a suggestion was made to insert the word "expenditures" in the first sentence under section V. Minimum Fund Balance - within the policy. A third reading will take place at the next meeting.

-RESOLVED by J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the re-structuring of the CAAEP Junior High Program, as presented. D. Buytaert moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

-District Strategic Planning - Superintendent Ken Scarbrough provided a handout that outlined the preliminary results of the recent District strategic planning that occurred over the past several weeks. He will be working with the administrators to bring back specific details on each goal to the board.

-RESOLVED by J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the Miller-Dwan Foundation Parent Support Mentor Pilot Program Grant in the amount of $6,784.00, as presented. S. Crowley moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

Agenda Addendums

For Your Information

-Churchill Elementary Health and Wellness Newsletter, April 2012

-2012 MN Academy of State Science Fair - Cloquet Middle and High Schools

-2012 MN Academy of Junior Science & Humanities Symposium - Northeastern Minnesota Cloquet/Duluth East High Schools

-Congratulations to Connie Hyde on the Minnesota Association of Secondary Schools Principals - Assistant Principal of the Year Award

UPCOMING EVENTS

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Acting Board Chair D. Battaglia adjourned the meeting at 7:07 p.m.

Clerk of the School Board

ATTEST:

Chair of the School Board

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