INDEPENDENT SCHOO DISTRICT 94

INDEPENDENT SCHOO DISTRICT 94

CLOQUET, MINNESOTA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

REGULAR MEETING

A regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 was called to order in the Board Room of Garfield School, 302 - 14th Street, in the City of Cloquet, on September 24, 2007, at 6:03 p.m.

Superintendent Scarbrough called the meeting to order and asked for nominations to appoint an Acting Chair for the meeting. Board Member S. Crowley made a motion to appoint S. Hammitt as Acting Chair. D. Buytaert seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by a yea vote of all members present on roll call.

Acting Chair S. Hammitt asked for nominations to appoint an Acting Clerk for the meeting. Board Member J. Crowley made a motion to appoint D. Buytaert as Acting Clerk. S. Crowley seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by a yea vote of all members present on roll call.

Roll Call - the following members were present on roll call: Stephanie Hammitt, Jim Crowley, Sandy Crowley, Duane Buytaert, Ron Gittings, Superintendent Ken Scarbrough, Teacher Representative Cathy Schroeder, and Indian Education Representative Melanie Strom. Absent: Board Member Gary Huard and Student School Board Representatives Amanda Rosemore and Colleen McFarlane.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Superintendent Scarbrough indicated that he would be pulling Appendix G-1 from the agenda. He is working with the Secretarial Union on clarification of job classification, etc. Board Member D. Buytaert made a motion to accept the Board Agenda as recommended. S. Crowley seconded the motion and the Board Agenda was approved as recommended by a 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 appoints Ron Gittings as a school board member to fill an unexpired term (September 24, 2007 - December 31, 2008), created by the resignation of Shelly Pritchett (copy on file in the Superintendent's Office).

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

The School Board welcomed Ron Gittings as the newest Board member for ISD No. 94.

RESOLVED by J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the September 10, 2007 meeting minutes of the regular school board meeting, and the September 20 and 21, 2007 meeting minutes of the special school board meetings, as presented (copies on file in the Superintendent's Office).

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 S. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the wire transfer of $950,000.00 on September 14, 2007, and the wire transfer of $100,000.00 on September 24, 2007, as presented (copies on file in the Superintendent's Office).

J. Crowley 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 J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby certifies the proposed 2007 School Levy for Taxes Payable 2008, for the maximum amount, as presented (copy on file in the Superintendent's Office).

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 R. Gittings that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby cancels the December 10, 2007 Truth in Taxation Hearing. According to State law, since Independent School District No. 94's taxes are projected to increase only .37%, less than the "Implicit Price Deflator," the District can cancel this hearing.

S. Crowley 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 that the consent items be approved, as presented (copies on file in the Superintendent's Office):

1. Approve the following staff resignations:

NAME; POSITION; LOCATION; EFFECTIVE DATE

• Arlene Asuma; Data Information Specialist; Central Office; September 28, 2007

• Loel Seboe; 6 1/2 Hr./Day DCD SP Teacher Assistant; Senior High School; September 21, 2007

• Betsy Whitehouse; 1.0 FTE ECSE TeacheR; Washington Elementary; September 21, 2007

• Teri Gradine; 6 Hr./Day EBD Teacher Assistant; CAAEP;September 24, 2007

2. Approve the employment recommendations:
NAME; POSITION; LOCATION; SALARY; START DATE

• Vicky Johnson; 3 Hr./Day 1:1 Kindergarten Teacher Assistant; Washington; $13.83/Hr.; September 18, 2007

• Jami Kalm ; Lunchroom Aide 11:00 to Noon (Monday - Friday); Washington; $10.75/Hr.; September 17, 2007

• Amy Tilberg; True North Americorps.; Elementary After-School; September 10, 2007

• Katie Ojanen; True North Americorps.; Cloquet Youth Center ; September 10, 2007

• Loel Seboe; 6 3/4 Hrs./Day Consist. Support DCD MM Teacher Assistant; Middle School; $13.98/Hr. September 24, 2007

• Jennifer Clinch; AmeriCorp.; Washington; $1,641.00

• Steve Mata ; AmeriCorp.; Washington; $1,641.00

• Besty Whitehouse; 1.0 FTE Birth to Two Tchr.; Middle School; $39,164.00; September 24, 2007

• Teri Gradine; 6 1/2 Hr./Day Consist. Support DCD MM Teacher Assistant; High School; $13.98/Hour; September 25, 2007

3. Approve the posting for a 1.0 FTE Ages 3-5 Early Childhood Special Education teacher for the remainder of the 2007-2008 school year.
4. Approve the posting and employment of a Data Information Specialist due to a staff resignation for 46 weeks up to 52 weeks.

5. Approve the extra-services contracts for the middle school.

6. Approve the posting for a 6 Hour/Day EBD Teacher Assistant at CAAEP and a posting for a 6 _ Hour/Day Consistent Support DCD S/P Teacher Assistant at the high school due vacancies caused by bumping.

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

Board member J. Crowley made a motion to amend the 1.0 FTE Multi-Categorical Special Education teacher position at the Cloquet High School to include .5 FTE service to Churchill Elementary School. D. Buytaert seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by a yea vote of all members present on roll call.

RESOLVED by J. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District hereby approves the recommendation to rescind the following positions:

1) Rescind permission to post and employ a Due Process Facilitator.

2) Amend the 1.0 FTE Multi-Categorical Special Education teacher position at the Cloquet High School to also serve Churchill Elementary School on a .5 FTE basis.

3) Rescind permission to post and employ a 4 Hour/Day Teacher Assistant for CAAEP.

4) If #3 above is approved, we will assign our school social worker .25 FTE at the CAAEP Setting IV Program.

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 R. Gittings that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the Wrestling Program Cooperative Agreement with the Esko School District.

J. Crowley moved the adoption of the resolution and it was declared adopted by three to two (3:2) yea vote of all members present on roll call. Board members D. Buytaert, J. Crowley, and R. Gittings voted yea. Board members S. Crowley and S. Hammitt voted nay.

Board member D. Buytaert made a motion to approve the District Crisis Management Team report, as presented. J. Crowley seconded the motion and it was approved by a unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

Superintendent's Report - Superintendent Scarbrough reported there is an October 30th mediation session scheduled with ED MN Cloquet. The session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Garfield Board Room. He also reported that an arbitrator has been selected for the teacher assistant grievance, but no meeting date has been selected at this time.

RESOLVED by S. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the request to post and employ a 4 Hour/Day ECSE Teacher Assistant for the Li'l Lumberjacks Program at the Cloquet Senior High School.

J. Crowley 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 Cloquet Special Education Contract for Service #ESY-10 with Elmore Academy for care and treatment services for one student during July and August 2007. The contract reflects 30 days of service at a daily rate of $84.50. Total contract cost is $3,300.00 (copy on file in the Superintendent's Office).

J. Crowley 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 S. Crowley that the School Board of Independent School District No. 94 hereby approves the snowplowing contract recommendations, as presented (copy on file in the Superintendent's Office).

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

Open Forum - reports were provided by the Building & Grounds Director and Building Principals.

Developmental Kindergarten Teacher Theresa Parenteau addressed the Board about her concern of high class sizes, and asked for them to reconsider re-instating an aide to assist her during the day. Discussion followed.

Board member S. Crowley made a motion to reinstate an aide for the a.m. and p.m. Development Kindergarten classes for the remainder of the 2007-2008 school year, with the staffing to be decided by Mr. Thudin. J. Crowley seconded the motion and it was approved by a unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call.

There being no further business to discuss, Acting Chair S. Hammitt adjourned the meeting at 6:48 p.m.

Stephanie Hammitt, School Board Clerk

ATTEST:

Gary Huard, School Board Chair

Published in the Pine Journal on October 11, 2007