April 14, 2014 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
President Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:41pm.
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1.1. Recognition of Public Notice of Open Meeting
Discussion:
President Anderson noted that notice of the meeting was published in the Phonograph Herald.
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1.2. Recognition of Posted Notice of the Open Meetings Law
Discussion:
President Anderson noted that the Open Meetings Law is posted on the wall of the meeting room.
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2. Roll Call
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2.1. Minutes of the Previous Regular Meetings
Discussion:
President Anderson asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the previous regular and special meetings. None were made, and the minutes were declared approved.
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3. Bills As Presented By the Superintendent
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Smith abstained from voting on Item 39 of the bills.
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4. Bond Fund payment
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4.1. Board needs to consider paying the Bond Call Fee, $250.00
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Building Maintenance Fund Bills
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.1. Citizen's Bank Loan Payment $2,971.57
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6. Financial Report
Discussion:
The Superintendent presented the Financial Report.
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7. Communications from the Public
Discussion:
There were no communications from the public.
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8. New Business
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8.1. Student Council
Discussion:
The Student Council was not present this evening.
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8.2. Mrs. Timmons on Elementary news
Discussion:
Mrs. Timmons and Mrs. Jacobs were present to discuss current events in the elementary school. Two St. Paul 4th graders received awards in statewide poster contests. The also discussed the rubric used in the classrooms as part of the Adolescent Literacy Project. The also shared posters that the 4h grade students made regarding important black leaders, and shared these with the K-6 students.
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8.3. Board needs to consider offering a certified contract to Chris Smith for Special Education 7-12
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.4. Boards needs to consider ratifying a classified contract for Mia Rasmussen. Cafeteria
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.5. Board needs to consider accepting bid from NASB for online policy subscription.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Supt. Poppert will ask if the $300 fee can be waived as the District is using the emeetings service.
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8.6. Board needs to consider accepting bid from Office Net for six classroom cabinets and installation for $15,830
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.7. Board needs to consider bid from Office Net for furniture for three central offices.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.8. Board needs to consider adopting the bid from J.I.L. for repair and overlay of portions of the Elementary playground.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Parking is no longer allowed on the asphalt playground area.
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8.9. Board needs to accept resignation of Natalie Bohlken. (Special Education)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.10. Board needs to consider accepting bid from State Glass for four steel doors. ($11,695)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.11. Board needs to consider offering a certified contact to Kyndsay Herrick. (Special Education)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.12. Board needs to consider placement of two CD's in the amount of $246,286.32
Discussion:
No action was taken on the placement of money into CD.
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8.13. Board needs to consider raising Breakfast and Lunches prices by .10 cents per meal
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The District is required to raise meal prices due to federal requirements for foods that must be served, and the fact that the government will not allow the district's price to be below the national average.
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8.14. Board needs to consider approve a contract for the Superintendent for the 2014-2015 school year
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.15. Board needs to consider increasing the amount of substitute teacher pay to $115 per full day
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.16. Board needs to consider action on: The use of local substitute teaching certificate has been approved by the board of education of the St. Paul Public Schools. I request that you issue a local substitute teaching certificate to Kay Gay.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.17. Board needs to consider offering a classified contract for Samantha Daharsh for the 2014-2015 school year. (Para educator)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.18. Board needs to consider adopting Policy 502.02 (option enrollment)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.19. Board needs to consider adopting Policy 502.06 (transfer out)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.20. Board needs to consider adopting Policy 503.01 Compulsory Attendance.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.21. Board needs to consider adopting Policy 503.04 (excessive absenteeism)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.22. Board needs to consider setting the increase for classified staff.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.23. Board needs to review Policy 504.11-509.02
Discussion:
Prices on 504.19 will need to be updated. DeCamp asked if Dating Violence education for the staff occurs, per statute. Supt. Poppert indicated that it does. Policy 504.22 will be reviewed by the Administrative Team in light of the 1:1 ipads. FBLA needs to be added to the list of student organizations in Policy 506.02.
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8.24. Principal's Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Paider reported that surbeys will be given to 2-6 grade students to determine a meaningful reward system, to try to increase positive behaviors. She reported on behavioral issues. She reported that k-12 teams are going to PBIS training so new staff can be trained. NeSA testing is ongoing. The After School program development is in progress. Many clubs and organizations are offering to help. Healthy summer days will be held in early May. Mrs. Paider mentioned updates she would like to make to the student handbook, and issues surrounding fieldtrips.
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8.25. Report from Building Committee
Discussion:
The Building committee had no report.
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8.26. Superintendent's Report
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8.26.1. Education Forum
Discussion:
Comments from the Ed Forum were discussed.
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8.26.2. National Convention
Discussion:
Supt Poppert, DeCamp, and Harrahill reported on what they learned at the National School Board Convention.
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8.27. Review Board Calendar
Discussion:
The Board reviewed the Board Calendar.
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9. Old Business
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10. Executive Session
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
President Anderson restated the motion and indicated that only classified salaries would be discussed. The Board went into executive session at 10:33. The Board came out of executive session at 10:46pm.
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11. Board needs to consider salary increase for classified staff
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. Adjournment
Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 10:50pm.
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