Staples Motley School Board Minutes

ISD #2170

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING #21

Monday, May 16, 2016, 7:00 p.m. 

High School Media Center

MINUTES

 

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order with Longbella, DiGiovanni, Winkels, Freeman, Hoemberg and Lund present (comprising a quorum). Also attending were Supt. Mary Klamm;  Business Manager Lord; Principals Schmidt and Johnson;  AD Travis VanOVerbeke;  Kelly Smith of Springsted;  Chris Halverson; Tricia Jasmer, CE;  Sarah Dregney, several staff, parents and students; Staples World Manager, Brenda Halvorson; and Recording Secretary, Madson. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. 

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Winkels, to adopt the agenda with the reversal of agenda items 16 and 17th. Motion Carried. 

Chair Freeman thanked everyone for attending. 

School/Community Forum 

Sara Dregney gave an update on the Communications Survey which was put out to the community earlier this spring.   

Consent Agenda

Motion by Winkels, seconded by Lund, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion Carried. 

Finance Items 

The Financial Report was presented by M. Lord and is available in the District Office. 

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Lund, to approve the Financial Report and Authorization to Pay Vouchers. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Winkels, to accept the Audit Bid of CliftonLarsonAllen as recommended by the Finance Committee. Voting in favor: Freeman, Winkels, Hoemberg; Opposed:  Longbella, DiGiovanni, and Lund. Motion Failed. The Finance Committee will meet again and will be discussed at the June 6 Work Session. 

Motion by Longbella, second by Lund,  to approve a Resolution to award Refunding Bonds. Motion Carried. 

Personnel 

Motion by Winkels, seconded by Hoemberg, to approve the 2016-2017 contract for Joy Rippentrop;  CHS Math Teacher; BA Step 6. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Freeman, seconded by DiGiovanni to approve the 2016-2017 contract for Caleb Horn; Choir Teacher; BA Step 4 , noting that this is a 1 year position. Motion Carried

Motion by Winkels, seconded by Lund, to approve the 2016-2017 contract for Jeremiah Piepkorn;  El EBD; MA Step 3 Motion Carried. 

Motion by Winkels, seconded by Longbella, to approve the hire of Jeff Spandl; On Call Assistant;  Billed Payroll. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Winkels, seconded by Hoemberg, to approve the contract for Christian Halverson; MS Principal; eff. July 1, 2016   Motion Carried. 

Motion by Lund, seconded by Longbella to nominate Freeman. Hearing no other nominations, Freeman was named to the position. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Lund, seconded by Winkels, to approve the list of QCOMP Positions for 2016-2017. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Longbella, seconded by DiGiovanni, to post for the Food Service vacancy at Motley. Motion Carried.

Motion by Freeman, seconded by Winkels, to accept the resignation of Jon Berggren; eff. May 4, 2016.  Motion Carried. 

Motion by Lund, seconded by Longbella, to accept the resignation of Jerome Miller; part time CHS teacher; eff. June 2016  Motion Carried.  

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Winkels, to accept the resignation of Aimee Jenkins; LCA Asst. Teacher; eff. May 20, 2016   Motion Carried

Motion by Winkels, seconded by Freeman, to post for LCA & EC Asst. Teacher or classroom aid. Motion Carried. 

Motion by DiGiovanni, seconded by Hoemberg, to approve the Leave of Absence for Tom Riitters; MS Principal/ Community Ed Coordinator; eff. May 11, 2016. Motion Carried

Motion by Freeman, seconded by Winkels, to approve the increase in contract time for Deb Ferdon for the remainder of this school year. Motion Carried

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Freeman, to approve additions and revisions to the coaching lists.   Lund abstained. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Lund, seconded by Winkels, to accept the retirement request of Kathryn Martin; Elementary Art; eff. Sept. 13, 2016. Motion Carried.  Thank you Kay for 28 years of dedicated service to our district!

Motion by Freeman, seconded by Longbella, to post for Elementary STEAM/ Title I position.   Motion Carried.  

Policies

Motion by Longbella, seconded by DiGiovanni, to approve the MSBA revisions to Policies #208, 206, and 401. Motion Carried

Other

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Winkels, to approve the 2016-2017 Resolution for Membership in the MSHSL. Motion Carried

Designate one Board Member and one School Representative to vote on behalf of the High School  (MSHSL) for the 2016-2017 School Year

Board Member: Bryan Winkels

School Representative: Travis VanOverbeke

Approve the renaming of buildings as recommended by the Super Transition Team

a. Elementary: Staples Motley Elementary

b. Middle School: Motley  Staples Middle School

c. High School: Staples -Motley High School

Motion by Lund, seconded by Longbella, to approve the site names as recommended by the Super Transition Team. Motion Carried

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Winkels, to make our District and School names grammatically correct by including a hyphen. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Hoemberg, seconded by Lund, to approve the cancellation of the 2016-2017 contract with J & J Solutions because of a change in the company’s structure. Motion Carried

Motion by Freeman, seconded by DiGiovanni, to approve the HS Spanish trip to Costa Rica, June 2016. Motion Carried. 

Adjournment

Motion by Freeman, seconded by Hoemberg to adjourn the meeting.  Motion Carried.

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School Board Work Session - Meeting #22

Monday, June 6, 2016

Middle School 

Room #302

Minutes

I. Call the Work Session to order

The meeting was called to order with Longbella, DiGiovanni, Winkels, Freeman, Hoemberg and Lund present (comprising a quorum). Also attending were Supt. Klamm; Business Manager Lord; Staples World Manager, Halvorson;  SMEA Rep., Hogan; and Recording Secretary, Madson.  The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

Motion by Longbella, seconded by Lund, to adopt the agenda as presented.  Motion Carried. 

II. Review and Discussion of Auditor Bids

Mary Reedy of CliftonLarsonAllen, presented a power point of their proposal to serve ISD #2170.  CLA is confident they can provide a high quality audit with outstanding service to the district. They specialize in school audits and understand legislative changes and funding challenges. In addition to the audit they would offer support to our Business Office throughout the year with no additional charge. The Board will act on this item at the June 20 meeting. 

III. Restart Update and Discussion

Supt. Klamm reviewed the goals of the district and updated the Board on the progress we are making toward those goals.

IV. Adjournment

Motion by DiGiovanni, seconded by Lund, to adjourn the meeting. Motion Carried.

Complete minutes are available at www.isd2170.k12.mn.us

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Special School Board Meeting #22

Monday, June 6, 2016, 6:45 p.m.

Motley Media Center

Minutes

 

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order with DiGiovanni, Winkels, Freeman, Hoemberg and Lund present (comprising a quorum). Longbella arrived minutes immediately following roll call. Also attending were Supt. Klamm; Business Manager Lord; Staples World Manager, Halvorson; Kevin and Connie Roline; and Recording Secretary, Madson. The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

Motion by Winkels, second by Lund, to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion Carried. 

Personnel

Motion by Lund, seconded by Winkels to approve the 2016-2017 contract for Kevin Roline; Community Education Coordinator; 180 days; GR 11. Motion Carried

Motion by Winkels, seconded by DiGiovanni, to approve the 2016-2017 contract for Margaret Fisher; Motley Custodian. Motion Carried. 

Motion by DiGiovanni, seconded by Freeman, to approve the Medical Leave Request from Gwen Landis for the 2016-2017 school year with permission to post. Motion Carried

Adjourn Special Board Meeting

Motion by Hoemberg, second by Winkels, to adjourn the Special Board Meeting. Motion Carried

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