LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOLS

ISD 2889

May 23, 2016

Approved Minutes

The regular May 23, 2016 Lake Park Audubon Board of Education meeting was called to order by Chair Bryan Anderson at 7:00 PM in the LPA Elementary Media Center in Audubon. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Roll call and guests:

Members present: Vicky Grondahl, Darrel Pederson, Rich Veit, David O’Connell, Cara Bjerken, Dale Binde

and Bryan Anderson

Absent: None

Administrators: Superintendent Dale Hogie, Principals Sam Skaaland & Kevin Ricke

Guests: Staff, Media, K. Hamre

Board Calendar Dates: Regular June Board Meeting – June 27, 2016 – LPA High School – 7:00 PM

Communications: Resignation letters/Vicky Grondahl’s resignation letter

M/S/CU (Pederson/Grondahl) to approve the agenda as amended and accept addendum items.

Presentations/Reports included:

û  Policy & Personnel – Rich Veit

û  Negotiations – Bryan Anderson

û  Lake Agassiz - Vicky Grondahl

û  Principals – Sam Skaaland & Kevin Ricke

û  Superintendent – Dale Hogie

Consent Agenda items:

M/S/CU (Veit/Grondahl) to accept/approve the following consent agenda items:

û  Payment of bills and claims in the following amounts: 01) $101,699.69, 2) $25,065.68, 04) $2,163.90,

08) $38,044.86, totaling $166,974.13 and the District Financial report.

û  Summer Office Hours for District Office: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Monday thru Thursday, 7:30 AM – 12:00 Noon on Friday.

û  Resignation of Carol Ricke from her position as ADSIS Math Teacher and Lead Title I Instructional Paraprofessional at the Elementary and the High School and authorize advertisement of vacancy.

û  Resignation of Tamara Brooks from her position as Math Teacher at the High School at the end of the school year and authorize advertisement of vacancy.

û  Resignation of Heidi Smith from her position as Art Teacher at the end of the school year and authorize advertisement of vacancy.

û  Resignation of Jill Ollmann from her District employment effective at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.

û  Resignation of Richard Baumgartner from his custodial position at the Elementary and authorize advertisement for vacancy.

Unfinished Business: None

New Business:

M/S/CU (Binde/O’Connell) to approve minutes of the regular April 25, 2016 Board of Education meeting.

M/S/CU (Veit/Pederson) to approve 2016-2017 Resolution for Membership in the Minnesota State High School League. On a roll call vote, all voted in favor thereof.

M/S/CU (Grondahl/Binde) to approve Health Insurance renewal with Lakes Country Service Cooperative as indicated on the FY16 renewal form.

M/S/CU (Pederson/O’Connell) to approve Dan Sederquist as Social Studies instructor at Lane 1, Step 3. Mr. Sederquist is a MSUM graduate and previously taught at Moorhead Middle School.

M/S/CU (Binde/Veit) to approve $8,000 contract with Stellher Human Services, Inc. for mental health services to be provided daily to LPA students at our school sites.

M/S/CU (Pederson/Binde) to approve 2015-2017 Master Agreement with negotiated changes contingent upon EA.

M/S/CU (Veit/Pederson) to approve compensation of $27.00 per hour to Heidi Smith for Yearbook concession sales.

M/S/CU (Veit/Grondahl) to approve wage schedule change for Lead Custodian Bronson Vinge from Class 4, Step 3 to Class 4, Step 5 effective with the current pay period.

M/S/CU (Veit/Binde) to approve vacancy advertisement change from a .5 FTE Media Specialist/.5 Title 1 (para) position to a .5 FTE Media Specialist/.5 FTE Math and Reading Specialist.

M/S/CU (Veit/O’Connell) to approve FY17 contract for services with Interquest Detection Canines for an annual cost of $1,500.

M/S/CU (Grondahl/Veit) to approve High School Principal contract offer to Mary Merchant with a July 1, 2016 start date. Discussion followed.

M/S/CU (Veit/Pederson) to approve resignation of Vicky Grondahl from her position as School Board member effective August 31, 2016. Grondahl abstained.

Discussion/Information items included: Policy & Personnel Committee – email dates to Kathy that will work

Finance Committee – email dates to Kathy that will work

Visitor’s comments: None

M/S/CU (Veit/Pederson) to adjourn. (7:58 PM)

Respectfully Submitted:

Kathy Hamre, District Clerk

LP Board of Education

May 23, 2016