Minneota School Board Minutes

Minneota School Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 @ 6:30 pm District Meeting Room #103 Minneota Vision and Mission Statements
+ Mission Statement: A community in continuous pursuit of excellence.
+ Vision Statement: Minneota Public Schools is a partnership of staff,
family, and community promoting lifelong learning in an everchanging world.

BOARD MEMBERS
_ Jon Buysse, Director
_ Martin Hennen, Director
_ Terri Myhre, Vice Chair
_ Carmen Panka, Treasurer
_ Ryan Runia, Clerk
_ Tom Skorczewski, Director
_ Abby Thostenson, Chair
AGENDA
1. Regular Order of Business
1.1. Call to Order by Board Chair, Abby Thostenson, at 6:30 p.m.
1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
1.3. All Board Members Present
1.4. Motion by Skorczewski, seconded by Myhre to approve the meeting agenda with the additions.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
1.5. Elementary Principal/Curriculum Coordinator Jennifer Mahan-Deitte, High School Principal Heather Anderson, Superintendent Scott Monson, Ruth Bot, Kim Gades, Patty Myrvik, Karen Dalager were the guests welcomed.
1.6. Viking Pride: The officials of our sporting events are very appreciative of our students, staff, spectators, coaches, and players. Thank you to Jennifer Mahan-Deitte for her years of service!
1.6.1. January 23-29: Paraprofessional Recognition Week
2. Business Agenda
2.1. Motion by Panka, seconded by Runia to approve the minutes from the December 20, 2022 Regular meeting. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
2.2. Motion by Buysse, seconded by Skorczewski to approve the minutes from the January 5, 2023 Special meeting. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
2.3. Motion by Myhre, seconded by Hennen to approve the bills as presented. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
3. Report Information/Discussion
3.1. School Board Reports by School Board Members – No committees have met to report.
3.2. Activities Director/Community Education Coordinator by Patty Myrvik – Community education wrapped up the photography class and the robotics class will be starting soon. The winter weather has made sporting events very challenging but we are working on getting the events rescheduled. All of our winter sports have been having amazing seasons so far!
3.3. Elementary Principal/Curriculum Coordinator by Jen Mahan-Deitte – Tomorrow, the elementary will be having the annual Spelling Bee and good luck to all the students participating. The mission of Minneota Public Schools is “A community in continuous pursuit of excellence” again to the custodial staff! They are always willing to help out in any way! Thank you to the paraprofessionals! The Minneota School District is very fortunate!
3.4. High School Principal Report by Heather Anderson – Angela Lauer and myself have been working on the 2023-24 school schedule. Thank you to all the paraprofessionals for all your hard work helping out the students and staff. I will be attending the MASSP conference, which I am excited about.
3.5. Superintendent Report by Scott Monson – I was able to attend the MSBA January conference with several board members. Thank you to the paraprofessionals for all their hard work to the district. Tara and I will be looking at doing some budget revisions for 2022-2023 for the upcoming board meeting.
3.6. Enrollment by Scott Monson – Minneota is maintaining a stable enrollment for this year.
3.7. Student Activity Fund by Scott Monson – There was some large deposits made into the activity accounts due to large fundraising.
3.8. Financial Report by Scott Monson – Minneota seems to be on the right track for finances. There will be some changes in the budget revision that will hopefully help out deficit budget.
4. Consent Agenda Motion by Buysse, seconded by Runia to approve the consent agenda as presented.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
4.1. Approval of the following personnel items:
4.1.1. Jen Mahan-Deitte resignation
4.1.2. Maternity leave for Taylor Niska
4.1.3. Lori Dyce as a long-term substitute
4.1.4. Les Engler resignation – Junior High Baseball Coach
4.1.5. Tiffany Johnson resignation – Junior High Softball Coach
4.1.6. Maternity leave for Autum Campbell
4.1.7. Scott Hanson resignation
4.2. Approval of the following fundraisers:
4.2.1. Junior Class/Prom – Borch’s clothing/apparel
4.2.2. Senior Class – Hat Day
4.2.3. Junior Class/Prom – Puffins sale
5. Previous Business Motion by Myhre, seconded by Hennen to approve the second reading of the following policies. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
5.1. Policy Review – Second Reading
5.1.1. Policy #415: Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults
5.1.2. Policy #416: Drug and Alcohol Testing
5.1.3. Policy #514: Bullying Prohibition Policy
5.1.4. Policy #525: Violence Prevention
5.1.5. Policy #534: School Meals Policy
5.1.6. Policy #601: Curriculum and Instructional Goals
5.1.7. Policy #603: Curriculum Development
5.1.8. Policy #604: Instructional Curriculum
5.1.9. Policy #708: Transportation of Nonpublic School Students
6. New Business
The mission of Minneota Public Schools is “A community in continuous pursuit of excellence.”
6.1. Motion by Panka, seconded by Buysse to approve 2022-2023 School Calendar revisions. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
6.2. Motion by Runia, seconded by Panka to approve 2023-2024 Budget Assumptions. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
6.3. Motion by Skorczewski, seconded by Runia to approve a Resolution directing the administration to make recommendations for reductions in programs and positions and reasons therefore for fiscal year 2023-2024. MOTION PASSED Aye: Buysse, Panka, Thostenson, Myhre, Runia, Hennen, Skorczewski Nay: None
6.4. Motion by Skorczewski, seconded by Buysse to approve the School Readiness tuition/fee schedule for 2023-2024. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
6.5. Motion by Skorczewski, seconded by Panka to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Lyon County Emergency Management. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
6.6. Motion by Skorczewski, seconded by Hennen to declare Cleveland Steamcraft Electric Convection Steamer as obsolete/surplus. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
6.7. Motion by Myhre, seconded by Hennen to declare a salad bar as obsolete/surplus. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
6.8. Motion by Myhre, seconded by Panka to approve the Resolution for Acceptance of Gifts/Donations/Grants MOTION PASSED Aye: Panka, Runia, Buysse, Thostenson, Myhre, Skorczewski, Hennen Nay: None
6.9. Motion by Buysse, seconded by Myhre to approve the 1st reading of the following policies.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
6.9.1. Policy #401: Equal Employment Opportunity
6.9.2. Policy #402: Disability Nondiscrimination
6.9.3. Policy #406: Public and Private Personnel Data
6.9.4. Policy #412: Expense Reimbursement
6.9.5. Policy #427: Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers
6.9.6. Policy #531: The Pledge of Allegiance
6.9.7. Policy #903: Visitors to the School District Buildings and Sites
6.10. Review a draft School Calendar for 2023-2024
7. Meeting & Dates
7.1. School Board Meeting: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 @ 6:30 pm in Room #103
8. Items for Future Agenda
9. Adjournment Motion by Skorczewski, seconded by Buysse to adjourn the meeting at 7:44 p.m.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
- Abby Thostenson, Chair
- Ryan Runia, Clerk