July 16 Minutes

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 299
Abbreviated Board
Meeting Minutes
July 16, 2018

The Board of Education of Independent
School District No. 299, Caledonia, Minnesota, met in a regular school board meeting in the Brownsville Community Center in
Brownsville, Minnesota. The meeting was
called to order by Chair Kelley McGraw at
6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was
said. The school board members present were Jared Barnes, Melissa Marschall,
Emily McGonigle, Kelley McGraw, Jimmy
Westland, Wendy Woyczik, and Spencer
Yohe. Also present were Superintendent
Craig Ihrke, Karen Schiltz, Dan McGonigle
and Janelle Field Rohrer. Absent were Mary
Morem, Gina Meinertz, Nancy Runningen,
and student school board representative Isabel Allen.
Moved by Spencer Yohe, seconded by
Jared Barnes to approve the agenda as
amended to include the resignation of James
Larson as the robotics coach. Motion carried
by a unanimous vote. Moved by Melissa
Marschall, seconded by Emily McGonigle to
approve the following consent agenda items:
Approval of the June 18, 2018, regular school
board meeting minutes and the June 28,
2018, special school board meeting minutes;
Approval of the electronic transfers and bills
due and payable amounting to $607,664.29
including check numbers 63385 through
63433 along with electronic transfers from
MSDLAF to Merchants Bank in the amount
of $700,000.00; Ratify the hiring of Mary Betz
as the full-time elementary secretary III/7 at
$14.77 per hour beginning the 2018-2019
school year; Ratify the hiring of Amanda Jellings as the part-time Title teacher at MA/2
and the preschool teacher at $17.43 beginning the 2018-2019 school year; Approval of
the Read Well Plan for the 2018-2019 school
year as presented; Approval of the Purchase
of Service Agreement for Transportation Plan
to Ensure School Stability for Students in
Foster Care; Approval of the 2018-2019 District Employee Handbook, the Elementary
and the Middle/High Schools Student/Parent Handbooks, and the Coach’s Handbook
as presented; Grant tenure to the following
full-time, non-tenured probationary staff
members: Susan Howe. Brent Schroeder,
Emily Engan; and the following part-time,
non-tenured probationary staff members:
Suzanne Sivertson at 0.57 FTE; Approval of
the Long-term Facility Maintenance 10 Year
Revenue and Expenditure Plan as presented;
and Accept the resignation of James Larson
as the robotics program coach effective July
31, 2018, with thanks for his past three years
of service in this position with our school
district. Motion carried by a unanimous
vote. Member Emily McGonigle introduced
the following resolution to amend Caledonia
ISD #299 403b plan and moved its adoption.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing
resolution was duly seconded by Member
Wendy Woyczik. Upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Jared Barnes, Melissa Marschall, Emily McGonigle, Kelley McGraw, Jimmy Westland,
Wendy Woyczik, and Spencer Yohe. The following voted against the same: None. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Member
Spencer Yohe introduced the following Resolution for the Designation of Identified Official with Authority for the MDE External User
Access Recertification System and moved
its adoption. The motion for the adoption of
the foregoing resolution was duly seconded
by Member Woyczik. Upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Jared Barnes, Melissa Marschall, Emily McGonigle, Kelley McGraw, Jimmy Westland,
Wendy Woyczik, and Spencer Yohe. The following voted against the same: None. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Member
Jimmy Westland introduced the following the
school crossing guard agreement between
City of Caledonia and ISD #299 and moved
its adoption. The motion for adoption of the
foregoing agreement was duly seconded
by Member Jared Barnes and whereupon
the agreement was duly passed. Moved by
Jimmy Westland, seconded by Jared Barnes
to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 p.m. Motion
carried by a unanimous vote.
These minutes are only a summary and
complete minutes are available at the school
district office or on the school district website at www.cps.k12.mn.us
Published in
The Caledonia Argus
August 29, 2018
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