Details for November 20 Regular Minutes
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 299 Abbreviated REGULAR Meeting Minutes November 20, 2017 The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia, Minnesota, met in a regular school board meeting in the Middle/High School Media Center. 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, Michelle Werner, Jimmy Westland, and Spencer Yohe and school board student representative Roy Kerrigan. Also present were Ben Barton, Mary Morem, Barb Meyer, Nancy Runningen and Deb Cody. Absent was school board representative Isabel Allen. Moved by Spencer Yohe, seconded by Jared Barnes to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Emily McGonigle seconded by Jared Barnes to approve the following consent agenda items: approval of October 16, 2017, regular school board minutes, and the November 13, 2017, special school board minutes to canvass the election results; approval of the electronic transfers and bills due and payable amounting to $811,257.03 including check numbers 62268 through 62441; approval of Coop Agreement between Houston Public School District and Caledonia Public School District; approval of Coop Agreement between Spring Grove School District and Caledonia Public School District; approval of the twelve-week medical leave of absence for Gregory Meiners beginning November 13, 2017; ratify the hiring of Christine McCann as a part-time special ed para beginning November 6, 2017, at II/2 at $11.84 per hour; ratify the hiring of Heidi Grams as a part-time special ed para beginning November 7, 2017 at II/2 at $11.84 per hour; ratify the hiring of Marsha Sawle as a long-term teacher substitute for twelve weeks during the maternity leave of Shannon Kochie at BA/1 at $206.05 per day; ratify the hiring of James Fruechte as a junior high boys basketball coach beginning the 2017-2018 school year at I/0 at $1,749.18; ratify the hiring of Troy King, Connor McCormick, and John Wahlstrom as the coaches for the junior high wrestling program beginning the 2017-2018 school year at I/0 at $583.06 per person ($1,749.18/3); and approval of adding up to an additional 4 hours per day to the School Nutrition Department. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Michelle Werner, seconded by Spencer Yohe to contract a formal attorney to move forward with the elementary white garage. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Spencer Yohe, seconded by Emily McGonigle to adjourn the meeting at 6:34 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 December 27, 2017 767773
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 299 Abbreviated REGULAR Meeting Minutes November 20, 2017 The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia, Minnesota, met in a regular school board meeting in the Middle/High School Media Center. 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, Michelle Werner, Jimmy Westland, and Spencer Yohe and school board student representative Roy Kerrigan. Also present were Ben Barton, Mary Morem, Barb Meyer, Nancy Runningen and Deb Cody. Absent was school board representative Isabel Allen. Moved by Spencer Yohe, seconded by Jared Barnes to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Emily McGonigle seconded by Jared Barnes to approve the following consent agenda items: approval of October 16, 2017, regular school board minutes, and the November 13, 2017, special school board minutes to canvass the election results; approval of the electronic transfers and bills due and payable amounting to $811,257.03 including check numbers 62268 through 62441; approval of Coop Agreement between Houston Public School District and Caledonia Public School District; approval of Coop Agreement between Spring Grove School District and Caledonia Public School District; approval of the twelve-week medical leave of absence for Gregory Meiners beginning November 13, 2017; ratify the hiring of Christine McCann as a part-time special ed para beginning November 6, 2017, at II/2 at $11.84 per hour; ratify the hiring of Heidi Grams as a part-time special ed para beginning November 7, 2017 at II/2 at $11.84 per hour; ratify the hiring of Marsha Sawle as a long-term teacher substitute for twelve weeks during the maternity leave of Shannon Kochie at BA/1 at $206.05 per day; ratify the hiring of James Fruechte as a junior high boys’ basketball coach beginning the 20172018 school year at I/0 at $1,749.18; ratify the hiring of Troy King, Connor McCormick, and John Wahlstrom as the coaches for the junior high wrestling program beginning the 2017-2018 school year at I/0 at $583.06 per person ($1,749.18/3); and approval of adding up to an additional 4 hours per day to the School Nutrition Department. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Michelle Werner, seconded by Spencer Yohe to contract a formal attorney to move forward with the elementary white garage. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Spencer Yohe, seconded by Emily McGonigle to adjourn the meeting at 6:34 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 December 27, 2017 767773
