Chairman Mike Spears called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and Clerk Shannon Boen confirmed that a quorum was present.

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1 Regular Board Meeting Independent School District 564 Board of Education March 27, :00 p.m. DSC Board Room A Regular Meeting of Independent School District #564 Board of Education was held Monday, March 27, 2017, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the DSC Board Room. The following board members were present: Mike Spears, Misty Hempel, Kevin Ballard, Shannon Boen, Wayne Nomeland, Jon Lindgren and Chris Melbye. Student Senate members present were: Jenna Von Holtum. Staff members present were: Brad Bergstrom, Renee Olson, Tanya Monson-Ek, Tim Vagle, Becky Rogalla, Kelly Weets, Kim Johnson, Tony Greene and Shane Zutz. Also present were: Dave Hill, Lee Richards and John Nicholson. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Chairman Mike Spears called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and Clerk Shannon Boen confirmed that a quorum was present. A motion was made by Wayne Nomeland and seconded by Jon Lindgren to approve the March 27, 2017 agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Shannon Boen and seconded by Misty Hempel to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2017 Regular Board Meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Jon Lindgren and seconded by Mike Spears to approve the bills as submitted and on file in the School District Business Office. Motion carried unanimously. Public Comment: None. Superintendent s Report Brad Bergstrom Superintendent Bergstrom reported on K-12 spending targets have been released. The governor is looking at $709 million for education with the House targeting for $258 million and the Senate targeting for $300 million. Enrollment for the month of March is up compared to where we were at in February. Bergstrom updated the board on upcoming changes with the School Calendar s that are printed through the Times. The district still has boxes of calendars from We will be printing fewer of them for We have started the process of receiving feedback on our Strategic Plan. Parent and Staff meetings have been scheduled or have taken place. We will look to reach out to the Environmental Scan group the week of April 10 th. Superintendent Bergstrom gave a brief update regarding the Meet and Confer Committee for building the calendar. The plan is to bring a calendar for approval by April 24 th to the board, if not sooner. Once we are done with the calendar, we will be looking to meet and plan the calendar. Moving forward, we will always try to be two years out in the planning process.

2 Business Manager s Report Tanya Monson-Ek Tanya Monson-Ek mentioned health insurance premium rates were bid through the HITA (Health Insurance Transparency Act) process. Bides will be opened on Tuesday, March 28, Rates are expected to go up due to increased utilization. Tanya mentioned there will be a City Council public hearing on April 18 th at 5:30 pm at City Hall for a new TIF District which is proposed for the expansion of Digi Key. Recognitions: Congratulations to the Boys Basketball players for being selected for the following Team Awards: MVP: Will Anderson, OPOY: Brady Hoffard, DPOY: Derick Newland, Prowler: Blake Boen, Most Improved: Tayton Zutz, Captains: Kelby Jobe, Payton Graham, Will Anderson, and Tayton Zutz. Congratulation to the Boys Basketball players for being selected for ALL-Conference (North West Conference): Brady Hoffard and Will Anderson. Congratulation to the Boys Basketball players for being selected for Honorable Mention: Blake Boen and Payton Graham. Congratulations to the following Prowler Hockey players for being selected for All Section: Brady Anderson, Nick Corneliusen, and Aaron Myers. Aaron Myers was also recognized for All Conference. Presentations: Tech Presentation to Board Kelly Weets presented a MyProwler School Board Training on logging into their board accounts. Kelly presented a power point on key functions within the MyProwler Mail. 1. How to compose an 2. How to utilize chat 3. Reviewed how to use Starred and Important categories 4. How to search by the person who sent it, other recipients, the subject, or any word/phrase in text of the How to check items to reveal menu bar above 6. Mail/Drive Sharing 7. Shared with Me 8. Mail/Calendar Invites Business Action Items: A motion was made by Kevin Ballard and seconded by Wayne Nomeland to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, and as appropriate, per negotiated contract, salary and benefits and an acceptable background check. Motion carried unanimously. Personnel: 1. Approve the transfer of Travis Easley, from LHS Head Maintenance to Maintenance Worker, CES, effective March 20, Approve the termination of employment of Nicole Thompson, Probationary Employee, effective March 17, Approve the resignation of Betty Shogstad, Cleaner, effective March 31, Approve the retirement of Mark Larson, Bus Driver, effective March 17, Approve the employment of Kerry Melin, Cleaner, LHS, effective March 21, Approve the employment of Craig Redford, Cleaner, LHS, effective March 27, A motion was made by Misty Hempel and seconded by Shannon Boen to approve the following Extra Curricular Activity Assignments. Motion carried unanimously.

3 1. Hallie Frazer M.S. Asst. Coach B & G Track 2. Wayne Rahlf Revised - 8 th Grade Head Coach Baseball 3. Dillon Lundin Revised - 7 th Grade Head Coach Baseball A motion was made by Kevin Ballard and seconded by Misty Hempel to establish and post for an Educational Interpreter effective approximately April 10, 2017 through the end of school year; not to exceed 100 total hours with salary to be negotiated commensurate with qualifications and experience. A motion was made by Kevin Ballard and seconded by Wayne Nomeland to discuss a Calendar Change. Motion failed with K. Ballard voting in favor and M. Spears, M. Hempel, S. Boen, W. Nomeland, C. Melbye, J. Lindgren voting against. A motion was made by Chris Melbye and seconded by Misty Hempel to approve the resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of the teaching contract of Ashley Beito, a Probationary Teacher at the end of the school year. Upon a roll call vote, the following voted in favor of: M. Spears, M. Hempel, K. Ballard, W. Nomeland, C. Melbye, J. Lindgren. S. Boen abstained. Motion carried. A motion was made by Shannon Boen and seconded by Jon Lindgren to approve the resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of the teaching contract of Deborah Fulton, a Long-Term Substitute Teacher at the end of the school year. Upon a roll call vote, the following voted in favor of: M. Spears, M. A motion was made by Wayne Nomeland and seconded by Chris Melbye to approve the resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of the teaching contract of Ashley Haugen, a Probationary Teacher at the end of the school year. Upon a roll call vote, the following voted in favor of: M. Spears, M. Hempel, K. Ballard, S. Boen, W. Nomeland, C. Melbye, and J. Lindgren. Motion carried. A motion was made by Jon Lindgren and seconded by Shannon Boen to approve the resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of the teaching contract of Scott Hetherington, a Probationary Teacher at the end of the school year. Upon a roll call vote, the following voted in favor of: M. Spears, M. A motion was made by Kevin Ballard and seconded by Misty Hempel to approve the resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of the teaching contract of Amber Murry, a Probationary Teacher at the end of the school year. Upon a roll call vote, the following voted in favor of: M. Spears, M. A motion was made by Wayne Nomeland and seconded by Shannon Boen to approve the resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of the teaching contract of of Carol Schmitz, a Long- Term Substitute Teacher at the end of the school year. Upon a roll call vote, the following voted in favor of: M. Spears, M. Hempel, K. Ballard, S. Boen, W. Nomeland, C. Melbye, and J. Lindgren. Motion carried. A motion was made by Chris Melbye and seconded by Mike Spears to approve the resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of the teaching contract of Britney Schwab, a Probationary Teacher at the end of the school year. Upon a roll call vote, the following voted in favor of: M. Spears, M. A motion was made by Jon Lindgren and seconded by Misty Hempel to eliminate, establish and post for the following positions:

4 ELIMINATE end of ALC.5 FTE Science Teacher B & G 1.0 FTE Unfilled Maintenance CES 2.0 FTE Elementary Ed FMS 1.0 FTE Science Teacher 1 Pool 110 days/yr. 1 Media Center Aide LHS 1.0 FTE Business Ed.5 FTE - Science Teacher Motion carried unanimously. ESTABLISH/POST for ALC B & G CES FMS.67 FTE - Science Teacher 1 Pool 30 days/yr. LHS NA A motion was made by Kevin Ballard and seconded by Jon Lindgren to approve the MSBA policies as presented. These policies have been updated with MSBA changes. 402 Disability Nondiscrimination Policy (mandatory policy) with changes 406 Public & Private Personnel Data (mandatory policy) with changes 407 Employee Right to Know-Exposure to Hazardous Substances with changes 410 Family & Medical Leave Policy (mandatory policy) with changes Student Representative Reports: Jenna Von Holtum is a junior at LHS. She mentioned that all the Spring sports had started. ACT s for juniors has started. National Honor Society continues their fundraising. Preparations for prom are underway. Jenna commented that she likes the new FAC s curriculum at Lincoln where students compete on best meals prepared. Committee Reports Curriculum Advisory Council Misty Hempel updated the board that overall, the schools have elected to continue to follow the ISTE Standards, and working to align them along with Future Ready Standards. ECFE Advisory Council Misty Hempel updated the board regarding events recent and upcoming. Spring session runs March 6 through May 15 th. Meet & Confer Committee Chris Melbye updated the board that there have been two Meet & Confer meetings to review teacher contract and students days. Draft calendar options were reviewed to discuss positives and negatives to each option. The next meeting is scheduled for March 30 th at 3:30 pm. The committee hopes to bring a proposed school calendar to the board on April 10, Negotiations Committee Kevin Ballard updated the board regarding retired teachers being hired back will be on a one year contract. They may apply for the position again each year. This will allow review of possible additional applicants. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.

5 Mike Spears, Chair /s/ Shannon Boen, Clerk /s/