REGULAR BOARD MEETING                                                                                   February 19, 2008

A regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 518, Worthington, Minnesota, was held at the Worthington High School Media Center, 1211 Clary Street, Worthington, Minnesota on February 19, 2008, at 5:15 p.m.

The following were present:  BOARD MEMBERS - Joel Lorenz, Lori Dudley, Steve Schnieder, Bob Jirele, Linden Olson, Brad Shaffer, Absent – Lowell Nystrom

ADMINISTRATORS - John Landgaard, Superintendent, Dave Skog, Director of Management Services

Correspondence and Recognition: The board recognized the following staff and students:  Mr. Landgaard recognized the board members with a certificate for MSBA school board recognition week and introduced Dr. Clete Lipetzky as the interim Middle School Principal.

1.      Motion by Member Dudley, seconded by Member Lorenz and unanimously passed to approve the Consent Agenda for the February 19, 2008, School Board meeting.

2.      Motion by Member Shaffer, seconded by Member Jirele and unanimously passed to approve the Main Agenda for the February 19, 2008, School Board meeting.

3.      Motion by Member Olson, seconded by Member Dudley and unanimously passed to approve the minutes of the January 15, 2007, Regular School Board meeting and the January 28, 2008, Special School Board meeting.

4.      Motion by Member Dudley, seconded by Member Jirele and unanimously passed to approve the action of the items on the Consent Agenda as follows:

4.1         Financial Reports -

A.     Approved Investments Matured and Purchased

B.     Approved Wire Transfers

                  C.   Approved Claims and Accounts for February 19, 2008, as per Board Check Register

D.     Approved District Imprest Cash Account and Community Education Imprest Cash Account for January 2008.

E.      Reviewed the Middle School, High School, Prairie Elementary and the Area Learning Center Activity Accounts for January 2008.

4.2.1.        Approved resignation of Theresa Hoesing as Junior Prom Advisor at the High School effective January 11, 2008.

4.2.2.        Approved resignation of Kellie Turner as Special Education Teacher at Prairie Elementary School effective the end of the 2007-2008 school year.

4.3.1.        Approved employment of Joe Landwehr as Junior Prom Advisor at the High School effective January 11, 2008.

4.3.2.        Approved employment of Doug Frisch as Gymnastics Announcer with the School District effective December 1, 2008.

4.3.3.        Approved employment of Jennifer Schmitz as Class I ESL Paraprofessional at the Middle School effective January 28, 2008.

4.3.4.        Approved employment of Lizbeth Campillo as Families First Home Visitor with Community Education effective January 23, 2008.

4.3.5.        Approved employment of Rose Weitgenant as long-term substitute Secretary at Prairie Elementary School effective January 28, 2008, through May 8, 2008.

4.3.6.        Approved employment of Shirley Erlandson as 7^th Grade Softball Coach at the Middle School effective February 5, 2008.

4.3.7.        Approved an increase in assignment for Ruth Putnam as ESL Teacher at the ALC/High School from .5 FTE to .83 FTE for second semester.

4.3.8.        Approved employment of Dr. Clete Lipetzky as interim Principal at the Middle School effective February 11, 2008, through June 13, 2008.

4.4        The board accepted the following donations for the month of January 2008: The Peace Maker Foundation and Dean Foods Save Five Schools to benefit the students at Prairie Elementary School

4.5        Approved an employee’s request for child care leave (without pay) from April 2, 2008, through April 14, 2008.

4.6        Approved an out of town travel request for Marlys Wasmund and Casey Morfitt to attend the National Council for Exceptional Children Conference in Boston, April 2-4, 2008.

5.       Motion by Member Olson, seconded by Member Jirele and unanimously passed to approve the capital outlay requests.

6.       Paul Besel, Prairie Elementary School Principal, presented the Gifted and Talented Program and the RTI Responds to Intervention Program at Prairie Elementary.

7.       The board viewed a video regarding District 518.

8.      Motion by Member Shaffer, seconded by Member Lorenz and unanimously passed to approve the request to seek bids for playground installation and surfacing at Prairie Elementary School.

9.      Motion by Member Lorenz, seconded by Member Jirele and unanimously passed to approve authority to seek bids/quotes for capital outlay projects.

The Board further discussed and reviewed the following matters: Investments and financial status; reports on: Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Landgaard reported the following:  Minnesota Promise booklet that was sent out; school goal recommendations will be made next month; additional MSBA training; and SW Service Cooperative sent out a concern regarding the legislative issue of statewide health insurance. Instructional Committee Report – None.  Operations Committee Report.  Mr. Olson reported the committee discussed long range capital needs; a new sound system at Prairie Elementary and upcoming negotiations.  Nobles County Integration Collaborative Report – Mr. Schnieder reported the Committee elected new officers, reviewed a request from youth leaders for a mini grant and noted the NCIC budget will be approved at the next board meeting.  Technology Committee Report – Mr. Olson discussed information regarding technology used around the state.  Other Business – Mr. Schnieder attended officer training in Mankato.

Meeting adjourned at 6:02 p.m.

                                                                        Linden Olson, Clerk

                                                                        Lisa Ahrenstorff, Deputy Clerk