REGULAR BOARD MEETING                                                                                          July 17, 2007

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 July 17, 2007 at 5:15 p.m.

The following were present:  BOARD MEMBERS - Joel Lorenz, Steve Schnieder, Lowell Nystrom, Bob Jirele, Paul Langseth, Linden Olson, Lori Dudley

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

Correspondence and Recognition: The board received no correspondence or recognition items.   

1.      Motion by Member Olson, seconded by Member Lorenz and unanimously passed to approve the Consent Agenda for the July 17, 2007, School Board meeting.

2.      Motion by Member Langseth, seconded by Member Dudley and unanimously passed to approve the Main Agenda for the July 17, 2007, School Board meeting.

3.      Motion by Member Nystrom, seconded by Member Langseth and unanimously passed to approve the minutes of the June 19, 2007, Regular School Board meeting and the July 6, 2007, Special School Board meeting.

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

4.1        Financial Reports -

A.           Investments Matured and Purchased

B.           Approved Wire Transfers

C.           Claims and Accounts for July 17, 2007, as per Board Check Register

D.     Approved District Imprest Cash Account and Community Education Imprest Cash Account for June 2007.

E.      Reviewed the Middle School, High School, Prairie Elementary and the Area Learning Center Activity Accounts June 2007.

4.2.1.        No resignations given this month.

4.3.1.        Approved employment of Abbey Fischbach as Science Teacher at the Middle School effective August 20, 2007.

4.3.2.        Approved employment of Jill Bents as School Social Worker with Special Programs effective August 20, 2007.

4.3.3.        Approved employment of Bess Henrichs as ISS Paraprofessional and Activities Secretary at the Middle School effective August 28, 2007.

4.3.4.        Approved an increase of 13 days to Dave Schieffer’s contract, School Psychologist with Special Programs effective July 1, 2007.

4.3.5.        Approved an increase of .5 hr/day for Kim Longbrake, Administrative Secretary at Prairie Elementary School effective July 2, 2007.

4.3.6.        Approved employment of Carrie Adams as Youth Initiatives Coordinator with NCIC effective July 19, 2007.

4.3.7.        Approved employment of Sara Vandenbosch as Special Education Paraprofessional at the High School effective August 28, 2007.

4.3.8.        Approved employment of Krista Solt as Special Education Paraprofessional at the High School effective August 28, 2007.

4.4        Board Dates and Times for Regular and Special Meetings

1)      To set the third (3^rd) Tuesday of the month as regular Board meeting dates.

2)      To set the times of the regular Board meetings at 5:15 p.m. for August 2007 through June 2008.

3)      The dates and times of Special Board meetings will be set at regular Board meetings.

4.5        Official Media Sources for District No. 518

1)      Approved the Worthington Daily Globe as official publication.

2)      Approved KWOA, KITN, K101, Worthington Daily Globe and Worthington Cable TV for official and emergency announcements.

4.6        Approved to name the Wells Fargo Bank of Worthington; Wells Fargo Investments of Sioux Falls; Bank of the West of Worthington; First National Bank of Brewster-Worthington; United Prairie Bank of Worthington; First State Bank Southwest – Worthington; Worthington Federal Savings and Loan; Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund; Saloman Smith Barney Co., Inc.; PMA Securities, Inc.; Piper Jaffray of Minneapolis; and PMA Financial Network, Inc. as 2007-2008 depositories for District No. 518 funds.

4.7        Approved the use of facsimile signatures of Chairman, Clerk and Treasurer on checks issued by the District.

4.8        Approved the firms of Knutson, Flynn & Deans of Mendota Heights; Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney of Minneapolis; Kennedy & Graven of Minneapolis; Todd Ahlquist of Ahlquist and Wiltrout of Worthington and LaVelle Law Office of Worthington as sources of legal counsel.

4.9        Approved Worthington Specialty Clinics; Worthington Regional Hospital; Sioux Valley Worthington Clinic; and Prairie Rehabilitation Services as sources for medical information and services.

4.10    Approved the 2007-2008 School Breakfast/Lunch prices of:

4.11    Approved the substitute teacher rate of $90.00/day for fiscal year 2007-2008.

4.12    Approved membership and policy service renewal with the Minnesota School Boards Association for 2007-2008 in the amount of $5,458.00.

4.13    Approved the milk bid of Joe’s Dairy Inc. as presented for the 2007-2008 school year.

4.14    Approved the bread bid of Interstate Brands Companies (Wonder Bread) as presented for the 2007-2008 school year.

4.15    Approved Dave Skog as Asbestos Program Manager for the fiscal year 2007-2008.

4.16    Approved Dave Skog as District Pupil Transportation Safety Director for fiscal year 2007-2008.

4.17    Approved the Administration/District to submit Grant applications as received in a timely manner for fiscal year 2007-2008.

4.18    Approved the Attachment 99 Performance Criteria.

4.19    Approved the 2007-2008 Rental Schedule of school facilities as presented.

4.20    Designated Betty McAllister as 504 Coordinator and Jennifer Backer, Jeff Luke, Rick Knapp and Paul Karelis as building representatives.

4.21    Designated John Landgaard as Title IX Coordinator.

4.22    Designated John Landgaard as Human Rights Officer.

4.23    Approved revised organizational charts.

4.24    Approved the following donations for the month of June:  Prairie Elementary parent group for supplies and school marquee; Veterinary Medical Center for Prairie Elementary Music Programs; Worthington Regional Economic Development Corporation for the Middle School Science Club; SW District Bar Association for the Mock Trial Program; Worthington Hockey Association to support the varsity hockey program; and Community Education received cash donations to support the 55 Alive and ECFE child care programs.

5.             Motion by Member Dudley, seconded by Member Jirele and unanimously passed to approve the district student and faculty handbook changes.

6.             Motion by Member Olson, seconded by Member Langseth and unanimously passed to set the date for the initial Truth in Taxation Hearing for Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. in the Minnesota West Fine Arts Auditorium, and the continuation date for Monday, December 17, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. in the High School Media Center.

7.             Motion by Member Olson, seconded by Member Langseth and unanimously passed to approve the first reading of Policy 425 Staff Development.

8.             Motion by Member Olson, seconded by Member Jirele and unanimously passed to approve salary increase for Parent Liaisons to the amount of $13.60/hr. for 2006-2007 and $14.25/hr. for 2007-2008.

The Board further discussed and reviewed the following matters: Investments and financial status; reports on: Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Landgaard reported the following:  Nominations to serve on the SW Minnesota Workforce Council are still open.  New and returning teacher preschool workshop schedules are being finalized.  Enrollment projections for 2007-08 indicate the possibility of a slight enrollment increase. District is discussing a shared Social Worker/Family Liaison position with Nobles County.  Work continues on an amended agreement with the Hockey Association.  Sub Finder training will take place for office staff on August 7-9 and will be introduced to all employees during preschool workshop. Distributed some comparative information on health insurance options.  Instructional Committee Report – None.  Operations Committee Report – Mr. Olson reported that the District is reviewing options to address storage need for the buildings. Nobles County Integration Collaborative Report – Mr. Langseth reported that the Joint Powers Board met and approved the replacement of the Youth Initiative Coordinator position, that the annual International Festival was held on July 13 and 14 and that Kids College is scheduled to be held in a few weeks.  Other Business - Mr. Olson reported that the Staff Development Committee met and reviewed Staff Development Policy and is working on updating the Staff Development report.

Mr. Landgaard gave an update on negotiations with Education Minnesota.

Meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.

                                                                        Linden Olson, Clerk

                                                                        David Skog, Clerk