HASTINS SCHOOL DISTRICT 200 MAY MEETING MINUTES

BOARD OF EDUCATION

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 200

HASTINGS, MINNESOTA

The Regular Meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No.200, Hastings, Minnesota, was held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in the district office board room.

Board Chair Dan Cater called the meeting to order at 6:36 PM. The following members were present: Dan Cater, Dan Greil, Lisa Hedin, Kyle Latch, Angie McGinnis, Teresa Moes, Vince O'Brien and Superintendent Collins, none were absent.

A motion was made by Vince O'Brien and seconded by Angie McGinnis to approve the agenda as presented. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Dan Greil and seconded by Teresa Moes to approve the minutes of the April 25th,2012 Regular Board Meeting. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Angie McGinnis and seconded by Dan Greil to approve the Bills Payable as presented. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

Good News

Superintendent Collins introduced Lin Warren, High School Show Choir Director to the board. Mr. Warren introduced several students who gave a brief recount of the recent trip to the National Show Choir Competition in Chicago in April where the group place 3rd.

Superintendent's Report

Mr. Collins briefly outlined the first reading of Policy 807, Health and Safety. Mr. Collins informed the board that a recent change in statute makes it mandatory for the school district to have policy 807 approved. There was some brief discussion about whether or not the language needed any modification with regard to the use of the work "may" should be changed to "shall", in Section II, Subd. B, (For the purpose of implementing this policy, the school district may (shall) form a health and safety advisory committee to be appointed by the superintendent.) Mr. Collins said he would seek the recommendation of the Minnesota School Board Association for clarification on the wording.

Action Items:

A motion was made by Lisa Hedin and seconded by Vince O'Brien to approve the bid from James Steel Construction, Base Bid in the amount of $1,289,400.00 and Alternate #1 in the amount of $69,400 for a total contract of $1,358,800.00 for the Middle School Parking Lot Additions and Renovations. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Kyle Latch and seconded by Teresa Moes to approve the 2011-12 Adopted Budget.

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Dan Greil and seconded by Teresa Moes to approve Policy 206 - Public Participation in School Board Meetings/Complaints about persons at School Board Meetings/Data Privacy Concerns. After some discussion regarding if the Request to Address the School Board form was necessary, the Policy 206 was put to a vote. The following voted in favor of: Cater, Greil, McGinnis, Moes, O'Brien and the following voted against the same: Hedin and Latch. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Vince O'Brien and seconded by Angie McGinnis to approve the following change orders:

Change

Order # Project Submitted By Amount Action

1 HMS Pool RenovationJames Steele $46,865.00 Add

Construction

8 MS Renovation ProjectJorgenson $24,805.00Add

Construction

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Angie McGinnis and seconded by Teresa Moes to approve the resignation of the following individuals:

NamePositionEffective Date Elizabeth DeckerSpecial Services Paraprofessional5/16/2012

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Kyle Latch and seconded by Angie McGinnis to approve the retirement of the following individuals:

NamePositionEffective Date Years of Service

Judy HinesSchool Nurse, 6/30/201225

McAuliffe

Tammy McMenomyParaprofessional, HS 6/8/201212

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Teresa Moes and seconded by Kyle Latch to approve the termination of the following employee(s) due to program restructuring:

NameCurrent PositionEffective Date

Joe JohnstonABE Teaching Asst., Community Ed5/30/2012

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Angie McGinnis and seconded by Vince O'Brien to approve leaves for the following individuals:

Name PositionLeave TypeDatesShelly GegenTeacher, McAuliffe FMLA Medical 4/5/2012-Intermittent

Bill PostiglioneABE Teacher, Medical 4/17/2012-5/31/2012

Community Ed

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Angie McGinnis and seconded by Lies Hedin to increase the following FTE's:

NamePositionCurrent FTENew FTE

Elizabeth DeckerEBD.SLD Teacher, JFK.HMS 0.51.0

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Teresa Moes and seconded by Angie McGinnis to change the employment status for the following employees:

NamePositionCurrent StatusNew Status

Patti SchaafComputer Tech. II, HS 10 month12 month

Derek SmithComputer Tech. II, MS 10 month12 month

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Dan Greil and seconded by Angie McGinnis to close the meeting for discussion about the Custodian negotiations process. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Angie McGinnis and seconded by Dan Greil to reopen the meeting. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

There being no further business a motion to adjourn was made by Dan Greil and seconded by Vince O'Brien. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:46 PM.

7/5/2012

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