HASTINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT #200 DECEMBER 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, December 12th, 2012, in the district office board room.

Board Chair Dan Cater called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM. The following members were present: Dan Cater, Dan Greil, Lisa Hedin, Kyle Latch, Angie McGinnis, Teresa Moes, Vince O'Brien and Superintendent Collins, absent: none.

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

A motion was made by Lisa Hedin and seconded by Angie McGinnis to approve the minutes of the November 18th, 2012, Regular Board Meeting as presented. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Dan Greil and seconded by Kyle Latch to approve the Bills Payable. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

Good News

Superintendent Collins introduced the 2012-13 Semester I, Employees of the Semester, who are nominated by staff members and selected by the District #200 Recognition Committee twice yearly. Mr. Collins also acknowledged and thanked the new sponsor, Hastings Green Mill, for their support of the program and for providing the recipients with a $50.00 gift certificate. The recipients were:

Paula Angel - District Family Resource Coordinator

Carol Howd - 4th Grade Teacher, McAuliffe

Sandra Hisakuni - ELL Teacher, Middle School

Kirk Johnson - Guidance Counselor, High School

Scott Smallidge - Social Studies Teacher, High School

Cindy Westlund - Accountant, District Office

Superintendent's Report

Superintendent Collins introduced Kim Frey, Director of Business, to present the Revised Budget for 2012-13. Frey explained to the group that her Revised Budget presentation will flow into the Truth in Taxation, which used to be a separate meeting, but due to changes by State, it can all be done at one time. Ms. Frey also noted that everything being covered at tonight's meeting also appears in its entirety on the school district website: http://www.hastings.k12.mn.us/Finance.html.

Action Items:

A motion was made by Kyle Latch and seconded by Lisa Hedin to approve the 2012 Payable 2013 Levy for the amount of $15,676,124.87. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Vince O'Brien and seconded by Teresa Moes to approve the Revised Budget for the 2012-13 School Year. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Kyle Latch and seconded by Angie McGinnis to approve the following change orders:

Change

Order # Contractor Description Amount Action

3Brothers FireDistrict Security Project$1,260.00Add

4James Steele MS Parking Lot $5,000.00 Deduct Construction Renovation

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

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

NamePositionEffective Date

Marcia BiermannEBD Teacher, HS12/31/2012

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Teresa Moes and seconded by Vince O'Brien to approve the following leaves:

NamePositionLeave TypeDates

Margaret WestreECSE Teacher, TildenFMLAMedical 1/14/2013-2/8/2013

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

A motion was made by Lisa Hedin and seconded by Angie McGinnis to approve the reclassification of the following individual(s):

Current PositionReclassified Position Effective

Name Grade/Rate of Pay New Grade/Rate of Pay DateCharlene Fasen Cook's Assistant Cook7/1/2012

Grade 3/ $10.89 Grade 4 / $11.91

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

Motion to close the meeting for discussion on proposed contract settlements for the following groups:

2012-14 Individual Business Office Contracts, Grade 13 & 14

2012-14 Principals Contract

2012-14 Administrators Contract

Was made by Angie McGinnis and seconded by Lisa Hedin. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried. The meeting was closed at 8:02 PM.

A motion was made by Dan Greil and seconded by Angie McGinnis to re-open the meeting. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried. The meeting was reopened at 8:35 PM.

A motion was made by Dan Greil and seconded by Vince O'Brien to approve and accept the following employee

contracts:

2012-14 Individual Business Office Contracts, Grade 13 & 14

2012-14 Principals Contract

2012-14 Administrators Contract

Ayes all, nays none, motion carried.

There being no further business a motion to adjourn was made by Kyle Latch and seconded by Teresa Moes. Ayes all, nays none, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:42 PM.

2/7/2013

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