The Pledge of Allegiance was said by all in attendance. The meeting was called to order by chair Kersten at 6:33 p.m. with the superintendent, principals, and all board members present. Motion by Kuechle, seconded by Laabs, to approve the agenda as amended. Unanimously carried (UC). Motion by Gillman, seconded by Kuechle, to approve payment of the listed bills in the amount of $144,303.78 of which $679.00 was construction-related costs. UC Motion by Laabs, seconded by Gillman, to approve the consent agenda. UC. The consent agenda included: o Approve minutes of March 20, 2003, Regular Board Meeting. o Accept resignation received from Margaret Van De Mark, daycare assistant. o Approve reinvestment of $97,000 CD for six months mat-uring 9/23/03 at Welch Bank, Okla., at 1.5 percent. The treasurer’s report for March and the quarterly reports were reviewed and discussed. Motion by Gillman, seconded by Laabs, to amend the March 20, 2003, Resolution Discontinuing and Reducing Educational Programs and Positions to keep the nurse position at the elementary at the current number of hours (6.5 hours per student day) with compensating cuts in instructional supplies. Upon roll call vote, Kuechle, Stenger, Laabs, Kersten, Gillman and VanVleet voted in favor of the amendment. UC (In order to save space in the paper, the following resolution was introduced and adopted for the following staff members: Patricia Bauerly, Kurt Gunn, Alissa Gunnerson, William Hesse, Erik Kask, Brad Olson, Unaka Pugh, Tom Reuter, Lisa Wallwork, Cheryl Wyatt and Kristofer Zemek. Complete resolutions along with the motions and roll call vote results can be found in the official minutes at the District Office.) Member ________ introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE TERMINATION AND NONRENEWAL OF THE TEACHING CONTRACT OF (staff) , A PROBATIONARY TEACHER. WHEREAS, (staff) is a probationary teacher in Independent School District No. 739. BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District No. 739, that pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 122A.40, Subdivision 5, that the teaching contract of (staff) , a probationary teacher in Independent School District No. 739 is hereby terminated at the close of the current 2002-2003 school year. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that written notice be sent to said teacher regarding termination and non-renewal of her/his contract as provided by law, and that said notice shall be in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF TERMINATION AND NON-RENEWAL (address) Dear (staff) : You are hereby notified that at a regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 739 held on April 17, 2003, a resolution was adopted by a majority roll call vote to terminate your contract effective at the end of the current school year and not to renew your contract for the 2003-2004 school year. Said action of the board is taken pursuant to M.S. 122A.40, Subd. 5. You may officially request that the school board give its reasons for the non-renewal of your teaching contract. For your information, however, this action is taken because of the discontinuance of programs or positions to effectuate economies in the school district and reduce expenditures. Yours very truly, SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 739 Marguerite Laabs School Board Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by (member) and, upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: And the following voted against the same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. Member Laabs introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO PLACE Nancy Bonnifield ON UNREQUESTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 739, as follows: That it is proposed that Nancy Bonnifield, a teacher of said school district, be placed on unrequested leave of absence to the extent of a .1 position, effective at the end of the 2002-2003 school year on June 6, 2003, pursuant to M.S. 122A.40, Subdivision 11. That written notice be sent to said teacher regarding the proposed placement on unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits as provided by law or Teacher Master Agreement and said notice shall include a date for hearing if requested and be in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PLACEMENT ON UNREQUESTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING Ms. Nancy Bonnifield P. O. Box 64 Cokato, MN 55321 Dear Ms. Bonnifield: You are hereby notified that at the regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 739 held on April 17, 2003, consideration was given to your placement on unrequested leave of absence to the extent of a .1 position as a teacher of Independent School District No. 739, and a resolution was adopted by a majority vote of the Board, proposing your placement on unrequested leave of absence effective at the end of the 2002-2003 school year on June 6, 2003, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 122A.40, Subdivision 11 upon the grounds described in said statute and which are specifically as follows: Discontinuance of position to the extent of a .1 position Under the provisions of the law, you are entitled to a hearing before the school board provided that you make a request in writing within fourteen days after receipt of this notice. If no hearing is requested within such period, it shall be deemed acquiescence by you to the school board’s proposed action. Yours very truly, SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 739 Marguerite Laabs School Board Clerk That each and all of the foregoing grounds of said notice are within the grounds for unrequested leave placement as set forth in M.S. 122A.40, Subdivision 11 and are hereby adopted as fully as though separately set forth and resolved herein. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Kersten, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Kuechle, Stenger, Laabs, Kersten, Gillman, VanVleet; And the following voted against: none. Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. Member Gillman introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO PLACE Shawn Meyer ON UNREQUESTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 739, as follows: That it is proposed that Shawn Meyer, a teacher of said school district, be placed on unrequested leave of absence to the extent of a .5 position, effective at the end of the 2002-2003 school year on June 6, 2003 pursuant to M.S. 122A.40, Subdivision 11. That written notice be sent to said teacher regarding the proposed placement on unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits as provided by law or Teacher Master Agreement and said notice shall include a date for hearing if requested and be in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PLACEMENT ON UNREQUESTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING Mr. Shawn Meyer 2748 181st Street Clearwater, MN 55320 Dear Mr. Meyer: You are hereby notified that at the regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 739 held on April 17, 2003, consideration was given to your placement on unrequested leave of absence to the extent of a .5 position as a teacher of Independent School District No. 739, and a resolution was adopted by a majority vote of the Board, proposing your placement on unrequested leave of absence effective at the end of the 2002-2003 school year on June 6, 2003, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 122A.40, Subdivision 11 upon the grounds decribed in said statute and which are specifically as follows: Discontinuance of position to the extent o
f a .5 position Under the provisions of the law, you are entitled to a hearing before the school board provided that you make a request in writing within fourteen days after receipt of this notice. If no hearing is requested within such period, it shall be deemed acquiescence by you to the school board’s proposed action. Yours very truly, SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 739 Marguerite Laabs School Board Clerk That each and all of the foregoing grounds of said notice are within the grounds for unrequested leave placement as set forth in M.S. 122A.40, Subdivision 11 and are hereby adopted as fully as though separately set forth and resolved herein. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Kuechle, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Kuechle, Stenger, Laabs, Kersten, Gillman, VanVleet; And the following voted against: none. Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. Because of the need for several part-time contracts at the high school to replace the full-time probationary contracts that were non-renewed, motion was made by Gillman and seconded by Laabs to offer part-time contracts as follows: Erik Kask – .4, Brad Olson – .5, Unaka Pugh – .7, Tom Reuter – .6, Lisa Wallwork -.9, and Cheryl Wyatt – .9. UC Motion by Laabs, seconded by Kuechle, to approve the district goals for the 2003-2004 school year as determined by the board members at their planning session held on April 6. UC. The district goals are: o Continuous improvement of student achievement. o Improve communication and public relations. o Improve the overall climate of the district. o Recruit, hire and retain effective personnel and evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs. o Financial management of the district will be productive, efficient and accountable. Member Kuechle left the meeting at 7:49 p.m. Troy Miller, DLR Group, was present to review the construction project. Motion by Gillman, seconded by VanVleet, to approve the requested contractor payments in the amount of $8,235.60 contingent upon completion of their punch list items. UC Successes of students and staff included the eighth-grade Basic Standard Test results – 88 percent in reading and 72 percent in math. Ninety-one percent of the tenth-graders passed the MCA writing test. Jostens yearbook division made a donation to a Sept. 11 fund via the news insert used in last year’s book. All profits Jostens made from sales went to the Todd M. Beamer foundation. FFA student Trevor Gottschalk was recognized in The Land April 4, 2003, issue. Seven Kimball FFA members met and talked with Governor Pawlenty and were on the front cover of the Local section of the St. Cloud Times. Luke Becker was named Region 5 FFA President for next year. Shawn Meyer was the featured advisor for the national FFA magazine New Horizons. Six teams from the Kimball FFA will compete at the state convention, 27 students total. A reminder to check out the Kimball FFA Web site at www.kimballffa.com. The band received a State Superior at large group contest on April 8 (six for six stars – absolute top rating possible). The band trip to Washington, D.C., and New York City was a resounding success. They saw an unbelievable number of sights; the kids’ performances were great, and they really represented the school well as considerate, cooperative and interested young men and women. The choir received a State Excellent at the recent MSHSL large group competition. Three FCCLA groups attending the region meet all advanced to state and will be presenting April 24 and 25 in Bloomington. Participants will be Crystal Boeson and Rayell Berscheid who placed with a gold, Jenni Oster and Jamie Krantz who placed with a silver, and Ally Konz and Sara Arnhold who placed with a gold. Student leaders Erich Deutsch, Jordan Miller, Casey Williams, Kadin Rose and Amelia Hentges have completed the additional training for becoming mentors. They came in before school to do the training necessary for this. Luke Becker, Amanda Hentges, Shawn Dahlinger, Sarah Walker, Sarah Wysoski, Luke Deutsch and Kelly Lochen are currently mentoring elementary students after having completed the training earlier. Twenty-three KAHS students participated at the SCSU math contest April 1, 2003. Two were recognized for placing in the top 10 percent in their grade levels. They were Nick Stein in the eleventh grade and Francine Woodford in the seventh grade. Eight KAHS visual arts students participated in the MSHSL Visual Arts Festival. They received six State Superior ratings and three Best of Categories. Sixteen schools were at Becker Community Center for this competition. Those receiving Superiors were: Tonje Solheim, Sarah Walker, John White and Joe Maurer. Best of Category for drawing went to Tonje Solheim. Best of Category for sculpture went to Sarah Walker. Best of Category Mixed Media went to Sarah Walker. Frank Schiefelbein (head boys’ wrestling) and Kim Pelzer (junior high) were named Central Minnesota Conference coaches of the Year. Students named Academic All-Conference included Stephanie Roos, Jenna Stenger, Carla Henneman, Erin Montonye, Tammy Kuechle, Nick Stein, Erich Deutsch and Steve Landwehr. KAHS Hall of Fame inductions to take place on April 25, 2003 include Todd Spaulding – Class of 1984, Kathy (Hunt) Eisenbraun – Class of 1978, Dennis Muehring – Class of 1958, Jerry Robinson – Class of 1955, Howard Konkol – Coach, 1952-1958. Principal Imholte reviewed the proposed Attendance and Discipline policies and answered questions. The Continuing Ed. Committee is in need of a community member to sit on their committee. Mr. Clark reviewed the duties of this position and the requirements stated in the by-laws were read. The board was asked to appoint this person at their next board meeting on May 8. Ms. Imholte discussed with the board the current process for selecting the student speakers for graduation. The students have requested modifying this process from two honor students to adding one student at-large. Board members were in agreement with the students’ request. Mr. Clark reported on the Author Parties held the morning of April 16, AAA Awards held in the afternoon of that same day. There was good participation by the students. Kris O’Brien organized a Penny War raising a total of $396.93 to be donated to the local food shelf. Student Government held a food drive for the
