Legal Notice
Adrian Publc School Board Meeting Adrian, MN
AUGUST 21, 2017
Board Chair Lenz called the regular meeting of the Adrian Board of Education to order at 6:00 P.M. on August 21, 2017. Members present Kruger, Kunkel, Lenz, Madison, Sieve and Wolf. Also present Superintendent Graff, Principals Koehne and Lofthus, Athletic Director Jay Wange, and staff members McCarthy and Lenz.
Members Bullerman was absent.
Motion by Kruger, to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Kunkel to approve the agenda, motion carried.
Sarah Lenz presented a power point presentation regarding Tuition Reduction Incentive Program (TRIP). Motion by Kruger, seconded by Sieve to start this program in the District and to appoint Sarah Lenz as administrator, and approved a $3,000 limit of purchased cards, motion carried.
Motion by Madison, seconded by Wolf to approve the minutes from the July 2017 meeting, with noted corrections made, motion carried.
Motion by Wolf to approve the claims and accounts for the month of July 2017, seconded by Kunkel, motion carried.
Superintendent Graff presented the July 2017 reports, motion by Sieve, seconded by Madison to approve the account balances, motion carried.
Mr. Lofthus presented his Elementary Principal’s report.
Presented a request for maternity leave for I Kruse. Motion by Wolf, seconded by Kunkel to approve maternity leave request, motion carried.
Presented the Long Term Substitute teacher assignment for J. Metzger. Motion by Kunkel, seconded by Madison to approve request, motion carried.
Reviewed the teacher assignments and class enrollments for the upcoming year.
Presented a resignation from L Sieve as a paraprofessional, motion by Kruger, seconded by Kunkel to approve resignation, motion carried.
Presented a request to hire C Voss as a paraprofessional. Motion by Kunkel, seconded by Sieve to approve hiring, motion carried.
Gave an update on progress of the summer building projects.
Gave an update on the staff training that occurred over the summer.
Mr. Wange presented his Athletic Director’s Report.
Updated the board on the Back to School night
Reviewed the fall sports and record book changes
Requested to hire A Thier and J Wange as Junior High volleyball coaches. Motion by Sieve, seconded by Kruger to approve request, motion carried.
Requested to have S. Kallevig as a volunteer coach for football, motion by Sieve, seconded by Wolf to approve request, motion carried.
Requested to have J Kopplow and Jn Hudelson as volunteer coaches for cross-country, motion by Kunkel, seconded by Madison to approve request, motion carried.
Recommended to hire S. Kallevig as a Junior High baseball coach, motion by Wolf, seconded by Kunkel, motion carried.
Cate Koehne presented her Principal’s Report
Reviewed teacher schedules and enrollments for the Middle and High school.
Presented the Department of Education’s revisions for PSEO and weighted credits for the student handbook. Motion by Wolf, seconded by Sieve to approve these changes and to amend the handbook, motion carried.
Gave an update on the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO).
Gave an update on progress of the summer building projects.
Presented the Long Term Substitute teacher assignment for L Romans. Motion by Kunkel, seconded by Wolf to approve request, motion carried.
Presented the Long Term Substitute teacher assignment for S Henning. Motion by Sieve, seconded by Kruger to approve request, motion carried.
Presented a request to hire M Sauer as a paraprofessional. Motion by Kunkel, seconded by Madison to approve hiring, motion carried.
Gave an update on the staff development training that occurred over the summer.
Mr. Graff presented his Superintendent’s report:
Presented a Building and Grounds update.
Asked the Building & Ground Committee if they had an update for the skid steer and lawn mower purchases.
The roofing project at the High School is completed.
Presented teachers for tenure, motion by Sieve, seconded by Madison to approve tenure list, motion carried.
Presented the 2017-18 Seniority List. Motion by Kunkel, seconded by Madison to approve the seniority list with revisions, motion carried.
Announced that the District needs to set the Truth in Taxation Date, Time and Location. Motion by Wolf, seconded by Sieve to set the date for Monday December 18 at 6PM in the District Conference Room, motion carried.
Announced the auditors will be coming the first week of September
Presented information regarding policy guidelines and revisions from the Minnesota Department of Education which needs to be published in the student handbook and published on the District Web site. Motion by Wolf, seconded by Sieve to adopt these guidelines and policy revisions, motion carried.
Reviewed with the board information from the ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training.
Motion by Wolf, seconded by Kunkel to adjourn the August meeting of the Adrian Board of Education at 7:21 P.M., all voted in favor, motion carried.
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