Board of Education Badger ISD 676/Minutes of Special Meeting/Monday, August 22, 2022

Minutes of Special Meeting

Board of Education Badger ISD 676

PO Box 68, 110 Carpenter Avenue East,

Badger, Minnesota 56714

Special Meeting

Monday, August 22, 2022 5:30 PM i

n the Business & Tech Room 29

Badger School Board Meeting information can be found online at our website: www.badger.k12.mn.us

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1. Call to Order at 5:35 P.M.

1.1. Pledge of Allegiance

1.2. Roll Call (alphabetical order): Jodie Davy, Cari Dostal, Jamie Isane, Brent Olson, Jeramy Swenson

5 out of 6 present in attendance; Carol Rhen (1) absent

1.3. Administration and Department Heads: Kevin Ricke

2. Visitor Comments – None

Visitors present in attendance (alphabetical order): Gretchen Lee and John Lee

2.1. Listening Session – None

3. Recommendation to add items to the agenda from Board Members or School Administrators

9.4. Decommit Funds: A motion to approve decommitting $20,000 of $40,0000 set aside as assigned committed funds for (retired) Teacher Severance.

9.5. Long Term Substitute Teacher: A motion to approve advertising for a Long Term Substitute Teacher for Band and Classroom Music K-12 beginning Wednesday, November 16, 2022 to Wednesday, March 1, 2023 (subject to change).

4. Approval of Agenda

4.1. A motion was made by Member Dostal to approve the agenda for the Monday, August 22, 2022 Special School Board Meeting as amended. The motion seconded by Member Swenson. 5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C. = motion carries unanimously.

5. Minutes

5.1. A motion was made by Member Davy to approve the minutes for the Monday, August 8, 2022 School Board Work Session as presented. The motion seconded by Member Olson. 5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C. Attachment: (1)

5.2. A motion was made by Member Olson to approve the minutes of the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, August 8, 2022 as presented. The motion seconded by Member Dostal. 5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C.

Attachments: (2)

6. Consent Agenda – None

7. Communications

7.1. Superintendent

7.1.a. Miscellaneous Items to Report by Superintendent Attachments: (2)
8. Reports

8.1. Independent Auditor Team from Brady Martz & Associates, Thief River Fall, MN Office, is here on site this week August 22-26, 2022

9. Proposed Resolutions

9.1. School Board Election: Approve to adopt resolution relating to the election of school board members and calling for the School District general election. A motion was made by Member Dostal to approve to adopt the resolution relating to the election of school board members and calling for the School District general election. The motion seconded by Member Olson. Attachments: (3)

Yes-No Roll Call Vote: Yes-Member Jodie Davy, Yes-Member Cari Dostal, Yes-Jamie Isane, Yes-Brent Olson, Yes-Jeramy Swenson. Member Carol Rhen-Absent

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries 5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C.

Description: Please see Attachment:

RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND CALLING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION

Received four (4) Affidavits of Candidacy listed in filing order:

Jared VonEnde, Jeramy Swenson (Incumbent), Dana Didrikson, and Jamie Isane (Incumbent)

9.2. Truth in Taxation: A motion was made by Member Davy to set the Truth in Taxation meeting date (Initial Meeting) for Monday, December 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in Business Tech Room 29 at Badger Community School. Seconded by Member Swenson. 5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C.

9.3. Shared Services for School Social Worker: A motion was made by Member Swenson to approve sharing two days per week for School Social Worker Services to Greenbush-Middle River ISD 2683 for forty-percent (40%) of a 185 duty day contract with overload period pay. The motion seconded by Member Isane. Attachments: (2)

2-Yes; 2-No; 1-Abstain (Member Davy); 1-Absent vote; BE IT RESOLVED the motion does not carry.

Description:

School Social Worker at Badger School three days per week for sixty percent (60%) and two days per week at Greenbush-Middle River School for forty percent (40%)

School Social Worker is a certified employee within the Badger Education Association (BEA) of Teachers collective bargaining unit; therefore, shared services need to comply with the terms and conditions of employment within the BEA Teacher Agreement.

Extension of 5 days for a 185-day contract

Overload Period Pay is for the 172 student instructional days only Please review the attachments for details.

9.4. Decommit Funds: A motion was made by Member Olson to approve decommitting $20,000 of $40,0000

set aside as assigned committed funds for Teacher Severance. The motion seconded by Member Davy.

5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C. Attachment: (1)

Description: Funds originally assigned committed as of June 13, 2011 School Board Meeting and comply with current Badger Education Association of Teachers (BEA) Agreement Pages 17-18: Article XIIA Severance Pay > Section 1 Eligibility > Section 2.

This is a tax-deferred severance to the Minnesota State Retirement System in an account established for the eligible retired Teacher.

9.5. Long Term Substitute Teacher: A motion was made by Member Davy to approve advertising for a Long Term

Substitute Teacher for Band and Classroom Music K-12 beginning as early as Wednesday, November 16, 2022 and teaching through Wednesday, March 1, 2023 for approximately 66.5 or 67.5 teacher contract days (subject to change). The motion seconded by Member Dostal. 5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C. Attachment: (1)
10. Adjourn: Recommended motion: Member Dostal moved to adjourn at 6:43 P.M. The motion seconded by Member Olson. 5-Yes; 0-No; 1-Absent vote; U.C. = motion carries unanimously.

Cari Dostal, Clerk
Jamie Isane, Chairperson

Communications/Upcoming Meetings:

7:30 P.M. Monday, September 12, 2022 Regular September School Board Meeting

Badger School Board Meeting information can be found online at our website: www.badger.k12.mn.us

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(September 28, 2022)