LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOLS

ISD 2889

February 22, 2016

Approved Minutes

The regular February 22, 2016 Lake Park Audubon Board of Education meeting was called to order by Chair Vicky Grondahl at 7:00 PM in the LPA High School Media Center in Lake Park. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Roll call and guests:

Members present: Bryan Anderson, Cara Bjerken, Vicky Grondahl, Rich Veit, David O’Connell, Dale Binde

& Darrel Pederson

Absent: None

Administrators: Superintendent Dale Hogie, Principals Sam Skaaland & Kevin Ricke

Guests: Kathy Hamre

Board Calendar Dates: Board Meeting – March 28th - 7:00 PM – LPA Elementary Media Center – Audubon

M/S/CU (Binde/Grondahl) to approve the agenda as amended. Add 9.6 Approval of BMS Arbitration Fee

& Summary Report $3,625.36

Presentations/Reports included:

Ø  Buildings & Grounds – David O’Connell

Ø  Policy & Personnel – Rich Veit

Ø  Negotiations – Bryan Anderson

Ø  Principal’s – Kevin Ricke/Sam Skaaland

Ø  Superintendent – Dale Hogie

Consent Agenda items:

M/S/CU (Binde/Pederson) to accept/approve the following consent agenda items:

Payment of bills and claims in the following amounts: 01)$104,527.75, 02)$32,579.26, 04)$2,723.21, 08)$10,833.03 totaling $150,663.25 and the District Financial report.

Unfinished Business:

M/S/CU (Bjerken/Pederson) to approve Seniority list as presented.

M/S/CU (O’Connell/Pederson) to approve the pre-school student totals for the 2015 school census.

New Business:

M/S/CU (Veit/Binde) to approve the resignation/retirement of JoLeen Eklund from her position as

Elementary Instructor effective June 3, 2016.

M/S/CU (O’Connell/Binde) to approve negotiation of turf proposals with Team Lab for continued work on

high school athletic fields.

M/S/CU (Pederson/Grondahl) to approve Greg Olson as custodian at Class 3, Step 3 for up to 20 hours per week at the high school site.

M/S/CU (Binde/Bjerken) to approve purchase of a walk-behind pad scrubbing machine for the high school at a cost of $6,100 from Cole Papers.

M/S/CU (O’Connell/Bjerken) to approve Deb Foldesi, Bonnie Iverson and Rick Pechman to share the Indian Education Instructional positions at Class 6, Step 5 of the Support Staff Schedule.

M/S/CU (Grondahl/Pederson) to approve payment to BMS Arbitration in the amount of $3,625.36.

Discussion/Information items included:

Transportation Committee – March 2, 4:45 PM – Conference Room at the High School

Visitor’s Comments: None

Superintendent’s Evaluation:

M/S/CU (Pederson/Binde) to go into closed session.

M/S/CU (Binde/Bjerken) to re-open the meeting

M/S/CU (Grondahl/Pederson) to approve summary of superintendent’s evaluation

Adjourn: M/S/CU (Veit/O’Connell) 8:37 PM

Respectfully Submitted:

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Kathy Hamre, District Clerk

LPA Board of Ed Minutes

February 22, 2016