Several of the members of the Lanesboro Girl Scout Troop #40181 attended the May 18 Lanesboro School Board meeting to tell the board about a project they recently completed. After noticing that the garden outside of the school near the greenhouse needed some attention, they decided to fix it up. They worked on landscaping and added some hostas and a bleeding heart bush to fill the garden out. “We are proud to do this for our project and hope it helps our community,” one of the girls expressed.
The project took the troop around three days to complete and they’re planning to weed it throughout the summer as well to keep the garden looking nice.
“Thank you on behalf of the school district,” Board member Dave Ruen told the Girl Scout troop.
A resignation from part-time paraprofessional Kevin Lindh was accepted by the board with their thanks for Lindh’s time spent at Lanesboro Public School.
Applications for the 1.0 elementary education position were accepted and interviews will be held the week of May 22. Approximately three applicants will be interviewed.
The board congratulated Claire Pieper, who will be advancing to nationals for FCAA in the category of job interviews. The national competition will be held in Nashville over the 4th of July weekend. Pieper’s “practice” job for the competition was junior editor at the Fillmore County Journal.
The MCA testing has been completed and went well.
The final bids came in for the daycare expansion project. The low bid of $17,864 was lower than the original estimate. After the daycare has been expanded, its capacity will increase from 11 infants to 19, 14 toddlers to
24, and 25 preschoolers to 52. There will be no change to the school age program.
The graduation ceremony for Lanesboro seniors will be on June 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the gym.
Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Rogers gave a slideshow presentation to the board on the new Teacher Assessment Reflection and Growth Protocol.
Superintendent Matt Schultz, High School Principal Brett Clarke, Elementary Principal James Semmen, and teachers Hollie Clarke, James Gladis, and Ethan Simonson worked developing the protocol with Rogers. The ultimate goals for the program are teacher growth and increased student achievement. The mission statement reads in part, “Empowering our students by providing a quality education to ensure lifelong success in an ever-changing world.”
An oversight committee consisting of five teachers and administration will be utilized to monitor the progress of the plan, collect feedback, and make recommendations for any changes, meeting twice a year.
The four domains of the protocol are planning and preparation, classroom environment, instruction, and professional responsibilities. The evaluation cycle will be a three-year process ,with the first two years dedicated to peer reviews with growth goal forms. The final year will be a summative evaluation year with a pre-observation meeting, formal observation, post-observation reflection form, and post-observation meeting.
The board approved the protocol.
The first reading of Policy 403, Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees was reviewed and approved.
Superintendent Schultz gave a packet to each board member for the superintendent evaluation to fill out and mail to Dave Ruen for review. He will also be completing a self-evaluation.
The purchase order issuance for the 2017-18 school year was approved along with the Minnesota State High School League yearly membership. The sports
sharing agreement with Fillmore Central was renewed for another year.
Superintendent Schultz will be meeting with the Fillmore Central superintendent in June to discuss details.
The last day of school was set for June 1, ending at 11:32 a.m. The next school board meeting will be on June 15 at 7 p.m.