Date | time 10/7/2020 7:00 PM | Meeting called to order by Board Chair Amy Jeffers
In Attendance
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 227, Olmsted, Fillmore and Winona Counties was held on Wednesday October 7, 2020. Mr. Harris is recording the meeting in the absence of CCTV.
Roll call was taken with these members present in-person: Isensee & Priebe; and these members via video conference: Jeffers, McMahon & Lowrey. All present said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of Agenda
Priebe/Lowrey motion to approve the agenda with these additions:
ADD:
7. Reports
c. Activities Director
8. Consent Items
c. vi. Chad Curry/Assistant Wrestling
d. approve B-squad baseball coach job posting
Motion carried 5-0
Approval of Claims & Accounts
Priebe/Isensee motion to approve Claims and Accounts as presented. Motion carried 5-0
Reports
Matt McMahon & Lanny Isensee – Finance & Facilities Committee
Dan Schindler – Activities Director
Luann Klevan – Community Education Director.
Amy Jeffers & Ed Harris
Randy Paulson – High School Principal
Shane McBroom – Elementary Principal.
Ed Harris – Superintendent
Approval of Consent Items
Isensee/Priebe motion to approve the Consent Items:
a. Approve 09/09/2020 Meeting Minutes
b. Approve 2020-2021 Seniority List
c. Approve the following new hires:
i. Zach Slowiak/SADD Co-Advisor
ii. Dan Narveson/MS Student Council Advisor
iii. Josh Thompson/8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
iv. Kaitlyn Ellringer/7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
v. Jessica Hanson/Jr High Knowledge Bowl
vi. Chad Curry/Assistant Wrestling
d. Approve B-squad baseball coach job posting
Motion carried 5-0
1st Reading of District Policies
Jeffers noted that the following district policies are before the board for their first reading. The board should refer any questions to Mr. Harris:
a. 518 DNR-DNI Orders
b. 519 Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies
c. 528 Student Parental, Family & Marital Status Nondiscrimination
2nd Reading of District Policies
Lowrey/Priebe motion to approve the following policies:
a. 422 Policies Incorporated by Reference
b. 507 Corporal Punishment (no changes/review only)
c. 512 School-Sponsored Student Publications & Activities (no changes/review only)
d. 517 Student Recruiting (no changes/review only)
e. 522 Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure & Process
Motion carried 5-0
Action Items
a. Superintendent Harris reviewed with the Board the appointment procedure. McMahon nominated Josh Thompson. Isensee nominated Tom Keefe. Each in turn explained the reason behind their nomination.
Jeffers called for a vote for Thompson, the following voted in favor thereof: Priebe, McMahon, & Jeffers and the following voted against the same: Isensee & Lowrey. Having received a majority vote, Josh Thompson will join the Board as the appointee in November.
Member Lanny Isensee introduced the following resolution and Matt McMahon moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION APPOINTING A BOARD MEMBER
The motion for adoption of the foregoing Resolution appointing Josh Thompson to the Chatfield School Board was duly seconded by Lanny Isensee and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Jeffers, Isensee, Priebe, Lowrey, McMahon
And the following voted against the same: none
Whereupon said Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
A complete copy of the resolution can be found at www.chatfieldschools.com
b. Isensee motioned to approve the resignation of Randy Paulson and set a special meeting for October 15, 2020 at 6:00pm to discuss the high school principal vacancy. Priebe seconded the motion.
The following voted in favor thereof: Jeffers, Isensee, Priebe, Lowrey
The following voted against: McMahon
Motion carried: 4-1
Adjournment
McMahon/Isensee motion to adjourn at 8:25pm. Motion carried 5-0
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Rick Lowrey, Board Clerk
A complete copy of these minutes can be found at www.chatfieldschools.com/district/school-board/minutes or on file in the district office
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