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April 29, 2004
School Board Meeting Minutes
In Attendance:
Board: Suzy Schweig, Alan Stone, Nina Simonowicz, Patty
Nordahl, Amy Brown, David Parsons
Absent: Barbara Nagle
Others: Kathryn Nelson-Pedersen, Fritz Sobanja, Deb Dwyer
Taking Minutes: Mica Harju
4:17 Call to Order
By Suzy Schweig
Reading of the mission by Kathryn Nelson-Pedersen
Approval of Agenda
Motion: Nina Simonowicz moved to
approve the agenda. David Parsons seconded. Ayes all.
New Business
Inclusive Education Plan
Patty Nordahl is working on the Inclusive Education Plan due
by May 15. Kathryn Nelson Pederson will help Patty with the
development of the plan. The plan is to show how the school
has incorporated social, civil, racial and equal rights laws
required for schools.
Pow-Wow
GES has been invited to the Grand Portage Pow-Wow on Thursday,
May 6. There will be funds for bus transportation to this field
trip. Kari Merritt will be in charge of permission slips. Times
and details will be worked out ASAP.
Old
Business
Calendar Update
The draft calendar needs in service days added. Half days scheduled
into the calendar were to allow for conferences. Financial implications
of half days for the school needs to be looked into.
Personnel
Doug Gale will be giving notice of resignation due to a full
time job opportunity.
Lisa Foster was hired as Overall Maps Coordinator and Project
Manager.
Donna Melich has been hired to clean M, W, F. Kari Merritt will
be point person for Donna to go to.
Enrollment
K-2 :: 5 students
3-5:: 16 students
6-8 :: 18 students FULL
9 :: 3 students
These numbers do not include the Birch Grove applicants.
David Parsons will contact Lauri Davis to develop pre-K info
distribution for GES
Progress Report Update
Scheduling a day off for the educators to write progress reports
needs to be added to the calendar. Substitute teachers will
be looked into for covering this day.
Rod Haenke and Suzy Schweig met to discuss Progress Reports
and how to break it down to segments that parents could relate
to. A future meeting with Rod will happen sometime in Learning
Block 5 to continue to work with the educators on Progress Reports.
Rod Haenke is developing a proposal as a consultant for GES
for curriculum mapping, extensive progress report development,
coordinating advisors, etc.
Physical Education
Tennis Association is willing to work with GES on a tennis program.
GES needs approval to use tennis courts from ISD 166. Upon approval
of court use, GES will need volunteers to help plan and implement
the tennis program.
Ninth Grade
The Ninth Grade Committee has met and at this point needs a
staff person who will be working with ninth grade for future
meetings. A tracking system needs to be developed to account
for electives for ninth grade. GES would like Rod Haenke to
consult on ninth grade development.
Director Position
David Parsons will be the point person for hiring a Director.
Suzy Schweig also will be involved. The director job description
will be advertised as soon as the final draft has been updated.
Ideal start date for director will be in June.
Educator Report
Caroline Jones met with Amy Brown and suggested starting a pre-K/K
grouping. She advised for the future that GES develop a peer
group for K's. She also advised that ideal groupings
for grades be K, 1-3, 4-5 or 4-6.
Finance
Karen Blackburn's responsibilities may be expanded in
bookkeeping area.
Kelley Sommers would approve Para time cards and Transportation
Person would approve bus drivers time cards.
Facility
Concern was discussed regarding safety and liability of the
students' forts. Deb Dwyer will head a parent group to clean
up the woods around the school to make it more safe.
Transportation
Nina Simonowicz will no longer be the head of transportation.
Transportation Chair responsibilities in the short run include
scheduling of bus drivers, maintenance scheduling, break down
back up plans, daily maintenance issues and meeting with MNDOT.
David Parsons will contact Glen Hellner to inquire about taking
over the Transportation Chair. David Parsons will also be a
part of the MNDOT meeting next Thursday. David will discuss
with Kari Merritt the additional transportation responsibilities
the office will take over.
7:36 Adjourned
Motion: Amy Brown moved to adjourn,
David Parsons seconded. Ayes all.
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