Menomonie School Board Meeting 9/12/2022

We are streaming the meeting live but it is VERY hard to hear anything in person, so the stream is likely to also be very hard to hear.

(Per Wis. Stat. § 19.84(2))
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA
NOTICE OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
RIVER HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 615 24TH AVENUE W., MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022, 5:45 P.M.

This meeting will be live-streamed at: https://vimeo.com/event/2019082

*Board members will be touring River Heights Elementary School prior to the regular board meeting (5:00 pm).

AGENDA

I. OPENING ITEMS

A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call and Quorum

C. Pledge of Allegiance and Reading of Mission Statement

D. Agenda Order and Approval/Revision

E. Recommendations and Commendations

F. Student Representative Communications (added 9/9/2022)

G. Community Communications

H. Revenue and Expenditure Reports for the Month Ended June 2022 and August 2022

I. Monthly Employment Report (August 2022)

II. CONSENT AGENDA.

Action to Approve Consent Agenda

1. Minutes of a Regular Meeting of August 15, 2022, Special Meeting of August 22, 2022, and Annual Meeting of August 22, 2022

2. Financial Reports for August 2022

3. Donations Exceeding $1,000 for August 2022

4. 66.0301 Special Education Services Cooperative Agreement

5. Travel for National FFA Convention (Indianapolis): October 26-29 (added 9/9/2022)

The consent agenda was approved unanimously by the board, 

III. PERSONNEL CONSENT AGENDA

A. Action to Approve Personnel Consent Agenda

1. Resignations/Retirements 2. Requests to Hire

IV. ACTION AGENDA

A. Approve Revisions to Policy 455, Local Wellness Policy

The Wellness Plan was approved unanimously with a slight revision.

B. Addition to 2022-2023 Staffing Plan (SPED paraeducators at RH & MMS)

The addition was approved unanimously by the board

C. Approve Revisions to the SDMA Employee Handbook

The handbook has been modified to follow current COVID policies and to add incentives for substitute teachers.

The revisions were approved unanimously by the board.

V. DISCUSSION ITEMS/POLICY REVIEW

A. Summer School Report (John)

B. Discuss Process and Timeline for 2023 Medical Insurance Renewal (Joe/Leah)

The insurance plan may be more challenging this year - for the past 5 years the premiums have not gone up and it is hoped that the changes this year will be minimal. The renewal date is Jan. 1 and the committee is currently working on it.  But open renewal starts sooner so this really needs to be wrapped up by the end of October.

C. Program Resource Reviews Timeline (Brian)

D. Discuss Planning for 2023 State Education Convention (Joe)

E. Items Related to Next Meeting Dates, Board Committees, and Reports

VI. ADJOURNMENT

A. Action to Adjourn REVISED 9/9/2022 8:24 A.M. The agenda as noted above was posted more than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting date. The most up-to-date agenda information is available on the district website. This agenda is posted at the Menomonie Area School District Administrative Services Center, and on the district website at www.sdmanonline.com under the School Board link.