New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District No. 2 Regular School Board Meeting Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Members present: Eric Myhre, Todd Duchscherer, John McKnight, Alyson Myhre, John Grann, Roger Duda, and Mary Kay Price Others present: Jill Louters, Superintendent; Avolt Baumbach, Secondary Principal; Natalie Becker, Elementary Principal; and Janet Heskin, Business Manager. President Eric Myhre called the meeting to order. Approval of Agenda It was moved by Duchscherer and seconded by McKnight to approve the agenda with the addition of carpet replacement. Motion carried unanimously. Approval of the Consent Agenda It was moved by Alyson Myhre and seconded by Price to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. The consent agenda consists of the minutes from the May 8, 2017 regular meeting, the May 15, 2017 and May22, 2017 special meeting minutes, the business manager report, and the bills for the general fund of $78,724.93, the food service fund of $9,870.74, and the activity fund of $5,788.30. Board Committee Meetings Reports The Building Committee met and approved three rooms for carpeting this summer and discussed the parking and drop off zones. Concerns about the pickup after school were also discussed. The Negotiation Committee met several times and will be meeting to complete the business manager’s evaluation. Principals’ Reports Principal Becker provided a written report regarding end of year processes which included one to two days of teacher team planning meetings over the summer; programming needs for 2017-18 which includes adding an additional FTE for 2nd grade and increasing elementary music to full time; continued work which includes innovative programming development, and math and ELA standards work with NESC in Devils Lake; Mrs. Becker also attended the Governor’s Summit in Bismarck the prior week. She is also waiting for approval of the School Wide Title I application. Principal Baumbach provided a written report that included information on the Data Up program for 2017-18, the NDCDE student survey, budget and staffing information, the high school schedule for 2017-18, and the end of year events. Superintendent Report Superintendent Louters provided a written report of her activity during the past month which included information on the visit to Maine, route bus driver negotiations, yearend events and staff planning and reporting, negotiation process, elementary sports program research, budget revision/technology planning for 2017-18, vision development sessions, spring calendar revisions, parking change review, and spring processes. New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board Minutes for June 12, 2017 (Page 1 of 3)

Maine Trip Jill Louters, Lynnae Lies, and Amy Cudworth attended a workshop in Maine sponsored by Knowledge Works in conjunction with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction on applied learning. South Dakota Trip Natalie Becker, Craig Demester, Lori Demester, and Jess Schafer visited two schools in Mitchell South Dakota focused on individualized learning. Principal Becker stated that she and her elementary teachers are planning aggressively to implement additional individualized learning at the elementary level for the coming school year. Canvas School Election Results Janet Heskin, Business Manager, presented the results of the school board election held on June 6, 2017. It was moved by Alyson Myhre and seconded by Duchscherer to declare the results of the election official with John McKnight and John Grann reelected to the school board for three-year terms. Motion carried unanimously. Second Reading of Revision to Policy GCBB It was moved by Price and seconded by McKnight to approve the second reading of the revision to Policy GCBB Student Progress Reports to Parents. Motion carried unanimously. Elementary Sports Mrs. Louters presented information on the school assuming the financial and organizational items for elementary volleyball and basketball. It was moved by Duchscherer and seconded by Grann for the school district to provide transportation and scheduling and have the parents and/or students pay fees for coaches. Motion carried unanimously. Addition of 1.2 FTE Elementary Staffing Discussion was held on the addition of a second grade teacher and .2 FTE addition to Heather Klocke’s contract for the elementary strategist. It was moved by McKnight and seconded by Duda to approve the addition of 1.2 FTE’s for elementary staffing. Motion carried unanimously. Review Preliminary Budget The revised preliminary budget was reviewed and discussed. The preliminary budget will continue to be revised and will be presented at the July board meeting. Financial Advisor It was moved by Alyson Myhre and seconded by McKnight to approve entering into an agreement with AMKO LLC to act as our financial advisor for the proposed general obligation bond.

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Carpet Bids It was moved by McKnight and seconded by Alyson Myhre to approve the bid from LaMotte’s Glass and Paint in the amount of $4887.00 with the condition that they cover the cost of the tile replacement in the FACS room. Motion carried unanimously.

Announcements The next regular board meeting will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm. Adjournment The board meeting was adjourned at 10:02 p.m. Janet Heskin Business Manager

Eric Myhre President

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