Brainerd School Board

Meets 7 p.m. Monday

Washington Educational Services Building, 804 Oak St., Brainerd

Section A - General

1. Roll call.

2. Delegations, petitions, communications.

3. Approval of minutes: Regular school board, Sept. 14.

4. Consent calendar

Certified staff resignations: Jennifer Peterson-Cramer, visual arts teacher, FV, effective Sept. 18.

New certified staff employees: Michelle Blanck, 50 percent contract, special ed teacher, Nisswa, MS 0/Step, effective 09-10 school year; Kelly Gubrud, 50 percent contract, third-grade teacher, Riverside, BS 0/Step 0, effective 09-10 school year; Robert L. Johnson, part-time teacher program, effective 09-10 school year; Melissa Vukelich, kindergarten teacher, Harrison, BS 0/Step 1, effective 09-10 school year.

Non-teaching employee resignations: Sarah Goodrow, EA, Harrison, effective Sept. 1; Dawn Johnson, EA transportation, effective Sept. 4; Julie Thesing, EA, transportation, effective Sept. 8; Debbie Toth, LPN, BHS, effective Sept. 2.

New non-teaching employees: Kathy Brown, EA, Riverside, seven hours/day at $8.97/hour, effective Sept. 24; Brian Burke, EA, Riverside, seven hours/day at $8.97/hour, effective Oct. 5; Constance Friebohle, EA, FV, seven hours/day at $9.02/hour, effective Sept. 21; Desirae Jordan, LPN, BHS, 19 hours/week at $13.02/hour, effective Sept. 18; Mary Meeks, EA, Garfield, five hours/day at $8.97/hour, effective Sept. 17; Mary Meeks, noon aide, Garfield, two hours/day at $10.25/hour, effective Sept. 17; Autumn Osborne, EA, transportation, one hour/day at $8.97/hour, effective Oct. 1; Erica Staehling, EA, Baxter, seven hours/day at $8.97/hour, effective Sept. 15; Melanie Strobel, EA, transportation, 3.75 hours/day at $8.97/hour, effective Oct. 1; Donna Voss, EA, Garfield, seven hours/day at $8.97/hour, effective Sept. 23; Brenda Whirley, EA, Garfield, seven hours/day at $8.97/hour, effective Sept. 24.

5. New business

For action:

1. Paperless board agenda: Request permission to purchase and start training.

2. District Internet acceptable use policy, first reading.

3. Approval of two new ECFE Advisory members.

4. Resolution authorizing the sale of general obligation refunding bonds.

5. Pupil/staff ratio policy, first reading.

6. 09-10 calendar revision, April 2 storm makeup day

Informational:

1. District recognition:

• Jackson Walters, 10th-grader, and Jessica Walters, ninth-grader, along with their father, Gary, either rollerbladed or biked 1,153 miles to Washington, D.C., to raise funds for Kinship Partners. They raised more than $16,000 for their trip.

• Congratulations to Kenzey Ostrowski for participation in the Minnesota All-State Music Camp this past summer.

2. School board member reports - General.

3. Schools for Equity in Education - Lew Hudson.

4. Business services report - Steve Lund

5. Superintendent's report - Steve Razidlo

Section B - Committee reports

• Facilities Committee - Lew Hudson, met on Oct. 8.

• Curriculum/Student Activities Committee - Ruth Nelson

• Finance/Insurance Committee - Molly Kurtzman, met on Sept. 29.

• Legislative Committee - Bob Nystrom.

• Long Range Planning Committee - Kent Montgomery.

• Personnel Committee - Reed Campbell, met Oct. 6.

• Future committee meetings - Curriculum Committee meeting - 11:30 a.m. Oct. 23.