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Faribault board approves family engagement navigator pilot to address chronic absences 1:14:50
- The board approved Policy 524, Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy and Form, 5-1 after one board member said they would vote no without knowing the operational definition of unacceptable materials. 33:40
- The board approved agreements with Local 70 Operating Engineers and Local Number 70 Nurses, each 6-0. 54:24
- A district staff member presented a 1-year family engagement navigator pilot at Jefferson Elementary, where 26.7% of students were considered chronically absent last year, and the board approved the related agreement with HCI and the navigator position, each 5-1. 1:32:12
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Item by item (15)
- Opening and agenda approval 9:52
- Board and superintendent reports 11:00
- Linda Moore asked that an amendment asking the Minnesota State High School League to consider changing its bylaws be put on the agenda for October 19th and requested a second from another board member. 12:23
- Chad Wolff said staff at the middle school described an unbelievable start to the year, and John Bellingham said the food service was receiving accolades. 14:39
- The superintendent said the district was featured on a Center for Disease Control and Prevention website and reported a 43% decrease in behavior referrals and an 84% decrease in total days of suspension at Faribault High School. 21:18
- Public comment 24:55
- A speaker at public comment described a school bus bill passed into law requiring vehicles to stop when the red lights start flashing and discussed state funding pressures on school boards. 25:15
- Consent agenda 29:23
- One board member said earlier in the meeting that, on principle, they would vote against the consent agenda because of the number of non-teaching positions. 12:11
- The consent agenda included meeting minutes, employment and additional assignments, and authorization of payments, transfers and investment accounts. 29:23
- The consent agenda passed 5-1. 30:07
- Second reading of policy revisions 30:07
- Internet use and literacy policies 31:30
- Student transportation policy 36:04
- Public data requests policy 39:52
- One board member raised concerns about language allowing the responsible authority to withhold data from parents at the request of a minor. 41:03
- One board member said the policy is by statute and they would support it, and another board member said these are statutes the board cannot amend. 43:14
- The motion passed 5-1. 44:50
- Finance and facilities committee reports 44:50
- Gifts and donations 48:29
- Employee agreements 52:09
- The human resources director said the custodians agreement anticipates an additional 8% in health insurance costs in year 2 and was within the board's parameters. 53:19
- The staff member said the administrative assistant agreement covers about 27 employees and updated language for a new state break law. 56:03
- The agreements with Local 70 Operating Engineers and Local 70 Nurses passed 6-0, and the administrative assistant agreement passed 6-0 with one abstention. 54:24
- Preliminary property tax levy 57:13
- A district staff member recommended approving the maximum levy and said the packet showed a decrease in taxes. 58:03
- Chad Wolff asked whether the 4.69% decline was tied to declining enrollment, and the staff member said enrollment and state adjustments were both factors. 1:00:16
- The preliminary levy passed 6-0. 1:02:26
- Additional paraprofessional positions 1:02:26
- A district staff member said Jefferson has about 90 3rd graders in 3 sections and that kindergarten enrollment reached 220 students. 1:02:53
- One board member said they would vote for the Jefferson paraprofessional but raised concerns about social-emotional learning. 1:04:23
- The staff member said the media specialist agreement would let the charter school receive library aid without affecting the district's aid. 1:12:04
- Both paraprofessional requests and the media specialist agreement passed 6-0. 1:07:15
- Attendance pilot and navigator position 1:14:09
- A district staff member said 26.7% of Jefferson students were chronically absent last year and proposed a navigator to work with 25 to 30 students and their families. 1:14:50
- The staff member said HCI would pay $30,000 of the position and the community education youth development budget would pay the other $30,000. 1:23:53
- One board member said getting children to school is a responsibility of parents and they had a big problem with decreasing parental responsibility. 1:29:55
- The HCI agreement and the family engagement navigator each passed 5-1. 1:32:14
- Upcoming dates and adjournment 1:33:01
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