Call to Order: 4:00 PM
Members Present: Ken Blatz, Mary Funk, Mary Kay Higgins, Patrick Hobot, Sheila McMahon
Others Present: Patty Brostrom, Tony Scallon
Approval of Minutes:
Correction – A person from MIA was marketing for another school
- Mary Kay Higgins moved to approve the minutes with the correction. Ken Blatz seconded. Passed.
Annual Meeting/Election –
Election will close at 6:00 – All ballots must be in.
Start counting at 5:00 PM
Mary Kay Higgins will sit with the ballot box in the lunch room from 4:00 to 6:00
Missy Nelson, Rachel Thompson, Sheila McMahon, Mary Funk and Patty Brostrom have volunteered to count ballots. They will ask others if need be.
The ballot boxes from the other schools must be brought to the district by noon on the day of the election. Mary Kay will send an email telling them to bring them in to Mary Funk. Mary Funk has been signing off on ballots as they have been coming in.
There was a discussion about filling Lynne Nelsons seat on the Board. It was decided that according to our bylaws the Board will appoint the fill in person. It is too late to add to the election.
Personnel – Patty Brostrom gave a report of the personnel meeting held earlier this month.
There has been a complaint filed from one employee against another. Patty Brostrom investigated. There is no recommendation for disciplinary action at this time.
A JROTC staff member has requested a leave of absence to take a position in the Congo. He meets the criteria we have established, so has been granted the leave for the remainder of this contract year.
The attorneys have finalized an agreement with a staff member who was asked to leave MTS. Our attorney was present at the Personnel Meeting to advise us. The agreement ‘holds MTS harmless’ and was accepted.
A complaint has been filed against MTS with the MN Dept. of Civil Rights. Patty Brostrom and our Attorney submitted all of the information requested (200 pages).
A staff member has made a request for differential pay from MTS for his deployment in 2005. The MN Legislature had passed a law that as of 2004 public schools have to pay deployed military personnel from their district the difference between the military pay and the persons salary. Charter Schools are not covered in this law.
Discussion – Should we follow the law even though it does not cover Charters?
Should a person be paid less while serving their country?
This decision will set a precedent
We are not required to pay this.
Should we be doing what other districts are doing?
- Patrick Hobot moved to create a policy to comply with the state law for differential in military pay for deployed staff members. Sheila McMahon seconded . Passed.
Discussion – should we make this retroactive?
This request is for something that took place 5 years ago. It is not budgeted in 2010.
We either support the law or we don’t.
- Ken Blatz moved to pay the difference in pay retroactive. Sheila McMahon seconded. Passed with 1 ‘No’ vote.
New Business
Lynne Nelson resigned from the Board on 2/12/10
Mary Kay Higgins will send a card thanking her for her service on the Board
- Mary Kay Higgins moves to accept Lynne Nelson’s resignation. Ken Blatz seconded. Passed.
Title 1 Audit – Mary Funk
The auditor was out last week. There were no findings, we have a few little changes to make.
Q-Comp Review – Mary Funk
The state people will be here on Friday for our review.
MNOLA – Tony Scallon
The MNOLA conference will be here at MTS on Friday.
Grants – Tony Scallon
We are participants in two new grants.
$4 million grant for green jobs & $5 million grant for Health Care.
Mary Ander will be the grant administrator.
Minneapolis is still not willing to work with us on the Perkins Grant
Summer Youth – Patty Brostrom
We have 24 positions.
The staff training can be done online this year.
Finance – Patty Brostrom
MTS received a financial award again this year.
Ken Blatz moved to adjourn the meeting. Patrick Hobot seconded.
Meeting adjourned at 5:05
