REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS GRAND FORKS SCHOOL BOARD GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 REGULAR MEETING February 24, 2020 The Grand Forks School Board met in regular session on Monday, February 24, 2020, at Ben Franklin Elementary School with Bill Palmiscno presiding.

Published March 19, 2020 at 2:01 AM

REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS
GRAND FORKS SCHOOL BOARD
GRAND FORKS PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
REGULAR MEETING
February 24, 2020
The Grand Forks School Board met in regular session on Monday, February 24, 2020, at Ben Franklin Elementary School with Bill Palmiscno presiding.
Board Members Present: Bill Palmiscno, Amber Flynn, Doug Carpenter, Jacqueline Hoffarth, Eric Lunn, Jeff Manley, Shannon Mikula, and Matt Spivey.
Board Members Absent: Cynthia Shabb
Student Board Members Present: Oliver Wolfe
Student Board Members Absent: Riley Thoreson
Others Present:
Dr. Terry Brenner, Superintendent of Schools; Scott J. Berge, Business Manager; Jody Thompson, Associate Superintendent of Elementary Education; Catherine Gillach, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education; Amanda Weston Caillier, President, Grand Forks Education Association (GFEA); and Cindy Johnson, Executive Secretary.
Call to Order: 6:05 p.m.
Facility Tour
Motion and second to approve the agenda as written carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to rescind the action taken on February 10, 2020, to approve the January 21, 2020, minutes as written carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to approve the January 21, 2020, minutes as corrected carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to approve the minutes of February 10, 2020, and February 12, 2020, as written carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Discussed: Review School Board Norms.
Discussed: Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Update.
Discussed: School Board Election Process Timeline.
Motion and second to add Indigenous Peoples' Day to the calendar as recommended by administration carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to approve the 2020-2021 start and end dates, blackout days, and PLC early release days as recommended and to remove the word 'holiday' from the school breaks carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to approve the consent agenda as follows: Appointment of Kim Lloyd (salary $17,393 (62 days)) effective March 2, 2020, and Resignations of Kathryn Baker, Briauna Corneliussen, Mariah Dolan, Jerome Gunderson, and Jeffrey Rasmussen effective May 29, 2020, carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to approve the General Fund Financial Statement for the period July 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020, carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to approve the Joint Powers Agreement between District #140 and District #1 for Educational Services for the 2020-2021 fiscal year as recommended carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Motion and second to approve an additional $650,000 for construction services and $350,000 for sustainment costs for the 2019-2020 fiscal year carried unanimously. Absent: Shabb.
Announcements: Wolfe was congratulated on his academic achievements. Gillach announced the District is co-hosting a mental health collaborative on March 7.
Discussed: School Board Norms - How Did We Do?
Adjourned: 7:39 p.m.
School board minutes are found online at www.gfschools.org or by calling the superintendent's office at 787-4880.
(March 19, 2020)