NORTH STAR PUBLIC SCHOOL
ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
JULY 20, 2022
The School Board of North Star Public School District #10 met for their annual meeting on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in the North Star cafeteria.
PRESENT: Chris Doehler, Michelle Gibbens, Jeremiah Halley, Vickie Jacksen, Jeana Jorde, Brooks Larson, Paul Wagenman; Admin: Jeff Hagler, Nancy Reiser; Business Manager: Cathy Johnson. Senior board member Vickie Jacksen, acting as chair pro-tem, called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Newly elected members Jeremiah Halley and Brooks Larson were seated on the board; Business Manager Cathy Johnson confirmed the receipt of oaths of office from both newly elected members.Chair pro-tem Jacksen called for nominations for Board President. Jorde nominated Vickie Jacksen. Additional nominations were called for; Doehler moved to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Vickie Jacksen.
MOTION CARRIED (all voting aye). President Jacksen assumed the chair and called for nominations for Vice President. Wagenman nominated Michelle Gibbens; additional nominations were called for and Larson nominated Chris Doehler. Jackson moved to cease nominations; secret ballots were cast, and Michelle Gibbens was elected as Vice President.
There were no changes to the agenda, no visitors, and no public comment. There were no minutes to review from the June 27, 2022 regular/canvassing meeting.
MOTION to approve the end of fiscal year invoices paid in June 2022 and the July 2022 invoices presented for payment was made by Wagenman and seconded by Gibbens. MOTION CARRIED (all voting aye). June 2022 monthly/year-end financial reports were reviewed. FY22 general fund activity ended with a $11,794 surplus (revenues vs. expenditures) due to higher than budgeted revenues and lower expenditures. MOTION to approve the financial reports was made by Doehler and seconded by Jorde; MOTION CARRIED (all voting aye).
Principals’ and Activities Director Reports:
Elementary Principal report by Mr. Hagler: 8/9/22 fall registration from 9 am-3 pm; update on Elementary Special Ed or Title I teacher staffing plan if no applications are received.
High School Principal report by Mrs. Reiser: 8/9/22 fall registration will be by class according to assigned time schedule. Class pre-registration was done this spring and online registration will be available.
Activities Director report by Mr. Hagler: Report and discussion on meeting with Leeds school representatives re: possible football co-op for 2023 season; board consensus was to annually evaluate interest in/structure of sports coop(s) with Leeds dependent on participation numbers. Catastrophic insurance policy coverage was renewed for FY23;
list of FY23 extracurricular assignments and open positions: there are interested parties for the extra/asst coach openings; football field reconstruction project is currently on hold pending TCMC funding acquisition.
Superintendent’s Report by Mr. Hagler: final FY22 budget and remaining ESSER funds review; 2022/23 teacher handbook and ancillary staff handbook with updated provision re: unused personal leave were presented for board approval.
MOTION to approve the FY23 teacher handbook was made by Gibbens and seconded by Larson. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksenyes. MOTION to approve the FY23 ancillary staff handbook with updated provision for annual payout of unused personal leave for paras and bus drivers was made by Doehler and seconded by Jorde. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes.
List of third-party vendors with access to student information was presented for board approval. MOTION to approve list of third-party vendors with access to student information was made by Wagenman and seconded by Halley. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes.
Preliminary FY23 revenue/expenditure budgets and mill levies were presented and discussed; proposed preliminary tax levies would generate $30,000 more than last year’s levies, subject to adjustment at the September budget hearing meeting. MOTION to approve preliminary FY23 mill levies totaling $1,312,000 as follows - General Fund $1,200,000;Tuition Fund $8,000; Miscellaneous Fund $74,000; Building Fund $30,000 - was made by Doehler and seconded
by Jorde. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes. Bus driver training w/b done online through Infiniti; discussed SRO role at North Star and noted that North Star’s cost share for SRO New Business: Reviewed the School Board Pledge of Ethics and Conflict of Interest policies and noted proper chain of services will increase by $9,000 to $44,000 for FY23; discussed interest in and best time of day for oncampus school nurse services for four hours per day provided by/funded through Towner County Public Health: Mr. Hagler will discuss in more detail with TCPH.
Old Business: Office Manager position has been offered to and accepted by Tammie Haugen. School staff is working on fixing low spots on the tennis court.
New Business: Reviewed the School Board Pledge of Ethics and Conflict of Interest policies and noted proper chain of command t/b followed by board members who are contacted by patrons with concerns; new board members Halley and Larson are required to attend seminar in Bismarck in October; bakery products bid, program representatives, district depositories, check signing authority, and appeals official for free and reduced hot lunch applications were
presented for approval.MOTION to accept the FY23 bakery products bid from Pan-O-Gold Baking Co. was made by Gibbens andseconded by Larson. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes. MOTION to designate the following Program Representatives was made by Wagenman and seconded by Halley: Jeff Hagler – Hot Lunch, Federal Surplus Property, Lake Region Special Education Board, NESC Board, ADA, Title VI (1964 Civil Rights Act), Title IX and Technology Designate. Jessica Gunderson – Title I, Title IIA, Title III, Title IV,
Title V/Transferability, Elementary Section 504, Homeless Liaison. Nancy Reiser – Power School Coordinator, HS Technology Designate, HS Section 504, Foster Care, Cognia. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes. MOTION to authorize the Business Manager and the Superintendent to make all deposits and invest money for North Star Public School District #10 at First State Bank, Cando; Bravera Bank, Cando branch; and Ramsey Bank,
Cando was made by Jorde and seconded by Gibbens. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbensyes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes.
MOTION to authorize the Business Manager and the Board President or Vice President to sign all checks for North Star Public School District #10 was made by Wagenman and seconded by Larson. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes.\MOTION to designate the Board President as Appeals Official for free and reduced hot lunch applications was\made by Doehler and seconded by Gibbens. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes,
Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes. Committee assignments and board representative for NESC were reviewed and revised as necessary; final committee
assignments as follows: Wellness-Jeana Jorde; Technology-Chris Doehler; Scholarship-Michelle Gibbens, Vickie Jacksen, Jeremiah Halley; Building and Grounds-Jeana Jorde, Brooks Larson; Negotiations-Chris Doehler, Michelle Gibbens, Paul Wagenman; NESC-Brooks Larson. Discussed FY23 board meeting schedule and made time changes per discussion.
MOTION was made by Gibbens and seconded by Halley to approve the FY23 school board meeting schedule (third Wednesday of month at 7:00 pm) with the following time changes and/or exceptions: July 20, 2022 @6:00 PM; August 17, 2021-Wednesday @7:00 AM; October 19, 2022-Wednesday @7:00 AM; March 15, 2023-Wednesday @7:00 AM; April 19, 2023-Wednesday @7:00 AM; May 17, 2023-Wednesday @7:00 AM; June 19,2023 (election canvass)-Monday@7:30 AM. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehler-yes, Gibbens-yes,
Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes. Reviewed list of board member terms and areas represented; requested board approval of advance payments for
payroll, utilities, and student activities. MOTION to approve payment prior to board meetings as needed for payroll-related invoices, utilities, and student activities was made by Larson and seconded by Doehler. MOTION CARRIED on a roll call vote: Doehleryes, Gibbens-yes, Halley-yes; Jorde-yes, Larson-yes, Wagenman-yes, Jacksen-yes.Board members will receive school board information updates from ND School Board Association.
Next meeting set for Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 7:00 AM.
Meeting adjourned at 8:22 pm.