Final placement of certified staff on unrequested leave
At the April 9 meeting, the Board approved a proposal to place a number of certified staff on unrequested leave of absence for the 2013-2014 school year. Since that meeting, none of the learning resource teachers who were included in the proposal requested a hearing. Failure to request a hearing is deemed acquiescence to the proposed action; therefore 16 learning resource teachers were placed on unrequested leave of absence.

 

Flipped instruction
Susan Herder, instructional technology integration specialist, presented a review of the flipped instructional model that was implemented in the 2012-2013 school year. The report reviewed the developments of the program, provided reflections from the cohort of 34 teachers involved in the program and included feedback from students who participated in the program.

STEAM program update
Susan Herder and RoAnne Elliott, director of curriculum and instruction, provided an update on the District's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) program at the middle schools. The update provided an overview of what has been accomplished since the District implemented the STEAM program in September 2012 and included plans to continue to use STEAM as a model for curricular and instructional improvement at the middle school level.

Teacher Appraisal Task Force
During the last Minnesota legislative session, the Legislature added language around both principal and teacher appraisal.The principals were to have an appraisal system that complied with this new legislation beginning with the 2012-13 schoolyear. The District has the system in place and is currently using it. The legislation mandated that an appraisal plan for teachers, which complies with new legislation, needs to be in place beginning with the 2014-15 school year. John Ward, director of human resources and operations, and Angie Peschel, curriculum coordinator, outlined the work which has been completed to design a teacher appraisal system which aligns with the new statutory requirements, the mandatory components of the Q-Comp program and District expectations.

District Operational Plan
The 2013-2014 draft District Operational Plan (DOP) - which was developed by the Superintendent and his Cabinet - was presented to the Board for initial discussion. The DOP is the annual administrative work plan of the District. It is directly related to the District's vision and to the School Board's strategic directions for the year.

Updates
The Board provided Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District updates as well as AMSD/legislative updates.

Thank you
The Board accepted, with appreciation, gifts from Sunnyside PTA, Mounds View Boys Hockey Boosters, Mounds View Girls Swim/Dive Booster Club, Mark & Katherine Solfest, Wells Fargo Foundation, Valentine Hills PTA, United Health, Eric Botten, Just Give, Girl Scout Troop #55779, Bel Air PTA, Wells Fargo Foundation, Colleen Junker, Anoka Area Shrine Club, Eugene & Nancy DeSombre, Highview families, Eric Boyum, Peter Bergstrom, Bradley Boser, Claire Imsland, 3M, Alerus Mortgage, Richard Sachse, Mustang Club, Terry & Lori Peterson, Jennifer & Steve Martini, Medtronic, Richard & Kelley Mastenbrook, Paul Lucas, Lisa McCallum, S & G Nygaard, Shannon Canas, David & Leisl Stacy, Shelby Yahui Li & Wei Pan, Tom & Diane Snuggerud, Kristin & Paul Forsythe, Terrance McLaughlin,Kerry Cline, Paul & Ann Kreiser, Dale Olson, Peter & Nancy Cole, Thomas Atkinson, Datatrend Technologies, Inc., Kathryn Besonen, Northern Star Council BSA, Cub Foods Arden Hills, Cub Foods New Brighton, Faith Christian Reformed Church, Faith United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ New Brighton, Nancy & Ed Semrud, Barbara Hertel, Centennial Soccer Club, Tomi McClellan and Culver's St. Anthony.

 

A look ahead
June 11, 6 p.m., work session
June 11, 7 p.m., regular meeting
June 25, 7 p.m., regular meeting