ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 2015 ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICT OFFICE 6:00 PM

The Governing Board of the Zumbro Education District No. 61-6012 met in regular session on November 19, 2015 at the Zumbro Education District Office.  The Chair, Matt Prigge, called the meeting to order.  At the roll call the following members were present:  Lloyd Henslin, Angela Heiden, Lana Mindrup, Elizabeth Lawson, and Michelle Vigeland. Carol Anhalt, Executive Director. Kent Harfmann represented Kasson-Mantorville in Rob Hamlin’s absence.  Heidi Kass recorded the minutes.
Jamie Patrick, Transition To Success Coordinator/Special Education Supervisor at ZED South Campus was a visitor at the meeting.
Motion by Lawson, seconded by Vigeland, to approve the agenda as amended.  Voting for:  Prigge, Vigeland, Henslin, Heiden, Mindrup, Harfmann, and Lawson.  Voting against: none.
Motion by Mindrup, seconded by Henslin to approve the consent agenda. Voting for:  Prigge, Vigeland, Henslin, Heiden, Mindrup, Harfmann, and Lawson.  Voting against: none.
Consent agenda items as follows:
2.1 Approval of the October 2015 Minutes
2.2 Approval of the October 2015 Electronic Fund Transfers of $420,000.
2.3 Approval of the November 2015 Claims and Bills:  Checks numbered 48458-48470 and 48476-48561 for a total of $123,245.14; wire payments of taxes on October 31, 2015 and November 15, 2015 of 67,337.04.
2.4 Approval of hire of Sarah Peterson, Specialized Paraprofessional at South Campus, at step 3.
2.5 Approval of hire of Stacey Kovash, 1.0 FTE Birth – Three Early Intervention Teacher, at BA, step 2.
Jamie Patrick reported to the Board on programs at South Campus.  First she reviewed state mandated teacher and paraprofessional ratios for the types of disabilities found among South Campus students and also reviewed current levels of staffing.  ZED South Campus continues to have a shortage of paraprofessionals, but has hired two new paraprofessionals this fall. Jamie also explained that, although the classrooms at South Campus meet the minimum size required by law, most of them are too small for the number of students with special needs that we are trying to educate there. She highlighted the lack of industrial technology classrooms, media center, sensory spaces and also the lack for space for meetings within the building.  An array of challenging behaviors exhibited by the students was discussed.  Jamie also gave the Board members a breakdown of the number of students from their districts that are served at ZED South Campus and the number of students that are being monitored for possible placement there.
Carol Anhalt presented the Director’s Report.  A complete report is on file at the ZED office. Carol updated the Board on student numbers at the ALC. She also updated the Board on Gifted and Talented Activities underway including the ZED Creative Writing Contest, Academic Triathlon competitions beginning December 11th, and the ZED Choral Festival that took place on October 27th at Hayfield High School.   The annual audit was conducted in October and the auditor will present a report to the Board in December.
Moving on to Facilities, Carol summarized the discussion that took place at the Superintendent’s Advisory Council meeting on November 12th.  The Superintendents made a motion, which passed unanimously, to recommend to the ZED Governing Board that they adopt a formula for the allocation of costs for the construction of a new facility.  That formula is 50% Weighted Average Daily Membership (WADM), 25% Equal Share, and 25% Utilization.  The location of such a facility was discussed by the Superintendents but no recommendation has been made.
Board members then reviewed a draft resolution that ZED will ask each member district school board to vote on in December.  
Motion by Heiden, second by Lawson to approve the wording of the resolution after changing the term “lease” to “lease to purchase” in the final paragraph.  Voting for: Prigge, Vigeland, Henslin, Heiden, Mindrup, Harfmann, and Lawson.  Voting against: none.
The resolution will be reviewed by an attorney before being distributed to the member districts.
Vigeland moved that the meeting be adjourned.
Matt Prigge adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on December 17th, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. 
Heidi Kass, Recorder
Elizabeth Lawson, Clerk/Treasurer