Action of the School Board Action of the School Board 01/12/15

Meeting Date:
Jan. 12, 2015

Board Chair
Tom Heidemann

Vice Chair

Marci Anderson

Treasurer
Bill Harvey

ACTION

of the School School District
Board
Anoka-Hennepin

Organization

The School Board unanimously elected Tom Heidemann to serve as chair, Marci Anderson
as vice chair, Jeff Simon as clerk and Bill Harvey as treasurer.
The School Board then set meeting dates from January 2015 through July of 2016. The 2015
dates are: Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 16, April 27, May 11, May 26, June 22, July 13, Aug.
24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, and Dec. 14. The 2015 dates are: Jan. 11, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March
28, April 25, May 9, May 23, June 27; and July 11.
The School Board also holds work sessions in most months when only one meeting is
scheduled. Though open to the public, public testimony is not taken at work sessions.
Dates for work sessions can be found at: www.anoka.k12.mn.us/sbmeetingdates.
The board designated the district’s official depositories and official investment financial
institutions and assigned the district’s legal newspapers. The board also delegated various
staff with authority for electronic fund transfers, and gave Superintendent David Law and
Chief Financial Officer Michelle Vargas authorization to sign contracts.
They also set board members’ compensation at $1,300 per month for the chair and $1,200 a
month for other members, which is unchanged from last year.
School Board Chair Tom Heidemann made the following appointments:

Clerk

Jeff Simon

Director

William Fields

Director

To be decided

• Association of Metropolitan School Districts: Tom Heidemann and Superintendent
David Law.
• Brooklyn Park Alliance for Youth: Bill Harvey.
• Community Education Committee: William Fields.
• Metro Educational Cooperative Service Unit: Bill Harvey.
• Minnesota School Boards Association: Tom Heidmann.
• Minnesota State High School League: All members, with each high school represented
by a member serving the school’s area.
• Northwest Suburban Integration School District Board: Jeff Simon (alternate Tom
Heidemann).
• Schools for Equity in Education: Bill Harvey.
• TIES liaison: Marci Anderson.
• Health and Wellness Committee: Bill Harvey.
• Anoka-Hennepin Educational Foundation: Bill Harvey.
• Labor Management Committee: Marci Anderson.
• Extra Service Agreement - Labor Management Committee: Tom Heidemann.
• Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Committee: Tom Heidemann and Jeff Simon.
• MS Play-Up Policy Committee: Tom Heidemann, Marci Anderson and Jeff Simon.
• Anoka-Hennepin Anti-Bullying/Harassment Leadership Team: Tom Heidemann.

Communications, delegations and petitions

Andover parent Shawn Sovre requested that robotics be considered for School Board
funding. He said robotics, which is sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League
(MSHSL), is currently funded with donations.
ANOKA-HENNEPIN
SCHOOLS
A future without limit

Brook Parent, his wife Cara, and their daughter Ramsey all spoke to the board about the
district’s athletic acceleration policy, 510.10. Ramsey, an eighth grader, was selected to play