Action of the School Board Action of the School Board 06/26/17

ACTION OF
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Tom Heidemann
Board Chair
Tom Heidemann
Marci Anderson
Vice Chair
Marci Anderson
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Bill Harvey
Treasurer
Bill Harvey
SCHOOL BOARD
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William Fields
Jeff Simon
Clerk
Jeff Simon
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Director
William Fields
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Nicole Hayes
Director
Nicole Hayes
Recognition
Destination Imagination
The Anoka-Hennepin School Board recognized outstanding achievement by the by the 12 teams that competed
at the Destination Imagination (DI) Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee. Lynn Montgomery, district DI coordi-
nator, introduced team members and advisors. Schools that advanced teams include Andover High School,
Blaine High School, Jackson Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School, Anoka Middle School for the Arts, Cham-
plin-Brooklyn Park Academy, Johnsville Elementary, Madison Elementary, Monroe Elementary, and Rum River
Elementary.
Communications, delegations and petitions
Michelle Weitzel and Rick Heller provided communication items for board consideration.
Employee services
Resolution relating to the termination and non-renewal of teaching contracts of probationary
teachers
Sarah Kriewall, director of employee services, introduced the resolution, considered a routine matter for the
district. The resolution was approved on a 6-0 vote.
Resolution to rescind the inclusion of certain teachers’ names in resolution terminating proba-
tionary teachers
Sarah Kriewall, director of employee services, introduced a resolution rescinding names of probationary teach-
ers who had earlier been terminated or non-renewed for the 2017-18 school year. The resolution was approved
on a 6-0 vote.
Community education and governmental relations
Legislative recap
Steve Kerr, executive director of community and government relations, and Lori Grivna, director of public affairs
and government relations for Amundson Strategies, presented results from the 2017 state legislature and the
impact on Anoka-Hennepin schools. Grivna explained the process to build support to enact new legislation that
provides permanent support for comprehensive pilot program funding. This provision allows district schools to
plan and measure the impact of reading and math programs on students, and removing the uncertainty that
comes with a pilot that needed to be approved every two years. Grivna also referenced an increase in the basic
funding formula and various other items of interest as a result of the session.
Population certification
Al Ickler, director of Community Education, introduced information regarding population in the Anoka-Hennepin
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