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Mesabi East board approves payroll, personnel moves, $53,500 bus lease and donations
Summary
At its Feb. 3, 2020 meeting the Mesabi East School Board approved payroll and hand payables totaling $1,677,371.75, multiple personnel hires and assignments, a municipal lease–purchase for a bus of $53,500, and accepted several monetary donations earmarked for student and school needs.
The Mesabi East School Board approved routine business and a slate of personnel actions at its regular meeting on Feb. 3, 2020, in Aurora.
The board approved computer checks, payroll and hand payables totaling $1,677,371.75 as part of the consent agenda. The consent package also included minutes from the Re-Organizational and Regular Board meetings of Jan. 6, 2020, and tuition agreements with ISD 704 Proctor (one student, start date Dec. 23, 2019) and East Range Academy (one student, start date Jan. 22, 2020).
Director Gene Maki moved to approve the agenda; Director Kathy Undeland seconded. For motions where the minutes record "All in favor — Motion passed," the board recorded unanimous passage among members present.
Personnel actions approved included several paraprofessional hires: Cari Sahr (up to 25 hours/week, Step 0, effective Jan. 21–May 31, 2020), Mary Ellen Dorman (up to 7 hours/week, Step 0, effective Jan. 23–May 31, 2020), and Jamie Shermer (up to 29 hours/week, Step 0, effective Jan. 7–Apr. 30, 2020). The board also assigned Toni Thuringer to a general education paraprofessional position (up to 29 hours/week, Step 0, effective Jan. 13, 2020).
The board approved hiring Patrick Kedrowski as a 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher (BA, Step 1), effective Jan. 20, 2020, with wages and benefits per the district Master Agreement. The board accepted the resignation of Technology Director Luke Nikunen, effective Jan. 31, 2020, and approved a stipend of $11,471.54 for Craig Johnson to serve as Technology Director from Feb. 1 to June 30, 2020. The board also approved hiring Erik Skelton as a janitor (up to 20 hours/week, Step 0, effective Jan. 13, 2020) and Terri Olmstead as a cafeteria worker (up to 28.75 hours/week, Step 0, effective Dec. 9, 2019).
On capital items, the board approved a municipal lease–purchase agreement with Santander for a bus in the amount of $53,500, with the purchase to be finalized in July 2020.
The board accepted several monetary donations earmarked for specific purposes: $100 (earmarked for undetermined use), $16 (Senior Class Holiday Wrapping), $250 (lunch account balances), $200 (personal care items), and $2,400 (obstacle movement for PK–1st grade).
The board also approved using the 2020 IRS standard mileage rate of 57.5 cents per mile, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.; the board set its next regular meeting for March 2, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room (204).
