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ITEM NUMBER: 5.C.
School Board Regular Meeting
Meeting Date:
08/10/2015
Prepared By:
Eric Hudspith
Item Type:
Action

Subject:

Personnel - Consent Items

Background:

APPOINTMENTS (NO-AFFILIATED)
Hani Abdirizak – Full-time Home School Liaison beginning August 3, 2015.  This is a non-affiliated position with an annual salary of $39,500 (prorated to $36,031.64 for 239 days) and she will be eligible for Category II benefits.
 
 
APPOINTMENTS (ADMINISTRATIVE)
Jeff Dahline - Secondary Lead Principal beginning July 1, 2015.  He will receive a stipend of $4,000 for this assignment.
 
 
APPOINTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Karrie Duncan – K-12 Talent Development Reading Coach beginning with the 2015-16 school year.  She will be compensated according to her placement on the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
Elizabeth Fischer – Full-time (1.000 FTEs) Grade 2 Teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School beginning August 31, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year.  She will be placed on step 1 of the B lane of the Teachers Association salary schedule contingent upon obtaining licensure.
 
Wade French – Part-Time (0.533 FTEs) Physical Education/Health Teacher at Central High (0.33 FTES)/Rosa Parks (0.20 FTEs) Elementary Schools beginning August 31, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year.  He will be placed on step 1 of the B lane of the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
Jessica Kadrie – Long Term Substitute School Counselor for Shanna Hood at Eagle Lake/Washington Elementary Schools beginning on or about September 21 and ending on or about December 16, 2015.  She will be placed at step 1 of the M lane of the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
Jessica Blaisdell Kelly – Full-time (1.000 FTEs) Grade 5 Teacher at Kennedy Elementary School beginning August 31, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year.  She will be placed on step 10 of the B+15 lane of the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
Megan Petersen – Full-time (1.000 FTEs) Art Teacher at Dakota Meadows Middle School beginning August 31, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year.  She will be placed on step 5 of the B+30 lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
Amber Prange – Full-time (1.000 FTEs) Social Studies Teacher at East High School beginning August 31, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year.  She will be placed at step 9 of the B lane of the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
Stacie Smith – Full-time (1.000 FTEs) Grade 4 Teacher at Washington Elementary School beginning August 31, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year.  She will be placed on step 10 of the B lane of the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
Martha Wildeman – Long Term Substitute Grade 5 Teacher for Amanda Carleton at Rosa Parks Elementary School beginning September 7 and ending November 23, 2015.  She will be placed on step 10 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.
 
 
APPOINTMENTS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Tiffany Carlson – Special Education Paraprofessional at Franklin Elementary School for 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 8, 2015.  She will be compensated at the rate of $10.86 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
 
Amy Culbertson – Special Education LifeSkills Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 8, 2015.  She will be compensated at the rate of $13.49 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
 
Kristin Diekmann - Special Education Paraprofessional at Bridges Community School for 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 8, 2015.  She will be compensated at the rate of $10.86 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
 
Samantha Flowers – Transfer to the position of Cook Manager at Washington Elementary School for 8 hours per day/5 days per week beginning August 1, 2015.  She will be placed on the Cook Manager, Level 1 classification of the School Food Service Workers Association.
 
Laura Gullickson – Special Education Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 8, 2015.  She will be compensated at the rate of $10.86 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
 
Cecilia Hillman – Special Education Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 8, 2015.  She will be compensated at the rate of $10.86 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
 
Sarah Kleist – Media Assistant at Hoover Elementary School for approximately 26.25 hours per week with a 180-day work year/no holidays beginning September 10, 2015.  She will be placed at classification A13, step 1 of the Educational Secretaries Association’s salary schedule.
 
Scott Klinkner – Secretary to the Principal at Central High School beginning August 10, 2015.  This position has a 200 day work-year plus 9 paid holidays with an extended summer school assignment of 6 weeks.  He will be placed at classification B22, step 2 of the Educational Secretaries Association’s salary schedule. 
 
Tammy LaMirand – Special Education Paraprofessional at Monroe Elementary School for 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 8, 2015. She will be compensated at the rate of $10.86 per hour in accordance with the agreement the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
 
Talisha Mattson – Clerical/POS Operator at Franklin Elementary School for 7 hours per day/5 days per week (5.5 hours as Clerical Assistant and 1.5 hours as POS Operator) beginning August 20, 2015.  This assignment has a work-year of 170 days/no holidays.  She will be placed on step 2, classification A12 of the Educational Secretaries Association salary schedule.
 
Lisa Wachtel – Special Education Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning September 8, 2015.  She will be compensated at the rate of $10.86 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
 
 
CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Lisa Adams – Decrease in assignment from 28.5 hours per week to 28 hours per week (6.25 M-Th, 3 F) at ECC-Fantastic 4&5’s beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Margaret Black – Increase in Playground Supervisor assignment from 1.75 hours per day to 2 hours per day/5 days per week at Kennedy Elementary School beginning September 10, 2015.
 
Elizabeth Hartman – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 6.25/4 days per week at ECC to 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Loyola beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Darci Kies – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional/NonClassroom assignment from 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Garfield to 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week at Dakota Meadows Middle School beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Teresa Kolstad – Voluntary decrease in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Kennedy Elementary School to 7 hours per day/4 days per week (M-Th) at HeadStart beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Monique Krook – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 22 hours per week to 26 hours per week (6.5 hours per day/4 days per week) at Friends Together/Early Explorers/Fantastic 4&5’s beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Kami Matteson – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 6.25 hours per day/ 4 days per week at 4 Kids/Rosa Parks to 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Franklin Elementary School beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Terry Meschke – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Franklin to 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week at West High School beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Angela Peters – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Garfield to 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week at Dakota Meadows Middle School beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Britt Peterson – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 21.75 hours per week to 22.75 hours per week (M 3.25 hrs, T/W/Th 6.5 hours per day) at Early Explorers 3’s/Fantastic 4&5’s beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Jean Teeslink – Increase in Special Education Paraprofessional assignment from 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week at Garfield to 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week at Dakota Meadows Middle School beginning September 8, 2015.
 
Cheryl Zimmerli – Decrease in NonClassroom Paraprofessional assignment from 4.5 hours per day to 2.5 hours per day/5 days per week at Dakota Meadows Middle School, effective as of September 8, 2015.
 
 
REQUESTS FOR LEAVE (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Jennifer Malwitz, Special Education Teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary School has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on November 2 and continuing through January 29, 2016.
 
Eric Miller, Grade 5 Teacher at Washington Elementary School has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on September 24 and ending on or about October 14, 2015.
 
Emily Ponwith, Grade 5 Teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary School has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on or about November 6 and ending on or about January 26, 2016.
 
KariTana Wolf – Rescind request for a part-time unpaid leave for the 2015-16 school year.
 
 
REQUESTS FOR LEAVE (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Ross Ewert, Custodian at East High School, has requested an extension of his leave until August 31, 2015.
 
 
RESIGNATIONS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Andrea Bandholz – Media Specialist at Hoover Elementary School, effective as of August 3, 2015.
 
Kathy Geyer – Parent Educator with the ECFE Program, effective as of August 21, 2015.
 
Lorie Grunzke – ABE Teacher with the Adult Basic Education Program, effective as of August 14, 2015.
 
 
RESIGNATIONS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Laura Anderson - ACES Assistant, effective as of August 7, 2015.
 
Meredith Arceneaux – Verbal resignation from her position as Special Education Paraprofessional at Futures, effective as of August 5, 2015.
 
Macy Butson – Special Education Paraprofessional at Washington Elementary School, effective as of August 4, 2015.
 
Carol DeWitte, Cook Manager at West High School, has submitted her resignation for purposes of retirement effective as of August 15, 2015.
 
Mark Gewerth – Special Education Paraprofessional at Bridges Community School, effective as of August 3, 2015.
 
Joan Hertel – General Education (Read 180) Paraprofessional at East Junior High School, effective as of July 31, 2015.
 
Naomi Holzer – Special Education Paraprofessional at Monroe Elementary School, effective as of July 24, 2015.
 
Kelli Jones – Special Education Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School, effective as of July 17, 2105.
 
Jessica Kreutter – Lunchroom Supervisor at Monroe Elementary School, effective as of July 23, 2015.
 
Parker Linn – Special Education Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School, effective as of August 4, 2015.
 
Tiffany Marten – Special Education Paraprofessional at Kennedy Elementary School, effective as of July 28, 2015.
 
Brooke Matuska – ACES Assistant, August 11, 2015.
 
John Maxfield – Laundry at West High School, effective as of July 22, 2015.
 
Emily Rauchman – Special Education Paraprofessional at Kennedy Elementary School, effective as of July 23, 2015.
 
Renee Reed – Early Childhood Teaching Assistant, effective as of July 31, 2015.
 
Andrea Robbins – Special Education Paraprofessional at The Early Childhood Center, effective as of August 14, 2015.
 
Marie Schalau – Structured Study Center Supervisor at Rosa Parks Elementary School, effective as of July 29, 2015.
 
Rebecca Segelstrom – ACES Assistant, effective as of July 31, 2015.
 
Mona Smiley – Special Education Paraprofessional, effective as of July 20, 2015.
 
 

Recommended Action:

The Administration recommends approval of the personnel items.