ITEM NUMBER: 5.C.
School Board Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 01/23/2018
- Prepared By:
- Eric Hudspith
Item Type:
Action
Subject:
Personnel
Background:
APPOINTMENTS (NON-AFFILIATED)
Jennifer Clark - Transfer from the position of Secretary to the Principal at Dakota Meadows Middle School to Information Systems Support Technician - Student Database with a tentative start date of February 1, 2018. This is a non-affiliated position with an annual salary of $49,523.90 (prorated to $20,381.36 for 107 days) and she will be eligible for Category II benefits.
Anne Richardson, Facilities Scheduler - Transfer to full-time, 12-month Non-Affiliated - Classification B23 with a prorated annual salary of $20,436 for 130 days beginning January 1, 2018. She will be eligible for Category II benefits.
APPOINTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Gregory Euclide - Revise start date as full-time Art Teacher at West High School to begin January 16, 2018 for the 2017-18 school year.
Jessica Kirschner - Part-time (0.224 FTEs) NonPublic Guidance Counselor at Loyola beginning January 22, 2018 for the 2017-18 school year. She will be placed at step 10 of the M lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.
The following will be teachers in the ExCel Program at Hoover Elementary School beginning January 8 and ending April 11, 2018. They will be compensated according to their placement on the Teachers Association salary schedule.
Rebecca Brudwick, Ann Schwartz, Katelyn Trnka
APPOINTMENTS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Courtney Adair - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School for approximately 6 hours per week beginning January 8, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
Cassandra Anderson - NonClassroom (Playground/Lunchroom) Paraprofessional at Washington Elementary School for 1.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 10, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour.
Amelia Collier - ACES Child Care Assistant at Hoover Elementary School for approximately 9 hours per week beginning January 5, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
Sadie Elsenpeter - ACES Child Care Assistant at Rosa Parks Elementary School for approximately 13 hours per week beginning December 6, 2017. She will be compensated at the rate of $10.40 per hour.
Addie Erickson - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School for approximately 9 hours per week beginning January 5, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.65 per hour.
Tyler Henderson - Special Education Paraprofessional at Prairie Winds Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 30, 2018. He will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
Kali Langer - Special Education Paraprofessional at Franklin Elementary School for 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week beginning February 22, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
Katherine Olson - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School for approximately 7 hours per week beginning January 8, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
Alisha Tiernan - NonClassroom (Playground) Paraprofessional at Rosa Parks Elementary School for 2 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 9, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour.
Sarah York - ACES Child Care Assistant at Rosa Parks Elementary School for approximately 13 hours per week beginning January 5, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Chrissy Makela - Increase in assignment from 1.0 FTEs to 1.167 FTEs for the 2nd semester of the 2017-18 school year only.
Andrea Williams - Increase in assignment from 1.0 FTEs to 1.167 FTEs for the 2nd semester of the 2017-18 school year only.
CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Jose Gomez - Transfer from Special Education Paraprofessional to Special Education Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional at Prairie Winds Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 22, 2018. He will be compensated at the rate of $14.99 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
Stefanie Gomez - Transfer from Assistant Teacher to Toddler Lead Teacher at Lincoln Logs Learning Center beginning January 15, 2018 for 7 hours per day/4 days per week and she will be compensated at the rate of $14.78 per hour.
Mahamed Hassan - Decrease in NonClassroom (Lunchroom) Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School from 2.5 hours per day/5 days per week to 2.5 hours per day/3 days per week (M/W/F) beginning January 15, 2018.
Ashley Jacobson - Decrease in NonClassroom (Playground) Paraprofessional assignment at Franklin Elementary School from 1.75 hours per day/2 days per week to 1.75 hours per day on Fridays only beginning January 11, 2018.
Collene Rezac - Voluntary reduction in Braillist assignment from 33.75 hours per week to 8 hours per week beginning January 16, 2018.
Heather Tentis - Increase in NonClassroom (Playground) Paraprofessional assignment at Franklin Elementary School from 1.75 hours per day/2 days per week to 1.75 hours per day/3 days per week (M/T/Th) beginning January 11, 2018.
SALARY LANE ADVANCEMENTS
In accordance with the terms of the agreement between the Mankato Teachers Association and the District, teachers have submitted their requests for salary lane advancement. Each of these requests has been reviewed and a list of those qualifying for salary lane advancement beginning January of the 2017-18 school year are shown below. The salary lane advancements will be retroactive to the beginning of January of the 2017-18 school year. The Administration recommends that the Board approve the salary lane advancements.
REQUESTS FOR LEAVE (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Jessica Buttell, Special Education Teacher at Prairie Winds Middle School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on or about May 8 and ending June 4, 2018.
Trisha Hasty, Kindergarten Teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on March 15 and ending June 4, 2018.
Meredith Mayra, English Teacher at West High School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on March 29 and ending June 1, 2018.
Brittany Wick, Kindergarten Teacher at Franklin Elementary School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave commencing on May 16 and ending June 4, 2018.
REQUESTS FOR LEAVE (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Kathleen Bonner, Cook Manager at Prairie Winds Middle School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on November 27 and continuing through February 12, 2018.
RESIGNATIONS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Cynthia Shirk, Music Teacher at Dakota Meadows Middle School, has submitted her resignations for purposes of retirement. Her last date of employment will be June 5, 2018.
RESIGNATIONS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Amani Becker-Waganda - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was January 19, 2018.
Connie Betz - Cook’s Helper at West High School. Her last date of employment was January 12, 2018.
Stephanie Butterfield - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was October 17, 2017.
Sabrina Espinoza - Special Education Paraprofessional/LPN at East High School. Last date of employment will be February 16, 2018.
Asha Ibrahim - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was December 8, 2017.
Kayla Johnson - Special Education Paraprofessional at Kennedy Elementary School. Last date of employment will be January 24, 2018.
Roxy Johnson, Cook Manager at East High School, has submitted her resignation for purposes of retirement. Last date of employment will be January 31, 2018.
Phillip Just - AOM Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School. Last date of employment will be February 9, 2018.
Lauren Kaufman - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was May 3, 2017.
Brittany Marshall - MAPS Preschool Classroom Regular Education Paraprofessional. Last date of employment will be January 25, 2018.
Susan Owens - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was December 8, 2017.
Hannah Roskamp - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment will be January 26, 2018.
Cody Sandstrom - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was January 8, 2018.
Kirsten Tebben - Special Education Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School. Last date of employment was January 22, 2018.
Jennifer Clark - Transfer from the position of Secretary to the Principal at Dakota Meadows Middle School to Information Systems Support Technician - Student Database with a tentative start date of February 1, 2018. This is a non-affiliated position with an annual salary of $49,523.90 (prorated to $20,381.36 for 107 days) and she will be eligible for Category II benefits.
Anne Richardson, Facilities Scheduler - Transfer to full-time, 12-month Non-Affiliated - Classification B23 with a prorated annual salary of $20,436 for 130 days beginning January 1, 2018. She will be eligible for Category II benefits.
APPOINTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Gregory Euclide - Revise start date as full-time Art Teacher at West High School to begin January 16, 2018 for the 2017-18 school year.
Jessica Kirschner - Part-time (0.224 FTEs) NonPublic Guidance Counselor at Loyola beginning January 22, 2018 for the 2017-18 school year. She will be placed at step 10 of the M lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule.
The following will be teachers in the ExCel Program at Hoover Elementary School beginning January 8 and ending April 11, 2018. They will be compensated according to their placement on the Teachers Association salary schedule.
Rebecca Brudwick, Ann Schwartz, Katelyn Trnka
APPOINTMENTS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Courtney Adair - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School for approximately 6 hours per week beginning January 8, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
Cassandra Anderson - NonClassroom (Playground/Lunchroom) Paraprofessional at Washington Elementary School for 1.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 10, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour.
Amelia Collier - ACES Child Care Assistant at Hoover Elementary School for approximately 9 hours per week beginning January 5, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
Sadie Elsenpeter - ACES Child Care Assistant at Rosa Parks Elementary School for approximately 13 hours per week beginning December 6, 2017. She will be compensated at the rate of $10.40 per hour.
Addie Erickson - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School for approximately 9 hours per week beginning January 5, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.65 per hour.
Tyler Henderson - Special Education Paraprofessional at Prairie Winds Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 30, 2018. He will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
Kali Langer - Special Education Paraprofessional at Franklin Elementary School for 6.25 hours per day/5 days per week beginning February 22, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
Katherine Olson - ACES Child Care Assistant at Eagle Lake Elementary School for approximately 7 hours per week beginning January 8, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
Alisha Tiernan - NonClassroom (Playground) Paraprofessional at Rosa Parks Elementary School for 2 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 9, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $12.36 per hour.
Sarah York - ACES Child Care Assistant at Rosa Parks Elementary School for approximately 13 hours per week beginning January 5, 2018. She will be compensated at the rate of $9.90 per hour.
CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Chrissy Makela - Increase in assignment from 1.0 FTEs to 1.167 FTEs for the 2nd semester of the 2017-18 school year only.
Andrea Williams - Increase in assignment from 1.0 FTEs to 1.167 FTEs for the 2nd semester of the 2017-18 school year only.
CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Jose Gomez - Transfer from Special Education Paraprofessional to Special Education Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional at Prairie Winds Middle School for 6.75 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 22, 2018. He will be compensated at the rate of $14.99 per hour in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Minnesota School Employees Association.
Stefanie Gomez - Transfer from Assistant Teacher to Toddler Lead Teacher at Lincoln Logs Learning Center beginning January 15, 2018 for 7 hours per day/4 days per week and she will be compensated at the rate of $14.78 per hour.
Mahamed Hassan - Decrease in NonClassroom (Lunchroom) Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School from 2.5 hours per day/5 days per week to 2.5 hours per day/3 days per week (M/W/F) beginning January 15, 2018.
Ashley Jacobson - Decrease in NonClassroom (Playground) Paraprofessional assignment at Franklin Elementary School from 1.75 hours per day/2 days per week to 1.75 hours per day on Fridays only beginning January 11, 2018.
Collene Rezac - Voluntary reduction in Braillist assignment from 33.75 hours per week to 8 hours per week beginning January 16, 2018.
Heather Tentis - Increase in NonClassroom (Playground) Paraprofessional assignment at Franklin Elementary School from 1.75 hours per day/2 days per week to 1.75 hours per day/3 days per week (M/T/Th) beginning January 11, 2018.
SALARY LANE ADVANCEMENTS
In accordance with the terms of the agreement between the Mankato Teachers Association and the District, teachers have submitted their requests for salary lane advancement. Each of these requests has been reviewed and a list of those qualifying for salary lane advancement beginning January of the 2017-18 school year are shown below. The salary lane advancements will be retroactive to the beginning of January of the 2017-18 school year. The Administration recommends that the Board approve the salary lane advancements.
| Name | From | To |
| Abel, Amanda | M+30 | M+45 |
| Ahlers, Janice | M+30 | M+45 |
| Balt, Jessica | B+15 | M |
| Borth, Cindy | B | B+15 |
| Braaten, Kayla | B | B+15 |
| Evans, Holly | M | M+30 |
| Geffe-Dahle, Colleen | M | M+45 |
| Guldan, Tim | B+15 | B+30 |
| Hagen, Tiffany | B+15 | B+30 |
| Hanson, Adam | B | B+15 |
| Heath, Daniell | B+15 | B+30 |
| Hoffman, Megan | B+30 | M |
| Milne, Julie | B+30 | M |
| Mitchell, Laura | M | M+30 |
| Rickbeil, Angela | B+15 | B+30 |
| Rotvold, Katie | M | M+45 |
| Sayre, Josie | B | B+15 |
| Steinman, Samantha | M | Doctorate |
| Summers, Greg | M | M+30 |
| Wasvick, Taylor | B | B+30 |
REQUESTS FOR LEAVE (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Jessica Buttell, Special Education Teacher at Prairie Winds Middle School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on or about May 8 and ending June 4, 2018.
Trisha Hasty, Kindergarten Teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on March 15 and ending June 4, 2018.
Meredith Mayra, English Teacher at West High School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on March 29 and ending June 1, 2018.
Brittany Wick, Kindergarten Teacher at Franklin Elementary School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave commencing on May 16 and ending June 4, 2018.
REQUESTS FOR LEAVE (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Kathleen Bonner, Cook Manager at Prairie Winds Middle School, has requested a leave under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act commencing on November 27 and continuing through February 12, 2018.
RESIGNATIONS (INSTRUCTIONAL)
Cynthia Shirk, Music Teacher at Dakota Meadows Middle School, has submitted her resignations for purposes of retirement. Her last date of employment will be June 5, 2018.
RESIGNATIONS (NONINSTRUCTIONAL)
Amani Becker-Waganda - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was January 19, 2018.
Connie Betz - Cook’s Helper at West High School. Her last date of employment was January 12, 2018.
Stephanie Butterfield - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was October 17, 2017.
Sabrina Espinoza - Special Education Paraprofessional/LPN at East High School. Last date of employment will be February 16, 2018.
Asha Ibrahim - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was December 8, 2017.
Kayla Johnson - Special Education Paraprofessional at Kennedy Elementary School. Last date of employment will be January 24, 2018.
Roxy Johnson, Cook Manager at East High School, has submitted her resignation for purposes of retirement. Last date of employment will be January 31, 2018.
Phillip Just - AOM Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School. Last date of employment will be February 9, 2018.
Lauren Kaufman - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was May 3, 2017.
Brittany Marshall - MAPS Preschool Classroom Regular Education Paraprofessional. Last date of employment will be January 25, 2018.
Susan Owens - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was December 8, 2017.
Hannah Roskamp - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment will be January 26, 2018.
Cody Sandstrom - ACES Child Care Assistant. Last date of employment was January 8, 2018.
Kirsten Tebben - Special Education Behavior Intervention Paraprofessional at Dakota Meadows Middle School. Last date of employment was January 22, 2018.
Recommended Action:
The administration recommends approval of the personnel items.