Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools

School Board Policy Committee Meeting

September 8, 2016, 7:00 a.m.
District Office
School Board Members:

Rob Hamlin

Missy Swarts

Brandon Madery

AGENDA
1. Continue Policy Review:
a. Annual Mandatory Policy Review - None
b. Mandatory Policy Review
i. 501 School Weapons Policy, VITAL changes
1.
Mark recommends accepting

Mark and Building Leadership

c. School Board Policy Review

i. 103 Complaints - Students, Employees, Parents, Other Persons - consider new adoption
Mark
1.
Mark Recommends against due to
a. paperwork increase and lack of current issues
b. See 206.1 for a better policy
ii. 104 School District Mission Statement, changes
Mark
1.
Mark recommends approval
iii. 205 Open Meetings and Closed Meetings, minor change
Mark
1.
Social media guidelines
2.
Mark recommends approval
iv. 206 Public Participation in School Board Meetings/Complaints About Persons at School Board Meetings
and Data Privacy Considerations
Mark
1.
Public data clarifications
2.
Mark recommends approval
v. 404 Employment Background Checks, changes
Jodie and Mark
1.
Student Volunteers as Athletic Coaches
2.
Mark Recommends approval
vi. 405 Veterans Preference, minor changes
Jodie and Mark
1.
Change in Points Awarded
2.
All Forms are updated
3.
Mark Recommends approval
vii. 529 Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students
1.
Was on for second read in August, but MSBA released minor changes end of July
2.
Addresses violent behavior towards adults
3.
Mark Recommends approval
viii. 613 Graduation Requirements, significant changes
Trent
ix. 624 Online Learning (OLL) Enrollment Policy, several changes
Trent
d. KM Policy Review
i. 206.1KM Complaint Procedure for Investigating and Reviewing Complaints Made by Students,
Employees, Parents, and Other Persons
1.
Mark recommends approval (see above)
ii. 203.3KM Workers Compensation Coverage for Board Members, minor changes
Jodie
and Mark
1.
Mark recommends for approval
iii. 503.1KM Student Admission, no changes
Mark
1.
Recommend deleting based on MSBAs response: the concepts of your policy are included in

Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools

School Board Policy Committee Meeting
September 8, 2016, 7:00 a.m.
District Office
our Model Policy 503, Student Attendance. The statute on compulsory instruction has been
renumbered to Minn. Stat. 120.22.
iv. 503.3KM Early Entrance
Mark
2. Future Agenda Policy items:
a. Annual Mandatory Policy Review
i.
506 Student Discipline
1. Handbook Language is being changed. We will finalize this in September.
2. MSBA changes to be incorporated into handbooks, released end of July
3. We will need to meet with principals prior to final recommendation
ii.
520 Student Surveys, changes
b. Mandatory Policy Review
c. School Board Policy Review
d. KM Policy Review
i.
104.1KM Character Education

Kelly & Counselors