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Board Review
An unofficial summary of School Board meetings for the community of Independent
School District 192
GOOD NEWS
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
6:30 p.m., June 28, 2010
Boeckman Middle School
Senator Al Franken recently visited North Trail Elementary School and sent a thank you letter to Dr. Geis for hosting
the visit. Senator Franken is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee, and
he visited North Trail to look at the Math PE course that has been developed by Mr. Jack Olwell. He was very
impressed and appreciated seeing the students engage in physical activity and academics. He thanked the staff for
thinking creatively about instituting a healthy school environment.
Congratulations to Farmington Elementary School and special thanks to Doris McNamara who recently received a
grant for $13,603.00 from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This money will be used for artists in residence who will
be involved with teaching all students at Farmington Elementary.
Special thanks to the Boeckman Middle School PTP whose fundraising efforts facilitated the purchase of six
document cameras and three projectors for their classrooms. Additionally, the PTP provided Lovelace books for all
of the Boeckman Middle School Language Arts classrooms and will fund a speaker for the students to kick off the
2010-2011 school year. The PTP has been an incredible support to the students and staff at Boeckman Middle School
throughout this year.
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Personnel Action
Certified Personnel - Employments
Robert Carpentier, FHS Social Studies Teacher;
Sara Christenson, DMS Science Teacher;
Peter Fleenor, BMS 8th Grade Geography Teacher;
Tina Fritz, NTES ESL Teacher;
Kayla McCabe, DMS 8th Grade Geography Teacher;
Chad Olson, FHS Physical Education/Health Teacher;
Amber Orr, NTES 3rd Grade Teacher;
Marna Phinney, FES Title I Reading Specialist;
David Von Ruden, FHS Science Teacher.
Certified Personnel - Leave of Absences
Monika Summer, RVES Literacy Teacher.
Non-Certified Personnel - Employments
Emma Anderson, BMS Summer MS Band Student Helper;
Nancy Dostal, CE/BMS Assistant Director of Summer MS Band;
Josua Hout-Gallus, BMS Summer MS Band Student Helper;
Ann Kezar, BMS Summer MS Band Student Helper;
Nicholas Pierce, BMS Summer MS Band Student Helper;
Ashley Svoboda, BMS Summer MS Band Student Helper;
Kristyn Svoboda, BMS Summer MS Band Student Helper.

Non-Certified Personnel - Resignations, Terminations, Probationary Releases
Elizabeth Harper, RVES Stepping Stones Instructor;
Hannah Larson, MVES Kid Connection Instructor;
Jenny Rydeen, ARES Kid Connection Instructor;
Jennifer Syverson, BMS PT Custodian.
Contact Linda Goers: lgoers@farmington.k12.mn.us
REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Farmington Alternative Teacher Professional Pay System: Todd Karich, outgoing president of
the Farmington Education Association, and Dr. Christine Weymouth, assistant superintendent for educational
services, presented a report on the Farmington Alternative Teacher Professional Pay System (Q-Comp) which creates
a structure to support continued professional development for Farmington teachers. Components of the system
include peer coaching, mentoring, personal professional development plans, and data sharing and analysis. Goals of
the District 192 Q-Comp program are aligned with district and building improvement plans.
Contact Christine Weymouth: cweymouth@farmington.k12.mn.us
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
A. Adoption of the 2010-11 District Budget: Finance Director Jeff Priess presented the recommended
preliminary budget for the 2010-11 school year.
Recommended budget changes include …
Program Area Budget
Impact
Athletics
(REVENUE)
Program Impact
$18,650 Fees not changed since 06-07. (HS $145, MS $110, Hockey $195)
Impact is $10 increase across the board.
District Tech Support $81,059 School District Phone Specialist position; work will be absorbed by
existing staff. District Administrative Services director will be more
directly involved with daily Technology Department responsibilities.
Food Service $45,000 Reduce use of contracted Food Service Operation, transfer
responsibilities to District management
Educ. Assts. $17,000 1.0 FTE FHS Hall Monitor
Maintenance $51,899 Staff reduction at ISC. Work to be absorbed by existing staff
assigned to DSC.
Special Education $111,426 Reduction of Special Education Coordinator Position
Transportation
(REVENUE)
Family Support
Workers (REVENUE)
Total Adjustments $378,034
$35,000 Fees for excess transportation; Excess defined by MN Dept. of Ed
(elementary less than 1 mile, secondary less than 2 miles) and
considered non-hazardous
$18,000 Use of levy authority of ISD# 917 (Intermediate District) to provide
funding for Family Support Workers (360 Communities).
Mr. Priess noted that these changes more than cover a projected $120,000 budget deficit. The surplus would go to the
District’s fund balance, which is generally used to ensure the District has sufficient cash on hand to cover expenses if
state aid payments are delayed, and can be used to fund additional positions or unexpected costs, if necessary.
The 2010-11 budget includes $57.18 million in general fund spending, which includes operating costs such as
salaries, benefits, transportation, utilities and building maintenance. That represents a $111,000 increase from last
year, or 0.2 percent. Total general fund revenues are expected to be $57.57 million.

The School Board approved the preliminary budget as presented. More information about District 192 finances is
available online at www.farmington.k12.mn.us/budget.
Contact Jeff Priess: jpriess@farmington.k12.mn.us
B. Establish School Board and Committee Meeting Dates: The School Board voted to establish
school board regular meetings for 2010-11 as being at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month,
excepting July and December when there will be only one meeting. The Board also established the meeting date for
adoption of the levy as being at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 13. A full listing of meeting dates is available at
www.farmington.k12.mn.us/schoolboard.
Contact Dr. Brad Meeks: bmeeks@farmington.k12.mn.us
C. Adopt the 2011-12 District Calendar: The School Board adopted a District calendar for the 2011-12
school year. Please note that this is not this coming school year, but the year after.
Under the calendar, school will start on Sept. 6 and end on June 7. As required by contract, the calendar includes 174
student contact days and 184 total work days for teachers. The calendar represents trimester scheduling for the high
school and elementary schools, and quarter scheduling for the middle schools. It also includes a weeklong spring
break.
The full calendar can be seen at www.farmington.k12.mn.us/calendar.
Contact Dr. Brad Meeks: bmeeks@farmington.k12.mn.us
D. Resolution Establishing Dates for Filing Affidavits of Candidacy: The School Board approved
establishing dates for filing affidavits of candidacy for school board as being Aug. 3-17. There will be three school
board seats up for election on Nov. 2, 2010.
Contact Dr. Brad Meeks: bmeeks@farmington.k12.mn.us
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
6:30 p.m., July 12, 2010 – Regular Business Meeting
Boeckman Middle School, Little Theater
800 Denmark Ave., Farmington
Board Review is a publication of the District 192 Communications Office. It does not represent
the events of School Board meetings in their entirety. For the minutes from any School Board
meeting, contact the District at (651) 463-5000 or go to www.farmington.k12.mn.us/schoolboard.
For more information about any item listed above, contact the person listed or Communications
Specialist Aaron Tinklenberg at (651) 463-5079, atinklenberg@farmington.k12.mn.us.