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Friday, June 21, 2013
Girl Scouts start Huntington Park improvements by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com
Four Girl Scouts from Sartell Troop 783 are going to roll up their sleeves and make improvements to the Huntington neighborhood park in Sartell. The four Scouts appeared before the Sartell City Council at its last meeting to share their plans and to ask the city
Henneses from page 7 ticello). Presidential museums are not always located where presidents were born. Eisenhower, for example, was born in Dennison, Texas but raised in Abilene, Kan. (the site of his museum). Some presidents and family members are buried at the museums; many are not. Truman is buried at his museum, for example; John F. Kennedy is not. The Henneses would like to see all of the presidential museums. The ones they especially want to visit are those of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Hyde Park, N.Y.), John. F. Kennedy (Boston) and the Gerald Ford museum in Grand Rapids, Mich. Ford, Hennes said, is a president who has a museum in Grand Rapids and a library in Ann Arbor, Mich. “Wendy and I plan to visit the Ann Arbor Ford Museum when we drive a circle route around Lake Superior,” he said. It’s no wonder the Henneses so enjoy presidential museums. Both intrepid travelers, they have always liked stopping to see just about any museum on their travel routes. They’ve put many a mile on their Volkswagen van and plan to travel many more miles in a used Winnebago RV they purchased last fall in New Jersey. “There are so many good museums right here in Minnesota,” Hennes said. “One of the best not many people know about is the Lighthouse Keeper’s House/Museum in Grand Marais. It’s fascinating, full of information and artifacts about fishing, immigrants, lumbering and so many other things.” Even house-bound people can explore museums, including presidential museums, vicariously, either through books, movies or online, Hennes noted. One of his favorite books, a gold mine of information, is “Homes and Libraries of the Presidents” by William G. Clotworthy. Hennes highly recommends that book.
permission to do the improvements. The Scouts are Ally Haus, Emily Hoppe, Kali Enstad and Jessica Morgan. The girls intend to earn the “Silver Award” for doing the park project. It is the highest award possible Girl Scouts can achieve. The girls plan to plant 10 shade trees, including burr oaks and elms. They also want
to raise money to install some fitness equipment in the park, such as a sit-up board, a pushup stand and a leg press. In a careful examination of the park, the girls also noticed the ground is rather hard under the playground equipment so they intend to raise money to buy redwood chips to place on the hard ground. The park department, which was
notified of the girls’ efforts, has agreed to help them with some aspects of the improvement project. The girls also noted the park could use some benches. The girls said their project should be completed by Sept. 30, depending on how much money they can raise. Council member Amy Braig-Lindstrom told the girls
to check the school district because it has two fitness equipment items it does not need that could be used for Huntington Park. The council members and Mayor Joe Perske thanked the girls and wished them luck with the project. “Girls, good luck,” Perske said. “We appreciate that.”
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REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 748 MAY 20, 2013 DISTRICT CENTER BOARD ROOM The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 ing the 14-15 school year was called to order at 6 p.m. by Chair Michelle Meyer. Members pres• Bullying legislation that was presented did not pass ent: Meyer; Mary McCabe, vice chair; Jason Nies, clerk/treasurer; Pam Raden, director; Krista Durrwachter, director; Dan Riordan, director; Negotiations Committee • The committee continues to work with the Sartell Education AsBrady Anderson, student representative; and Joseph Hill, superintensociation dent. • The committee is currently meeting with the paraprofessional Meyer thanked staff, guests and students for attending the board meetunion to discuss the process ing. Sartell Senior Connection A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Raden to amend • This group continues to meet and have several successful prothe following items on the agenda: grams • The SSC determined when there is a snow day, the Senior Center Addition: E5 Discussion: Interim Superintendent and Learning Services is also closed Director Superintendent Search Committee All in favor. Motion carried. • Meyer, Durrwachter and Raden are the board members serving on this committee A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies to approve • Minnesota School Board Association has been contacted and consent items a-c as presented below: RFPs are in process of being distributed to search firms a. Minutes of the meeting held on April 15, 2013 and May 3, 2013. Stearns County Collaborative: Patrick Shepard, family resources director b. Checks in the amount of $1,881,851.81 as presented: from the Tri-County Action Program, presented on the Local CollaboraGeneral Fund 1,519,611.42 tive Time Study and programming that can be supported. Food Service Fund 122,449.98 Transportation Fund 80,876.57 District Music: Kay Nelson, SMS music teacher, and Marlene DingCommunity Service Fund 55,843.16 mann, ORE music teacher, presented information on the process of Capital Expenditure Fund 38,174.35 aligning and updating district music curriculum. Building Fund 62,719.21 Summer Rec Agency Fund 2,177.12 Ramp Up to Readiness College and Career Planning at Sartell High Check numbers 151690 to 152065 School: Noel Meyer, SHS counselor, along with Brenda Steve, SHS principal, shared information about the Ramp Up to Readiness program Receipts in the amount of $3,565,100.36 as presented: starting at SHS in the 2013-14 school year. General Fund 3,133,041.28 Food Service Fund 216,234.82 Preliminary Budget Assumptions FY2012-2014: Steve Wruck, director Transportation Fund 15,174.60 of business services, presented up-to-date information on budget asCommunity Service Fund 57,658.55 sumptions for the 2013-14 school year. Building Fund 42,597.98 1st Draft of 2013-2014 Budget/Deferred Maintenance Plan: Steve Debt Service Fund 29,587.63 Wruck, director of business services, presented the first draft of the Summer Rec Agency Fund 70,805.50 2013-14 budget and deferred maintenance plan. Receipts 38473 to 38582 Wire transfers in the amount of $8,802.92 as presented: General Fund 2,946.12 Food Service Fund 5,679.57 Community Service Fund 177.83 Wire transfers 201200051 to 201200059 c. Accept the following donations: Oak Ridge Elementary PTA to District 748 Schools in the amount of $1,500 for library books. d. Accept the resignation of Tessa Scheffler, ORE, effective 08-2113; Amy Licht, cashier, effective 04-19-2013 and Gail McCarty, language arts teacher, SMS, effective 6-4-13. Accept the retirement of Dave Angell, teacher, effective 6-30-13. Student Representative Report: Student representative Brady Anderson, a senior at Sartell High School, reported on the high school highlights. • The Student Voice group met and will have strong, committed leadership for the 2013-14 school year. This group also met with Kyle Breitkreutz, director of technology, to discuss the upcoming access opportunities for the 13-14 school year • Several end-of-the-year and celebration activities are underway including senior awards night, student council dance and graduation • Several of our athletic teams will compete in conference and section tournaments in the upcoming weeks School Board Committee Report: Benton-Stearns • Benton-Stearns Board approved the director and assistant director contracts • BSED hosted a ‘paperwork night’ for special education staff to get support and work on end-of-the-year paperwork Board Policy Committee • The Policy Committee continues to review policies on a routine basis Community Education Advisory Committee • St. Stephen was well represented with the mayor and the city clerk attending • Classes have had an increased amount of participation while streamlining and offering fewer classes overall Legislative Committee • Bill was passed to support all-day, every-day Kindergarten start-
District Academic and Activities Calendar: Amy Trombley, communications coordinator, presented the first draft of the 2013-14 print calendar. A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Riordan to HAVE SECOND READING AND APPROVE THE REVISED POLICIES 214, 701, 701.1,702, 703, 704, 706, 707 AND 708. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by McCabe to APPROVE THE BUDGET REVISION FOR 2012-13 BUDGET YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2013. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Riordan to APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR NON-RENEW THE PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS AS PRESENTED FOR Lacie Adelmann, Anna Burbridge, Hsing-I Chan, Melissa Dummer, Amber Dziengler, Wendy Goltz, Jill Haehn, Teresa Heck, Gregory Jamison, Leah Olk, Sean Rebischke, Karl Scharnweber, Britany Soldner and Jenna Stoneking. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Raden and seconded by Nies to APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013 AS A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY FOR THE LOSS OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY OF FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013 CLOSING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Raden to APPROVE THE 2013-14 RESOLUTION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Raden and seconded by Riordan to APPROVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES MARY LINDELL AND SHAWN SULLIVAN TO THE SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 748 BOARD FOR THE 2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Riordan and seconded by Durrwachter to APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE SCOREBOARD LEASE. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made McCabe and seconded by Nies to APPROVE THE PERSONNEL OMNIBUS RESOLUTION. All in favor. Motion carried. School Board • Page 9