ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 17, 2015 ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICT OFFICE

6:00 PM
The Governing Board of the Zumbro Education District No. 61-6012 met in regular session on December 17, 2015 at the Zumbro Education District Office.  The Chair, Matt Prigge, called the meeting to order.  At the roll call the following members were present:  Lloyd Henslin, Angela Heiden, Lana Mindrup, and Michelle Vigeland. Carol Anhalt, Executive Director. Kent Harfmann represented Kasson-Mantorville in Rob Hamlin’s absence.  Elizabeth Lawson was also absent.  Heidi Kass recorded the minutes.
Motion by Mindrup, seconded by Heiden to approve the agenda as amended.  Voting for:  Prigge, Vigeland, Henslin, Heiden, Mindrup, and Harfmann.  Voting against: none.
Motion by Vigeland, seconded by Henslin to approve the consent agenda. Voting for:  Prigge, Vigeland, Henslin, Heiden, Mindrup, and Harfmann.  Voting against: none.
Consent agenda items as follows:
2.1 Approval of the November 2015 Minutes
2.2 Approval of the November 2015 Electronic Fund Transfers of $370,000.
2.3 Approval of the December 2015 Claims and Bills:  Checks numbered 48567-48574 and 48581-48660 for a total of $97,557.10; wire payments of taxes on November 30, 2015 and December 15, 2015 of 69,320.02.
Bradley Carlton, of CliftonLarsonAllen, presented the results of the FY15 audit.  ZED has received a clean opinion on the financial statements.  The fund balance as of June 30th, 2015 was down slightly from 2014, due to the planned purchase of two vans.  The fund balance remains at a healthy level.  Mr. Carlton also talked about GASB 68, a new audit requirement that was implemented for FY15 related to pension liabilities.  This new reporting requirement impacts the district-wide financial statements, but has no effect on the fund balance.   
Carol Anhalt presented the Director’s Report.  A complete report is on file at the ZED office. The ALC principal and staff are working on the initial roll out of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Initiative. Phase One involved creating a matrix highlighting expected behaviors.  Now they are working on Phase Two which involves using “The SWIS Suite” which is a confidential web-based information system to collect and summarize student behavior data.  Using this data will help the staff make more informed decisions about how to improve behavior.  The ALC is also pleased to announce that one student graduated at the end of the first quarter, and several other students are expected to complete requirements for graduation at the end of the second quarter.  The ALC currently has 99 students enrolled in its various programs.
Carol also shared that ZED continues to consult with member district staff to develop plans for special education students with high needs.
Following the Director’s Report, the Board discussed facilities.  Lana Mindrup reported that the Hayfield School District, at their December 14th meeting, passed the resolution supporting a new $13.1 million building for ZED Programs. The remaining six member districts are expected to take up the resolution later this month or in January.  Requests, from some districts, for additional information were discussed.  Since some of requests involve details that have not been determined, discussion focused on whether districts would be willing to approve the main parameters of the facility, outlined in the resolution, while leaving some of the particular details to be decided later by the ZED Governing Board, which is comprised of a Board member from each member district.  The intention of the Governing Board is to bring forth a more detailed, final resolution to all member districts in the future. This first resolution is to establish approval by all seven member districts that ZED has a need for a new facility and the districts support the recommendations of the Superintendent’s Advisory Council and the ZED Governing Board for a $13.1 million maximum expenditure and the agreed funding formula. The ZED Board expressed that spending additional money to further develop the details of the project will occur once there is support from all seven member districts and that excessive focus on the details at this stage is premature. To answer as many questions as possible, Carol Anhalt has been invited to attend a meeting of the Kasson-Mantorville School Board in the near future.  Matt Prigge will also attend.
Motion by Mindrup, seconded by Heiden to approve the 2014-2015 audit as presented. Voting for:  Prigge, Vigeland, Henslin, Heiden, Mindrup, and Harfmann.  Voting against: none.
The next meeting will be held on January 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
Vigeland moved that the meeting be adjourned.
Matt Prigge adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m. 
Heidi Kass, Recorder
Elizabeth Lawson, Clerk/Treasurer