Public Notices June 23

Independent School District GFW Public Schools May 17, 2021 Summary of regular school board meeting. Full text is available for public inspection at 323 East 11th Street, Gibbon, MN 55335. CALL TO ORDER The regular board meeting of the GFW School Board was held on May 17, 2021 at the Elementary School Gibbon, MN. Board Chair Kuehn called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. ALSO present: Superintendent Horton, District Accountant Burns, Press Bonsack, Press Hanson, Lee, Prochniak, Merkel, Schmidt, Haas, IT Werner, Rich Enga from CESO Absent: None APPROVE AGENDA Prochniak moved with support from Schmidt to approve the agenda with the correction of a non renewal moved to the Action Items and taken out of the Consent Agenda. Motion Carried. CONSENT AGENDA Schmidt moved with support from Lee to approve the following consent agenda. Motion Carried. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS AND ACTION ITEMS New Policies (2nd Reading) 1. 405 Veteran’s Preference 2. 409 EMPLOYEE PUBLICATIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INVENTIONS, AND CREATIONS 3. 410 Family and Medical Leave Policy 4. 417 Chemical Use and Abuse 5. 418 Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School 6. 419 TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT; POSSESSION AND USE OF TOBACCO, TOBACCO-RELATED DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC DELIVERY DEVICES; VAPING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION INSTRUCTION 7. 421 Gifts to Employees and School Board Members 8. 422 Policies Incorporated by Reference 9. 423 Employee-Student Relationships 10. 424 License Status 11. 426 Nepotism in Employment 12. 427 WORKLOAD LIMITS FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS 13. 502 SEARCH OF STUDENT LOCKERS, DESKS, PERSONAL POSSESSIONS, AND STUDENT’S PERSON 14. 505 DISTRIBUTION OF NONSCHOOL-SPONSORED MATERIALS ON SCHOOL PREMISES BY STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES 15. 514 Bullying Prohibition Policy 16. 523 Policies Incorporated by Reference 17. 524 Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy 18. 527 STUDENT USE AND PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES; PATROLS, INSPECTIONS, AND SEARCHES 19. 532 USE OF PEACE OFFICERS AND CRISIS TEAMS TO REMOVE STUDENTS WITH IEPs FROM SCHOOL GROUNDS 20. 535 Service Animals in Schools 21. 602 Organization of School Calendar and School Day 22. 603 Curriculum Development 23. 604 Instructional Curriculum 24. 606 Textbooks and Instructional Materials 25. 608 Instructional Services – Special Education 26. 613 Graduation Requirements 27. 614 School District Testing Plan and Procedure 28. 615 TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS FOR IEPS, SECTION 504 PLANS, AND LEP STUDENTS 29. 616 School District System Accountability 30. 618 Assessment of Student Achievement 31. 619 Staff Development for Standards 32. 620 Credit for Learning 33. 624 Online Learning Options Schmidt moved with support from Lee to approve New Policies 405, 409, 410, 417, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 427, 502, 505, 514, 523, 524, 527, 532, 535, 602, 603, 604, 606, 608, 613, 614, 615, 616, 618, 619, 620 and 624. Motion Carried. Revised Policies (2nd Reading) 1. 401 Equal Employment Opportunity 2. 403 Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees 3. 404 Employment Background Checks 4. 406 Public and Private Personnel Data 5. 407 EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO KNOW – EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 6. 408 Subpoena of a School District Employee 7. 412 Expense Reimbursement 8. 413 Harassment and Violence 9. 414 MANDATED REPORTING OF CHILD NEGLECT OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE 10. 415 MANDATED REPORTING OF MALTREATMENT OF VULNERABLE ADULTS 11. 416 Drug and Alcohol Testing 12. 420 STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND DISEASES AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND INFECTIOUS CONDITIONS 13. 501 School Weapons Policy 14. 504 Student Dress and Appearance 15. 507 Corporal Punishment 16. 508 EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS 17. 509 Enrollment of Nonresident Students 18. 510 Student Activities 19. 512 School-Sponsored Student Publications and Activities 20. 513 Student Promotion Retention and Program Design 21. 515 Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records 22. 517 Student Recruiting 23. 518 DNR-DNI Orders 24. 519 Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies 25. 520 Student Surveys 26. 526 Hazing Prohibition 27. 528 Student, Parental, Family and Marital Status Nondiscrimination 28. 531 The Pledge of Allegiance 29. 601 SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION GOALS 30. 607 Organization of Grade Levels 31. 609 Religion 32. 611 Home Schooling 33. 612.1 DEVELOPMENT OF PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICIES FOR TITLE I PROGRAMS Lee moved with support from Prochniak to approve Revised Policies 401, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 420, 501, 504, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 513, 515, 517, 518, 519, 520, 526, 528, 531, 601, 607, 609, 611 and 612. Motion Carried. Removal of Policies (2nd Reading) 1. 4.8 Employee Publications, Instructional Materials, Inventions and Creations 2. 4.15 Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School 3. 4.16 Tobacco-Free Environment 4. 4.18 Gifts to Employees 5. 4.23 Instructional Staff 6. 4.24 Substitutes 7. 4.25 GFW Policy Regarding Political Activities 8. 4.26 Administrative handbook 9. 4.27 School Vehicles 10. 4.28 Absence 11. 4.29 Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students 12. 5.2 Search of Student Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions and Student’s Person 13. 5.15 Student Sex Nondiscrimination 14. 5.16 Student Major Field Trip Policy 15. 5.19 Athletic Programs 16. 5.20 Public and Student Admissions 17. 5.24 Early Admission 18. 5.31 Summer School Policy 19. 5.32 Exchange Students 20. 5.33 Pledge of Allegiance 21. 5.35 Bullying Prohibition Policy 22. 5.37 Wellness Merkel moved with support from Schmidt to approve the Removal of Policies 4.8, 4.15, 4.16, 4.18, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26, 4.27, 4.28, 4.29, 5.2, 5.15, 5.16, 5.19, 5.20, 5.24, 5.31, 5.32, 5.33, 5.35 and 5.37. Motion Carried. Resolution: Non-Renewing Probationary Teachers Haas moved with support from Prochniak to non-renew probationary teacher Stephanie Wurtzberger. Yes – Haas, Merkel, Prochniak, Lee, Schmidt No – None Motion Carried. Board Development Committee Lee moved with the support from Prochniak to form a board development committee. Motion Carried Resolution: Donations Schmidt moved with support from Prochniak to accept the donations of $500.00 from CAF America – Tammy Rose, $40.00 from Kristen Hanevik for the Class of 2022 and $1000.00 from the John Majeski Family for the basketball program. Yes – Lee, Prochniak, Merkel, Haas, Schmidt No – None Motion Carried. ADJOURNMENT Schmidt moved with support from Lee to adjourn at 8:12p.m.. Motion Carried. Marisa Lee, Clerk 38c

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SIBLEY DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 72-PR-21-19 NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re: Estate of Delmar A. Bussler, Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given that on July 6, 2021at 10:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at Sibley County Courthouse, 400 Court Avenue, Gaylord, Minnesota 55334, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent’s Will dated July 16, 1993, and a Codicil dated August 2, 2016, and for the appointment of Cynthia Jackson, whose address is 515 S. Main Street, Winthrop, Minnesota 55396, and Jeffery Bussler, whose address is 511 N. Carver, Winthrop, MN 55396, as co-personal representatives of the estate of the decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representatives will be appointed with the full power to administer the estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the estate. Notice is also given that, subject to Minn. State. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. BY THE COURT /s/ Amber Donley Judge of District Court Dated: June 3, 2021 Karen V. Messner /s/ Teresa Giesen Court Administrator THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: Paul C. Glaeser, Attorney At Law 1013 First Avenue P.O. Box 437 Gibbon Minnesota 55335 507-834-6212 ARN#215958 pcg@paulglaeser.com 37-38(af)c