School Board Special Meeting Minutes

Strategic Planning Meeting

November 2, 2022

The Board of Education of Independent School District #238 met on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 6:00 pm in the Media Center.

Members present in person: Adkins, Weidemann, Wilder, Miller, Marquardt, Livingood, Superintendent Kuphal, Student Representative Matthew McClimon

Members present via visible-audible technology: Gail Gilman

Also present in person: Principal Weidemann, and additional staff, students, and community members

Members Absent: Tollefsrud

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  

Motion by Miller, second by Marquardt and carried unanimously, to approve the agenda.

A meal was provided.  

Gail Gilman gave an overview of the process.  

Gary Kuphal gave a District update.

Gail gave an overview of survey results.  

Members broke into small groups to discuss prouds, possibilities, and must haves:

Prouds:

• Class sizes
• Facility advancements 
• Student to faculty ratio
• Amount of educational opportunities
• Staff to student relationships
• Communication
• 100% graduation rate
• Class trip (Senior) - very consistent 
• Improved diversity - foreign exchange students
• Athletic opportunities - dispersing if not strictly offered 
• Embracing changes 
• Community support 
• Upperclassmen opportunities - PSEO, work based learning
• Cross borders - Iowa to Minnesota
• Teachers and long-jevity 
• Respected teachers
• Improved technology 
• Longing to keep past North-Winn students
• College week 

Possibilities:

• Gifted/talented program
• Trade schools - apprenticeship and/or opportunities
• In house Spanish 
• More foreign language 
• Broadening online opportunities 
• Art program opportunities 
• Ability to hire staff to offer more programs 
• Student teachers
• Community service opportunities

Must Haves/ Must Address:

• Life skills/ finance 
• Plan to replace retired teachers - succession plan
• Full time vs. Part time
• Fine art opportunities 
• Flexibility in schedules 
• Reaching out to different schools
• Not enough supplies/ funding 
• Building maintenance
• Crowded senior floor 
• Bullying not being addressed - follow bullying policy 
• Education, implementation addressing 
• Trained teachers for disabilities 
• Ability to help students learn
• Recruiting enough subs to let the teachers take classes for development 
• Elective consistency 

Future Meeting and Calendar Updates:

1. November 16, 2022; Strategic Planning Meeting, 6:00 pm
2. November 30, 2022; Strategic Planning Meeting, 6:00 pm
3. December 20, 2022; School Board Meeting, 6:01pm

Adjournment:  Motion by Marquardt, second by Wilder, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 8:08 pm. 

Jason Marquardt, Clerk___________________________________