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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD Independent School District 728 Elk River, Minnesota November 12, 1996 The meeting was called to order by Chair Gongoll at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Education Center. Members Present: Jeffrey Gongoll, Rachel Leonard, Kathleen Poate, Patricia Scharber, Mark Strater, Therese VanBlarcom 96-106 Strater moved and Scharber seconded the motion to approve minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 22, 1996. The motion was unanimously approved. 96-107 Leonard moved and Scharber seconded the motion to approve minutes of the Special Meeting of October 22, 1996. The motion was unanimously approved. The list of bills paid was reviewed and filed for audit: General Fund, $2,730,193.67; Liquid Asset Fund, $2,550,000.00; and Extra Payroll, $41,616.78. • Chair Gongoll's Report • Chair Gongoll appointed himself to serve on the Ice Arena Commission. The City of Elk River established the Commission to make recommendations to the City Council on the development and operation of the ice arena complex. • School Board Member Reports • Poate acknowledged the passing of Harold Palm. He was a valued member of this community and to the Community Education Advisory Council. He will be truly missed. • Scharber mentioned that she occasionally volunteers in the VandenBerge Media Center. She asked whether our district has a plan to train secondary students on the Internet. Bruce Powers, Administrator of District Technology, responded that a plan is in place to provide training to all media specialists. The specialists will then be available to assist the students in the media center. Superintendent Flannery suggested that an inservice be provided to School Board members on how the Internet can be used in education. He will arrange an inservice prior to a regularly scheduled meeting.