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School shootings prompt administrators to take fresh look at district's crisis plans BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD Staff Writer Brainerd School District administrators plan to meet early Tuesday to re-examine the district's crisis plans in light of recent school shootings in the nation, Superintendent Jerry Walseth told school board members at Monday's board meeting.
Walseth said administrators have been in contact with area law enforcement officials, requesting their input if any changes need to be made in the district's crisis plans, which have been in place for years. He said community members also have been concerned about school safety because of recent school shootings in the country and offered suggestions on possible changes. Walseth said school administrators will take those suggestions into account when they meet Tuesday morning.
In board action, it approved the 2006-08 clerical-secretarial contract. The tentative agreement is for an increase of 5.83 percent over the built-in cost of the employee group for the two-year contract term and includes a 2.5 percent wage increase for 2006-07 and 2007-08 and a 403(b) match plan effective July 1, 2007.
The board also approved the 2006-08 custodial contract. The tentative agreement is for an increase of 5.27 percent over the built-in cost of the employee group for the two-year contract term and includes a 2 percent wage increase for 2006-07, a 2.5 percent wage increase for 2007-08, an increase of $10 per month in longevity pay, an increase of $5 per month in boiler license pay and a pension fund match plan.
The Truth-In-Taxation continuation hearing was rescheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 8.
Board member Ruth Gmeinder reported that the Minnesota Collaborative Online Learning Academy now has 31 students enrolled in the new online high school program, a consortium between six area school districts, including Brainerd.
John Ward, who retired last spring as a Brainerd High School South Campus teacher and was recently named the Minnesota Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, and BHS South Campus principal Willy Severson presented a check from Wal-Mart to the school board for $10,000. Of that money he was awarded for the district's benefit, $1,000 will be given to support the adapted floor hockey program, and the remaining funds will be distributed through a committee set up at the BHS South Campus for use at the school.
Walseth noted the district's loss of Leo Moran, former owner of Reichert Bus Service, which provides bus transportation for the district's students.
"We have he and his family to thank for providing transportation for our students for many years," Walseth said.
JODIE TWEED can be reached at jodie.tweed@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5858.
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