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whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. <br />UPON MOTION by Jim Franklin, seconded by Vartna Van de Ven, tne consent agenda <br />was approved as follows: <br />- approved the minutes of the November 1?. 1991 regular meeting; <br />- approved the minutes of the Board Workshop - November 12, 1991 <br />- approved the appointment of Tom Portz oS a part-time custodian at Schumann <br />Elementary School effective November 21, 1991; <br />- approved the appointment of Theresa Beck as a part-time paraprofessional <br />for the special education department effective December 9, 1991; <br />- approved the adoption of *he text Encore: The Guide ^ Enjoying Music by <br />Jack Boyd and published by Mayfield Company; <br />- approved the Block Grant application in the amount of $13,716.00; <br />- approved the bills as covered by vouchers 072087 through 072401 and office <br />checks as covered by vouchers 1471 through 1544. <br />- approved the Treasurer's Report for July, 1991. <br />Motion carried. <br />Board member Maresh left the meeting at 7:34 p.m. <br />Or. Mich reported that the holiday music program and open house for the elemen­ <br />tary school was being held tonight; that he nad had tne opportunity to teach <br />Latin classes at the high school last week and he wanted to share the thank you <br />notes he received from the students; that he wanted to recognize the following <br />groups in our schools that are working to help people less fortunate during this <br />holiday season: the student council at Orono Primary School is sponsoring a <br />food drive and a hat/mitten tree which will be given to Interfaith Outreach, the <br />Orono Education Association is sponsoring "Toys for Tots" for participation by <br />all facully/staff, and the Orono High Scnool collected over 5,000 items of <br />clothing for Goodwill; that he has given approval for Comniunity Education to <br />seek the following two grants: the Minnesota Department of Education Grant which <br />will provide opportunity for improvement of the quality of School Age Child <br />Care, and the Minnesota Human Services Grant which will aid in the purchase of <br />equipment to upgrade the quality of the School Age Child Care Program; that a <br />proposal, developed uy Melanie DeLuca, for a summer program will be presented to <br />the Board in the near future; that Toni Bergland will participate in the MSBA <br />Convention Early Bird Workshop on the subject of "Emergency Evacuations"; that <br />the Board/administration met with five area legislators last week to exchange <br />thoughts/ideas for the upcoming legislative session; that the Board had its <br />first meeting earlier this evening with the student advisory group from the high <br />school which was mandated by the legislature last year; that the long-range <br />planning process was kicked-off on December 5 with a meeting which included all <br />seven committees. <br />Chairman McKown stated that, with the permission of the Board, they would move <br />to Agenda Item five under New Business at this time concerning high school <br />credit recommendations. <br />Dr. Mich stated that a committee at the high school has been examining sev» ral <br />questions relating to credit and the process used in this examination included