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Lqu E1110F 2INMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ORONO OF ORONO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 278 HELD ON MAY 13, 1985 The regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District #278 was held on Monday, May 13, 1985. Present: Dave McKown William Levering James Seiter Don Anderson Reuben Palm William Fenholt Absent: James Franklin Kitty Crosby UPON MOTION by Bill Levering, seconded by Reuben Palm, the minutes of the April 22, 1985 regular meeting were approved as presented. Jim Setter informed the Board that he had attended the First Bank Awards on May 1, 1985 along with Tom Wasbotten. The recipients from Orono this year were Elise Kling and Scott Wendland. The Board, in the past year, had granted approval for Karen Orcutt, special edu- cation director at Orono, to participate in 'Project ARISE.- Ms. Orcutt was present at the meeting and gave the Board an overview of this program. She stated that the word ARISE stands for •Alliance for Renewal in Special Education" and is designed for leadership skills for special education admi- nistrators or administrators that are dealing with special education. The training Ms. Orcutt was involved in was divided into 5 different modules throughout the year for a total of 25 days of training. Ms. Orcutt expressed her thanks to the Board for granting her the opportunity to participate in this program which has enabled her to grow both personally and professionally. Hubie Rosch presented the final draft of the elementary report card. Mr. Rosch stated that after all the meetings, a questionnaire, studies of other systems, etc., only one thing is certain -- there is not a perfect report card. He also stated that not everyone will favor this system and some change is inevitable but that the committee feels this draft is a very strong base on which these changes could be made. The committee has allowed for a critical review after the second use of the system in 1985-86. Mr. Rosch answered questions/provided explanations for both the Board and community members. UPON NOTION by Bill Levering, seconded by Reuben Palm, the Board adopted the recommendation of the report card committee. The form of the report card for the elementary level and resolutions that were presented by the committee con- cerning policy and implementation procedure follow: