Red Wing School Board briefs

St. John’s students can participate in MSHSL activities

Red Wing School Board voted 6-0 Monday authorizing an agreement that would allow St. John’s Lutheran School students to participate in Minnesota State High School League activities with Red Wing School District.

The provisions of the agreement are outlined in MSHSL bylaws; St. John’s seventh- and eighth-grade students will be able to participate. The agreement will be for two years. St. John’s students will pay the same fees as public school students.

Fire lanes at high school will be enforced

The fire lanes at Red Wing High School will be more strongly enforced this year than they have been in the past, Supt. Karsten Anderson said. A board member had brought up concerns last winter about people parking in the fire lanes.

Unoccupied vehicles that are parked in fire lanes may now get ticketed or towed. Anderson said he also authorized the district to hire off-duty officers or other personnel to prevent drivers from parking in the fire lanes.

Personnel changes

New hires: Sara Shannon, long-term substitute for sixth-grade teacher at Twin Bluff Middle School, effective Aug. 24; Christopher Scolville-Riazi, industrial arts teacher at TBMS, effective Aug. 24; Heather St. Dennis, assistant Kid’s Junction leader at Burnside, effective Sept. 4.

Parental leave: Rachel Glover, third-grade teacher at Burnside, effective Jan. 28 through March 15, 2013.

Recalled: Dana Willis-Jick, special education paraprofessional at the Red Wing High School, effective Sept. 4; Stacey Covey, special education paraprofessional at RWHS, effective Sept. 30; Laura Green, special education paraprofessional at Sunnyside, effective Aug. 30.

Additional hours: Lois Sallstrom, van driver, effective Sept. 4; Tricia Harris, sixth-grade computer teacher at TBMS, effective Aug. 27; Juana Pastor, paraprofessional at Colvill, effective Sept. 4.

Resignation: Donna Meyer, special education paraprofessional at RWHS, effective Aug. 23; Tamara Gadient, special education paraprofessional at RWHS, effective Aug. 25; Lynn Sutherland, special education paraprofessional at Burnside, effective Aug. 17; Amy Sarnstrom, assistant Kid’s Junction lead at Sunnyside, effective Aug. 17.

Meeting watch

Tuesday’s meeting lasted one hour and 15 minutes. Board chair Mitch Boldt was absent.

— Compiled by Sarah Gorvin, staff writer

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