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MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING

WARWICK SCHOOL BOARDMarch 21, 2019

A regular meeting of the Warwick School Board was held March 21, 2019 in the high school computer lab. Present were Shane Moxness, Jean Wallace and Larry Thiele. Absent were Heather Lawrence and Mary Langley. Others present were Dean Dauphinais, Theresa Knutson, Angela Brandt and Rita Kaeding.

The meeting was called to order at 5:05 p.m. by President Thiele. Roll call was established for a quorum. The agenda was reviewed; President Thiele asked for any additions, deletions or amendments. There were none.

Motion to approve presented agenda -- Motioned by Wallace, seconded by Moxness; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

Motion to approve Feb. 19, 2019 regular meeting minutes -- Motioned by Moxness, seconded by Wallace; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

There were no comments from the public.

Business Manager Theresa Knutson reported on the board bills for the month of March 2019:American Insurance, Inc. ........................ $1,571.00AmeriPride .............. 834.35BC Farmers Press ... 112.86Brodell Concrete ..... 1,267.50Dacotah Paper Co. .. 2,628.06Dept. of Public Instruction ............ 405.90Farmers Union Oil Co. ........................ 4,380.48Farmers Union Oil Co. ........................ 3,286.51FM Redhawks ......... 350.00Food Services of America ................ 8,856.16Food Services of America ................ 702.46Four Winds School .. 200.79Heinemann .............. 6,400.00Heinemann .............. 5,395.50Information Technology Dept. ..................... 338.80Johnson Controls .... 13,226.32JS Vending, Inc. ...... 834.51JS Vending, Inc. ...... 154.89Kids Behavioral Health of Alaska .............. 2,660.00Lakeside Lock & Key .................... 315.50LaMotte’s Paint & Glass ................. 2,195.00Leevers Foods South .................... 176.69Mack Plumbing ........ 639.87Mackin Library Media .................... 332.77Meadowsweet Dairy 1,390.70Mercy Hospital ........ 337.20

Mid-American Research Chem. .. 657.40NAPA Auto Parts/ Dakota Implement 215.77NASSP .................... 385.00ND Telephone Co. ... 581.05Northern Bottling Co. ........................ 580.89Otter Tail Power Co. 25.39Pearce & Durick ...... 57.50Popplers Music Store ..................... 576.06Popplers Music Store ..................... 40.00Postmaster .............. 226.16Radio Accounting Service ................. 525.00Radisson Hotel Bismarck .............. 84.60Ramsey Photo-Video ......... 180.66Sanford Health Occupational ........ 238.00Stone’s Mobile Radio, Inc. ........................ 119.25Timeclock Plus ........ 369.80US Treasury ............ 116.56United Laboratories 236.59University of North Dakota ........ 13,875.00Verizon Business .... 113.33Warwick City ........... 644.00Total ......................... $78,841.83

Motion to approve March 2019 board bills in the amount of $78,841.83 -- Motioned by Wallace, seconded by Moxness; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

Knutson repor ted on the monthly revenues and expenses for February 2019.

Motion to approve tuition waiver for Devils Lake school -- Motioned by Moxness, seconded by Wallace; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

Motion to approve February 2019 payables in the amount of $30,528.37 -- Motioned by Moxness, seconded by Wallace; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

Director/coordinator reports are posted on the school website for your information.

Elementary Principal Angela Brandt reported on attendance, Benson County Spelling Bee, family night, music festival and upcoming events.

The middle school principal report is on the school website for your information.

High School Principal Dean Dauphinais reported on attendance and enrollment, and prom and lock-in.

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t D e a n Dauphinais reported on the high school principal interview, storm make-up days and CRDC report.

Motion to approve 2019-20 calendar -- Motioned by Wallace, seconded by Moxness; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

Superintendent Evaluation -- The first performance area is

Goal and Vision Setting. For this area, we had 3 board members rate the superintendent’s performance as sat isfactory and 0 voted unsatisfactory. Motion to approve the Goal and Vision Sett ing performance area as satisfactory -- Motioned by Wallace, seconded by Moxness; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

The second performance area is Board Relations. For this area, we had 3 board members rate the superintendent’s performance as sat isfactory and 0 voted unsatisfactory Motion to approve the Board Relations performance area as satisfactory -- Motioned by Moxness, seconded by Wallace; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

The third performance area is Human Resource Management. For this area, we had 3 board members rate the superintendent’s performance as satisfactory and 0 voted unsatisfactory. Motion to approve the Human Resource Management performance area as satisfactory -- Motioned by Moxness, seconded by Wallace; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

The four th per fo r mance area is Curriculum and Student Support Services. For this area, we had 3 board members rate the superintendent’s performance as sat isfactory and 0 voted unsatisfactory. Motion to approve the Curr iculum and Student Support Services performance area as satisfactory -- Motioned by Moxness, seconded by Wallace; all

in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

The fifth performance area is Community Relations. For this area, we had 3 board members ra t e t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ’s performance as satisfactory and 0 voted unsatisfactory. Motion to approve the Community Relations performance area as satisfactory -- Motioned by Wallace, seconded by Moxness; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

The sixth performance area is Operations and Resource Management. For this area, we had 3 board members rate the superintendent’s performance as sat islactory and 0 voted unsatisfactory. Motion to approve the Operations and Resource Management performance area as satisfactory -- Motioned by Moxness, seconded by Wallace; all in favor, none opposed; two absent; the motion carried.

The next board meeting is on April 16, 2019 at 5 p.m.

The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Theresa KnutsonBusiness Manager

Larry ThieleWPSB President

NOTICE OF BOND SALE$1,065,000

MINNEWAUKAN PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5BENSON AND RAMSEY

COUNTIES, NORTH DAKOTAREFUNDING CERTIFICATES

OF INDEBTEDNESS,SERIES 2019

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Minnewaukan Public School Dist r ic t No. 5, Benson and Ramsey Counties, North Dakota, will receive bids at the office of PFM Financial Advisors LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, until 12:00 P.M., CT, on Monday, May 20, 2019, for the purchase of the above Certificates of Indebtedness. The School Board will meet thereafter on the date of the bid opening to consider the bids. The Certificates of Indebtedness will be dated June 5, 2019, and will mature on August 1, in the years 2020 through 2032.

Interest on the Certificates of Indebtedness is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year commencing February 1, 2020.

The Certificates of Indebtedness maturing on August 1, 2028, and thereafter are subject to optional redemption and prepayment by the School District on August 1, 2027, and any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. The Certificates of Indebtedness will be limited obligations of the School District payable solely from the federal impact aid pledged under the authorizing resolution. The School District will participate in the North Dakota Credit Enhancement Program.

Bids of not less than $1,049,025 (98.5% of Par) must be received prior to the time specified above for opening bids. The Certificates of Indebtedness will be designated as qualified tax-exempt obligations under Section 265 of the Internal Revenue Code. A Good Faith Deposit by cashier’s check or wire transfer in the amount of $10,000 payable to the order of the School District is required for each bid to be considered. The winning bidder shall assist the School District in establishing the issue price of the Certificates of Indebtedness in the manner set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement available from the School District’ Financial Consultant.

Proceeds from the Certificates of Indebtedness will be used to refund the Minnewaukan Public School District Building Authority’s Taxable Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B. An opinion as to the validity of the Certificates of Indebtedness will be provided by Arntson Stewart Wegner PC, Attorneys at Law, Bismarck, North Dakota.

The School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in any bid and to adjourn the sale. No bid may be altered or withdrawn after the time specified for opening. Additional information for bidders may be requested from and bidding forms will be distributed by PFM Financial Advisors LLC, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2250, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, 612.338.3535.

MINNEWAUKANPUBLIC SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 5/s/ Tracie Volk

Business Manager(Publish May 2, 2019)

NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENTCONSTRUCTION MANAGER

AT RISK (CMAR) FOR OBERONSCHOOL DISTRICT #16

Oberon School Distr ict is seeking qualified Construction Managers at Risk (CMAR) to provide pre-construction planning and complete construction phase services for a new K-8 school. The estimated total project budget is $4,600,000. Construction is anticipated to start in the fall of 2019, with substantial completion of construction anticipated in the fall of 2020.

The estimated percentage of the total cost of the project to be funded with Federal dollars is 100 percent, and the exact dollar amount of Federal funds which will be set aside for this project will be based on the contract amount awarded under the offering.

The CMAR will be required to provide pre-construct ion support during design phases to include but not l imited to estimating, value engineering, constructability review, scheduling, and coordination with Owner’s architect. It is expected that prior to construction, the CMAR will submit a final guaranteed maximum price (GMP). Following acceptance of the GMP by the Owner and execution of GMP contract, the CMAR will assume risk of delivering the project.

C M A R S t a t e m e n t o f Qualifications shall be submitted to Oberon Public Schools at the following address by 12:00 PM CT on May 22, 2019.

Oberon Public SchoolsLane Azure, Superintendent

Mailing Address:315 A Street NorthOberon, ND 58357Physical Address:315 A Street NorthOberon, ND 58357

Copies of the Request for Qualifications are available at the office of the Superintendent or by calling Lane Azure at 701-798-2231; by email at Lane.Azure@K12.nd.us.

Quest ions regard ing the submittal instructions may be submitted to:

Jeff Ubl, Principal-in-ChargeÜbl Design Group, P.C.

Tele: 701-751-4555Email: jeff@ubldesign.com

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Calving season is in full swing across much of North Dakota, and the first 60 to 90 days post-calving are the most nutritionally demand-ing period in the production cycle, according to two North Dakota State University ani-mal scientists.

“The expectations for a cow at this time are many,” says Janna Block, livestock systems specialist at the Het-tinger Research Extension Center. “She must produce milk, repair her reproductive tract, resume her estrous cycle, get pregnant again and possibly continue to grow. Total nutrients -- water, en-ergy, protein, vitamins and minerals -- consumed each day by the cow are utilized based on biological priorities of maintenance, growth, lac-tation and reproduction. Be-cause reproduction is lowest on the priority list, it is one of the first factors affected if nutrition is inadequate between calving and breed-ing. A typical 1,400 lb. cow producing 20 lbs. of milk per day at peak milk (about 60 days post-calving) needs 10% crude protein (CP) and 59% total digestible nutrient (TDN) as a percentage of her dry matter intake to meet production demands.”

“This time of high nutri-ent requirements for cows occurs in conjunction with pasture turnout on many ranches in the region,” adds Miranda Meehan, Exten-sion livestock environmental stewardship specialist and animal sciences assistant professor. “Typically, pas-ture turnout takes place in mid-May or early June when grasses are actively growing and have high crude protein of at least 15% and total digestible nutrient levels of at least 60%, which would be sufficient to meet cow requirements.”

However, due to forage shortages and lot conditions, many producers already have turned cattle out on pasture to graze standing forage from the 2018 growing season, the specialists say. They recom-mend that producers consider forage availability and qual-ity to ensure that nutrient requirements of grazing live-stock are met.

The most accurate way to determine the amount of standing available forage is the clip and weigh method. Detailed instructions are in the “NDSU Extension Range and Forage Produc-tion Sample Kits” publication found at www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/environment-natural-resources/ndsu-ex-tension-range-and-forage-production-sample-kits or by searching “NDSU range and forage sample kit.”

“Quality of dormant forage

can vary widely depending on species, environmental fac-tors and pasture manage-ment,” says Meehan.

In North Dakota, the ma-jority of grazing resources are cool-season dominant. This standing forage is low in crude protein, with cool-season species typically con-taining less than 5% CP and warm-season species around 6% CP. Meehan says energy content also is generally low for these forages, with cool-season grasses falling below 50% TDN and warm seasons at about 52% TDN. Even if forage availability is ad-equate, cows may not physi-cally be able to eat enough dormant forage to fulf ill requirements.

“Forage intake is gener-ally limited by the capac-ity of the digestive tract,” Block says. “High-quality forage is digested more rap-idly and has an increased passage rate, which allows for increased intake. Some general rules of thumb have been established using for-age quality to estimate for-age intake on a dry-matter basis as a percentage of body weight for lactating cows. For low-quality forage (less than 52% TDN), dry matter intake will be around 2.2% of body weight. This amount may not supply adequate protein and energy to meet demands.”

Depending on the quan-tity and quality of available forage, supplementation may be necessary to ensure that requirements of lactating cows are met, say Block and Meehan. A variety of protein and energy supplements are available that can help fill nutritional gaps from forage. The objective is to balance nutrient deficiencies in a cost-efficient manner.

“This time of year, cows often prefer to graze and forage rather than consume hay,” Block says. “However, high-quality forage can be a source of additional nu-trients. If feeding grains or other starches as an energy supplement, the maximum level to avoid negative im-pacts on f iber digestibil-ity is 0.4% of the cow’s body weight. Fiber-based supple-ments, such as wheat midds, distillers grains or other

co-products, can be used at higher levels. When forage contains less than 7% crude protein, some type of protein supplement with at least 20% crude protein is probably nec-essary. This includes feeds such as alfalfa hay, soybean meal, distillers grains and commercial supplements. Evaluate the appropriate supplement for a given situ-ation based on nutrient con-tent, availability and price.”

Block and Meehan encour-age producers to compare supplements on a cost per pound of nutrient basis by using the NDSU Exten-sion publication “Comparing Value of Feedstuffs” avail-able at www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/landing-pages/livestock/comparing-feed-stuffs-as-1742 or by search-ing “NDSU Comparing Value of Feedstuffs.”

They agree that supply-ing adequate nutrition for lactating cows is extremely critical in ensuring produc-tion goals are met. Produc-ers need to develop rations that can economically meet this challenge, particularly when feed prices are high. For additional information about forage sampling or ra-tion development, contact the local NDSU Extension agent.

Make sure rations are adequate for lactating cows

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Applicants must be North Dakota residents, be in good academic standing, and have an interest in wildlife law enforcement or a related field. Scholarships will be awarded this fall upon proof of enroll-ment.

Applications are available by contacting the North Da-kota Game Warden’s Associa-tion, NDGAMEWARDENS@gmail.com. Applications must be received no later than May 31, 2019.

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