August 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

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1.  MSBA Delegate Assembly - The MSBA Delegate Assembly is scheduled for December 4-5, 2026, in Minneapolis. The Delegate Assembly is the process through which elected school board Delegates from across Minnesota establish MSBA's legislative positions. School boards may submit legislative resolutions on issues of statewide educational significance. Resolutions adopted by the Delegate Assembly become the basis for MSBA's legislative advocacy during the upcoming legislative session.

At this time, no legislative resolutions have been submitted to the Superintendent for Board consideration. Given that many longstanding statewide funding priorities including special education funding, compensatory revenue, unemployment insurance costs, and other school finance issues are already well established within MSBA's legislative platform, we would only add with specific information or other specific items, unrelated to these statewide concerns.

If district-specific legislative priorities are identified prior to the submission deadline, they will be presented to the Board for consideration and possible action.

2. Fall Staff Development - Our back-to-school staff development plan has been finalized and provides a comprehensive start to the school year for all employees. Districtwide learning includes a District Welcome, Ukeru Training, ALICE safety training, required district safety and English Learner training, building-level professional development, PLC collaboration, Qmlativ and FastBridge/Capti training, Wayfinder implementation, curriculum-specific learning, interventionist updates, and dedicated teacher work time. 

3.  The September School Board Meeting is set for Monday, September 14th due to the Labor Day Holiday.  

4. We have three applicants for the three open school board positions. Their names are: Phil Norgaard, Corey Stanger, and Pete Weismann. The positions will be used to fill terms ending for Mr. Stanger, Mr. Weismann, and Board Chair Aaron Jurek, who is not seeking re-election. Election Day is on November 3. 

5. Due to canvassing of the election, I recommend moving the November Board Meeting to Monday, November 9.

6. The insurance committee met on Wednesday, July 30, 2026. We heard from Jon Cich from USI about our current insurance options and developments. Within this agenda is an insurance premium rate adjustment for board approval. 

 

Description:  I recommend approving the personnel items as presented.

Description:  MDE requires annual school board action designating a district official to authorize user access to secure MDE websites.  These websites are routinely used by school staff to submit and access information.  Examples include:  Accountability Reports, Assessment Reports, Early Education Reports, and Finance Reports.  I recommend designating the superintendent as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) to authorize user access to MDE secure websites.  

Description:  Policy 706 Acceptance of Gifts permits the school board to accept donations or gifts under the terms of the policy.  I recommend accepting the gifts as described in the enclosure.  Thank you to those who have donated to our schools and students. 

Description:  After meeting with the insurance committee, Kevin Januszewski and I recommend approval of the following rates for insurance premiums. 

Description:  Policy 208, Development, Adoption, and Implementation of Policies Article IV, Subd. D allows for minor changes that do not affect the substance of policy or because of a legal change over which the school board has no control, may be approved at one meeting.  In addition, Article V, Subd. D states the school board shall review policies at least once every three years.

I recommend approving the following reviews as part of our three year rotation (no changes since last review):

Description:  Minn. Stat. 13D.05, subd. 3(a)
A school board may close a meeting to evaluate the performance of an individual who is subject to its authority.