April 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Regular Business Meeting

Description:  Proposed agenda is tentative and subject to change until approved at the beginning of the meeting

Description:  Presentation by Representatives from the MPS American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (AIPAC)

Description:  Presentations, discussions, and items for Board action at future meetings

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• Superintendent's Update
• FY27 Budget Update

Description:  Policy matters referred from the Policy Committee

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Description:  Items on the consent agenda are adopted as a group and the overall vote outcome is applied to each item as if they were voted upon individually. Approval of the consent agenda includes authorization for the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate the items.

Description:  List A includes all hiring actions by the district since the previous board meeting. Effective upon board approval, per dates listed.

Moved that the board accepts the personnel recommendations and authorizes the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate these agreements.

Description:  List B includes all employment separations that require board action since the previous board meeting. List B will be posted on the agenda the day prior to the meeting. Effective upon board approval, per dates listed.

Moved that the board accepts the personnel recommendations and authorizes the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate these agreements. 

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Advanced Masonry Restoration for repairing the brick facade at Hale School in the amount of $303,365.00. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $30,336.50 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $333,701.50.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400003228 with Amerigas Propane PL to increase the contract amount by $95,000, for the term of 7/1/25 to 6/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $190,000.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract (4400002780) with ATS&R Architects and Engineers to increase the contract amount by $20,677.66, for a term of 12/10/24 to 12/31/2026.  The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $317,677.66.

Description:  Authorize the Senior Executive Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400003556 with BerganKDV LTD to increase the contract amount by $38,200, for the term of 7/1/2025 to 6/ 30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $178,230.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400003145 with Bille Bus Transportation to increase the contract amount by $2,300,000 for the term of 7/21/25 to 6/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $24,000,000.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Construction Results Corporation for the renovations of the gymnasium at Dowling Elementary School in the amount of $329,192.00. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $32,919.20 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $362,111.20.

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Authorize the Senior Academic Officer to execute a contract with Conscious  Discipline Holdings LLC, dba Loving Guidance LLC, for staff development  training for a term of 5/26/26 to 10/30/29 for an amount not to  exceed $123,780.00

Description:  Authorize the Senior Academic Officer, Melissa Sonnek, to execute an amendment to contract 4400003126 with Curriculum Associates, LLC to increase the contract amount by $90,621.08, for the term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $505,071.08.
 

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400002855 with Cunningham Group Architecture, Inc to increase the contract amount by $38,589.00, for the term of  3/20/2026  to 12/31/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $420,489.00.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Dering Pierson Group LLC for Title IX Locker Room Renovations at Camden High School and Washburn High School, for a term of 4/14/26 to 12/31/27, in the amount of $303,365.00. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $30,336.50 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $333,701.50.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Dimke Excavating, Inc. for field facility upgrades at Camden High School in the amount of $7,478,000.00. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $747,800.00 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $8,225,800.00.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400003086 with Ferndale Market to increase the contract amount by $20,000.00, for the term of 07/01/2025-06/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $145,000.00.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Flagship Recreation for labor to replace the playground at Pillsbury Elementary in an amount of $149,108.64. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $14,910.86 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $164,019.50.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Flagship Recreation for labor to replace the playground at Lyndale Elementary in an amount of $101,885.00. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $10,188.50 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $112,073.50.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Flagship Recreation for the labor to replace the playground at the Sullivan STEAM School and Anishinabe Academy in an amount of $183,960.48. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $18,396.05 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $202,356.53.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400003146 with Frontier Transportation to increase the contract amount by $700,000 for the term of 6/26/25 to 6/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $2,700,268.

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Authorize the Deputy Superintendent to execute an amendment to increase the value of contract 4400003101 with Gardaworld Security by up to $30,000 for security services, for a term of 2/1/2026 to 6/30/2026. The total amount of the contract with the amendment is $176,655.07.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Greiner Construction, Inc. for construction services at multiple school sites, in the amount of $652,530. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $65,253 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $717,783.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400002448 with Jamf Software LLC, to increase the contract amount by $245,199.45 for the term of 7/1/2024 to 12/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $419,229.45.

 

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc. for the equipment to replace the playground at Pillsbury Elementary for a term of  3/20/2026 to 12/31/2026 in an amount not to exceed $165,845.79. 

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc. for a term of 4/14/2026 to 12/31/2026 for equipment to replace the playground at Sullivan STEAM School and Anishinabe Academy in an amount not to exceed $105,025.51.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc. for the equipment to replace the playground at Lyndale Elementary for the term of 3/20/26 to 12/31/26 for an amount not to exceed $204,953.15.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract  4400003044 with Morcon Construction Company to increase the contract amount by $8,303.10, for the term of 5/13/2025 to 6/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $291,798.73.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Morcon Construction Co., Inc. for construction services, at multiple fastpitch softball sites, in the amount of $3,716,117. Furthermore, authorize the Senior Operations Officer to administer a 10% construction contingency appropriation of $371,611 in the performance of this contract, for a total fiscal obligation of $4,087,728.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract 4400003150 with Rift Valley Transportation to increase the contract amount by $1,250,000 for the term of 6/26/2025 to 6/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment will be $3,939,541.

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Authorize the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with SVL for renewing the rooftop air handling units at Dowling and associated work, for a term of 4/14/2026 to 12/31/2026, for an amount not to exceed $179,491.00.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with SVL for the replacement of air handler units and associated work at Roosevelt High School, for a term of 4/ 14/2026 to 6/30/2028, for an amount not to exceed $247,709.00.

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Authorize the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with SVL for renewing ventilation system components and associated work at Roosevelt High School, for a term of 4/14/2026 to 12/31/2028, for an amount not to exceed $244,713.00.

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Authorize the Senior Academic Officer to execute a contract with Teaching Strategies, LLC for Preschool Foundational Literacy Curriculum, for a term of 05/26/2026 through 06/30/2029, for an amount not to exceed $106,966.10.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Titan Environmental for Asbestos Abatement Services, for a term of  4/14/2026 to 12/31/2028, for an amount not to exceed $300,000.

Description:  Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to execute an amendment to contract MAS-14384 with Intellis Labs to increase the contract amount by $172,250.00, for the term of 3/1/2024 - 6/30/2026. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $518,350.00.

Description:  MPS Athletic Office recommends that MPS designates Girls Flag Football as an "Emerging Status" sport within the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL).  This move aims to increase athletic equity and capitalize on the sport’s rapid national growth.

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Authorize the Senior Operations Officer to approve amendment #1 to the 2026 Softball Field Lease Agreement between Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (landlord) and Special School District No. 1 (tenant).