January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
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1. Call meeting to order
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2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Election of School Board Chair (See Exhibit 1.1)
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4. Election of Vice Chair (See Exhibit 1.1)
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5. Election of Clerk (See Exhibit 1.1)
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6. Election of Treasurer (See Exhibit 1.1.)
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7. "District #881 is Proud of"
Presenter:
Rowe
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8. (INFORMATIONAL) Recognition of visitors
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9. (ACTION) Approve the agenda for the regular school board meeting held on Monday, January 12, 2026.
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10. (ACTION) Approve the consent agenda for the regular school board meeting held on Monday, February 10, 2025 (See Exhibit 1 - Consent Agenda; January 12, 2025, Minutes; Board Checks; Manual Checks; Operating Investments; OPEB Investments, Technology Bond Investments, Monthly Donations, Payroll Contribution Checks) ROLL CALL VOTE
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11. (INFORMATIONAL) Open Forum
Description:
At all regular, special, committee, and public hearings, a speaker will have up to 3 minutes. An extension may be granted by approval of the board or committee.
Registrations will continue until the meeting is called to order. Appearances after this point will be at the discretion of the chairperson. Register 15 minutes before regular, special, and committee meetings or 30 minutes before a public hearing. The board will follow Policy 206, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS/COMPLAINTS ABOUT PERSONS AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND DATA PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS. |
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11.A. At all regular, special, committee, and public hearings, a speaker will have up to 3 minutes. An extension may be granted by approval of the board or committee.
Registrations will continue until the meeting is called to order. Appearances after this point will be at the discretion of the chairperson. Register 15 minutes before regular, special, and committee meetings or 30 minutes before a public hearing. The board will follow Policy 206, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS/COMPLAINTS ABOUT PERSONS AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND DATA PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS. |
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12. (7:10) Unfinished Business
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12.A. Enrollment Update
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(INFORMATIONAL) December K-12 Enrollment Update (See exhibit)
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12.B. School Board Organizational Items
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(ACTION) Motion to approve organizational items effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026 (See Exhibit)
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12.C. Food Service Update
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(INFORMATIONAL) December Food Service Update (See Exhibit)
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12.D. 2026-2027 School Calendar
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(ACTION) Motion to approve the 2026-2027 school calendar (See Exhibit)
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12.E. Storage Facility Lease
Description:
(INFORMATIONAL/ACTION) Continue storage space conversation. The buildings and grounds committee visited the site and would like to do a tour of all the storage spaces in the school district.
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13. (7:20) New Business
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13.A. Resolution for Making Reductions
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(ACTION) Resolution for Directing the Administration to Make Recommendations for Reductions in Programs and Position and Reasons (See Exhibit)
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13.B. Language Access Plan
Description:
(ACTION) Motion to approve the Language Access Plan for Maple Lake Public Schools (See Exhibit)
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13.C. Bond/Referendum Updates
Description:
(INFORMATIONAL) Attached is the debt plan from when we sold your IAQ bonds in 2023. The second page shows the chart of the debt drop beginning with taxes payable in 2028. Also attached is a preliminary estimate of the tax impact for the debt drop, along with a potential operating referendum or capital project levy. We can run any scenario that you would like to see, this is just a starting point!
Also, below are the 2026 election dates and when the school board would have to call for the election. As a reminder, a capital project levy and bond repurpose question can be held on any of these dates, and an operating referendum can only be held in November.
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13.D. State of the School
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(INFORMATIONAL) Superintendent Rowe will give a brief update on things going on in the school district (See Exhibit)
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14. (7:45) Representative Reports
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14.A. District Leadership Team - Natalie Anderson
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14.B. ECFE/Community Education - Liz Lind
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14.C. Food Service Committee- Branson Thomas
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14.D. Meeker and Wright Special Ed Co-Op - Jen Rasset
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14.E. Minnesota State High School League - Liz Lind
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14.F. Safe Schools Committee - Kaitlyn Helmbrecht
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14.G. Technology Committee - Branson Thomas
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14.H. Wright Technical Center - Joe Paumen
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14.I. Elementary School - Anna Reedy
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14.J. High School - Dave Hansen
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15. (7:55) Committee Reports
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15.A. Activities Committee - Lind, Thomas, Mavencamp
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15.B. Building and Grounds Committee - Paumen, Helmbrecht, Mavencamp
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15.C. Confidential Staff Committee - Rasset, Anderson, Thomas
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15.D. Finance and Programs Committee - Helmbrecht, Rasset, Anderson
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15.E. Licensed Staff Committee - Helmbrecht, Anderson, Paumen
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15.F. Support Staff Committee - Anderson, Lind, Mavencamp
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16. (8:20) Set Meeting Dates
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17. (8:25) Other Business
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17.A. Mail
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17.B. Upcoming Meetings
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17.C. Miscellaneous Information
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18. (8:40) Adjourn
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