October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM - AMENDED Work Session of the St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board
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1. Call to Order School Board Work Session
Speaker(s):
Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Chair Kinsey called the meeting to order at 6:01pm.
Staff: Superintendent Dr. Renee Corneille, Jada Richard, Wendy Webster, Dr. Kennietha Jones, Steve Rice, Lisa Cartwright, Kristen Schwintek, Phan Tu.
Time:
2 Minutes
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2. Approval of AMENDED Agenda
Speaker(s):
Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Recommended Motion(s):
The recommended motion is to approve the 10/21/25 agenda as presented. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Carried.
Time:
2 minutes
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3. Approval of AMENDED Consent Agenda
Speaker(s):
Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Description:
In accordance with Board rule, there is no discussion of Consent Agenda items, unless a Board Member requests an item be removed for discussion and action.
Recommended Motion(s):
The recommended motion is to approve the consent agenda as presented, including:
minutes from 10/7/25 Board meeting, personnel, and payment of bills. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Carried.
Time:
2 Minutes
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4. Report: Community Services
Speaker(s):
Wendy Webster - Director of Community Services and Communication
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Director of Community Services, Wendy Webter, presented the purpose, values & beliefs, alignment to success metrics, and a goals update of the Community Services programs.
Description:
Wendy Webster, Director of Community Services and Communications, will share an overview of Community Services programming. The presentation will include early childhood's instructional and program goals for the 2025-2026 school year, SMART goal for 2028 and student data from 24-25 school year.
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5. Discussion Items
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
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5.1. Science Curriculum Review
Speaker(s):
Dr. Kennietha Jones - High School Effective Instruction
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Dr. Kennietha Jones, High School Effective Instruction, and members of the Science Curriculum Review Committee presented the committee's membership, purpose, process, checklist, and implementation of the top choice, MacGraw Hill (k-12), for the SANB Science Curriculum.
Description:
The Science Curriculum Adoption Team’s task was to evaluate science curricular resources against national standards and district instructional priorities, recommending high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) to be implemented in SY2025-26 in conjunction with updated Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) and state standards, as well as best practices for effective instruction, ensuring equitable student access to a guaranteed and viable curriculum. The presentation outlines the team's overall process, adoption timeline, top choice for adoption, and a brief explanation of other curricula reviewed, as well as next steps for district-wide professional learning. The appendix includes the team’s rationale for selecting the integrated curriculum option at the middle school level.
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5.2. Pre-Audit Budget
Speaker(s):
Phan Tu - Controller
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Discussion:
Controller, Phan Tu, provided the board with a pre-audit 2024-25 budget report. The final audit will be presented to the board in December.
Attachments:
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Description:
The administration will present the 2024-2025 pre-audit budget. The audit report will be presented to the board in December.
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5.3. Current Year Budget Draft and Legislative Impacts on Budget
Speaker(s):
Phan Tu - Controller
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Discussion:
Controller, Phan Tu, shared the status of expenditures for the first quarter of the 2025-26 year and legislative impacts on the budget.
Description:
The School Board approved the 2025-26 budget at the June 3rd meeting. Since then, there has been an ever-changing landscape of state and federal education finance. Phan Tu will provide an update to the board on the current budget and how state and federal changes are or are not impacting the district's budget.
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5.4. Policies - 2nd Reading
806 - Crisis Management
Speaker(s):
Dr. Cassandra Palmer - Policy Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Discussion:
The board discussed a second reading of Policy 806. The only change from the first reading was the addition of a resource at the end of the policy. This will come back to the board for action on 10/28/25.
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Description:
Policy 806 - Crisis Management. This mandatory-annual policy was discussed at the 10/7/25 board meeting. There have been no updates except a resource at the end of the policy.
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5.5. Administrative Contracts Update
Speaker(s):
Dr. Renee Corneille - Superintendent
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Discussion:
Superintendent Corneille provided background for district office and principal contracts and negotiations.
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Description:
Superintendent Corneille outlines the strategic context and process for upcoming contract negotiations with District Office Directors and Principals, driven by the need to attract and retain high-quality candidates and ensure compensation aligns with market value and job responsibilities. This is an initial discussion and will come back for further review and action.
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5.6. School Board Goals Draft
Speaker(s):
Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Discussion:
The school board discussed draft goals on data for decision making, community engagement, and school board cohesion & governance norms. These goals will come back for action at a future meeting in 2026.
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Description:
At the September 30, 2025 School Board Professional Development meeting the board reviewed the evaluation results in depth and began the drafting of 2025-26 goals around school board norms/onboarding, data and accountability, and advocacy and communication based on the board engagement plan. This is a first reading of the draft.
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6. Reports
Agenda Item Type:
Board Reports
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6.1. ISD282 District, Program, and Building Report
Speaker(s):
Hope Fagerland - Executive Director of Academics
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Superintendent Corneille provided highlights from each program throughout the district.
Description:
Each school board meeting, time is taken to reflect on the school district's achievements, events and stories of students and staff. The idea of these notes is to keep the board both informed and inspired about all the amazing work our school community has done over the past two weeks.
Time:
20 Minutes
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6.2. Board Reports
Speaker(s):
Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Board Reports
Discussion:
School Board members shared information from the meetings, professional learning and events they attended since the last meeting.
Description:
Each school board meeting, the School Board members will take time to share information from the meetings, professional learning and events they have attended.
Time:
10 Minutes
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7. Adjourn School Board Meeting
Speaker(s):
Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Chair Kinsey adjourned the meeting at 9:18pm.
Description:
What have we done for learners? Upcoming Meetings:
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