May 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM - AMENDED St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board Work Session
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1. Call to Order School Board Work Session
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Board Chair Ben Phillip called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm
Staff Present: Executive Director Hope Fagerland; Superintendent Renee Corneille
Time:
2 Minutes
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2. Approval of Agenda
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - 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 May 6, 2025 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 Consent Agenda
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - 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 May 6, 2025 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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3.1. Meeting Minutes from May 6, 2025 Regular Meeting
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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3.2. Personnel and Payment of Bills
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Attachments:
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4. Discussion Items
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
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4.1. Policies 2nd Reading
506 - Student Discipline 515 - Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records 601 - School District Curriculum and Instructional Goals 603 - Curriculum Development 620 - Credit for Learning 901 - Community Education
Speaker(s):
Dr. Cassandra Palmer - Policy Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Committee Report Item
Discussion:
This was a second reading of the following policies: 506, 515, 601, 603, 620, 901
These policies will go to the board for action at the June 3, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.
Time:
10 Minutes
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4.2. 2025-26 Budget Draft
Speaker(s):
Dr. Renee Corneille - Superintendent
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Discussion:
The board received a final reading of the proposed 2025-2026 Budget Draft. The board will take action on the budget at the June 3, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.
Attachments:
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Description:
The School Board will continue the review and discussion of the Draft 2025-26 Budget. Budget Model Assumptions were discussed at the March 4th Regular Meeting. During the March 18th Work Session and April 1st Regular Meeting, budget assumptions were discussed. The draft budget was reviewed and discussed at the April 15th Work Session and May 6th Regular Meeting. The School Board will be required to take action on the 2025-2026 budget at the June 3rd, 2025 Regular Meeting.
Time:
45 Minutes
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4.3. Board Community Engagement Session
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Description:
As part of the school board goals, the board is inviting the community to an engagement session to hear about the role of the school board along with hearing from the community regarding our school district. The board will discuss the upcoming community engagement session.
Time:
20 Minutes
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4.4. VillageFest Planning
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
For many years the School Board has walked in the VillageFest Parade (Friday, August 1st at 7:00PM running along St. Anthony Blvd.), and for the last few years held a booth at the VillageFest Vendor Fair (Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, Setup time: 9 - 11 a.m., Event time: 12 - 5 p.m.). The School Board discussed the 2025 VillageFest activities.
Description:
Each year the City of St. Anthony and Planning Committee volunteers put on VillageFest, a weekend-long celebration of community. For many years the School Board has walked in the VillageFest Parade (Friday, August 1st at 7:00PM running along St. Anthony Blvd.), and for the last few years held a booth at the VillageFest Vendor Fair (Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, Setup time: 9 - 11 a.m., Event time: 12 - 5 p.m.). The School Board will discuss and plan 2025 VillageFest activities.
Time:
10 Minutes
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4.5. Patriots Joint Powers Agreement
Speaker(s):
Dr. Renee Corneille - Superintendent
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Discussion:
The board had a first reading of the Patriots Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). The board will take action on the JPA at the June 3, 2025 Regular School Board Meeting.
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Description:
The Patriots Marching Band boasts a robust and successful history. This program originated from a Joint Powers Agreement among Fridley, Columbia Heights, St. Anthony, and Spring Lake Park. Presently, only Spring Lake Park and St. Anthony remain participants in the Patriots Marching Band. Despite several attempts, both districts have been unable to locate the existing Joint Powers Agreement. Consequently, with legal counsel, St. Anthony New Brighton Schools proposes the following Joint Powers Agreement to facilitate the sustained and purposeful involvement of Spring Lake Park and St. Anthony in the Patriots Marching Band Program.
Time:
20 Minutes
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5. Reports
Agenda Item Type:
Board Reports
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5.1. COSSBA Recap
Speaker(s):
Dr. Cassandra Palmer - Vice Chair & Laurel Hood - Clerk
Agenda Item Type:
Board Reports
Discussion:
Dr. Cassandra Palmer - Vice Chair & Laurel Hood - Clerk shared their learning and experience from attending COSSBA's annual conference in March. Presentations included: Governance vs. Management, Telling our Story, and an example of Effective Instruction implementation.
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Description:
Board members will share their learning and experience from attending COSSBA's annual conference in March.
Time:
30 Minutes
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5.2. ISD282 District, Program, and Building Report
Speaker(s):
Dr. Renee Corneille - Superintendent, Hope Fagerland - Executive Director of Academics
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Each school board meeting, time is taken to reflect on the school district's achievements, events and stories of students and staff.
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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5.3. Board Reports
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Board Reports
Discussion:
School Board members took time to share information from the meetings, professional learning and events they have attended.
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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6. Closed Session
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Non-Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The school board voted to go into closed session at 7:47pm.
Closed session #1 started at 7:58pm. Additional individuals present included: Dr. Tim Anderson - Executive Director of Human Resources and Operations, Hope Fagerland - Executive Director of Academics, and Peter Martin - Legal Council. Closed session #1 ended at 9:08pm. Closed session #2 started at 9:11pm. Additional individual present included: Peter Martin - Legal Council. Closed session #2 ended at 12:00am on 5/21/25. At this time Director Hood left. The school board then reconvened the work session of the board per motion at 12:04am 5/21/25. Chair Phillip adjourned the meeting at 12:04am 5/21/25.
Description:
The School Board will close the meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(b) to confer with legal counsel regarding a pending grievance by the SAVEA.
The School Board will also close the meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(a) to conduct the annual performance evaluation of the Superintendent. _________________________________________________________ MSBA states: Effective school boards recognize that hiring the right superintendents to lead and manage the school districts they serve is one of their most important duties. Delegating authority and holding the superintendent accountable are vital. Effective school boards also know that they have a duty to themselves and their communities to determine whether the authority delegated to the superintendents is being used as intended. As a result, evaluating the superintendent’s performance should be a major focus of the school board and, by extension, the superintendent. The process and timeline for our annual superintendent evaluation includes a mid-year progress report in December and a year-end evaluation in June (May in 2025 due to calendar conflicts). The evaluation includes the following performance areas: leadership; finance; curriculum and instruction management; community relations and engagement; personnel/organizational management; board relations; and student support. A summary of the evaluation will be read at the June Regular meeting.
Recommended Motion(s):
The recommended motion is to enter into closed session pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subd. 3b to confer with legal councel regarding a pending grievance by the SAVEA and 3a to conduct the annual performance evaluation of the Superintendent. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Carried.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
The recommended motion is to reconvene the work session school board meeting following closed session. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Carried.
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7. Adjourn School Board Meeting
Speaker(s):
Ben Phillip - School Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Board Chair Ben Phillip adjourned the work session at 12:04 am on 5/21/25.
Description:
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