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Chisago Lakes School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Chisago Lakes school board accepts new insurance rates for 2027 28:40

  • A district staff member said a state task force draft would cut an allocation that was over $1 million last year down to $161,000. 17:46
  • The board also accepted the consent agenda and a review and comment for parking lots. 24:38
  • A staff member said enrolling in a service called Kavira would reduce a health insurance renewal increase from 12% to 9%, and the board accepted the new insurance rates. 26:29
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda 10:39
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and a motion to accept the agenda was made and seconded. ~10:39
    • The chair said no one had signed up for open forum. 10:57
    • The chair announced the motion to accept the agenda passed. 10:57
  2. Enrollment, finance and food service update 11:12
    • The director said enrollment was holding steady and still a little above budget. 10:57
    • The director said auditors completed a week of field work, would return next week, and the audit should be presented in December. 12:50
    • The director reported September breakfast participation of 870 meals a day, or 24.5%, and lunch participation of 2,190 meals, or 61%. 13:54
  3. State funding recommendations and district updates 17:46
    • A district staff member said a state task force on special education spending issued a draft with 5 recommendations, 2 of which would significantly affect the district. 17:46
    • The staff member said one allocation would drop from over $1 million to $161,000, and reimbursement for transportation would drop from 100% to 60%, an impact of about $108,000. 17:46
    • The staff member also previewed the State of the District report planned for late January or early February and shared athletics results. 17:46
  4. Consent agenda 24:38
    • The chair called for approval of the consent agenda, covering accounts, personnel and past meetings. 24:38
    • The chair announced the consent agenda was accepted. 24:38
  5. Donations 24:38
    • The chair read donations including $1,000 from American Legion Forest Lake, $11,320 from CLP2 to Lights Out and $2,000 from the Gene Haas Foundation for robotics. 24:38
  6. Health insurance renewal 24:38
    • A staff member said the insurance committee recommended staying with Blue Cross and that enrolling in Kavira would cut the renewal increase from 12% to 9%. 26:29
    • The staff member said the 3% decrease saved $150,000 in premium while the Kavira cost is $80,000. 26:29
    • Another speaker said increases in the region ranged from 17 to 19% to 30-plus percent this year. 28:05
    • The chair announced the new insurance rates were accepted. 28:55
  7. First read of policies 28:55
    • A staff member said 22 policies were presented for review only with no changes, and 7 policies with significant changes were pulled out. 29:14
    • The chair said there was no vote because it was a first read. 30:40
  8. Lane changes 30:40
    • A motion to accept the lane changes for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year was made and seconded. 31:08
  9. Minnesota High School Week resolution 31:19
    • The chair described a yearly resolution supporting Minnesota High School Week and called for a motion. 31:19
    • The chair announced the resolution was accepted after a roll call vote. ~31:54
  10. High school grant approval 31:59
    • A speaker said the grant was for high school rooms that do not have windows and was meant to help with the climate of those rooms. 31:59
    • A motion to accept the grant was made and seconded. 33:59
  11. Review and comment for parking lots 34:39
    • A speaker said the review and comment came back positively approved, and board approval acknowledges that positive review as the district prepares for the summer projects for 2027. 34:52
    • The chair announced the review and comment was accepted, and the meeting was adjourned. 36:28

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Video: posted by the district as “October 22, 2026 School Board Meeting”