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Elk River school board votes to send girls sports bylaw amendment to high school league 48:57

  • The board also approved three policies on second reading and its school board goals, and held a discussion of the commissioner's review of a proposed bond. 37:55
  • The Elk River school board approved a motion to have its representatives submit a proposed Minnesota State High School League bylaw amendment to the league, after board members discussed the proposal. 1:14:42

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Item by item (9)
  1. New staff introductions 19:49
    • A presenter introduced new district leaders, including a new principal of Rogers Elementary and a new assistant principal at Prairie View Middle. 19:49
    • Mike Nordos welcomed the new staff on behalf of the board. 24:37
  2. Committee reports 24:37
    • Sara Weis said most summer 2026 facilities projects were complete and that an agenda item on the Hassan addition would come to the board in October. 24:58
    • John R. Anderson said Policy 722 language was added so that a board member would be copied on the response to a data request concerning that board member. 26:53
    • John R. Anderson said any board member can send a policy back to the Policy Committee. 29:59
  3. Superintendent evaluation and appointment reports 30:14
    • Mike Nordos said there were no separate superintendent goals this year because they were wrapped into the board goals. 30:14
    • The Association of Metropolitan School Districts report cited survey findings, including that 75% of people feel kids are getting a quality education. 36:02
  4. Policies on second reading 37:55
    • Mike Nordos called for a motion to approve three policies on second reading as part of the board's 3-year review cycle. 37:55
    • Mike Nordos announced that the motion carried. 38:45
  5. Annual school board goals 38:45
    • One board member said the goals were an enhancement over last year's goals. 39:18
    • Mike Nordos said the goals carry on last year's work and expand out to three years. 39:38
    • Mike Nordos announced that the motion to approve the goals carried. 40:00
  6. State review and comment on bond projects 40:00
    • A district staff member said the review and comment to the Minnesota Department of Education cited three deficiencies: capacity versus enrollment, safety and security, and programming and functionality. 40:21
    • The staff member listed projects including a new high school in Otsego of almost $195 million and an addition to Hassam of 12 classrooms for $13 million, and said the commissioner gave a positive review. 43:01
    • A speaker asked about additional busing costs without the projects, and a response put the range at half a million to a little over a million dollars, depending on redistricting. 44:54
  7. High school league bylaw amendment 45:16
    • Mike Nordos said the vote would send the request to the league and would not change how the district operates under current league rules. 47:31
    • One board member said the proper process was to change the Minnesota Human Rights Act first and said, "I'll be voting no," while another board member said, "I will be voting yes." 58:51
    • One board member said the amendment only asks the league to look into the issue and said there was no harm in it. 1:01:40
  8. Preliminary levy certification information 1:15:47
    • A district staff member said the board would be asked to certify the maximum proposed levy at the next meeting and approve the final levy on December 14th. 1:18:31
    • John R. Anderson asked whether reducing the levy by $1 million would cost the school $1.7 million, and the staff member said there was a percentage loss. 1:23:41
    • The staff member said preliminary numbers would be shared next week. 1:24:15
  9. Consent agenda and adjournment 1:25:56
    • Mike Nordos noted that the consent agenda included a small change to the school board meeting schedule. 1:25:56
    • The consent agenda passed by unanimous consent, and the motion to adjourn carried. 1:25:56

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