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Fargo 1 School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Fargo school board rejects Minn Kota Power Cooperative offer to buy 3 acres 14:28

  • The board also heard a report on grant funding, which stated the district was awarded a little over $16 million in grant funding for the last fiscal year. 9:49
  • The board heard that the district received an offer on 10/20/2026 from Minn Kota Power Cooperative to purchase 3 acres in the northwest corner of the property owned south of Davies High School. 14:28
  • After an executive session, the board voted 9⁠-⁠0 on a motion to reject the offer dated October 20th, 2026. 28:32
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 4:12
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 4:12
    • The chair said no one had signed up to speak from the audience. 4:52
    • The agenda was approved 9⁠-⁠0. 4:54
  2. District administrator report 5:13
    • A district staff member said word was received that Centennial will be removed off of school improvement as part of accountability metrics, and that almost 20+ educators received some type of certification in Catalyst. 6:03
    • The staff member said board members would be sent an updated scorecard with accountability data, including corrected data on district prioritized standards after errors were found in a report. 8:14
    • The staff member said a meeting was planned next week about the program for a competency-based school for Horace Mann, that the district was getting closer to putting together an RFP for staff training, and that a group would meet on the 6th to talk through long-range facility planning. 8:43
  3. Grant funding report 9:42
    • A staff member presenting the report said the district was awarded a little over $16 million in grant funding for the last fiscal year, mostly from entitlement grants, and a little over $4 million in competitive grant funding. 9:49
    • The staff member said most grant funds are typically used for salaries and benefits, and that there have been no major changes in the standard entitlement grants from the Department of Ed and Human Services. 9:49
    • A speaker said the question had been which grants would be moved out of the Department of Education to other agencies, and that it seemed this had not happened. 13:05
  4. Consent agenda 13:39
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. 13:58
    • The consent agenda was approved 9⁠-⁠0. 14:12
  5. Offer to purchase district property 14:11
    • A speaker said the district received an offer on 10/20/2026 from Minn Kota Power Cooperative to purchase 3 acres in the northwest corner of the property owned south of Davies High School, along 76th Avenue. 14:28
    • After returning from executive session, a motion was made to reject the offer dated October 20th, 2026. 15:46
    • The board voted 9⁠-⁠0 to go into executive session pursuant to North Dakota Century Code 44⁠-⁠04⁠-⁠19.1. 15:48
    • The motion passed 9⁠-⁠0. 28:32
  6. Board member reports 28:31
    • A speaker said the Governmental Affairs Committee finalized a legislative priorities draft that will come to the board for approval at the November 9th meeting. 30:22
    • A speaker said governance updates to GP-14, GP-2E and the guiding principles will come to the November 11th meeting. 33:07
  7. Adjournment 33:07
    • The chair said the next meeting is November 10th. 34:02
    • The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM. 34:02

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Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting October 27, 2026”