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Minnetonka Public School District board meeting, Sep 10, 2026

1 h 05 min

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Minnetonka board approves school building bond sale, accepts construction bid 46:24

  • The meeting opened with recognitions of spring student athletes, the spring musical's cast and crew, a staff award and national awards earned by the district's communications team. 1:08
  • The board approved a tentative agreement with the Nutrition Services group. 42:32
  • The board approved the sale of 2026E general obligation school building bonds and accepted a construction bid. 46:24
  • The board approved the trust fund document and the consent agenda. 1:00:53

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Item by item (12)
  1. Item 0:19
    • The girls golf team defended its state title with a 35-stroke victory that set a state tournament record. 6:13
    • The girls lacrosse team won its first state title in program history and finished with an 18⁠-⁠1 record. 11:13
    • The spring musical earned 30 Spotlight Awards from Hennepin Arts, and Kemerie Foss said the communications team earned 12 national awards. 17:32
  2. Call to order and agenda 29:39
    • Kemerie Foss called the meeting to order and asked those present to stand for the Pledge to the Flag. 30:47
    • Kemerie Foss introduced the student school board representative and confirmed there were no community comments. 31:25
    • The board adopted the agenda. ~31:25
  3. Permanent School Fund presentation 31:48
    • The staff member said the proposed distribution change would raise the district's payment from $872,000 to about $1,273,000. 33:02
    • A district staff member said the fund was established in 1857 and that $58 million, or about $69 per pupil, is being distributed from 2025 earnings for fiscal '27. 37:32
    • Kemerie Foss asked whether the fund had ever made distributions, and the staff member said distributions are made every year from earnings while the principal stays intact. 40:14
  4. Employee bargaining agreements 41:00
    • A staff member said MESA technical employees would receive step movement and salary schedule increases of 2.43% in year 1 and 2.4% in year 2. 41:33
    • The staff member said Nutrition Services employees would receive a $1 per hour increase in year 1 and 75 cents in year 2. 42:32
    • One board member thanked the negotiating teams and employee groups, and another board member said it was nice to have the agreements done early in the year. 43:18
    • The board approved both agreements. ~42:29
  5. Facilities maintenance bond sale 43:55
    • A district staff member said the 2026D bonds were sold on August 26th at a 3.63% interest rate to pay for next summer's long-term maintenance projects. 44:54
    • The board approved the sale. ~46:21
  6. School building bond sale 46:24
    • A district staff member said the 2026E bonds cover the $30 million remaining for elementary school and high school projects and sold at a 5.07% interest rate. 46:24
    • The staff member said the district would close on the sale on October 7th. 46:24
    • The board approved the sale. ~49:07
  7. Minnetonka Middle School West bid 49:07
    • A district staff member said the low bid from Rochon Corporation was $13,810,000, against a budget estimate of about $15,607,000. 49:48
    • The staff member said the work includes a gymnasium performance area, science rooms, small group rooms and restrooms. 50:05
    • The board accepted the bid. ~51:50
  8. Minnetonka Middle School East bid 51:56
    • A district staff member said the low bid from Jorgensen Construction Company was $15,789,000, which was $7.7 million below the amount budgeted. 53:16
    • The staff member said the two bids put the projects under budget so far by about $9.5 million. 53:34
    • The board accepted the bid. ~56:12
  9. Perpetual Endowment Trust Fund document 56:12
    • A district staff member said donated principal would remain in the fund permanently, earning interest to help fund future students. 57:04
    • Meghan Selinger asked whether donation information was on the website, and the staff member said it was live. 1:00:03
    • The board approved the trust fund document. 1:00:53
  10. Consent agenda 1:01:03
    • Kemerie Foss called for a motion to approve the consent agenda. 1:01:03
    • The board approved the consent agenda. 1:01:17
  11. Board and superintendent reports 1:01:17
    • A speaker invited community members to join the Community Action for Student Education committee through the district website. 1:02:13
    • The superintendent said drop-off improvements at Minnetonka East have sped up drop-off and a stoplight is being added at Highway 41. 1:02:31
    • The superintendent said 40 more parking spots would open for high school students within a couple of weeks. 1:03:20
  12. Adjournment to closed session 1:03:50
    • Kemerie Foss said the board would adjourn to a closed session to discuss negotiations with a bargaining group. 1:04:04
    • The board adjourned. ~1:04:28

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