Osseo Public School District board meeting, Oct 20, 2026
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Osseo school board names new Brooklyn Park site Crestview Center for Learning 29:25
- Board members voted 6 to 0 to amend a legislative lobbyist contract renewal to a 1-year term after Kelsey Dawson pulled it from the consent agenda. 16:46
- The board voted 6 to 0 to name the new learning site in Brooklyn Park Crestview Center for Learning, as the superintendent recommended. 29:25
Item by item (9)
- Opening and agenda approval 4:53
- Superintendent's report and points of pride 6:38
- The superintendent said the district's main focus remained on becoming the best place to learn and the best place to work. 6:40
- Members of the district cabinet shared points of pride from the past month. 6:40
- A presenter said the district's 4th annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on September 25th welcomed more than 600 families. 11:18
- Board member reports 14:14
- Thomas Brooks said the next RISE committee meeting was this Thursday, and Keith Tate said DPAC met last Monday and had spots open for volunteers. 14:29
- Sarah Mitchell said the Enrollment Capacity Management Advisory Committee met on October 12th, when enrollment was 20,393 students, and would next meet December 14th. 15:11
- Consent agenda 16:14
- The consent agenda included meeting minutes, financial reports, personnel items, grants, a legislative lobbyist contract renewal and bid awards for renovations at Garden City and Parkbrook. 16:14
- Kelsey Dawson asked to remove item X, the lobbyist contract renewal, for separate consideration. 16:46
- The consent agenda, excluding item X, was approved 6 to 0. 17:23
- Legislative lobbyist contract renewal 17:23
- Kelsey Dawson moved to amend the renewal to a 1-year term at an annual cost of $28,148.99 so the board could review the effectiveness of its government relations services, noting the district had worked with the firm for 18 years. 17:55
- Tanya Prince said the amendment would strike the second payment of $28,852.72 due January 1st, 2028, and said the firm could reject the change, which would require bringing it back to the board. 19:41
- The amended motion passed 6 to 0. 23:42
- Naming of new Brooklyn Park learning site 23:42
- A presenter said construction was on time for the site to open in fall 2027 and that over half of community submissions asked to keep Crestview in some way. 24:07
- The superintendent recommended Crestview Center for Learning and said geographic or indigenous names would be used for rooms within the building. 29:25
- The board approved the name Crestview Center for Learning 6 to 0. 34:42
- School nutrition employee agreement 36:21
- A human resources staff member said the group represented 118 employees, including managers, assistant managers and nutrition assistants. 36:46
- The staff member said wage increases represented 4% across the 2-year agreement and the total package was 8.96%. 37:08
- The agreement for July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2028 was approved 6 to 0. 38:01
- Gifts to the district 38:26
- Adjournment 39:06
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