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Pequot Lakes Public Schools special meeting, date not confirmed yet

38 min · 0 public speakers

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Pequot Lakes board approves boys hockey cooperative application adding McGregor 30:43

  • The board took up MCA scores as its first agenda item, which a speaker said required no action from the board. 0:41
  • The board also heard a calendar preview and an external technology services proposal, neither of which required action, and approved personnel updates. 28:23
  • The board approved dissolving the current boys hockey cooperative sponsorship and then approved an application for a new cooperative that adds McGregor, beginning with the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 30:43
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • A motion was made to approve the agenda as presented. 0:22
    • The agenda was approved. ~0:41
  2. Science test results 0:41
    • A presenter said the state went down 0.7 in science proficiency while the district made 6.2 points of growth. 4:39
    • The presenter said 5th grade science proficiency was 37.1% this year, compared with 28.4% in 2025, and high school went from 41% to 52.8%. 4:39
  3. Math test results 8:20
    • A presenter said the state was 44.7% proficient in math and the district was 51.8% proficient. 8:20
    • The presenter said 5th grade went from 33.6% to 66.4%, while 11th grade dipped to 31.9%, which is less than the state. 9:39
    • A speaker asked how many 11th graders were tested, and the report card showed 9 exceeded and 35 met standards in 2026. 12:15
  4. Reading test results and next steps 16:04
    • A presenter said the state was 48.2 percent proficient in reading and the district was at 60.3% proficiency, in the first year of the new test. 16:04
    • The presenter said the district's new data warehouse, NextPath, had loaded substrand data that staff still needed to dig into. 17:08
    • A speaker asked how the opt-out option affects proficiency ratings, and a speaker said it counts as no. 21:27
  5. Dissolution of boys hockey cooperative 29:36
    • A motion was made to approve dissolving the cooperative sponsorship with Aitkin, Crosby, Ironton and Pine River Backus for boys hockey, effective immediately. 29:36
    • A speaker said the change would keep the district in Class A hockey and had to be approved by mid-October. 30:05
    • The motion carried. ~30:43
  6. New boys hockey cooperative application 30:43
    • A motion was made to approve an application for cooperative sponsorship with Aitkin, Crosby-Irington, McGregor and Pine River Backus for boys hockey beginning with the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 30:43
    • The motion carried. ~31:38
  7. School calendar preview 31:38
    • A speaker said no action was needed and that a feedback survey for teachers, families and staff closes this Friday. 31:51
    • Asked when the board would vote, a speaker said potentially October 19th. 33:54
  8. Personnel updates 34:46
    • A motion was requested to approve the personnel updates as presented. 34:46
    • The motion carried. ~34:46
  9. Closing remarks and facilities update 35:11
    • A speaker said the district received state approval for the Eagle View maintenance shed. 35:32
    • A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. 37:16

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Video: posted by the district as “2026.10.05 PLSD Special School Board Meeting”