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Red Wing Public School District board meeting, Aug 25, 2026

30 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Red Wing school board approves change to superintendent mileage reimbursement 21:04

  • The board approved the meeting agenda, the consent agenda and a resolution accepting donations. 3:02
  • A district staff member reported enrollment figures for each building and said overall enrollment was 16 students less than initial projections used for the preliminary budget. 15:47
  • The board approved a request from the superintendent to replace a fixed $150 a month vehicle reimbursement with tracked mileage paid at the government rate. 21:04
  • The board also approved a public summary of the superintendent's mid-year evaluation. 26:32
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda 1:36
    • The meeting opened with a roll call, and one member was reported absent. 1:36
    • Kayla Anderson read the district's vision statement. ~2:01
    • A speaker said there did not appear to be any public comments, and the meeting moved on to recognitions and upcoming events. 3:02
  2. Start of school and bus routes 3:14
    • A district staff member said school would start next week on Tuesday. 3:14
    • A district staff member said bus routes had not been published and that the staff member had been assured the routes would be available by tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. 3:14
  3. Administrative reports 4:29
    • A district staff member said the district had 23 new teachers and that renovation at Tower View had been significantly delayed, though the school would be open and ready for kids. 6:08
    • The staff member said right around 400 kids were registered for fall sports and the pool had over 22,000 visits. 7:32
    • The staff member said menus should be posted by the end of the week. 9:08
  4. Committee updates 9:53
    • A speaker said a negotiation committee had met and that the superintendent had sent a notice of intent to begin negotiations. 10:00
  5. Consent agenda 10:35
    • A speaker asked whether the monthly board report payroll listings paragraph was new. 10:49
    • The consent agenda was approved on a roll call vote. 11:45
  6. Donations 11:50
    • A district staff member listed donations including $9,000 from an endowment fund for community ed and $3,000 from the Gene Haas Foundation for Tower View Robotics. 11:52
    • The staff member said a family gave $45,000 for improvements at the Twin Bluff Middle School pool and the swim programs. 12:20
    • Jim Bryant made a motion to approve the resolution on the donations. 13:25
    • The resolution for the donations was approved. 13:46
  7. Superintendent report on enrollment 13:46
    • A district staff member reported 257 students at Sunnyside, 469 at Burnside, 489 at Twin Bluff Middle School and 781 at the high school. 14:01
    • The staff member said overall enrollment was 16 students less than the initial projections used for the preliminary budget. 15:47
  8. Review and comment response 17:18
    • The staff member said the item did not require board approval. ~17:32
    • A district staff member said the district received a positive review from MDE on its review and comment and that the item did not require approval by the board. 17:49
  9. Superintendent notice of intent 19:16
    • The superintendent said a letter of intent had been submitted to begin negotiations on a subsequent contract when the current one ends on July 1st of next year. 19:25
    • The superintendent said the item was information and did not need approval. 19:25
  10. Legislative resolution topics 19:53
    • A district staff member said MSBA had not formulated many positions yet and that the district did not have anything Red Wing specific. 20:02
    • A speaker said the topic could be discussed at the next workshop. 20:47
  11. Superintendent mileage reimbursement 20:57
    • The superintendent asked to change from $150 a month for vehicle reimbursement to tracking mileage and being paid at the government rate, starting August 1st. 21:04
    • A speaker asked whether the mileage included the commute, and the staff member said it did not. 21:58
    • The resolution to approve the superintendent mileage reimbursement was approved. 23:42
  12. Cardiac emergency response plan 23:42
    • A district staff member said every school district now must create a cardiac emergency plan identifying individuals in each building trained in CPR and AED use. 23:50
    • The staff member said training had not been completed yet and the plan did not require board approval. 23:50
  13. Superintendent mid-year evaluation summary 25:33
    • The chair read a summary saying the board met in closed session on Tuesday, June 23rd, for the mid-year superintendent evaluation and agreed the superintendent was on track to meet or exceed the board's goals. 25:33
    • The resolution to approve the public summary of the superintendent mid-year evaluation was approved. 26:32
  14. Upcoming meetings and adjournment 26:32
    • The chair said the next workshop is Tuesday, September 8th, and the next business meeting is Tuesday, September 22nd, with the first day of school on Tuesday, September 1st. 26:32
    • A district staff member said the district wanted to hold Finance Committee meetings, with information on staffing to come there. 27:06
    • The staff member invited board members to visit schools once classes begin. 28:39

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