Okay, let's hope so. >> Today is Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026. The time is 3:45 p.m. I will now call the policy committee meeting to order. Uh, Mrs. Kennedy, is there or Kenny, is there a quorum present? >> Yes, there is. >> All right, please stand for the pledge.
To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Thank you and happy new year to everyone on the committee even though
it's February. Um, so is there a motion to approve the agenda? >> So move. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. Uh, any discussion? Discussion. Discussion. All right. All those in
favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed. All right. Motion passes. >> Uh, review of policies. So, these policies are being reviewed as part of the three-year review cycle. Remember, when we review a policy, we look at the
entire policy. So, is there a motion to approve sending policy 301, school district administration, to the school board with no changes? >> So, moved. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second.
>> All right. I'll give that one to uh Wendy. Um discussion. Discussion. discussion. All right. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Motion passes. Is
there a motion to approve sending policy 302 superintendent to the school board with no changes? >> So move. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Um discussion. Discussion.
Discussion. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. Opposed. Motion passes. Is there a motion to approve sending policy 303 superintendent selection to the school
board with no changes? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Wendy. Is there a second? I will second that one. Um, any discussion? Discussion.
discussion. All right. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Motion passes. Is there a motion to approve sending policy 304, superintendent contract duties and evaluation to the school
board with no changes? >> So move. >> All right. Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. Discussion. I would just say this is not approving the superintendent contract. This is approving that there is a superintendent contract. Okay. So,
it's between a contract and the contract. Any other discussion? Discussion. All right. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Motion passes. Is
there a motion to approve sending policy 305 policy implementation to the school board with no changes? >> So moved. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. U discussion.
Discussion. Discussion. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. That is all of our uh policy reviews for
this month. We now move on to revision of policies. So is there a motion to approve sending revisions to policy 306 administrator code of ethics to the school board? >> Some moved.
>> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Discussion. Um just quickly here the description. MSBA inserts Minnesota code of ethics for school administrators
um and removes NESP statement 1100.2 statement of ethics. That was the one change that was part of this. So any further discussion? Yes. >> Yes, Mr. Mr. Chair. Uh yes. For on page
one, it's uh under two, general statement of policy. Uh E, uh it says school administrator must disclose confidential information about individuals only when a compelling professional purpose is served in accordance with state and federal laws
and school district policies. Again, I would just like to um add the amendment that uh federal law supersedes state and local laws. >> Thank you. >> Okay, any further discussion?
I have a second one, but this is for the I have two things. So, >> oh, >> do I need to we we handle this first. >> So, your first one was just a statement, correct? >> Yeah. I would like to add that federal law supersedes state and local law. >> So, you need to make a motion. >> I'd like to make a motion to uh add that
amendment. Yes. At the end of that uh at the end of E, it would be the second sentence. So, can you read your your motion? >> Okay. I make a motion to add uh this the sentence the sentence federal law
supersedes state and local law at the end of g uh general statement policy E. Do you want me to read the whole thing and then add it clear? More clear. So, it's on the first page.
>> Okay. Number 2E. >> So, can you read what you want? You want 2E to read. Can you read what you wanted to read? >> Okay. Okay. It say it's as it presently states now, a school administrator must disclose confidential information about
individuals only when a compelling professional purpose is served in accordance with state and federal laws and school district policies. My amendment is to add this sentence. Federal law supersedes state and local laws. >> Okay.
Is there a second for this motion? Is there a second for the motion? Third call. Is there a second for the motion? All right. Hearing none. The motion fails due to uh lack of a second.
And you had a second one as well. >> Yes. Uh it was on page two. Um Okay. There's uh they've added quite a bit here. It's HIG K. Um I would like to add an L. I would
like to make a motion to add an L. Uh and that would be actually B4. And I would like to make a motion to add this for L. A school administrator obeys local, state, and national laws and does not
knowingly join or support organizations that advocate directly or indirectly the overthrow of the government. I would like to add that sentence. So, we're talking about treason here. So, I'd like to add that sentence. I'd like to add that for um letter L.
>> Okay. >> Can you read that one more time? So, you're you're adding it would be K and then L under Um, section two. >> Right. So, I make a motion that we add this amendment. A school administrator
obeys local, state, and national laws and does not knowingly join or support organizations that advocate directly or indirectly the overthrow of the government. >> Okay. So, a motion has been made. Is there a second?
Is there a second? Third call for a second. All right. Hearing none. Motion fails due to lack of second. Um second call for discussion on policy
uh 306 administrator code of ethics and any further discussion. All right. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed. >> No. >> All right. So motion passes one, two, three, four, five, six to one.
Uh, is there a motion to approve sending re revisions to policy 606 textbooks and instructional materials to the school board? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Nate. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. Um, discussion.
So for 606 um the review or excuse me the revision is MSBA adds art uh 5 paragraph D which quotes 20 USC 1232HA
and you can see that in there. Any more discussion? Any further discussion? Final call. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion passes. Is there a motion to approve sending
revisions to policy 712 video surveillance other than on buses to the school board? >> So move. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Um discussion.
So description MSBA changes surveillance to recording per MSBA's attorney's recommendation. Clarifies video recording in rule article 2A3. See that on the screen there as well. So
just a change in some language. Any further discussion? Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. Right. Motion passes.
Uh, is there a motion to approve sending revisions to policy 722 public data and data subject requests to the school board? >> So moved. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Um, discussion.
Policy 722, the description. uh MSBA adds 20 2025 language updated to Minnesota statute 1303 on data request to article 4 and it is that there is an annual review required for this. So you
can see up on the screen there what has been added and this is an annual review so we get to do this one every year. I'm correct in saying that right Miss Miss Kenny. Yes. So, any further discussion?
Any further discussion? All right. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed. >> All right. Motion passes. Uh here for February. We do not have any new policies. Our next meeting will be
March 3rd. I believe that is also a Tuesday if I'm correct. uh 2026 at 3:45 PM. Uh there are no more items to discuss. Is there a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> So moved. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right, Nick, I'll give that one to
you. Um discussion, discussion, discussion. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. All right, we are adjourned.