saw that Mickey's old that's what we included on that i would like to call to order the April 8th regular board meeting of the Mountains View School Board good evening and welcome the next order of business is item 1.2 adoption of the agenda i would entertain a motion
so moved second the agenda has been moved and seconded any um excuse me any discussion hearing none all in favor i any opposed motion carries so we're moving on to item 2.1
student recognition for winter activities they're having too much fun outside conversing yeah we're ready well welcome to the podium um athletic and activities director Chris Frink well
we're glad to be here um we got a bunch of groups one more than I anticipated so we're going to start off with Well first of all we had a fantastic winter season for all of our kids we had so many different activities going on it's hard to keep them all straight so we're gonna
start with our boys swim team hi my name is Henry Botton my name is Lucas Man um I'm a senior on the men's uh swim and dive team and Lucas here is a junior and we're both captains on the team and um this year we have built up
the team and have put our numbers from not even placing at state to placing 10th and um having a lot of our individual uh swimmers medal at state and we have a lot of up and cominging skill and talent coming up and we're
excited to see where that goes um I'll obviously be gone next year but can tell you a little more yeah we we took our team from just four years ago we didn't win a single meet to this year going 10 and one being second best in the
conference 10th at state just we broke six records in total this year too all the relays so it just shows how much our team has improved awesome that's awesome congratulations on the consistent improvement hello
hello there i'm Anessa and this is Karina uh we are part of the Ironell marching band as well as the Irondale color guard we are not part of the Iron Drum line but we will be talking about them today my name is Karina i am a sophomore at Irondale High School i have done two
years of marching band and I'm on my second year of winter guard on JV and I wanted to come here today and talk about how marching band and winter guard have really changed not just me but like every student that's involved in either JV or varsity i say they get the exact same amount of treatment and they get
the same amount of challenges and all the obstacles that come to it and I feel like Marching Man Color Guard really taught me how to be great on time management and commitment and how to be a better person and know like adult situations and how to handle those situations
for me in my personal experience by the way again I'm Anessa i'm a junior and I've been in marching band for five years it's going to be my sixth year this year and then I've been in doing I've been doing color guard since third grade and I've been on like the middle school team for a while but I finally been in varsity for at least like the
past three years and my personal experience is that marching band has taught me a lot of things kept me stable it's kept me alive it's kept me moving it's kept me wanting to be do things wanting me to be more out there in my community be more wellknown of other people me and Karina are both going to be drum majors next year and that means we're really really really important to
the band we represent the band as a whole and we take that with stride confidence and responsibility and we understand how much that means so much to the band before we go off I'm gonna talk about like color guard what it is color guard is basically a separate section thing about drum marching band
there's like marching bands in the summer and then winter guard and drum liner in the winter so it's just two different things but we are part of the same program karina's gonna tell you a little bit of the accomplishments we have and then we'll end off the Marshian man has had a lot of compliments with the fouryear I think four year fouryear
3A championships at the youth and bank uh stadium the US bank stadium and we've also went to Indianapolis this year we got the great like opportunity to go there and we were in the 20s out of 80 marching bands 87 87 and we were in the
20s out of all of that we did not make finals but we did have the opportunity to go there and we are usually at the top of the music and visual ual aspects and we have lot won lots of like accomplishments throughout the year with Winter Guard and Drummond which she'll talk about some accomplishments that we
have with like Winter Guard is that saying like we don't really make finals but we do get the opportunity to go to prelims and that's a huge experience i just came back from WGI very big very well known i've seen world finals guards we had guards from Netherlands come in we had the guards from Hawaii come in it's really big really well known and
the drum line right now are leaving they're rehearsing today and they're going to leave at 11:00 p.m tonight to go to Dan Ohio as well and experience the same things we experienced at WGI Winter Guard that's awesome great awesome thank you congratulations thank you love the confidence thanks for
sharing your personal testimony too how it personally impacted you bye hi my name is Buana and I've done speech for three years i am a junior my name is Malaya Wessa i'm a senior i've also been doing speech for three
years yeah um this year with speech we're actually sending a record number of people to Nigh Talk which is our um our national tournament we're sending nine people as opposed to I believe we sent five last year oh it was three or we sent three last year and um a lot of these people are in their first or second year of speech so it's really
impressive that they made it all the way to the national tournament this early in their speech um first a personal thing that I have from speech is if I had been asked to do this in ninth grade prior to doing speech I would have said no and probably be crying on a ball pit on the
floor right now so speech has really helped me with like my public speaking skills and a lot of the times when like during high you know high school can be rough sometimes and sometimes when I'm going through like my darkest moments I'll be like thinking I just can't wait for like our speech meetings on f on Tuesdays because then I get to see my
friends we get to hang out and talk about like you know that person really didn't deserve first place but okay um also finally made it to the National Circuit of Speech which is essentially where schools from all over
the nation it's different from your regular national park talk as we call it because these are consistent tournaments at schools like Harvard there's one in Chicago one in Northwestern and for the first time ever we've gotten
to those places amazing that's great yeah um we're also gonna talk about debate because can't really mention about debate i mean let's be honest um but yeah actually our debate team
started only three years ago so it's amazing how far we've come started with only novice teams but this year we're actually having two really consistent varsity which is insane and not only that but even at the state tournament we
had a lot of break out of maybe outselves because debate is one of those activities that just try your toes in it's something that you have probably to muster up a lot so it's
been really interesting to see how that also to see their accomplishments throughout the season thanks you guys congratulations hey hi I'm Sophie i'm a junior at Irondale and I'm a captain on the Nordic team and I'm Estelle i'm also a junior
and a captain of the Nordic team and this season was truly amazing our team almost doubled in size with the majority of the newcomers being middle schoolers which enables us to continue to grow in strength and in size as the years come forward and having no seniors also helps
with that um even though we had no snow the team made the best of it and we busted to Battle Creek multiple times a week to ski on real fake snow um uh the team the athletes were super um energetic about it and didn't complain
that we would bust like 30 plus minutes to get there um yeah yeah and the team was also so connected to you this year and we had such amazing coaches that you could tell truly cared about us as like athletes and like as people and they
just made us like so much better like as athletes and just in general I think thank you thank you guys uh I'm Franklin i'm a senior captain on the Nordic team as well i'm Luke i'm also a senior captain so on the guys side this year we
had a lot of seniors um and these were people that we have skied with for for him six years me four years of our lives um so it was a really fun season um we did really well as a team next year is going to be a bit of a rebuilding year
but um I'm sure that the team can get it done um yeah so a little bit more of like the team aspect so we have a big team trip ski camp it's in over winter break in December um that's really fun all the seniors had a blast and even if
we have no snow here we can always go to Michigan where it's at Ironwood so that we have snow there and then we also continued our Nord team streak of sending people to state so as long as I've been there we've always sent somebody yeah at least one and this year
we sent a relay so this is the sweatshirt from this year i went with uh one other senior in the relay so that was a great time too awesome congratulations so much hi school board i'm Jim Galvin activities director at Mounds View High
School thank you for having us tonight uh since last time we met uh Moundsu's uh done some pretty cool things our students there at Mountains High School um our student performance the uh Shakespeare uh performance the kids put on was outstanding this year we had a
couple hundred kids participate at the Suburban East Music Festival that Mr frink and Irondale hosted um we had a couple winter teams compete in the state tournament and a couple individual state champions again this year um it's been a fantastic year our our
clubs and activities uh I think we had six of our activities that uh competed or excelled in the state tournament where we're representing Mounds View High School and the district at nationals and tonight we've got some of our uh for students here to speak with
you thank you thanks hi I'm Nadine i'm a junior hi I'm Kosby i'm also a junior hi my name is Josiah and I'm also a junior and we're the captains for Mounty's Science Olympiad team so I'm just going to give a brief summary of like what we do and what we've been doing this year um Science
Olympiad is the largest grade school science competition in the US where we study different fields of science and work on them from biology chemistry physics engineering computer science robotics etc and um it exists on the elementary middle and high school levels and we have all those in Mount Su
district so all three of us have been competing in science olympiad since fourth fifth grade so for seven plus years and I think through this program the most important thing that we've learned is to independently study and research beyond the classroom and whether it's reading college level material or
learning new lab techniques um this program has taught us ultimately to take our own initiative with learning which is a skill that's helped us succeed not only in these science Olympia competitions but also in classes and other academic endeavors um and one thing that I we kind of wanted to point out was that unlike other science
competitions Sci is really dependent on like teamwork and collaboration because we have teams of 15 and people partner with different people on events and because you are competing in three to four events you always have the option to try out new events with new partners
which really gives our students like a lot of opportunity to learn how to work with new people and develop problem solving skills so kind of a personal example during my freshman year I competed in the event cell biology and not only did it strengthen my research skills and
reinforce the understanding of concepts that I was learning in AP biology which I was taking at the time but it sparked a genuine interest in that field which prompted me to get involved in other activities and internships um related to this area and sparked more passions that I plan to pursue in college and beyond
cool yeah so and then on the accomplishment side of things so this year we had over 60 plus team members and we competed at invitationals across Minnesota and Wisconsin then 15 of those team members were able to compete at the state tournament this year we placed third at the state tournament with a
margin of about 10 points the last two years we've placed first place and the three of us and our teammates competed at nationals and represented Minnesota um and it historically Mountia has placed first place at the state tournament 15 times in the last 20 years so we are the most accomplished team in
Minnesota by a fairly large margin we also have individuals winning medals at every single tournament usually placing first in terms of medal counts at our invitationals including at the state tournament this year where we placed in over half our events and every single
team member placed top three in at least one out of about 35 teams from all over the state of Minnesota and I think that's it so thank you so much thank you guys hello um hi i'm Scarlet and I'm here with Jana to share some exciting facts
about Moundry Deca this year um so while DECA is just often recognized as a marketing or sales club it's so much more to um than that to us we offer it as a co-curricular club um so there's room for opportunity because we offer introduction to marketing advanced marketing and the marketing three course
which is new this year um including our before school activity for ninth and tth graders who are interested in the program in the coming years so Manska equips students with real life world skills that are invaluable in any career so for instance um DECA members earlier this year participated in mock
interviews um with industry professionals where we created resumes LinkedIn profiles and cover letters uh while practicing coming up with answers on the spot and my personal favorite was tell me about a boss that you didn't get along with um uh but yeah we were definitely ready for that and equipped
with the tools we needed to answer those on the spot questions um so DECA is just far different than any typical classroom experience it emphasizes hands-on learning and preparing students for success in whichever career path they end up choosing um additionally mana we operate two gold certified stores this
year Mustang Marketplace and the Mustang Spirit Shop um as someone with a personal u interest in finance I've gained invaluable practical experience by applying these class taught business principles in this real real world setting thank you
yeah so this year Mount Deca had 35 chapter members who competed at the state level with seven advancing to the international competition in Orlando later this month so in competition students can choose from a wide range of categories including personal finance
literacy marketing management and adi and administration entrepreneurship hospitality and tourism and so much more i personally had the opportunity to compete in the startup business plan event with my business girlies it was an incredible experience to work on
something I'm passionate about which made competition all the more fun and to present it in front of industry professionals but DECA is not just about competition and recognition it's also about community service in October we ran a week of giving campaign raising
over $5,000 for the Ralph Reader food shelf we also launched an advocacy campaign speaking to lawmakers regarding funding towards career and technical programs and reaching out to f future Mustangs at High View answering questions about DECA and promoting their
involvement in an effort to ease their transition into high school from job shadows to guest speakers to community building activities DECA prepares us for life after high school it's not just about gaining knowledge it's about developing leadership skills
and becoming proactive members of our communities we're incredibly proud to be part of this incredible program we're deeply grateful for the opportunities DECA provides and we want to thank you for your ongoing support of this program that makes such a positive impact on so many students i also we also heard that
some of you were judges for DECA and we want to thank you for that as well so thank you again for your time and support thank you thank you so much hello my name is Blessing and I'm a part of the captain's forward this year i'm a
senior this year as well um what is Sor sor is a club for girls only it emphasizes on sisterhood i have been in Sora ever since I was a freshman and it was established in 2016 um for me a big part of Sora is the fact that it made me
very um social as a freshman I was very very shy i could barely talk to anybody who sat right next to me i would not even look at them but this year I'm right here talking to you guys so it has helped me in a lot of ways um so where we try having volunteer opportunities we try going to um universities we try
having the girls like learn about different fields outside of being a high schooler um this year this year we had a financial adviser come in and speak to the girls about investing spending and all budgeting stuff um last year we went
on volunteer opportunities we went to um feed my stomach children we went also to um U of Master Century we tried like um investing in the girls and telling them that they could be more than just what
they're supposed to be but yeah that's all I have thank you thank you well first of all thank you all for being here um this is one of our favorite nights um because we get to see um the students uh who we advocate for
every day and also uh just to hear all of the great accomplishments that all of the the teams and individuals have had so I did hear that there were several seniors so if you're willing to share um you know what you're thinking for your
your plans for next year we'd love to hear um but not obligated to share so Franklin are you going to start us off all right uh I'm going to go to NDSU next year to study ecoin science and a minor in aggra business great
i'm going to be going to University of Northwestern St paul to play baseball and then I'm going to be a premed major um I'm going to be going into the military specifically the Marine Corps and hopefully be going in as a air crew member i'm committed to University of Wisconsin
Oclair and I'll be swimming there and I'll be studying kinesiology with a minor in business over here um I'm planning to go to U of M and I'm planning to study soft engineering amazing
all right well congratulations well congratulations thank you for making our night before you guys all get away and I I just want to congratulate you i mean amazing amazing things happening at at both of our high schools and and uh in large part that has to do with with you
guys um and also the programs and and people that support you and and tonight I was going to do this in my soup report but since the gentleman is here with us I I thought I would recognize our activities director from Irondale uh Mr frink um I don't know that all of you
know this uh recently the Minnesota Interscolastic Athletic Administrators Association 5A named Mr frink the athletic director of the year a Mr frink for all you do for for our
students for our for our schools and our our community uh very much appreciated and I wanted to do that tonight while you were still here and and in front of some of of the students uh and staff that you serve thank you for all you do thank you everybody so thank you
everyone congratulations um you're more than welcome to hang out if you want otherwise go enjoy the lovely evening so thanks for being here thank you thank you guys thank you for representing our district thank you so much for Yeah thank you guys and congratulations Mr fank
congratulations all right at this time we'll move on to um item 2.2 student representative reports come on up who's going to go first i'm going first today hello doing amazing um okay so just a quick little
report about Irondale or what's been happening recently um or what is upcoming also so for student council we're currently in the middle of planning our um second annual spring carnival so we're planning to have like games food trucks um a bunch of
different activities and like free events and stuff um so we're excited about that and then we've also um been working on some smaller events for this month like a movie night a paint and sip and then like Cocoa with council we've done some of these events before but it we just thought it would be a fun like
end to the school year and then we're also starting our student council campaigns for the or the presidential campaigns for next year um so students have been working on their campaigns and advertising them and then we're also planning to have the election I think at
the start of May um yeah so students are like very excited about that and then Earth Club also has been working um we're currently planning our Earth Week celebration because Earth Day is April 22nd this year um so we're planning to
have like a schoolwide event from or that entire week from the 21st to the 25th um but we're still in the planning process so there's going to be like spirit days um fundraising opportunities and then like a park cleanup to celebrate and then National Honor
Society um all of the volunteer hours are due May 1st so students have been working to make sure that they're meeting that deadline and then there's also an upcoming blood drive that everyone's um participating in not everyone but a lot of NHS members are participating in um and then we're also
having or we just had a food drive um where we collected around 272 pounds of food so that was awesome and I think mac and cheese was the most donated it was fun and then also so this year I formed their very first model
United Nations um delegation um which is exciting for us because we haven't had one previously um but the conference was April 3rd I think and it was at the Minneapolis Marriott Hotel um so we sent about seven students to that um so
students were like given the opportunity to debate like global issues and like take on like a certain country and represent them um so yeah that was an exciting opportunity and then also our tri society which just is just a formation of different like the
different like orchestra band choir um came together and they're hosting the open mic night on April 25th so students are planning to like participate in that and perform and yeah we're excited about that and then we also have some award
winners um so Lulu Semakula was um selected as the 2025A award winner um for our like region um so she was recognized for her like different achievements but she is like captain of the swim team um she's
taken a bunch of really hard classes and then I think she also founded the Black Student Union at Irondo so we're super excited for her and then also Aphomia Mesin um she's an honore for the Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards so she's played a big role in our
robotics team which has actually been very successful and yeah so she was recognized for that and we're very excited for them and then also um the Irondale drama department is performing their spring play I think at the end of April so that will be called Puffs um
it's similar to like Harry Potter you know um but yeah so we're excited about that and yeah I think that's about it but thank you thank you so much welcome hello hello so we already heard from
some of the activities from earlier from other Mounty students so I'll just be elaborating on the activities we had this past month so um to start we had our basketball team wrap up just before um our spring break they ended the
season with a record of 20 to eight um they earned all conference academic champions award for the sixth consecutive year in a row um we also have two players named all conference namely seniors Cody L and Alex K we also have honorable mentions Jack Doll Natal
Element and Jack Jacob Simpson and we also have a new spring sport launching at Mount Zoo so it's going to be girls flag football mount Zoo is actually one of 51 high schools in Minnesota launching this sort of team um they will be receiving assistance from the Vikings
so um I did some research and they're committed like about $600,000 to assisting these schools so they will be helping with coaching and officiating and transportation and it'll just help with empowering our female athletes and really just you know setting a president for our school cool we also have a fine
arts spotlight we have um a freshman um she's involved in chamber orchestra she won first place at the 2025 Music Teachers National Association um junior piano competition kind of a mouthful um this was from the 15th to the 19th and it's often referred to as like the most
prestigious student competition um in the country and she also competed in the most competitive division junior division um so we'd like to note that um we also had a large group contest for our symphony and chamber orchestras um this past Thursday that I was a part of
um it's a part of the Minnesota High School League um sort of large group competitions for the arts um we had three judges and we got two perfect scores and then one gave us 39 out of 40 although he did say that we did sound lovely so but I think there might have
been a little bit of bias there but um they did note that they're extremely extremely impressed by how robust our music programs are and how much effort and how our technique across the entire ensemble was just beautiful so it's really important to note and we also had DECA which was um talked about earlier
um we had 34 students compete um we have three or four students moving to the convention in Orlando which will be taking place um from April 26th to 29th and for an idea of comparison approximately 6,000 students across from
Minnesota compete in um DECA each school year we also had our Music for Mounties uh concert um which I talked about the last meeting it was on Saturday the 15th um I think our turnout was reportedly doubled of last year which was amazing
um we were able to earn almost um $1,800 for um all our charities um we had a variety of performances we had quintets quartets um students played traditional Chinese instruments solo vocalists and it was a hit so it's good we also had
our physics fair on Thursday March 13th um students got to hear from Metronic Regions Hospital the U of M engineering program um our big chain reaction which happens each year where everyone watches um students try to get their project all the way from like one project to 13
projects and it's just crazy but um it was not successful but it was fun nonetheless we also had some notable themes we had like a crumble cookie theme project which was a hit with the judges which is really exciting and then we also just have some small awards we also had the aspirations
and commuting uh award winner from the Minnesota Technology Association awarded to a senior named Tanish Kashetti we also had our math team place sixth in state for the regular season um and we also have our best buddies program um which is a part of an international
chapter which is um basically about creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities um they had a day of belonging so students and teachers wore tie-dye and bright colors um they got to participate in a big sale music and art and they also signed a pledge to create
inclusion at Mountains View and then just for April um we have um our prom that's coming up which is not this month but we're planning for it um it's going to be at the Mall of America um in the Nickelodeon Universe i believe this is the last year it'll be at the Mall of America um students will be able to go
on rides and dance and have photo opportunities and the dance is going to be themed Gleam and Glow um I think it's supposed to be sort of a reenactment of the movie Tangled which is exciting and then lastly we have our cultural festival um held by the diversity council which will be held on Wednesday
the 16th um they'll have henna and dance performances and students each year they like to dress up and traditional wear and it's just amazing to see all these posters where everyone's representing where they're from and it's just a beautiful show of the diversity we have at Mountains View and we also have our
blood drive on the 21st and that will be it thank you great thank you so much well enjoy the rest of your evening thanks for being here thank you thank you um at we'll start with the gifts um item 2.3 uh Shauna could you please read
um there were five gifts for schools and programs received this period for a total of $2,230 and there were 25 gifts received for the Ralph Raider food shelf this period for a total of $57,258 it's recommended that the board accept
these gifts and extend our thanks to the donors thank you Shauna upcoming meetings uh we have our next regular school board meeting um on Tuesday April 22nd at 7 p.m and then we have our next work session on May 1st uh at 5:00 pm
both here at the district center um at this time we'll move on to agenda item 2.4 superintendence report thank you uh Diane i have a few things tonight um first I'm proud to announce that the orchestras from Chipoa and High View Middle Schools were selected to perform
at orchestra hall as part of the middle level honors concert um they were two of 11 orchestras that were selected from schools across the state uh to perform last evening had an opportunity to go down last night and hear their performances they were absolutely
fantastic i just want to take this opportunity to congratulate the students their families and especially our directors Brian Larson Kim Tur and Jet Janet Elliot for all their hard work it's just wonderful to see them recognized and want to congratulate everyone associated with those programs
um I also want to congratulate our finance team p Paula Steele uh our director of finance let me know that Mountains View Public Schools once again recognized were recognized for excellence in finance uh we were presented with the certificate of excellence from the international
association of business professionals so just wanted to also recognize uh Paula and her entire team for all the work they do much of which is done behind the scenes people never really see all that work uh but critically important to the success of our schools and our school
district so congratulations to Pa Paula and the finance team uh and finally I want to let everyone know that during the week of May 5th through the 9th uh our schools will recognize all staff during our staff appreciation week uh
each day during that week you will see employee groups spotlighted on our social media pages and as always there are opportunities for people to send notes of appreciation uh to our Mountains View Public School staff last year more than 3,200 cards were sent to
hardworking staff members so if you're interested and want more information please visit mvpschools.org backthank uh where you'd have an opportunity to get more information and create a custom card if you'd like to do that so I
encourage everyone to have take advantage of that opportunity and with that I'll finish my report thank you Superintendent Lennox we will now move on to item 3.0 approval of the consent agenda i would entertain a motion so moved second the agenda has been moved
and seconded any discussion hearing none all in favor i none any opposed motion carries next up is item 4.1 uh termination of probate probationary staff um we will have Julie Coffee executive director of human resources
join us hi Julie hi good evening so annually each April we present um on the termination of our probationary teaching contracts the probationary period for teachers is defined in Minnesota statute um and during that probationary period the teacher's annual teaching contract
may be renewed for any reasons um performance budgetary staffing reasons um we have some teachers who are hired to one-year positions um and then lensure reasons as well um so a probationary teacher is deemed to have been remployed for the ensuing school
year unless the board gives written notice before July 1 um so we're taking action now in April to meet that deadline as as well as to allow those teachers um sufficient opportunity to pursue other employment options um all of the teachers recommended for
non-renewal this year were notified by their principal prior to tonight's meeting and we're asking for the board tonight for approval of the non-renewal of the probationary list teachers listed in the resolution any questions all right i would entertain a
motion that the teachers listed in the attachment A um be terminated pursuant to the attached resolution moved second any discussion hearing none all in favor i any opposed motion carries thank you
Julie moving on to item 4.2 uh resolution authorizing the sales of certificates um and I'll turn this over to Superintendent Lennox great yeah thanks Diane um this is really for the public i know as board members you've been involved in this process uh but
just for the public for many years uh now the MU public school district uh has been leasing space at the NYFS uh building in order to have enough space to provide the necessary programming for our students uh recently in conversations with NYFS leadership it
became clear there would be a benefit to both organizations if we flipped that relationship where Moundsu public schools would become the owner operator of the property and NYFS would lease space from the district uh we subsequently entered into negotiations
are now at the stage where the school district is offering certificates of participation those are similar to bonds um that will actually be used for the financing of this purchase so the next step um this evening is to have the school board take action to enter a
lease purchase agreement uh that allows for the issuance of those certificates of participation and will allow for the acquisition and financing of the NYFS property so administration is recommending approval of the authorizing resolution you have in your packets
tonight great all right any questions i would entertain a motion so moved second the resolution has been moved and seconded if there's no discussion um all in favor
i any opposed motion carries thank you um now we'll have um item 5.1 um DAP goal uh social emotional behavior support and I'd like to welcome up Jen Lodin um executive director of student support and engagement
uh Darren Johnson um executive director of school management and Stephanie Mars director of student services welcome thank you good evening and thanks for having us here for this report um as you mentioned Darren Johnson is
here executive director of school management and Stephanie Mars who's the director of special services and we're going to report out this evening and provide an update um on the review and evaluation of programs and services being offered to students who are in
need of additional social emotional and behavior support identify those strengths and gaps and make um recommendations for improvement as you'll remember we reviewed these with you in depth during the Mark March um work session first I'll share how we went about gathering the information
needed to address this goal um the student support team hosts a district interdisciplinary team which includes support staff from all of our schools and programs this team meets monthly and is a driving force in identifying those supports and student support services
available across the district as part of our initial fall meetings we worked with each of the building student support teams to create a list of current services and resources through a resource mapping process a document um was created then that identified the
common supports that are available across classrooms buildings programs the district and through our external partners when available data regarding student needs and their participation in services um available for support were analyzed for
patterns and trends at each of our school sites district and community partner levels early data indicated that the expected supports at a classroom and building level are commonly available and and accessed easily district level and community partner supports are being
more closely examined specifically um as it pertains to special education supports as part of that closer examination partner data is being monitored for students who receive programming um outside of our district as an example we now have a dashboard provided um to our district level staff
by intermediate district 916 that identifies all of our students who are currently receiving those services and those that are um placed on the wait list to receive services districtwide listening sessions were also held with special education staff from all buildings and programs to
gather feedback on that programming and what was happening at both the district and building levels themes have been identified and followed um and follow-up meetings are currently taking place to identify opportunities for alignment and improvement uh now that I have shared with you our process for gathering
information Darren Johnson is going to talk a little bit more about the classroom and building supports good evening throughout our district students social emotional and behavioral needs are being met in classrooms that are prepared by highly trained and caring staff the key to the success of
classroom supports is based on relationships and a personalized approach which individualized the needs of students served in MSU public school district during our review of classroom strategies and learning environments a variety of strengths were identified elementary and middle school teachers
are providing direct instruction related to behavior expectations and social emotional skill development during morning meetings and advisory periods teachers are differentiating the needs of students within their classrooms and understand how to access building and district supports when necessary
teachers are actively engaged in forming positive environments and meaningful relationships with each student the impact of these efforts is being measured through each building's connectedness goal the success of these goals are determined through a process of data collection and analysis driving
leadership teams through an ongoing process of strategy abandonment adoption and adaptation physically classroom environments have been set up to include sensory tools and quiet calming areas that students can use to regulate their emotions and behavior a variety of
flexible furniture options are being included in classrooms to allow students to find the best fit for their learning needs classrooms and individual student behavior plans are being implemented as necessary across all levels and finally additional adult support staff in the
form of smallroup licensed educators and pair educators are being introduced in classrooms to support the needs of small groups and individual students as necessary additionally opportunities for growth were also identified in our review of classroom strategies and
learning environments the learning profiles of students we serve in Mounds View will continue to require our staff to have greater flexibility and expertise in order to give our students what they need our plan for providing professional development opportunities
uh to our staff will continue to evolve and will need to take into account up-to-date best practice and a clear understanding of the skills required to serve students in buildings across our district students social emotional and behavioral needs are being met by a structured network of specialized staff
who work collaboratively collaboratively to meet the needs of students during our review of these building structures and frameworks a variety of strengths were also identified all schools have consistent and well-communicated behavior and frameworks in place these
frameworks provide behavioral guideposts for the larger student body while still allowing systemic flexibility as needed when situations arise specialized support staff and resources are readily available to students and staff across all buildings as needed general
education structures and special education case managers take great pride in working collaboratively to create a plan that meets the needs of each student that they serve daily and weekly schedules have been created that enhance student connectedness and engagement
strategically strategically created buildingwide scheduling at all levels can make a big difference for how students interact with their peers or how students increase their ability to deal with difficult situations throughout the day schoolwide expectations have been set for positive
student behavior with acknowledgements attached to the attainment of both individual and building goals all buildings have student support teams focused on reviewing data and providing necessary support for individual and small groups of students in addition to
ste to teachers serving on building student support teams key players on building teams include administrators deans school psychologists nurses academic intervention staff para educators special education case
managers and pareducators to name a few on any given day buildings may offer student groups around the areas of relationship development skills family change and other groups based on the needs of students or situations that may arise additionally opportunities for
growth were also identified in our review of building structures and frameworks as is always the case our system will continue to find new and innovative ways to engage families in the partnership of student development in the areas of social emotional and
behavioral needs building practices wrapped around our structures of parent communication and partnership will improve outcomes for our students through our commitment to working productively with families additionally a review of district practices and strategies as well as our relationships
with external partners were also reviewed and for that report I will turn it over to Stephanie Mars thank you um so you've heard a little bit from Darren about the important supports that are happening at the classroom and the building levels and so I'd like to share a little bit of a look across the district um we've developed systems
systems and structures to ensure consistent and equitable support for all students particularly those with specialized needs and these aren't just sitebased initiatives they are a part of a coordinated district-wide approach to student success um I'll start with the
district-wide coordination of 504 plans um that district level coordination or districtwide coordination ensures that students with disabilities receive the needed accommodations to access their educational environment each school has a designated 504 coordinator responsible for compliance documentation and
collaboration with families and staff special education services are offered in a comprehensive continuum across the district including setting three programs in our neighborhood schools setting four programs for students requiring separate placements and transition level programming for our
students aed 18 to 22 we also have alternative to suspension programs at the elementary level we have the reset program and at the secondary level we have the tribe program these district-run programs aim to reduce exclusionary discipline through structured inschool
interventions seal instruction behavioral coaching and reflectionbased supports we have a wide array of district level supports including health services mental health that's expanded access through school-based therapy and partnerships and chemical health supporting students with prevention and
intervention for students experiencing substance abuse challenges our cultural and student support liaison provide advocacy language access and help families navigate systems especially for multilingual learners um and additionally we have support for
students expering homelessness uh district staff ensure access to meals transportation and seal supports under Mckin Vento protections we have risk assessment and crisis response protocols we use a district-wide risk assessment protocols to respond to safety concerns and
coordinate with mental health providers and law enforcement when needed and as Jen mentioned a little bit earlier um as far as datadriven decision-making goes we access the Minnesota student survey that informs our priorities around mental health and substance abuse and
climate and now uh also starting to implement the search institute survey to help us understand student strengths belonging and resilience uh we have clear district level procedures and coordination for 504 and special education services across the district we have a comprehensive continuum of
social emotional and behavioral supports and a use of standardized student voice data to guide our decisions and I'm going to pass over to Jen now and she'll finish up with districtwide or community partnerships yes thank you um as schools as you all know we cannot possibly meet
all of the needs in the community but when those needs impact our students ability to learn we do have an obligation to partner with others to remove those barriers and assist families so their children can come to school and be ready to learn that is why our community partnerships are so
valuable to us in MSU public schools and I'm going to mention a few of our partners but recognize that this is not a comprehensive list of those um key partners uh we currently work closely with Ramsey County and their um services to be able to provide um supports to students and families we work closely
with um Suburban Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative all of you may remember Mary Sue Hansen was here this fall to provide um information and update to you all we also work very closely with Ramsey County Children's Mental Health Collaborative to provide um those supports for mental health for students
and families um we also um are fortunate that we have a partial hospitalization program in Roseville that we can um serve and help students um in that partnership with them through our mental health um partners in the community we work with Clues um Northeast Youth and
Family Services Natalyst Psychological Services and Life Stance Health who provide colllocated um services in our buildings throughout the district and then we work closely with Intermediate District 916 as far as our um special education um services um as you heard these are
examples of the access that we have to a breath of programming that we could not offer independently without these long-standing relationships and trusted partners in our community um as you've also heard the district has a strong um collaborative um collaboration with
these partnerships and yet we know the demand for social emotional and behavior um supports will continue to increase and that we need to be very aware of who those partners are to help us remove those barriers so students can access learning as part of this goal our next steps will be to continue to analyze the
strengths and the gaps across classrooms schools district supports and those external partnerships work closely with Intermediate District 916 to gather information regarding the barriers to student access and enrollment and develop and prioritize the recommendations that will continue to
enhance um strengths and address gaps address gaps in our continuum of services that concludes our report for the evening thank you for your hard work great yeah great work thank you so much yeah thank you
all right um next up is item 6.1 um DOPG goal online academy and I'll turn it back to Superintendent Lennox yeah thank you um just a brief report uh was with you earlier this year to to talk about um our goal looking at online programming for our students and one
thing I can say is it's become quite clear as part of our work to date that offering online uh courses for our students is not only viable it really is a uh necessary next step in order to meet the demands and expectations of our students moving forward um you might
remember we talked about students and their desire why do they want to take online courses u most of them were articulating uh flexibility they wanted to go at their own pace they wanted some opportunities maybe for a break in their day but that was really a driving force
uh for these online courses to be able to to get them in and and accomplish all of the academic demands that they have um kind of put together uh based on that information our high schools have been working to identify opportunities to
effectively add online programming while trying to maintain a balance to the existing hybrid and in-person courses uh throughout the in instructional day so that's work that's starting and and beginning to move forward uh one thing
that we're doing this summer right away as a as a response to this demand our our high schools will be expanding access for students to existing online courses specifically physical education and health that's probably the top
demand for online opportunities so we're making sure that we we begin that this summer that will carry into next school year as well uh our principles and school staff are working with um our curriculum team to identify additional
courses that we think may have potential to move to an online format and then we'll develop the appropriate curriculum and assessments necessary to do that uh one specific example uh that's been asked about a lot is the the new state
requirement of personal finance like would we look at that how are kids going to fit that in is online an option well we actually have a group that's already been formed and we'll be working on developing that course they'll certainly look at providing an online option um
but as well we're going to have inperson and you know you don't just have to take it online there would be in-person options hybrid options they'll look at all of that to determine what seems to make the most sense uh for students and staff moving forward uh timeline on that
would be really to make sure that those offerings uh align with next year's high school registration so that's usually December January uh timeline so that they could be offered for that that following year moving forward um
additionally uh I think an expectation that we want to talk about for our online courses is to make sure that they're available uh and are not specific to either specific high school that they're available to any kid at either school so if you think about that
if a student registers for an online course you could have students from Mounds View and Irondale in the same course at the same time earning credit for that for that learning so as long as they meet that requirement it would be reflected back at their home high school
um moving forward um we also are working and one of the things I I know from a from a board perspective with contracts we have some language in our teacher contract already around hybrid or online learning we think it's important that we look at that and and have conversations
with our teachers uh as we go through this next uh process our next contract to make sure that language exists and is strong so that as we move forward um we can have clarity and consistency in offering these courses into the future uh additional information obviously will
be offered as it's available but um in terms of the the goal and the viability very clearly something uh we want to do and are starting now to make plans and and move forward our long-term intention is to continue to expand offerings uh
where there's high demand for our students to be able to uh be in competition with some of the alternative providers that our students are currently choosing we want to make sure that we're a viable option for them to stay in district uh to take these courses for us um and we'll always
continue to offer a a variety of programming whether that's in person hybrid or online to meet our unique students um needs whatever they personally want and kind of be able to find a pathway for them to get the content and the curriculum they need to
meet their needs so um take any questions if you have them but that's really my update on the online do goal moving forward the only comment I wanted to make not a question I think that students um commenting on flexibility is
is really key to you know the world changed in education around COVID and um students saw some different flexibility options but um I'm glad to hear the staff responding so quickly to offering more courses during the summer i know that a number of our high school
students are looking to to fulfill those credits during the summer to enable them to be um to take even harder courses and really look at what they want to do after high school um or pursue passion areas you know we have like we've heard tonight we have phenomenal music
programs and for students to participate in that fully um for them to also have options to complete those courses at other times that are just one semester and kind of could knock off a whole year of a music or some other course that they're really interested in um I think it's a great response by our staff to
enable students to really pursue what they're interested in and um make those meaningful connections while they're in high school and it allows the opportunity for extended day extended year experiences right for for students and again for those who are looking for that right does this not going to be a
requirement for all but for some and few who may want that we want to make sure we're responding good thank you thank you moving on to item 7.1 um AMSD legislative updates jim uh yeah we had our AMSD day up at the
Capitol and Chris and I participated in that we had about a hundred superintendent and school board members there um uh the big talk at the capital is the budget this year um uh both the Senate and the House have looked at uh fiscal year 2627 and they want to keep
education at a zero gain or zero loss that is their goal unfortunately in 2829 where we have a lot more budget difficulties we're looking at about a $700 million cut to education so that could um really affect some things um
you know uh Chris and I have both been up there uh testifying from everything from Q comp to elections um we've got a lot of interesting bills this year there's a consensus on some uh student absenteeism and tour uh uh absentee
programs and um some updates on the Read Act we're still trying to get a little more flexibility in that and uh interestingly I've followed this one for years the school start mandate we are mandated to start after Labor Day and this is the first year I've actually seen it get out of committee and move
along um that we actually might get to pick our start date at uh at uh Independent School District 621 it won't be dictated to us so anyways but uh uh they're supposed to be out May 21st there's a lot of work to do between now
and then to get a budget done um legally they have to have a budget done by June 30th they could call a special session and do budget uh up to June 30th but on July one they have to have the financing in and have uh a new budget for uh the
next fiscal year otherwise things shut down and get messy so um I don't know which direction they're going but I I don't know if they're going to get done by the 21st but they certainly will be done by June 30th so great thank you Jim
asha any um Northeast Metro 916 updates um yeah we met last week on Wednesday and um we had started with a maker space presentation so we had uh a teacher come and show us how um the maker space works
for 916 so it's everything from really low tech to like Legos and Duplos to robotics and programming and 3D printers so um that was pretty neat to see um we h recognized um a couple
retirements one noteworthy was a uh teacher of the deaf heart of hearing who had 35 years of service with 916 um and then we recognized 59 staff members who have completed either 10 15 20 25 30 or 35 years uh with um the
district which was great um and then the only other thing was some um policy work otherwise it was a pretty standard meeting I would say thank you Shauna thank you um now we have item 7.2 uh schoolboard member reports does anybody
have anything that they'd like to share there's a lot of great upcoming things going on in the school district i have um tickets for three different things in my phone um so chalkboard keepers is this week so um whoever hasn't experienced chalkboard capers and you
want to see your child's teacher up on stage doing really funny things now's your chance irondale Auditorium i think tomorrow night's the first night if I'm if I'm right um and then um as a as a former drama parent in the district um the Irondale play is coming up um like
they um like our student representative talked about tonight and I believe the first weekend in May is um the Mounds View High School play are doing Mean Girls so great theater and music i know this is such a busy time for families and parents with all kind of the end of
the year concerts and celebrations and all those kinds of things so lots to participate in keep your ears open join when you can anyone else yeah well the spring sports season has started and I just have to say um you
know I'm very excited for new programs the Irondale boys have a volleyball team and the Monzu girls have a flag football team and I certainly plan on doing that and I would really like to note that uh our uh staff that received the finance award um the people in the district get
to see how wonderful and excellent our teachers are every day and how our staff is great in the buildings but um at the core of this whole endeavor we have a lot of staff and they're really really excellent and it's great to see them recognized they're not the people you see out there all the time but there's a
lot of people out there that make this thing really work well so thank you to them and congratulations thank you Jim for recognizing all right if there's nothing else to come before the board we are adjourned