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Part 1 (Video ID: XLP0emjfCSU):
- 00:00:00: Meeting Start, Pledge of Allegiance, Agenda Approval
- 00:01:13: Recognizing Brady Dunn: All-State Band Percussion Achievement
- 00:03:41: Consent Agenda, Budget Review, Treasures Report Approval
- 00:07:15: Approving Bond Treasures Report, Regular, Activity Bills
- 00:09:28: Board Forum: Senior Reality Check, Retreat Feedback
- 00:11:49: Cell Phone, Entry, AI Policies, Loss Percentage Discussion
- 00:17:30: Administrator's Report: Legislative Updates, Funding Changes
- 00:29:15: Principal's Board Report: Community Involvement, Activities
- 00:37:09: Assessment Data, ACT Scores, Read Act Training
- 00:41:51: Accepting Donations, Retiring Policy, Meeting Adjournment


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Sounds like a rhetorical question. >> We're doing Saturday. >> Good evening. We will begin our meeting. >> It's like a church when everyone gets up. You're like, "Oh, no. To the flag of

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the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Everybody turn their microphone on, please. >> All right, we'll start with the approval

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of the agenda. We have a chance to look over the agenda beforehand, any questions, comments. Hearing none, is there a move to approve? >> Second. >> It's been motion seconded to approve the

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agenda. All in favor signify by saying I. I. All oppose, same sign. Motion passes unanimously. >> Public forum. >> I'm going to say no. >> No public forum presentations. Looks like we have a presentation for the from

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Dr. Pluger and Brady Dunn. >> Sorry, I knew that. All right. Brady would have liked to be here, but he's at section 10, so I'm just going to be doing this by myself today. Um, so this year, Brady was

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selected to be a part of Minnesota Allstate Band for percussion. Uh, this is the highest honor that individuals can earn for as a musician in the state of Minnesota. It's basically the equivalent of qualifying for a state tournament, for a

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sport, or another activity. The selection process is extremely competitive statewide and it includes a recorded audition that's evaluated with judges against all the other students who choose to apply in the state. Brady's also the first percussionist

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from Pipstone in over 40 years to earn a place in the all state band. So this is truly a historic achievement for our school and community. I'm requesting that the district consider covering the costs associated with Brady attending all states and participating. Uh the

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requested amount is 970 which covers all of the costs associated with attending. I believe this is a meaningful investment in support of a well-deserved student exceptional achievement and it also recognizes the opportunities here

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at Pipesary Schools. So, thank you for your consideration and if you have any questions, I can take them. >> Tell him congratulations. >> Yeah, that's awesome. >> Very cool. >> Thank you. >> So, does that include lodging and everything then? >> Yes. >> How many nights?

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>> I believe she's there 5 days. >> 5 days. >> Yes. >> So, that's the bulk of the cost is just the lodging. >> Mhm. >> And then he they just drive up there themselves. >> Yes. His mom will take him. >> Okay. Awesome.

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>> All right. We don't have any more questions. >> Motion. >> Oh, approve. >> I make a motion to approve. >> Second. >> It's been properly moved and seconded. All in favor signifi signify by saying I. >> I. >> All oppose. Same sign.

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>> Motion passes unanimously. >> Thank you very much. I have to go to another conference. >> Congratulations to you, Dr. employer because uh you do a lot to make these opportunities possible for kids and they're greatly appreciated. So, thank you. >> Have a great time.

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>> Take away speak. >> All right, moving on to consent agenda 6.1 approved minutes of the April 27, 2026 regular school board meeting. Have a chance to look over the minutes? Any questions, comments, considerations?

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I move we approve the April 27th regular schoolboard meeting minutes together. >> Can I hold on that? We always approve the consent >> together. >> Oh. >> Oh, sorry. I read that wrong. >> Personel also 6.2 personnel report. >> Yes. >> So,

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>> any questions on the person report? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> I move that we approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> It's been seconded to approve the consent agenda. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> All right. All >> post same sign. Motion passes.

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>> Would you vote on that? >> Okay. You have to say you abstain. >> I abstain. >> Okay. >> Financials review budget year to date. >> Okay. Budget year to date at 74%. Last

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year was at 7%. >> Questions? None. On to treasures report. >> Current cash balance is $8.1 million. Last year was 9.5 million. Back to the budget year to date, Jackie.

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Just curiosity, what's that 2% difference worth in dollars? Oh, >> I don't have my tank key right now here, so I can't really >> Okay, it wasn't on last month's was on last

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year's. So, what would be whatever? >> We'll email it out to you. >> I'm just curiosity. >> It's a great question. Yeah. And that that doesn't necessarily mean a whole lot either >> because it's budget, different budget, different budget bills came in later, bills got paid. >> I just I just not I've noticed the last

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few meetings we're running one or two% above last year. So I'm curious what that equals as far as dollars. >> Bills were come up this month too early, >> but it's been consistent from month to month. >> Yeah. >> Right.

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>> And I think our contingency is gone now, too. So that may have something to do with it too, but at this time we still had a contingency. So >> all right. So just 2.2% of the 13 million is about 266,000,

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but that's probably not that isn't the exact number either. Might get you close. >> Got it. >> Yeah, that's what I was looking for. Just something close. >> Yeah. back to the treasures report. >> Yep. >> Yep.

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>> What the balance was. >> I move we approve the treasures report. >> Second. >> It's been properly moved and seconded. All in favor to approve the treasures report. Signify by saying I. >> I. >> All oppose. Same sign. Motion passes unanimously.

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7.3 approved 2023A bonds treasures report >> cash balance is currently at $736531. So that's all I can say about that. We're working on the bond rating and the additional money and all the behind the scenes things that we're doing to get

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the additional 110,000 and then we'll go on a rating call and I have it all written out. Don't have >> any questions on the bonds treasures report. >> Make a motion motion to approve the bonds treasures report.

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>> Second. >> It's been motioned and second item to approve the bonds treasures report. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> All post same sign. Motion passes unanimously. Approve regular bills.

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Any questions through the regular bills? >> The knowledge works that's part of the grant. Correct. >> Correct. Okay. >> Any other questions? >> Anybody like to approve the regular bills? >> So moved.

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>> Second. It's been moved and seconded to approve the regular bills. All in favor signify by saying I. I. >> All oppose. Same sign. Motion passes unanimously. 7.5. Approve high school activities bills.

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Everybody have a chance to take a look at the high school activity bills. Any questions on the high school activity bills? >> No. I make a motion to approve the high school activity bills. >> Second.

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>> It's been properly moved and seconded to approve high school activity bills. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. All oppose. Same sign. >> Motion passes unanimously. Board forum. Any board reports, updates?

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>> I have not done anything since last meeting. Seems like it wasn't that long ago. Okay, that was that was not that long ago. That's right. >> Um I got to participate in the reality check that the seniors had. That was pretty cool. Um a lot of good feedback.

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Um positive feedback all the way around. Uh suggestions would have been us starting it in 9th grade and having it maybe earlier in the year or one or two times a year. They thought it was awesome

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though. So yeah, it was really good. >> Matt thought it was really good, too. He just thought maybe it would be like more towards like something that they're going to go to school for. Like I think he like he ended up being like a school teacher and then like he whatever it would be, but he's like he would have

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liked to have seen it like okay if he is like a pharmacist like what what happens that way instead of just drawing something out of I don't know how they go about it. >> Yeah. So maybe it would be a good idea to do one a certain way earlier in the year and then

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>> back just a thought. He was just like I would like to have seen it like what it's going to maybe look like for his future more relevant. >> Yeah. For him. >> Yeah. I think it was eye opening especially the daycare portion. >> Oh yeah. Matt said he was broke. He had pay so much in daycare. He's like I

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don't even know that was working. >> She's like I had a cat. I can't believe how much it COST YOU. >> The reality check. >> Yeah, I was going to say >> No, it's the reality. >> No, it's the reality check reality check.

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>> Yeah, but I think Matt Matt enjoyed it and Matt also really enjoyed the uh senior retreat. So, I appreciate you guys doing the senior retreat cuz he thought that was really cool, too. So, >> we had a lot of really positive feedback. A lot of students were

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>> really moved by it in a lot of ways. >> Yeah, Matt thought it was good. >> Good. Thank you. >> Policy meeting. >> Oh, yeah. We just had a policy meeting tonight. Uh we talked we was there four, three, >> three.

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>> We talked about the cell phone policy moving forward, how we're going to be addressing that. Um, I think we were thinking no cell phones at all. They're going to be locked away somewhere. Admin's going to figure that out and go

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forward with that. Then we talked about um entry into the school building, how it's going to be for everybody. It's kind of like spelled out. So, we talked about that. >> An addendum to the policy. >> Yes. Yep. And then the next one is AI,

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which DAP is going to take the lead ON THAT ONE. SO >> YEAH, MSBA CAME out with a model AI policy and um what I think the committee kind of came to consensus on is that rather than trying to manage everybody's

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schedules, we'd have a board representative and some staff representative and administration and come together around the policy and then bring it back to the subcommittee and then from the subcommittee to the full board. the cell phone is only going to be as good as the people enforcing it,

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>> right? >> Well, and part of it is is how we lock down. There was some discussion in the committee on caddies versus um I think what RTR does with the >> bags. >> Yonder bags.

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>> Yeah. And those are $30 a bag. But we also talked about some of the challenges and struggles that we've had with lost device equipment, whether it's a charger, damaged Chromebooks, and even collecting money on those things. And so, we're going to we're going to

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balance all that out. There were some questions asked about what is our loss percentage on those things. So, we're going to get some information on that and then make a determination on what the best approach administratively is going to be to do that. But, you're absolutely right. That has to be >> Well, because we've had a cell phone

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policy, but it's it seems like we start out tough, but then it kind of just >> Well, this is um this is like a not at all. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, that that's I mean, but it it just falls back. >> What's to keep them from having a burner phone and then still have their own phone? I mean, that's all been subjects

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that have been talked about, >> right? >> If you're not enforcing that, you're really not gaining anything with that >> phone policy. >> I think this will be better. I mean, just because like >> it's probably easier for the administration to to monitor because

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it's No, there shouldn't be one. Yeah, it's >> And if there is, it's >> it's not like they have it every time between class either. So, you got to try to take them away again. It's just right. >> But I think you're going to have a bigger battle on your hand though to >> I think right away. And then I think like that like the middle school, they

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don't get it at all. So like >> it's mainly 9 through 12. That's >> Yeah. So if you implement it this year, it's just basically >> from feedback from staff. That's one of the things that we've heard over and over again. And I So I think it's

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important for us to support staff in that way since it is >> one of those things that are kind of ahead of >> if they don't have it all day. Then the other problem is going to be from a parent standpoint is how do I get a hold of my kid to >> send a note just like I got. >> Yeah. But I'm just telling you that's

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going to be the number one question. Yeah, I know. We talking. >> So, you have to be prepared. >> It's going to be the parents that are going to have an issue. >> It will. It'll be >> How do I get a hold of them to get him out for whatever a medical appointment or whatever. I mean, >> that was worth between class. They could

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catch up on that. But >> my comment would be that yes, u Mrs. Yost is very good at getting back to you immediately when you send her anything. I mean, I would that would be one of my >> That'll put pressure on her though. >> It will. And I think she'll be fine. >> Yeah. But we just have >> She's very prepared for it. or the

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elementary too. I think they're although I it shouldn't be as big of a deal in elementary either. >> No, they don't get phones either. >> No. So, it'll be mainly just 9 through 12. >> Do all the high school teachers have phones in their rooms as well?

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>> Yes. Yes. That's usually how I call a student down comes in and say, "Oh, I forgot to tell you I'm here to pick up so and so for an appointment." Um, I just call the classroom and say, "Sends the slow down." So, yeah, it's pretty easy to get messages to the students. We

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use note the note system, too. >> Yep. >> Well, and can we send emails to students f or computers or No, we don't do that. >> Am I going to hear it? >> Like an email? >> No. >> Like an office?

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Yes, we get a lot of emails at the office. >> But I mean, can you send an email? Like if I call and say, "I need to pick up Bennett at 1:00 and just can you send him that note?" Can you send it to them on their email or No, >> I we could, but honestly, just the efficiency of that that would require

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the students then to log into their email that are not always in there. Even in high school, they struggle with with answering emails and opening them. I usually have to tell them on the intercom, I send you an email, everybody open. Okay. >> Just a question. Yes. It's really easy for Jeffrey secretary does a great job

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of just managing all those things and the phone messages and getting notes right away to kids. So >> I think that system works pretty well right now. >> Okay. >> Just thought >> No, you good. Great question. >> Any other reports?

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All right, moving on to administrators reports. >> All right. Um, I'll start off with just a quick update. Um, when I when I wrote this, I didn't have legislative updates. The session is officially finished. Um, a couple of big things. Given that

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education was not obviously a top priority this year, there was, um, this was a bonding year. Next year is back to a budget year again for the state. But there were a couple of items that came through. Um, one, there was a big push with compensatory. Um, we remained

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relatively silent about it because Pipstone was not facing some of the challenges that some of our peer districts were with the loss of compensatory funding. And in fact, we were seeing an increase in compensatory funding. And that found its way through

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the legislation. So, we're still sitting pretty positively with the compensatory funding. There was also um some monies that were earmarked for school districts on um reporting systems related to

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threats in the schools, threat assessments and those types of things. Um it's going to be a grant program. So I'm not certain yet if that's going to be a competitive grant system or what the case might be. Um, we have had some conversations already that have been

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going on with our local law enforcement about radios and communication devices and those types of things. So, I'm hoping there's a little breadth in that legislation that will allow us to continue down that path. Um, and then the big one, and I've shared this at

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previous board meetings, there will be um, contingent upon obviously what comes out of the Secretary of State, but everybody's expecting the stamp of approval, a question on the ballot this November for

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a constitutional amendment. And it's going to be very important that that the messaging is out that this does not result in any tax increase to anybody. It's just the means and methods of distribution of funds from the permanent

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school fund trust that exists. And right now, some of the numbers that I've heard indicate around a$25 to $28 per pupil um impact positively to local school districts and in funding. And while that's not a lot, every little bit helps

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us out. So, um especially as we're looking and leaning into lean budget years going forward from the state. So, that's that's going to be a really important one. So, um uh schoolboard association is currently working on uh some information packets that board

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members will receive that can then in turn be shared equally with local communities. So, there'll be a lot of messaging about that and and um obviously uh Kyle can attest this. I've already reached out to him and I'll be reaching out to him some more to share more information about this because it's

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a it's a big deal since it's a constitutional amendment and it's obviously a big election year. And then there's some changes going on within the read act that um we still will see how that kind of shapes itself out and I know Lisa's been actively involved with

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that and she can share a little bit more about some things happening there. Um I shared in here about some title one funding and this is no result of anything of what's happened um within the state per se. It's the state

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reacting to what has happened federally. there was a significant decrease to the state in title one funding and then in turn that gets passed down to local school districts. So we have experienced about a 14% decline in title 1A funds

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from fiscal year 26 to fiscal year 27. So we are having to reconsider some things within our title one program and Mrs. Morvitz has worked through that process already. So, we're we're in good shape and uh it's just disappointing

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because those programs, those funds help serve some of our most academically at at risk students. So, we we again are are disappointed, but we're going to work through it the best that we can knowing that we're not alone in that journey. um ESP group has given us indication

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that they're prepared to start negotiations and we will be working with their leadership to initiate that process hopefully sooner than later. And uh couple other things, roofing update, we're on track for that to move forward.

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As Jackie indicated, we're working with the uh PMA financial on the 110,000 component that we we've approved. And then the actual roofing project work will start in earnest shortly after June

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1, if not on June 1. Blackhawk will start moving supplies up here, it sounds like next week sometime. And then we'll start removing rock and we'll have a lot of rock for sale like we did last year. So, uh, just note to self. um strategic

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plan and design work is going forward. We have a survey out in the community right now. We've been partnering with a lot of different organizations to get the word out. And uh unfortunately, Dr. Per had to leave, but a great opportunity to recognize the music program, second year in a row, for being

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the best music community in music education in the state. That's that's something that is a real testament to his commitment and hard work, and I just can't say enough about the work that Dr. Pyer does in that regard. Um, we have some work going on with the Porsche graduate in June and again Lisa might be

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able to talk a little bit more about that. Some some work that we're doing with our leadership team with our teachers and some of the competencies that we've identified and have been working on with knowledge works for that. Um, personalized learning

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institute is going to go on this June. That's a group that's where we took a group last year and I have been asked if there was any interest if a board member could attend and certainly something that we could entertain and and I think it's always a great way to uh build some

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exposure and understanding of how things work. You heard some references to the PACE event earlier. Um just a phenomenal event and I I I appreciate everybody that works so hard to make that happen. Mrs. Dortmund spent a ton of time

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working with the chamber and economic development authority. A lot of scheduling that went on and I think the the process worked really really well. Um I know we had some board members that were present at that as well. I know Katie was out there and >> forgot that was in between there. That

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was it was really good >> and great great feedback that I heard from from the fact that we had 9 through 12 that it wasn't just juniors and seniors. So, and people really commented as well about how exciting that is thinking about those mock interviews and

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kids having those experiences and how well that's going to prepare them. So, I think this is this is something that we are hoping to sustain for the for the weeks and months and well years to come I guess I should say. Teacher appreciation. Thank you board members for your contributions for that week. We

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had a a wonderful time. Um and uh and it was it was really fun. I I shared a picture of Lyra and Canali. They were super excited to have the experience to have a a barbecue. >> Oh, wow. >> And so they got a full American

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experience with the barbecue. So that was great. And and um and and I don't know that they'd ever experienced American hot dogs before. So >> what was the word? >> Well, I I didn't get a followup. So maybe you like it. I follow up and know

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how polite is. I asked her what she thought and she said m they were nice. So all in all it was a great week and a lot to celebrate. We have some phenomenal educators here and just appreciate all that they do and again thanks board members for contributing to

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that effort and exercising that as well. So, um, that's all I have right now. Again, there's a lot of things in in progress projects right now from how we implement some of the legislative things, the strategic design work that's going on. We're gathering some feedback

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from staff as we're working more on culture, just getting some some feedback from staff on culture right now. We'll share those results in June. And, uh, obviously, like I said, some negotiation work coming up. So, a lot of lot of things going on, but it's moving in the

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right direction. >> Back to that PACE event, I heard a lot of good feedback about the different like like you said, the mock interviews, the car care thing. A lot of people thought that was really cool. And I got a thank you in the mail yesterday from my son. >> Awesome.

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>> I was like yesterday like >> Yeah, that >> I mean it's good. It was good though. It had he addressed it. He you know what I mean? That's all things that >> that was that was one of the breakouts. every student had right. Thank you. >> Yep. It was good. >> They did the same thing for the reality check. >> Awesome.

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>> But I heard a lot of good like from that feedback from the community that had seen it on Facebook and stuff. So >> um I got some feedback too. They a few had said um they would like to see maybe the timing a little bit different

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February at the latest. Um and then they did request that a survey get sent out and just for for more feedback from several vendors and then um the dollars for scholars had a lot of input just saying it would be nice to have it sooner so that they

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could help some kids fill out some scholarships at that point >> and use it as a scholarship opportunity um all of those businesses so if kids had questions then they were submitted in time. >> Yeah. And then um the couple did want me

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to let you guys know that the scholarships, the applicants are down quite a bit this year. >> Really? >> They're not getting the >> the kids filling those out like they have. >> We have them in the announcements.

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>> That's unfortunate. >> Yeah. And some just don't I was going to say I have to say one thing. I've Ellen has done a good job of getting those out because it was every I would say couple weeks she'd have these are do this. I mean it was pushing them out each time. So I got a lot of emails. I did and I

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know Carmen got them too. So I mean >> Yeah. And I think that's why they were push they were pushing out. >> Yeah. And I think that's why a couple referenced having it this sooner so that they as a business could push it >> on kids and you know say let me help you fill this out.

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>> One of the other things that that Mrs. department have already talked about too is working with the county folks to set up a voter registration booth as well because we have some students that'll be >> of that age. >> But they register you um car

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the millet they register you automatically. >> Oh really? Yeah. That's what it said. It said you don't have to do anything. You are registered to vote and you can >> interesting. >> Yeah. >> I was surprised too but I don't know what it said. >> Unless I think that happened for Cass. I'll say it said you're automatic or you

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have been put into the >> Yeah. >> So again, it was it was just a great day and again thanks for everybody that made it possible. >> And I I think Erica was looking at doing a survey. So we'll follow up with her from

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>> Yes, I can I can visit with her about that. >> I think people got really excited about it and had more ideas and more thoughts and and we do appreciate all the feedback. Honestly, we want to make it better next time. No, that's good. >> Principal's board report.

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>> Okay. All right. We are in the home stretch. Our seniors have their last day tomorrow and we have our senior countdown at 3:00 promptly at 3:00 tomorrow. Um where all the students will gather in the comments and then parents are invited to that too

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if you want to come to that. Um I won't talk about the peace event because we've already covered that. So I do want to comment on so one of our portrait the portrait of a graduate attributes is being community-minded for our students and we have a couple of organizations that have really been

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working hard on that. National Honor Society has taken its students um those students to um the nursing homes to play bingo several times and student council helped with um city cleanup day uh two days in a row when it was really cold and chilly. So, I appreciate what

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they're >> Yes, I appreciate what they're trying to do. Um, we do have a change this year. Um, we are going to be hosting the Balorat on Wednesday at 7:30 at Christ the King.

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Um, because St. Le St. Leo's Catholic Church was um going to start finding us to rent the space and so we just found a different a different space. So, everyone is welcome to that as well. I have an update on our um middle school mentoring program. We I have 100% of my

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mentors are coming back next year. And I got the best email today from one of my mentors saying, "I didn't know that it was going to be like this. It's been life-changing for me. Um I'm actually planning on hiring the student when they're of age at my business and I hope

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to be his mentor next year." So, we've gotten great feedback and so that's a program that we will continue for sure and hopefully broaden and expand. Um the students that are involved seem really excit I mean >> Yes. Yes. In fact um I don't have to remind the students anymore when their

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day is I usually the mentor will come in and I'll think oh gosh I didn't remind so and so and they're already in the library waiting with their lunch. They're already excited. They >> they come to school on the days that they have a mentor meeting. And so it's pretty powerful and and to

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see some of the like relationships building or blossoming and they ask for advice and they give advice and it's been just really really cool to watch. Um we have all of our student schedules for the upcoming year are ready to go. We'll have those printed and ready to go next week for all um students current

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eighth graders to juniors and we have final we're finalizing our summer school list. Unfortunately we have students that have to go through credit recovery but that is a great option. And um and then I just included a couple of pictures of our senior breakfast. Um Taher and Kim in charge of Taher just

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did an amazing job with the senior breakfast. And then actually she also orchestrated um a giant I don't know if you're Carmen maybe mentioned this. The entire front office table was covered in snacks and treats and drinks and all of the things

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for all for just seniors. So any student that came into the office at that time it was like nope these are for the seniors. And so they love that we have just a couple of extras. Um but otherwise that's really all I have to share. We've got um all of the things going on this week um including

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graduation on Sunday which you're all invited to of course. Does anybody have any questions or anything for me? Just real quick, graduation layout's going to be slightly different. Not significantly, but slightly because we're using ramps. to get up and off the

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stage this year. Um, and that's something that we have now purchased just for perpetuity. We had a particular situation that we were navigating, but we said no, this is just going to be the commitment because again, you see the stumble on the step. So, we just want to avoid that.

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>> Keep everybody's dignity about it. But the ramps are long to meet ADA compliance. So, it is changing a little bit the format and the layout of the gym, but I think we've got it figured out and we'll be fine. >> Maybe you won't fall. Yeah, you'll be on stage and thank you

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for volunteering to do that. >> Doesn't mean we won't trip. >> Okay, thank you. Good afternoon. And so I know Dr. Wood talked about this just a little bit. We had teacher appreciation kind of that first week of May. With that on May 1st was principal

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appreciation. So I'm very thankful for Mrs. Ortman and the relationship we have. And I did not know this until this year. I think Deb is the one who sent it out. Director of curriculum teaching and learning was the same week as teacher appreciation. So, I'm incredibly thankful for our our administrative

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team. We have a great team. Our teachers are absolutely incredible. Very, very thankful for them. They show up every day and they're present and they're here and they're working their tails off for our kids, which is amazing. So, I just feel truly blessed to be working in a school district where we have such

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incredible educators. Um, with that on Wednesday, May 6th, we hosted a whole bunch of things. We had the book fair right when you walked into the elementary, which led into our art show and then into the gym where we had a math and literacy night. Incredible

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evening. The book fair because we hosted our third one. It was a buy one go free event. The book fair generated $7,000 worth of books that they purchased. That does not include the books that we gave out for free. So, that is incredible. $7,000. very incredible.

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>> That's a lot of books. >> Yeah, that's a lot of books in just a short amount of time, too. Um, the art show was outstanding. That was a display of the desert, which was really cool. And then math and literacy night. One thing that we did differently this year is we gave out swag bags for our

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students and we distributed 212 swag bags. And that is not every student. There were some students that came at the beginning and they didn't they didn't take one cuz they didn't stay for any of that stuff. So, we had a lot of kids come through there that evening. It was awesome. And thank you to these

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people who did a tremendous job getting that up and going with that. Uh, Marcel brought in an author. This guy was really cool. He was awesome. His day, his name is David Lashelle. Incredible, engaging performance the entire time. 45

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minutes and the kids were in just in awe of him and we had three different age groups that were there. So, that was awesome. fifth grade concert that's coming up uh next week. I look forward to that. We have some preschool graduations. Miss Dawn is doing, she did

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two of them today. She'll do two tomorrow. And then we've got a couple with our uh four and 5-year-old preschools. Field day, we had our fifth grade. Then we have the younger grades this week on Thursday and Friday. Field trips are in full swing. We have our airway assembly

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where we've been focusing on empathy. part of portrait of a graduate. The last five weeks we've been really honing in on one of the attributes a week so that next year we're really going to put them out there for all five of the attributes. Um last day of school is on Friday, May

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29th at a 1:00 dismissal. Our attendance rate right now is 94%. Couple of things that I forgot to mention are right in here and I just remembered through student treasure. We started this last year. This is our second year. So students have published

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books. The published books just came in and so the teachers are coming to get those. So I'm really excited about that. In preschool through first grade, they do class books and then second grade through fifth grade, each student does their own published book. So be looking for that if you have any elementary

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students. So anything else for me? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. So, with the ACT, uh, we had

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50 students, 50 juniors take the ACT. Um, a score of 24 or higher is considered competitive, and we had four students that scored a 24 or higher, and we had 18 that scored a 20 or higher.

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So, they did really well on that. And then along with the ACT, our district can receive monetary reimbursement with um graduation requirements records. So I have that information submitted. And then our local literacy plan. Um

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Emily Spear is taking the lead on that. She's our district literacy lead. I have helped her as well. And um the three of us, including Mrs. Morvitz, will finish that up. And the due date for that is um June 15th. So that's coming up here

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quick. Uh Dibbles and NWA testing window is open until this coming Friday. And so in June I will um share some assessment data with those. And then with the readact, we are continuing with the letters training. We

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had five staff members that have completed volume two. So they've been through two years of the letters training. and we have four staff members that have just completed year 1. And then next year we'll start new um with

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the new staff members that we um have hired that have not been trained yet. And so um the the million-dollar question is how much longer will we have to um continue to train um new staff

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members? Um the state of Minnesota is saying once the universities start teaching the science of reading then we won't need to and no one knows when that will be. So we will continue with those trainings and then um like I shared

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before the phase 2 which is the middle school, high school, ELA, special ed um will have the training coming up this coming year and they're doing strive and so that just is a will take one year instead of two. And then Dr. Willard

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touched on the title one application window opened beginning of May. So, we'll be working on that to get that submitted prior to June 30th. >> You mentioned 50 students took ACTs. Is that normal? What What is normal

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number of students taking? >> Well, I only know normal from the last couple of years. And I I if I'm remembering correctly, I believe last year we had 45. >> Okay. >> And they're all juniors. >> Do we do a prep or training for that?

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>> Yes. Yes. Mrs. Mrs. Doulus takes care of that. She works with the English teachers um and they also do it during their prime class. So, she um takes care of getting them the information that they need for for test prep. Yes.

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The title one um a decrease of 31. I know that it's not a requirement to fill out the census reports, but do you feel like that contributed to that decrease that people aren't filling out those censuses or No. that and it's actually I found this interesting that

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it's actually from fiscal year 23 to fiscal year 24 is when the decline was but that's the information that they use for the title funding. >> So we could actually >> it's a couple of years behind. >> We could be we could have the max that

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we've ever had right now and they would still go off of two years. >> Correct. >> So he's late. >> Yes. So, what does that look like to help close that gap for those kids? Like, what does a normal title one class

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look like now? I know they're breakout sessions. How many are in now? And are we just overloading them moving forward or what? >> We used a a lot um during our win time. We had our students being pulled during that time. So, it just it varied, you

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know, four to six students at a time. So, are we just going to pull more? >> That's a great question. I haven't even worked through any of the details. We literally just found out about this, so I don't have

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>> all the answers right now. Good question. >> Yeah, that information is probably not even 10 days old. So, >> it was last Monday. >> Yeah, >> it's a week. A week ago. Anything else?

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All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Moving on to 10.1 resolution accepting donations. We have a few donations. The first one is

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from the PRG financial for $275 donation to the youth football. The other one is $100 from the Christ the King Lutheran Church donation to wellness room. Thank

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you for your donations. We have a motion accepting those donations. >> So moved. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded to accept those gracious donations. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. I. >> All oppose. Same sign. Motion passes unanimously.

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10.2 two, retired policy 560. Well, this is something we don't get to do very often, actually retire a policy. Um, usually it's adding a policy. As we talked earlier with our policy committee, this is a recommendation to retire or remove this policy 560

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restricted procedures policy. And it doesn't mean that we don't have a procedure or process in place with restrictive procedures. rather that is housed under um the TESUS plan that is part of our

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work with Southwest West Central Service Cooperative and as a member of the cooperative that's where our restrictive procedures lie and that gives the asurances right here

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because this has been fully vetted um with their legal counsel as well as the Minnesota Department of education that this as members as a member district suffices rather than us having our standalone policy 560. So um based upon

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that McKenzie's given us the recommendation to retire this policy knowing that we have this restrictive procedures per policy practice in place through the service cooperative. Any questions? We have a motion to retire policy 560.

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So moved. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded to retire policy 560. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes unanimously. 10 point three. Approve the resolution

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SB RSR 2026-17. Establishing dates for filing affidavits of candidacy for the school board. Any questions? Essentially, that gives a window,

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correct me if I'm wrong, Deb, of between July 14th to July 28th. >> At 5:00 pm on July 28th. >> To 9 of 5:00 p.m. >> Yep. >> All right. >> All the other days are regular business office hours. Yep.

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Make a motion to approve the resolution. >> So, second been moved and seconded to approve the resolution. All in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. >> All oppose, same sign. Motion passes unanimously.

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Uh 10.4 approve 26-27 resolution for membership, excuse me, the 2026 2027 resolution for membership within the Minnesota High School State League. It's probably the same as what it is every year. Is that right?

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>> It is. And what you see it, it's labeled as a sample resolution, but it is essentially the resolution that you have. And once we approve, I go in and do a docu sign and then it gets forwarded to Daphne to do a docu sign and we take care of it that way. But we

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need board approval. But yeah, everything is is standard related to our previous enrollment and membership in the high school league. >> Have a motion to approve the 2026 2027 resolution for membership of the

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Minnesota State High School League. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. All in favor signify by saying I. I. >> All the same side. Motion passes unanimously. Do I have a motion to adjourn the meeting?

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>> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. All in favor signify by saying I. I. All oppose. Same sign. Motion passes unanimously.