May 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting *Troy Berning Attending Remotely from The Casso, Tribute Portfolio Hotel, 603 West Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27603

Description:  Robotics

Description:  1. Meet and Confer is scheduled for May 14

2. Graduation will take place at 7:00 pm on May 30 at the Multi-Purpose Field. Please plan to be there by 6:30 pm.

3. The end of the legislative session is May 19. 

4.  Staff Appreciation activities will be taking place this week, May 5-9.  Included is a bagel and cream cheese for each building sponsored by the Cabinet.  We are also having a social on Wednesday, May 7, at Pebble Creek. PTSA is doing an appreciation of trail mix during the week.  Social media posts for each group during the week will take place as well.

5. Summer construction work will be mainly roofing on the High School and Primary School. This is being finalized and planned. 

Description:  I recommend approving the personnel items as presented.

Description:  Policy 706 Acceptance of Gifts permits the school board to accept donations or gifts under the terms of the policy.  I recommend accepting the gifts as described in the enclosure.  Thank you to those who have donated to our schools and students. 

Description:  The 2024-2025 General Fund Budget, approved last year, projected a $3,660,112 ending unreserved fund balance.  The revised budget has a $3,269,738 ending unreserved fund balance which is 8.44% of expenditures at June 30, 2025.  This is a difference of $390,374. Director of Finance, Kevin Januszewski and I recommend approving the revised 2024-25 budget.

Description:  Kevin Januszewski and I recommend approving the enclosed Preliminary 2025-26 General Fund, Food Service, Community Education, Building Construction and Debt Service Fund Budgets.

The budget includes a 2.74% increase in general education aid.  The budget has a projected unreserved fund balance of $3,206,302 which results in the unreserved fund balance of 8.25% of expenditures at June 30, 2026.

Description:  Minnesota Statutes 126C.17, Subd. 9b, permits a school board to renew an expiring referendum by board action if specific statutory conditions are met. The attached resolution meets these conditions and proposes renewing the voter-approved referendum, adjusted annually for inflation, for a term of 10 years beginning with taxes payable in 2026. Kevin Januszewski and I recommend approval of the resolution as presented.

Description:  The governing body of a public employer may by a majority vote in a public meeting decide to hold a closed meeting to consider strategy for labor negotiations, including negotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals, conducted pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25.