August 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. CONVENE: 6:00 PM
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Call to Order - School Board Roll Call
Steve Bartz, Ann Bradsher, Aaron Casper, Debjyoti "DD" Dwivedy, Abby Libsack, Kim Ross, Jody Ward-Rannow |
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2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Agenda Review and Approval (Action)
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Approval of the agenda for the Monday, August 25, 2025, meeting of the School Board of Independent School District 272, Eden Prairie Schools.
Motion _____ Seconded _____ |
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4. Approval of Previous Minutes (Action)
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Approval of the UNOFFICIAL Minutes of the School Board Regular Meeting on June 23, 2025, and the Brief Board Meeting on July 28, 2025.
Motion _____ Seconded _____ |
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4.A. June 23, 2025 Unofficial Minutes
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4.B. July 28, 2025 Unofficial Minutes
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5. Public Comment: 6:05 PM
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6. Announcements: 6:15 PM (Information)
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7. Board Education & Required Reporting: 6:20 PM
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7.A. Morris Leatherman Survey
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8. Board Work: 7:00 PM (Action)
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8.A. Decision Preparation
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8.B. Required Board Action
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8.C. Policy Monitoring (Action)
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8.C.1) EL 2.1 Emergency Superintendent Succession (Action)
To protect the Board from sudden loss of Superintendent services, the Superintendent shall not permit there to be fewer than two other staff members sufficiently familiar with Board and Superintendent issues and processes who would be able to take over with reasonable proficiency as an interim successor.
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OI Motion _____ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion _____ Seconded _____
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8.C.2) EL 2.2 Treatment of Students (Action)
The Superintendent shall not cause or allow an educational environment that is unsafe, unwelcoming, inequitable, disrespectful, unnecessarily intrusive, or that otherwise inhibits the effective learning needs of each student.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion _____ Seconded _____
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8.C.2)a. EL 2.2.1 - Allow student to be unprotected against violence or harassment.
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OI Motion _____ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion _____ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)b. EL 2.2.2 - Allow private student data to be unprotected.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion _____ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)c. EL 2.2.3 - Unfairly or inequitably identify and address student behavior violations.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)d. EL 2.2.4 - Hire paid personnel without first completing an appropriate background violations.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)e. EL 2.2.5 - Allow any volunteer unsupervised time with students without first completing an appropriate background check.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)f. EL 2.2.6 - Neglect to assure an equitable system for access to academic programming.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)g. EL 2.2.7 - Allow students to be uninformed of their protections under this policy.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)h. EL 2.2.8 - Neglect to assure that all allegations of student maltreatment are handled in a timely manner.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)i. EL 2.2.9 - Neglect to provide adequate minimum eating times and access to school meals for students.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.2)j. EL 2.2.10 - Neglect to provide adequate minimum time and access to recess for elementary students.
Description:
OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3) EL 2.7 Asset Protection (Action)
The Superintendent shall not cause or allow district assets to be unprotected, inadequately maintained, inappropriately used, or unnecessarily risked.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____
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8.C.3)a. 2.7.1 - Develop a facilities construction renovation and maintenance plan that is not part of a comprehensive rolling five-year plan.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)b. 2.7.2 - Fail to insure against theft and casualty losses at 100 percent of replacement value and against liability losses to School Board members, staff, and the district itself in an amount greater than the average for comparable districts.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)c. 2.7.3 - Subject facilities and equipment to improper wear and tear or insufficient maintenance.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)d. 2.7.4 - Allow external guests or user groups access to the facilities or assets without procedures in place to protect district concerns.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)e. 2.7.5 - Unnecessarily expose the district, its School Board, or its staff to claims of liability.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)f. 2.7.6 - Endanger the district's public image, its credibility, or its ability to accomplish ends.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion _____ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)g. 2.7.7 - Allow uninsured personnel access to material amounts of funds.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)h. 2.7.8 - Receive, process, or disburse funds under controls that are insufficient to meet the School Board-appointed auditor's standards.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)i. 2.7.9 - Compromise the independence of the School Board’s audit or other external monitoring or advice.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)j. 2.7.10 - Substantially change the principal educational purpose of a school by closing, repurposing, consolidating, combining or creating new or choice destination schools without School Board approval.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)k. 2.7.11- Allow anyone other than the School Board to name facilities, schools, classrooms, or spaces within the district.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.C.3)l. 2.7.12 - Eliminate any non-state-required programs that would adversely affect our reputation and/or diminish the value of our broad-based educational opportunities without School Board approval.
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OI Motion ______ Seconded _____
Evidence Motion ______ Seconded _____ |
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8.D. Record of Board Self-Evaluation (Action)
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8.D.1) 2024-25 Record of Board Policy Monitoring - Board-Management Delegation (BMD's) (No Updates)
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8.D.2) 2024-25 Record of Board Policy Monitoring - Governance Policies (GP's) (No Updates)
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8.D.3) 2024-25 Record of Board Policy Monitoring - Executive Limitations (EL's) (No Updates)
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8.D.4) 2024-25 Record of Board Policy Monitoring - Ends (Action)
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Motion _____ Seconded _____
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9. Superintendent Consent Agenda: 7:45 PM (Action)
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Management items the Board would not act upon in Policy Governance, but require Board approval from outside entities.
Motion _____ Seconded _____ |
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9.A. Monthly Reports
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9.A.1) Acceptance of Donations
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9.A.2) Human Resources Report
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9.A.3) Business Services Reports
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9.A.3)a. Board Business
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10. Superintendent's Incidental Information Report: 7:50 PM (Information)
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Incidental Information is considered as "nice to know" information regarding district business. Monitoring and decision-making information are handled elsewhere on the agenda. These items are not open for debate, but rather for awareness and understanding. (Supports EL 2.9 in general and 2.9.6 specifically)
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10.A. Flight Plan 2035
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11. Board Education & Required Reporting: 7:55 PM
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11.A. School Site Visits
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11.B. Remote Participation
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12. Board Action on Committee Reports & Minutes: 8:05 PM
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12.A. Board Development Committee
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12.B. Community Linkage Committee
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12.B.1) Discuss: Fall 2025 Inspiring News Topic
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12.C. Negotiations Committee
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12.D. Policy Committee
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13. Other Board Updates (AMSD, BrightWorks, ISD 287 & MSHSL): 8:25 PM (Information)
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13.A. AMSD (Association of Metropolitan Schools) - Abby Libsack
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13.B. BrightWorks (formerly ECSU) - Ann Bradsher
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13.C. ISD 287 (Intermediate School District 287) - Kim Ross
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13.D. MSHSL (Minnesota State High School League) - Ann Bradsher
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14. Board Work Plan: 8:35 PM (Action)
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14.A. Work Plan "Changes" Document (Action)
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Motion _____ Seconded _____
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14.B. 2025-26 Board Annual Work Plan (Information)
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15. Adjournment: (Action)
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Motion _____ Seconded _____ to adjourn meeting at _____ PM
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