June 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Business Meeting

Description:  Proposed agenda is tentative and subject to change until approved at the beginning of the meeting

Description:  Presentations, discussions, and items for Board action at future meetings

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Topics:

• Superintendent's Update
• Planning for Future: Next Steps

Description:  Board will vote on these items during the meeting

Description:  Items on the consent agenda are adopted as a group and the overall vote outcome is applied to each item as if they were voted upon individually. Approval of the consent agenda includes authorization for the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate the items.

Description:  List A includes all hiring actions by the district since the previous board meeting. Effective upon board approval, per dates listed.

Moved that the board accepts the personnel recommendations and authorizes the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate these agreements.

Description:  List B includes all employment separations that require board action since the previous board meeting. List B will be posted on the agenda the day prior to the meeting. Effective upon board approval, per dates listed.

Moved that the board accepts the personnel recommendations and authorizes the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate these agreements. 

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Moved that the Board:

1. Accept the filing of the Charges proposing to discharge Tenured Teacher(s) for the grounds alleged in the Charges.
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Education to serve Tenured Teacher(s) with a copy of the Charges filed with the Clerk on June 3, 2025, and give notice to the Tenured Teacher(s) of the teacher's rights to a hearing or arbitration under the Teacher Tenure Act.
3. Authorize the District's legal counsel to select a hearing officer or an arbitrator, as applicable, if the Tenured Teacher(s) requests a hearing.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with AAA Maintenance/DBA Karin's Services for district wide snow plowing, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $155,158.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Adam's Pest Control for integrated pest management, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $100,332.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Advanced Commercial Kitchens for managing general equipment contracted maintenance, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $200,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Amergis Healthcare Staffing for recruiting, screening, and hiring its personnel to provide temporary staffing services to the district, for a term 07/01/2025 to 08/01/2026, for an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Astleford International for providing 1-18' dry freight body box truck and 2 - 22' ITB reefer trucks to Minneapolis Public Schools, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $584,064.60.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Benchmark Education Company to provide Literacy Curriculum, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $380,272.67.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Bille Bus Transportation for providing bus service for Minneapolis Public Schools students 2025-2026 school year, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $21,700,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing Deputy Superintendent to execute an amendment to contract 4400002347 with College Nannies & Tutors to increase the contract amount by $21,037.50 for the term of 6/10/2025 to 7/31/2025. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $1,199,034.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Cybersoft Inc for operating software and support for CWS, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $125,105.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Curriculum Associates LLC to provide i-Ready software and curriculum to MPS sites, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $414,450.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Davis Mechanical Systems for boilers installed at Loring, Marcy, Waite Park & Las Estrellas, for a term of 06/10/2025 to 10/03/2025, for an amount not to exceed $418,770.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Discovery Education to provide Dreambox at K-5 elementary schools, for a term of 7/12/2025 to 7/11/2026, for an amount not to exceed $256,287.91.

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent and Board to execute a contract with English Learning Center for Adult Education Services, for the term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $457,463.08.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with EPS Operations LLC to provide Intervention curriculum for MPS, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $119,630.82.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Frontier Transportation for providing Type III Transportation for the 2025-20256 school year to Minneapolis Public Schools, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $2,700,268.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Ferndale Market for supplying fresh and frozen local turkey products for CWS, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $125,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to negotiate terms and execute a contract with Follett Software LLC for Destiny library software for all school sites, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $120,285.23.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with GardaWorld Security Services for Security Services-District-wide, for a term 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $146,655.07.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contact with Haas Musical Instrument Repair to provide instrument repair services for the district, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2028, for an amount not to exceed $100,000 per year.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with H&B Specialized Products for gymnasium bleacher replacement at Washburn HS, for a term of 06/10/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $352,493.90.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Insight Public Sector for Proofpoint (email security), for a term of 7/1/25 - 6/30/28, for an amount not to exceed $1,876,471.06.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Insight Public Sector for Google Workspace Renewal, for a term of 7/1/25 - 6/30/25, for an amount not to exceed $198,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Indianhead Foodservice for broadline food and supplies for CWS, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $7,500,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Indrotec for managing contract labor for CWS positions, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $300,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Insight Public Sector for Microsoft EES Licenses & Subscriptions, for a term of 7/1/25 - 6/30/26, for an amount not to exceed $781,173.77.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Lanscape Structures, Inc for equipment for the Ella Baker playground, for a term of 06/10/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $195,934.52.

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent to execute a contract with Language Line for in-person language translation services, for a term 08/04/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed 377,248.00.
 

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc for Hale playground equipment, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $128,268.96.

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent and Board to execute a contract with Learning In Style for Adult Education services, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $123,447.26.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to negotiate terms and execute a contract with Lexia Learning Systems to provide PowerUp Intervention Curriculum for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $146,500.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to negotiate terms and execute a contract with Lexia Learning Systems to provide Core5 Student Subcription Renewal for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $400,150.01.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Mackin Educational Resources to provide digital library book subscription boxes to all K-12 sites, for a term of 8/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $468,935.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Mackin Educational Resources to provide ELA anchor texts to all 6–12 sites, for a term of 8/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $372,600.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Meisa Transportation for providing type III service for district students 2025-2026 school year to Minneapolis Public Schools, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $2,878,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400002936 with Morcon Construction Co. to increase the contract amount by $36,769.50, for the term of 06/10/2025 to 12/31/2025. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $286,019.50.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Metropolitan Transportation Network for providing bus service for MPS students for 2025-2026 school year to Minneapolis Public Schools, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $21,252,391.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Open Up Resources to provide access Open Up Resources software and curriculum, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $352,200.

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent and Board to execute a contract with Propio for district-wide interpretation services, for a term of 08/04/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $128,240.00.
 

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Pan O Gold for the management of procurement and delivery of fresh bread, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $275,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Paragon Development Systems, for the HPE Renewal, for a term of 7/1/25 - 6/30/25, for an amount not to exceed $233,198.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400002273 with Pan O Gold to increase the contract amount by $30,000, for the term of 06/10/2025 to 07/31/2025. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $205,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the General Counsel to execute a contract with Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney to provide investigation and general legal services to the District, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $150,000.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to negotiate terms and execute a contract with Renaissance Learning Inc to provide Nearpod educational software to all K-12 sites, for a term of 8/1/2025 to 7/31/2026, for an amount not to exceed $215,220.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to negotiate terms and execute a contract with Renaissance Learning to provide Inspect, DnA, Fastbridge, and services to all PK-12 school sites, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $394,888.53.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to negotiate terms and execute a contract with Renaissance Learning LLC to provide eduClimber and services to all PK-12 school sites, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $159,335.94.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Rift Valley Transportation for providing bus service to Minneapolis Public Schools students 2025-2026 school year, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $2,689,541.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent and Board to execute a contract with Riverside Plaza Tenants Association for Adult Education Services, for the term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $430,379.42.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Russ Davis Wholesale for providing prime produce supplies and distribution, farm to school product management and distribution to Culinary & Wellness Services operational areas, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Savvas Learning Company to provide science curriculum, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $687,028.62.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Savvas Learning Company to provide grades 7-12 online social studies curriculum, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $189,560.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Seesaw Learning Inc. for educational software, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $148,200.

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent and Board to execute a contract with Somali Success School for Adult Education Services, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $1,109,107.74.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Sprung Services for providing licensed, high pressure boiler operator and advanced boiler license training to Plant Operations, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $206,366.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400002295 with St Paul Beverage Solutions to increase the contract amount by $65,000, for the term of 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $715,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with St Paul Beverage Solutions for managing milk and juice procurement, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $800,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent and Board to execute a contract with Summit Academic OIC for Adult Education services, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $110,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with The Math Learning Center to provide workbooks at K-5 elementary schools, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $272,004.48.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400003022 with Thelen Heating & Roofing to increase the contract amount by $18,407.00, for the term of 06/10/2025 to 12/31/2025. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $4,394,557.40.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Operations Officer to execute a contract with Toshiba America Business Solutions for MFD rental and service (copy clicks) for a term of 7/1/25 - 6/30/30, for an amount not to exceed $6,302,352.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Total Filtration Services for providing ventilation filters and materials to sites within the district, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $240,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Trio Supply for managing paper and supply procurement, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $600,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Twig Education Inc to provide 6th-8th grade science curriculum and materials, for a term of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $217,915.19.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Veritiv Operating Company for managing chemical and food packaging procurement, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $750,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Waste Management for waste removal districtwide, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $838,171.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400002772 with Wendel Architects to increase the contract amount by $7,200.00. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $310,525.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Young Dance for a K-12 dance residency program, for a term of 06/10/2025 to 12/31/2025, for an amount not to exceed $350,000.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Transit Team for providing bus service for Minneapolis Public Schools students 2025-2026 school year, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $11,443,663.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Transportation Plus (Airport Taxi) for providing homeless and highly mobile and/or special ed interdistrict transportation for 2025-2026 school year to Minneapolis Public Schools, for a term of 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $824,545.00.

Description: 
The Resolution for Membership is an annual resolution adopted by MSHSL member schools to renew their membership with the Minnesota State High School League. Each school’s governing board agrees to adopt the Constitution, Bylaws, Policies and Regulations of the League and all amendments as the minimum standards governing participation in said League-sponsored activities and athletics. 

Authorizing the respective board members and board clerk to execute the resolutions, to be signed electronically.

Attachments

• Example Resolution
• Letter from the MSHSL Executive Director

Member Schools

• Camden
• Edison
• FAIR
• Heritage
• North
• Roosevelt
• South
• Southwest
• Washburn
• Wellstone

Description:  Authorizing the Assistant to the Superintendent and Board to execute an amendment to the agreement:

1. Strike the language in Section X.A. and replace it with the following:

• "School District shall pay a flat fee of $210,000 to Achieve Twin Cities for management of school funds, department/program funds, and scholarships and awards funds in FY26."

Description:  Action or informational items from Board Directors