February 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Regular

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF THE MAIN AGENDA

RECOGNITIONS

Acknowledgment of Good Work Provided by Students

Acknowledgment of Good Work Provided by Outstanding District Employees

PUBLIC COMMENT

APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of January 20, 2026

Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Education of January 20, 2026

Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Education of February 7, 2026

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Minutes of the Committee of the Board Meeting of February 4, 2026

FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE

Board of Education Meetings (5:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted)

Committee of the Board Meetings (4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted)

SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATIONAL AGENDA ITEMS - PART 1

FIRST READING:  Benjamin E. Mays Name Change

ACTION AGENDA ITEMS

Consent Agenda

Gifts

Accepting All Donations Under $5,000 from December 1-December 31, 2025

Gift Acceptance from Ecolab to Cherokee Heights

Gift Acceptance from Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation

Request for Permission to Accept a Gift of Meal Boxes from Second Harvest Heartland

Grants

Minnesota Vikings High School Girls Flag Football Grants

Request for Permission to Submit a Grant to the Minnesota Department of Education Native Language Revitalization Grant Program

Request for Permission to Submit to the Minnesota Department of Education’s Grow Your Own Pathway for Adults Grant

Contracts

Design Services for Nokomis North Mechanical Systems Upgrades (Project # 1180-27-01)

Agreements

Agreement between Saint Paul Public Schools and Helen Keller International (HKI)

St. Cloud Professional Preparation Agreement

Parking Lot Memorandum of Understanding between Saint Paul Public Schools and Twin Cities Friends Meeting, Inc. at Hidden River

Administrative Items

Monthly Operating Authority

Human Resource Transactions

Approval of Pay Equity Implementation Report

Naming the ESTEM School Library in Honor of Mrs. Lutricia Vincent

Facilities Department FY26 Purchases over $175,000

Phase Gate Approval of the FY26 Instructional A/V Replacement Program at Mississippi Elementary and Nokomis Montessori South (Project # 0680-26-01): Gate #3 – Project Budget

Phase Gate Approval of the FY26 Multi-Site Flooring Replacement Program (Project # 0225-26-01): Gate #3 – Project Budget

Phase Gate Approval of the Hazel Park Fire Alarm, A/V and Ceilings (Project # 1130-26-01): Gate #3 – Project Budget

Phase Gate Approval of the FY27 Fire Safety Program at L’Etoile Du Nord French Immersion School and Harding High School (Project # 0652-27-01): Gate #3 – Project Budget

Phase Gate Approval of FY23 Fire Safety System Program (Project # 0652-23-01): Gate #5.2 – Project Final Fiscal Close-out

Phase Gate Approval of FY24 Paving Program at John A. Johnson and Groveland Elementary (Project # 0800-24-01): Gate #5.2 – Project Final Fiscal Close-out

Phase Gate Approval of FY25 Fire Safety Program at Hubbs Center, Belvidere Early Learning, E-STEM Middle School, Early Childhood Hub East, and Early Childhood Hub West (Project # 0652-25-01): Gate #5.2 – Project Final Fiscal Close-out

Phase Gate Approval of Maxfield Elementary Playground Replacement (Project # 4180-24-01): Gate #5.2 – Project Final Fiscal Close-out

Phase Gate Approval of Nokomis Montessori Magnet South Playground Replacement (Project # 1220-26-01): Gate #5.2 – Project Final Fiscal Close-out

Bids

Contract Award for Bus Garage Slab Replacement (Project # 9020-26-01)

Phase Gate Approval of the FY26 Roofing Replacement Program at Battle Creek Elementary and Wellstone Elementary (Project # 0175-26-01): Gate #4 - Contract Award

Change Orders

Further Items That Require Board Action

Parameters Resolution Relating to Authorizing the Issuance of Not to Exceed $17,900,000 Full-Term Certificates of Participation, Series 2026A

H.M.O.N.G. Project: A Resolution for Belonging and Academic Excellence

Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY26) Revised Budget

Policy Update

THIRD READING: Policy 701.00 - Investment and Banking

THIRD READING: Rescissions of Policy 703.00 - Annuities & Policy 705.00 - Investments

THIRD READING: Policy 706.00 - Grants and Gifts

INFORMATIONAL AGENDA ITEMS - PART 2

Board Initiated Goals Governance (B.I.G.G.) Report

Policy Update

SECOND READING:  Policy - Federal Law Enforcement Activity on District Controlled Properties

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Information Requests/Responses and Items for Future Agendas

Board of Education Reports/Communications

ADJOURNMENT