March 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM - South St. Paul School Board Meeting

I. ROLL CALL and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
   

II. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA/MINUTES

II.A. School Board Meeting Agenda, March 31, 2025

II.B. Work Session and Regular Meeting Minutes, February 24, 2025, and March 10, 2025, Work Session.
   

III. QUALITY-IN-ACTION and REPORTS

III.A. Quality-in-Action: SSP High School is in the second year of the Personal Learning Lab program. The program was designed to give students the opportunity to re-capture credits during the school day, which allows the student to stay on track for graduation.  We will be sharing with the board what we have learned in the last two years; the successes and our growth areas. (C. Ochocki)
  

III.B. Student School Board Representative Report: Amal and Jackson will provide an update on recent events, activities and other informational items. (A. Fickak and J. Schultz)
   

III.C. Report:  Chair Kim Humann will highlight the Stakeholder Comments to the Board submissions. (K. Humann)
   

III.D. Report:  School Board members will highlight items from the Board's Work Sessions. (Board)
   

III.E. Report:  Amy Winter, Executive Director of Educational Services, will provide highlights from around the District. (A Winter)
   
   

IV. CONSENT ITEMS

IV.A. Financial Claims:  Bills Payable

IV.B. Staffing:  Appointments, Resignations, Transfers, Retirements, Abolishments, and Leaves
  

V. POLICY REVIEW

V.A. Approval: The following policies are on their third and final review:

V.A.1. #627- Academic Honesty

V.A.2. #307 - Emergency Closing Procedures

V.A.3. #401 - Equal Employment Opportunity

V.A.4. #404 - Employment Background Check Policy

V.A.5. #536 - Student Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy

V.A.6. #101.1 - Name of the School District

V.A.7. 101 - Legal Status of the School District

V.A.8. #103 - Complaints - Students, Employees, Parents, Other Persons

V.A.9. #501 - School Weapons Policy

V.A.10. #502 - Search of Student Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions, and Student's Person

V.A.11. #505 - Distribution of Non-School Sponsored Materials on School Premises by Students and Employees

V.A.12. #512 - School-Sponsored Student Publications and Activities 

V.A.13. #526 - Hazing Prohibition

V.A.14. #528 - Student Parental, Family and Marital Status NonDiscrimination

V.A.15. #801.1 - Naming of District Facilities

V.A.16. #903 - Visitors to School District Properties and Facilities
  

VI. BUSINESS ITEMS

VI.A. Approval, for the South St. Paul School Board to approve a Special Work Session with TeamWorks on April 22, 2025. (L. Brandecker)
   

VI.B. Approval, for the South St. Paul School Board to approve a Special meeting on Monday, April 14, 2025. (L. Brandecker)

VI.C. Approval, for the South St. Paul School Board to approve the 2025-26 School Year Calendar. (A. Winter)
   

VI.D. Approval, for the South St. Paul School Board to approve the agreement with International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 70 Collective Bargaining Agreement, for the contract period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. (J. Milteer)
   

VII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

VII.A. Board Members' Reports/Committee Updates/Where Have You Seen a Passion:  Board members will report on recent educational activities/events in which they have participated as well as other informational items.
      

VIII. CLOSED SESSION

VIII.A. Closed Session per the Open Meeting Law (Minn. Stat. § 13D.03) for Office and Professional Employees negotiations. (J. Milteer/R. Chhoth)

VIII.B. Adjourn the Closed Session
   

IX. ADJOURNMENT