1. The 2023 MSBA Delegate Assembly meeting is scheduled for Friday, December 1, and Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis - Park Place (1500 Park Place Blvd., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55416).  

MSBA’s Legislative Policies are adopted through the Delegate Assembly — which is recognized as one of the most effective grassroots approaches of any of the interests represented at the state Capitol. School board members from throughout the state are elected for a two-year term by their peers to serve as Delegates.

Each December, Delegates discuss and vote on various legislative resolutions submitted by school boards and individual school board members. Those resolutions that receive a majority vote, as well as positions adopted during previous years, become the basis for MSBA staff lobbying efforts on behalf of all public school board members in the state.

Election information for next Delegate Assembly: New Delegate elections will be held in summer 2023 for the 2023-2024 term.

2.  Fall Staff Development-Our back to school staff development is finalized.  It includes New Staff, ALiCE Training, MTSS, PLC, Student Motivation, Special Education, and more.  

3.  MSHSL has released dues for the 23-24 school year. The dues will be as follows. 
Membership: $100 per school
Activity Registration: $75 per activity
Student Fees: $0 per student based on MSHSL enrollment
The new membership dues are the lowest membership dues for schools in 13 years. More information is attached.

4.  The September School Board Meeting is set for September 11th.  

I recommend approval of the personnel report as listed.

MDE requires annual school board action designating a district official to authorize user access to secure MDE websites.  These websites are routinely used by school staff to submit and access information.  Examples include:  Accountability Reports, Assessment Reports, Early Education Reports, and Finance Reports.  I recommend designating the superintendent as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) to authorize user access to MDE secure websites.  

Policy 511: Student Fundraising states,"The superintendent shall report to the school board, at least annually, on the nature and scope of student fundraising activities approved pursuant to this policy." The fundraisers presented here have been approved and financially accounted for.

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.

Policy 208, Development, Adoption, and Implementation of Policies Article IV, Subd. D allows for minor changes that do not affect the substance of policy or because of a legal change over which the school board has no control, may be approved at one meeting.  In addition, Article V, Subd. D states the school board shall review policies at least once every three years.

Changes to the attached policies may include formatting or legal references. 

Concerning 2023 MN Legislative Changes, we will be reviewing policies 613-806 as per the MSBA attachments, with the following exceptions:

Policy 617:  Becker does not have this policy in place, nor is it mandatory.
 

Kevin Januszewski and I recommend approving the following Health Insurance Rate Increases for the plan year October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024.

Minn. Stat. 13D.05, subd. 3(a)
A school board may close a meeting to evaluate the performance of an individual who is subject to its authority.