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The 2024 Payable 2025 Property Tax Hearing was conducted at 6:00 pm on December 3, 2024.  Information on the Levy and current year's budget was presented to the School Board and community members.

The recommended motion, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, the School Board of Independent School District 282 St. Anthony New Brighton, Minnesota is to authorize making the following proposed tax levies for general purposes:

General Fund $8,544,205.75
Community Services    $   150,436.65
General Debt Service   $1,720,137.56
Total Proposed Levy  $10,414,779.96

Therefore, be it resolved by the School Board of Independent School District 282 St. Anthony New Brighton, Minnesota, that the levy be levied in 2024 to be collected in 2025 is set at $10,414,779.96.  The clerk of the ISD 282 School Board is authorized to certify the proposed levy to the County Auditors of Hennepin County and Ramsey County, Minnesota.

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Each school board meeting, the superintendent will take time to reflect on the school district’s achievements, events and stories of students and staff. The idea of these notes is to keep the board both informed and inspired of all the amazing work our school community has done over the past two weeks.

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The Minnesota Department of Education requires superintendents to "make an annual report to the commissioner of education by December 1 of the total number of nonpublic children reported as residing in the district." The report must include the following information: the number of children residing in the district attending nonpublic schools or receiving instruction from persons or institutions other than a public school.  The report includes data on nonpublic students attending regular private schools and home schools, including counts of students who superintendents have determined are in situations that do not comply with Minnesota’s compulsory instruction law.

The recommendation is to approve the Compulsory Compliance Data Report for ISD282, as presented.  

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Twice a year, each program manager and building leader are required to present to the school board regarding their work, program and department goals. Reports by leaders during School Board meetings are informational with no action required by the Board. 
 

2nd Readings for Policies 606.5 Library Materials.

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With the implementation of Effective Instruction (EI) within the District, the Board has requested monthly, high-level updates from Administration, the EI Team, and SAVEA Union Representation. These updates aim to provide an overview of the current state of the implementation process, focusing on successes and opportunities within each group's area of responsibility.

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The hiring and evaluation of a superintendent is one of the school board's most important responsibilities.  The process and timeline for our annual superintendent evaluation includes a mid-year progress report and a year-end evaluation.  School Board members will receive the current evaluation tool for note-taking and will receive instruction in preparation for the December 17 Superintendent Evaluation closed session.