Okay, welcome everybody. Um, I'd like to call to order the June 16th, 2026 school board meeting for Columbia Heights Public Schools. If you're able, please rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Wonderful. Thank you. Laura, if you could call roll. >> Pohl? >> Here. >> Vadnais-Spande? >> Here. >> Medeiros? >> Here. >> Palmer? Here. Petway? >> Here. >> And Grandlund? >> Here. >> And Superintendent Sandvik? >> Here. >> Thank you. >> Wonderful. All right, Columbia Heights Public Schools. Our mission statement is creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all succeed. Our core values are community, excellence, collaboration, integrity, respect, courage, and innovation. All right. Next up, we have our agenda approval, adjustments, and announcements. Can I get a motion to accept the agenda? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Jessica. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Seconded by Michelle. Discussion. I would just like to say that for >> [clears throat] >> folks following along at home, um, the personnel report has been moved out of our consent agenda, um, as it is something that we regularly have to do and we will be discussing that, um, further into the meeting when we move forward into action items since it is an action item. Any other discussion? All right. We'll move into voting. All those in favor of accepting the agenda as presented, say I. I. Opposed? Motion carries. All right. Uh announcements, June 19th, the district is closed for Juneteenth. June 23rd, we have a 5:30 work session here in the community room. June 30th at 6:00 p.m. we have our school board meeting here again in the community room. And August 18th at 5:30, we have a work session, guess where? The community room. All right. Uh next up we have communication to the board. This is where um at this time any citizen or employee may briefly address the school board. The board will listen to the brief remarks, ask clarifying questions, and if desired, request that the administration follow up. The board will not take action at this meeting on request presented at this time, and time will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. We There is nobody here at this time. All right. Moving into the consent agenda. Our consent agenda includes policy second reading for 506 student discipline and 508 extended school year for certain students with individualized education plans. The treasury report from April 2026 and minutes from May 26, 2026. Can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Julie. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Second by Jenna. All right, any discussion? No discussion. All right, we'll move forward into voting. All those in favor of accepting the consent agenda as as presented, say I. >> I. >> [clears throat] >> Opposed? Motion carries. All right. We're just trying to speed run the typical stuff because we got a lot of stuff going on later, so. Uh next up we have the acknowledgement of contributions. We'll wait for that to load. All right. Minnesota statute 123B.02 permit school boards to quote receive for the benefit of the district bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated. On that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district and for the benefit of pupils thereof and quote. Therefore, the school board of Columbia Heights Public Schools, Independent School District number 13, resolves to accept with appreciation the $24,436 and $0.68 in monetary contributions detailed in the background. Monetary. Anonymous donated $300 to Columbia Heights Public Schools for general support. Anonymous donated $2,275 to North Park for school supplies. USTA Northern donated $3,000 community tennis grant to the activities department. Hometown Ticketing donated $5,737.46 from the Fridley Heights softball fundraiser. Hometown Ticketing donated $625.09 from the Columbia Heights High School tennis fundraiser. Rebel donated $1,389.85 to the North Park PE department. Linda Zoid Zudema, sorry, uh donated $500 to Valley View for student use. Columbia Heights Athletic Boosters donated $10,300 to the activities department to support boys and girls soccer, the synchro team, boys tennis, the football team, and homecoming fireworks. Medtronic Foundation donated $120 in Target gift cards to Valley View for school use. Artesanía donated $189.28 to North Park for North Park Art. Value in kind, Carol Benning donated two to six pack two six packs and four 12 packs of soda valued at $29.40 to the Columbia Heights High School Media Center for helping with the food shelf. The Columbia Heights Police Department donated 10 bikes valued at $1,250. The Fridley and Columbia Heights Rotary Club donated 10 bike helmets to students at Columbia Heights High School and Columbia Academy valued at $250. Lisa Vondrask donated 78 books valued at $780 to Columbia Academy, Highland, Valley View, and North Park libraries to provide literary research collection. The total fiscal year 2025 to 2026 monetary contributions to date $117,690.98. Can I get a motion to accept the acknowledgement of contributions? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Michelle. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Second by Jessica. Discussion? Go ahead. >> I'm glad to see that we wrapped up the school year strong with continuing generosity from the community, so that's wonderful to see. >> Yeah. >> Well said. >> Um anyone else? >> I think just as always, you know, um it it always floors me to read these and see how um committed our community is to supporting our schools and our students. And um I'm grateful for that every single day. All right. We will move on to discussion, reports, and information items with reports from members of the board. >> I think we have to to the >> Oh, yeah. Nope, you're right. We have to We have to vote on that now. We did the discussion now we're going to do We need a roll call vote. Thank you. >> Yes, and and and it's definitely worthy of a thank you. So, >> Yes, it is. Thank you. >> Okay. That way. >> I. >> Palmer, I. Medeiros. >> I. >> Bodnas Bondus. >> I. >> Wool. >> I. >> And Greenland. >> I. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, thank you for the reminder. >> Thank you. >> You know, I just got to screw up Robert rules like early in the >> You got to do it early in the and get it out of the way. >> Yeah, now it's over. >> Now it's over so we're good. >> [laughter] >> All right. Um, reports from members of the board. Uh, so I will actually I will start. Um, it has been a really busy last few weeks since our last meeting. Um, we I had the opportunity to um, join Superintendent Stanvik in Boston as her guest. Um, you know, representing uh, the people of the Twin Cities and more importantly, uh, the people of our school community here. Um, and it was really an honor to be able to be there during that time. And to be able to continue to talk about the the impact the continuing impact of the surge on our community with a lot of people. Um, a lot of people seem to think just because the, you know, the government says, "Oh, we've we've removed the agents." That that means everything is done, but there's still a lot of lasting um, harm that's happened just, you know, having kids home again and getting them ramped up and supporting them and helping people, you know, um, getting our kids back to a a more stable place. So, it's it's an ongoing thing. So, it was I was really grateful for the opportunity, um, to join Superintendent Stanvik and to be able to talk to uh, roomful of people who were really interested and really cared about what has happened here and what continues to happen. Um I also was able to join Mr. Herbert's civics class, which is always a joy. I didn't get bumped this year for Representative Feist. >> [laughter] >> Um which is just fine. It was a joke from last year. It was really fun to be able to go in there and answer questions for students and talk about the difference between governance and management, and also why school board matters even to them, and the importance of uh the student voice to this board, and you know, the care that we have for our students and staff and families. And it was really really interesting, and they had great questions. Um I also helped out at the senior party, which was a lot. Um It just a lot of fun, but also it was wonderful to be able to see the students celebrating um the the year with a lot of positives and having a lot of fun with their friends. Um bittersweet for me as the parent of a senior, now graduate. Um I also attended the peace breakfast. And um I attended the uh I attended graduation, which again was bittersweet. Um the ceremony was wonderful. We celebrated, you know, nearly 300 students coming you know, to the culmination of their their high school, their you know, K-12 career. Um [snorts] it was especially again like as a parent of a of a senior, it was wonderful to be able to see um these kids that some of them have been in kindergarten with my child, to see them walking across the stage. Um, that was really wonderful. Um, so inside it was wonderful. Outside, you know, there's been a lot of report you know, a lot of conversation about um, sort of interactions between police and and families and and students and people attending. Um, and you know, I've I've had some folks reach out to me about it as well. Superintendent I have have discussed it um, and we are continuing to to talk with you know, the community and anybody else involved with those things so we can make sure that our graduations are continuing to be safe and supportive to our families um, [snorts] and our students and our staff. Uh, it is the second year where we're at Aldrich and it continues to be a growing and learning curve especially um, moving to a completely different venue like that. And um, continuing to have these conversations to make sure that we are really prioritizing and continuing to prioritize the safety and well-being and I'm happy to say that um, we had there was no um, physical altercations at all. It was great uh, hearing that from other places is always a little bit challenging but I'm really proud of the way that um, that our students and staff and families were able to um, be successful in that. And continuing to have conversations so. Um, and then prior to this I had the chair meeting and multiple conversations with uh, board members and community members over the past few weeks. And Superintendent all right. I've talked enough. We can move on to you Misha. >> Yay. Um, I attended the pow wow, um which every year is really, really fun, good to see. I'm glad it was back outside so that, uh you know, there was more room to move about and kind of, you know, catch some sun rays. It was a good time. Um I also presented in Mr. Herbert's civics class for the second time. I have to say this year I was impressed. Last year there were a lot of dry faces and kind of like sleepy eyes. >> [laughter] >> When I said yes again, I was like, "What did I do this?" I grew a um um a even greater respect for our teachers last year cuz I was like, "Oh my gosh, to be in front of the class and to keep seeing these faces who are so uninterested in whatever you're talking about." Like, that takes a certain type of person and I didn't want that this year. But, to my surprise, everyone was very interested, asked a lot of questions, and I was really, really happy to give my perspective cuz I'm pretty sure that all of us who did um attend that um kind of came at it from different angles and different ways. And so, yeah, I'm I was really, really happy with what happened. And I have to brag a little because I was told that I'm the first one to get the entire class up for the picture at the end. So, I'm just saying. Um I also attended the Val View uh fun run, which is great. I did not stay until the end to see Coolman get dumped with water, um even though it'll probably be the last time we see that. Um but, it was really fun. Uh Anita got to play marimba, my daughter got to play marimba uh for the second to last time, I think it was. And um I always enjoy watching them play and it was outside this time, so it was like a little better even. Um and just watching all the students have fun and and and do their thing. Um I attended the peace breakfast as well, great event. Um it was my first one. I know that these have been going on for a while, but um it was really nice to come together and just have community and hear from some of our leaders and people in the community who've been working for for our students' safety and our safety. Um, I also attended the end-of-year celebration at um, Columbia Academy, which was fun. I I I'm usually I'm by myself now in these spaces because I have a middle schooler and she doesn't need me anymore and so I'm just like, I'm just here. >> [laughter] >> So, it was fun. Um, but it's nice getting her to see, getting to see her with her friends and she that was the last marimba um, performance of the year. So, that was really good time. They got to play while people came in and got their walking tacos and so it was a vibe in the cafeteria um, and a lot of fun seeing people kind of dance to the beat while they were eating. Um, I also attended graduation. Always a great event. Um, I there I mean, I'm sure everyone's going to say the same thing about the event, so I won't harp on it, but it was awesome to see everyone. Um, and yeah, I attended the chair meeting right before this one and I may have missed something, but there you go. Thanks. >> Thank you. Laura. >> Um, well, my my report isn't quite as extensive. I had some uh, real life stuff that kind of got in the way of a lot of a lot of the fun end-of-the-year stuff and um, now that that stuff is out of the way, um, I look forward to more things coming up this next year, but um, anyway, um, I did attend the uh, 916 uh, board meeting. Um, we finalized um, you know, some of the contract stuff and that's all done. Um, not other than that, there's really not a whole lot to report there. Um, but the graduation's always the best time of the the best time of the year. It's like the perk of being a school board member is being able to greet all those congratulate all those graduates. So, and it was it was really a wonderful event. I'm I'm starting to warm up to Aldrich suit I still miss I still miss hometown, but I do like that additional space and being able to have more more family there and I think that as far as probably spectators are concerned it's it's got to be a lot better than you know facing into the sun, you know, with the students back facing them. So I think I think it's really good and congratulations to everybody who put that great event together. Is that for me? >> Wonderful. Thank you, Laura. Jessica. >> Thank you. I also participated in a whole flurry of end-of-year activities. So I had put some notes in my phone to help me remember. I helped well, I attended and I also helped host the end-of-year celebration at Highland Elementary School and it was the debut of the remodeled booster wagon. So that was kind of fun to be the guinea pig and try that out a little bit. We also had the fifth grade party over at Highland to celebrate the transition of our fifth graders over to Columbia Academy. I was able to attend the Columbia Academy celebration, which was also recognizing the end of the year for everybody, but also particularly the eighth grade students as they transition over to the high school. And there were lots of staff in attendance for that event talking to families and celebrating with students and so that was really great to see. I also attended one of the track and field days for the district. I always try to attend one of those if I can because it's so fun to see especially for the fourth and fifth grade all of the schools together in one place like all of the fourth graders from all three elementary schools together participating in different individual and team events. And it was really fun this year, but I also was able to overhear an interaction between two students that warmed my heart. I had to tell Superintendent Senvic about it. And I swear that this is true. This is like one of those like things that didn't happen for 500, but it really, really, really did happen. Um, they uh had uh the the relay race and all of the schools were competing in relay races and the team that had just lost the relay race came off the field and I overheard two students talking and one said to the other one, "It's okay because our teacher said we're all winners in her eyes." The response from the other student was, "Yeah, and we're all winners because we're all Highlanders." I swear >> [laughter] >> that is an interaction that I actually overheard at Field Day. And so that is something to put in your pocket for darker days. >> [laughter] >> Yes. Um, and just a reminder of um how close-knit our community is and um across all of our buildings. So that was pretty amazing to be in the right place at the right time to overhear that. Um, I was also able to attend the powwow out on the football field, which was great. We had a really good turnout and really perfect weather. Um, so that was great to be able to attend that. Um, I watched uh from my living room as uh Zena and accepted the JFK Profile in Courage Award and um I was just welling up with pride and maybe a few tears um for uh everything that um you have done, our community has done, and the people of the Twin Cities have done to protect their neighbors. So that was um I was glad that I was able to um watch along with many others as as that award was accepted. Um, and then I was also able to stop by the town hall that the district hosted in collaboration with the Columbia Heights Police Department at Columbia Academy. Um, and I was uh really um interested to hear what are the like some of the outstanding questions and concerns of our community members. Um, in particular questions um that remain in among some of our community about what is the role of the police um in immigration enforcement in our community and so um I was glad that I could be there to get a better understanding of some of those questions. Um, and I think that that was a a really um helpful event. So, I hope that we have opportunities to have town halls like that again in the future. Um, I was able to attend the peace breakfast as well and it was great to see that event grow over time um and just have really packed tables um and uh really wonderful speakers talking about again how our community um has come together, continues to come together um to to build a really strong city. So, that was awesome. I want to add my own congratulations to all of the 2026 graduates. Um, I was so happy to be at the ceremony to celebrate all of the accomplishments of our grads. A special congratulations to Chair Grandlund and to Director Palmer for the graduation of their own seniors. That was really amazing to see uh you be able to participate in that with with your own students on the stage. Um, it was really awesome inside the venue to see graduates and staff have the opportunity to be recognized for all their hard work and achievements and contributions to the um Columbia Heights community. I was really really honored to be there. Um, after the ceremony I did find myself surprised and concerned with the scope and breadth of security protocols in and around the venue by the Ramsey County Sheriff's office. Um, I think we all recognize that there are uh very real safety concerns around holding large graduation ceremonies, um, but the volume of officers and the presence of canines and drones was a shock to me and I think to many others and it caused in my view unnecessary alarm within a community that has been through authoritarian surveillance and violence this year. Um, I did reach out and follow up with Superintendent Stanvik on this and what can be done to assure that graduates and our families have access to a safe, secure, predictable, and celebratory environment at future ceremonies and I want to thank you and um your leadership across the district for their diligence in continuing to have those discussions, um, both internally and with um, partners across the community. Lastly, um, I have had several conversations with community members and families about the financial pressures facing the school district. I think um, the the sort of impact of us doing a lot of outreach this year around legislative action has been that, um, community members are really kind of tuned in and engaged and so a lot of folks do have questions about where things stand and so I did have some conversations with folks about um, those pressures and then also how the partial hold harmless for compensatory aid passed at the end of session and how that impacts our budget both next year and into the future. Um, thank you. >> Thank you so much. Jenna. >> Uh, yeah, so it's been a busy end of year for uh, me as well. I was happy to attend the track and field day at Highland, which again had great spirit and you could see how close-knit um the kids were and they were all in good spirits. And I also attended and helped out with Jessica at the end of year bash for Highland, which had the boosters selling hot dogs successfully and a bouncy house and they uh had a carnival games and the new PTO board members all worked together with the outgoing PTO board members. It was a very successful and well-attended event. >> [cough and clears throat] >> And then a few more impactful events, I attended peace breakfast where we uh acknowledged and celebrated community members who stood up during Metro surge including Superintendent Stenbeck. So I was very honored to be at that event. And I was also honored to be at graduation and hear a great keynote speech and shake the hands of all of the graduating seniors and congratulate them. And I agree with Laura that that was truly a an honor and a perk and um very great event. Thank you. >> Wonderful. Thank you. Julie. >> Um yes, I also attended the graduation which I thought was fantastic. I loved our banners, by the way. I'm glad we can use them over and over. They're wonderful. Um I think what I loved the most was we had restricted the whole place with for from the air horns. And so and a couple got through. >> Yes. >> But actually the screaming for every child that graduated was absolutely louder than an air horn and I thought it was great. >> [laughter] >> You know, they only do it once, right? And so um high school is a big event and that was a lot of fun. Um I also had several community members mention how they were concerned about the finances of the district. Um and so what I did was I I attended the Fridley school uh Fridley City Council City Council meeting on Monday the 8th. And um I kind of gave them an overall update from from our district. And I I just started I started with the surge and kind of how our teams it you know had to expand school for online learning. I said we lost about 38% or 40% of our kids during that time because of the fear. And so I said we rallied our our administration rallied and got an online school up and and moving and you know that was awesome. And so that was the first thing I tackled was that cuz I only get like 5 minutes. So I'm like trying to get through everything. Um I talked about our special election and that we we elected a new board member. Um Jenna Fodness Bondus. I said it right. >> [laughter] >> And um mentioned how long you'll be be on the board representing. And then I talked about our graduating students and how they received about $300,000 of scholarships from our community including South Fridley. So you know being a part of Fridley um and you know just letting them know we're so grateful for them to support our students you know whether it's the Lions Club or Kiwanis or or whoever was a part of that. We just really appreciate their support. And um just you know remembering us over here in Columbia Heights cuz I know there's a Fridley school district as well. So many kids may go there but it was nice that they're supporting us. And then I gave the financial update. Um and I mentioned, you know, mainly because there's so many people that came up to us, "What's going on?" And I was just really excited to tell them because um I talked about, you know, how we had set a higher fund balance policy. We did not go below it when we negotiated our contracts. We We have been saving to ensure that we have some assigned funds for some some of those needs that we know we're going to have continuing with English learning and so on. I said we also have been saving cuz we knew we have this ebb and flow of number of students that come and go. And um we were had a high number of students in the last couple of years and now it's kind of dipping. So we need to probably dip into that fund balance. So we're being very cautious. Um I explained kind of where when I started on the board it was like a 4.4% now we're at 13 14 percent. So just really excited to share that that we had grown a fund balance because now the legislature has changed. Um and has decided to take away $3 million of our funding. And so I mentioned that and I said, "Well, you know, we've got we've got real needs and especially since about 75 76% of our kids are in that needy bracket bracket." And actually um they actually are are part of that that aid um compensatory aid comp computation. They should be anyway. But this year they weren't. You know, so we really struggled with um getting that hit. But thank God we we did decide that we were we were going to take the hit. And hopefully next year we can lobby again to Congress or I keep calling it felt legislature and and hopefully with the committee that you're on that we'll be able to explain our need and hopefully read get redistributing redistribute that money back to us. So I did mention that and I also mentioned our bond rating. Um there you know we have an A1 bond rating and that is AA1 AA1 which is the best you can have and so I mentioned that and eyebrows went up on the city council because they haven't experienced that over in their district. So it was exciting to give them that the city council was very thankful that I gave them that update. I felt wonderful about it. I gave kudos to Brian and his team. You know, they've been diligent about watching those numbers and um you know, doing the right thing being good stewards of our tax dollars. So I just wanted everyone to know that. >> Wonderful. Thank you, Julie. >> Thank you. >> All right, on to the superintendent's report. >> Thank you. Um it's been mentioned that there were a lot of end of the school year events. So on the last day of school I was able to make it to three schools and I just want to say that the staff made that send-off for students really special. I know member of Bondis was at Highland seeing the the line of bubbles and waving and pom poms and noise makers and wishing kids well. So they they really do it across the district. They really do it well. I want to say that I appreciate all of the board members comments about graduation. It is that fine balance between safety and security and also providing a fun and welcoming event. Um right after that I attended the MASA board meeting that was in Central Minnesota as the region 9 representative. So among other topics I wanted to share that we discussed at length the question that will be on the ballot across the state of Minnesota regarding a constitutional amendment to increase the permanent school funding. Um this isn't a topic that all voters are are well versed in. An SBA and other organizations other educational organizations are compiling information for districts to use in order to educate the community on this topic. And some of the board members will recall at the day at the capital back in March that we did have a presentation about it. Um so please know that more information will come. Um I also want to note that the district will be providing factual information. We're not allowed to campaign for or against. So we will not be doing that. Of course people in their personal lives can do that. Um but not using district finances or district emails or anything like that. Just to note. Um so more to come on that. It's a really big deal in the state of Minnesota and one that would not increase taxes for homeowners or for so Looking ahead to the fall the admin team is beginning to compile some of the data for the Vision 2030 strategic planning reporting. And lastly the auditors are now on campus this week beginning their preliminary audit work for the fiscal year 2026 which we're not even finished with yet. >> [laughter] >> Thanks. >> All right. Thank you so much. >> Can I Can I add something? >> Yep, go ahead Laura. >> Oh it was just you you brought up the bubbles the bubbles over at Highland up it popped up in my feed the one that just graduated. I actually recorded the bubble brigade at the end of the year. So that popped up on my feeds when you brought that up I was like, "I'm still doing it. Yes." >> [laughter] >> That's awesome. >> Just Just a little fun thing. So, thank you for that. >> All right. Next up, we have our legislative update. If Senator Kunesh and Representative Feist would kindly join us at the table. >> [snorts] >> Um sadly, Representative Keggles has to send her regrets, so she was not able to be here tonight. And there's some um There's a card and some sweet treats there uh as a token of our gratitude for all of your support. Um we so much appreciate it. So, welcome. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, you know, I was going to scoot over to you. >> Hi, Nicole. >> Yeah, I had to scoot this. >> So, >> Go ahead. >> Before we go in, you should call on us first. We won't be too polite >> Yeah. >> Senator Kunesh, would you like to start? >> Okay, I will begin. Um Good evening, everybody, and to the community at large. It's lovely to be here. I'm State Senator Mary Kunesh. I represent this district as well as uh St. Anthony Village, New Brighton, Columbia Heights, Hilltop, Spring Lake Park, and Fridley. Um and we just finished our uh session it just a month ago, though it feels like much longer ago. Um >> [clears throat] >> and it was again another unique um session with just a one-person majority in the Senate and tied in the House, which kind of made some things very very difficult, but I'm I'm actually uh proud and a little surprised by some of the things that we were able to do uh for the state of Minnesota. I have a packet here of everything that we did. Um and I just would like to go over some of the accomplishments uh for K-12 education in the state, and there's a couple things that we didn't get passed and then just some kind of updating activity that got taken care of during this session. So the supplemental Omnibus bill for E-12 education provides $10 million for compensatory revenue and I think you were mentioning that we were taking $3 million away from from Columbia Heights, but the problem with uh that we've had over the last couple of years is that there were a lot of money coming in from COVID. And a lot of that money went to special ed into EL programs and now that money is not there anymore. There was also the issue of dropping enrollment. We know that across the state student enrollment is families are having smaller families and and that enrollment is dropping. And so the per pupil amount that goes to each school is also dropping. And so what we tried to do for a number of years was to kind of stave off that cliff that school districts would be dropping into. And and just so that everybody knows I am the chair of education finance in the Minnesota Senate. So this is kind of been my world for the last four years. And you know, it's just unsustainable to continue to hold and and put out generate dollars to the districts when their enrollment doesn't match what we had been originally you know, that what we have historically been been paying out. So it's not that we're taking away $3 million. We just have to level set all the districts across the state. Fortunately, there are some that um that are going to suffer more than others and that weighs very heavy on my on my heart and my soul, but just know that we are continuing to work on on that. So, we did provide $10 million for a supplemental compensatory revenue adjustment. This will provide every school site 65.9% of the compensatory revenue that the building generated in fiscal year 26. So, that means you'll get at least that 65.9% going forward. Um and then this proposal also maintains flexibility by allowing the schools to move 40% of the compensatory revenue that they generate between school buildings through fiscal year 2028. So, there's a little there's ability to move some of those dollars to schools that perhaps need it more where they hadn't in the past. We also um passed an anonymous threat reporting system and that provides a secure hotline, cell phone app, or website to allow individuals to report public safety and security concerns. Some school districts did not have their own reporting program and so this would be a way to do that. We appropriated $1 million to DPS for that um to for additional staffing and then another $4 million appropriated to DPS to manage grants to schools to develop and purchase, implement, operate, and maintain local anonymous threat reporting systems. And so those will be those dollars will be available to public schools to charter schools, tribal contract schools, and non-public schools which were awarded amount not to exceed $10,000 per school district and 2,500 per charter school contract uh tribal contract school or non-public school. So, that was a an important one. Um the superintendent talked a little bit about the Permanent School Fund Constitutional Amendment. That was a a bill that I passed personally and is one that I have been dreaming about almost for 10 years now. For those that don't know what the Permanent School Fund is, um here in Minnesota, upon statehood, the federal uh government allocated uh lands, acres, to the schools uh to the public school system. And what they did is they gridded out the state, and this was for any state west of the um Mississippi. Um they gridded out the state and they looked at every township that would had been um um allocated, and they said on like plot six you put a school, on plot 30 school 36 you do something to generate funding for public schools. Well, you know, the times have changed. A lot of those schools don't exist anymore. You know, 1 acre is not going to do a whole lot to generate funding. But historically, um the mining that happened in northern Minnesota and the timber sales along with different um um licensing um funding went into a trust fund that created the School Trust Fund. And it has been growing slowly, slowly, slowly, but in the last 10 years it has been doing really really well to the point where I think we are at $2.3 billion, I think is in that fund. And the interesting thing is that we have not touched those dollars other than an annual allocation to our students at 2.5% of interest and dividends. Well, we went in, we we had a group last year, we studied this whole situation. We had the State Board of Investment as part of our team and I came up with a recommendation that we open up the Constitution, that we allow for interest dividends and capital gains to be generated towards the students and that we increase that from the 2.5% to 4.5%, which is going to be considerable for some districts. For some districts it'll be millions of dollars, for some not so much. But I think it it is going to really make a difference in our schools. Let me see what I had in fiscal year 25, the total distribution was $58 million across the state. So if you figure out at least 40% additional funding and that goes directly to the schools per pupil and it is there's no strings attached. So the school district can decide how to use those dollars in the best way. But the catch is this is a constitutional amendment, so it will have to go to the people. So this fall in November, when you go to your ballot, there will be a constitutional question, should we do this? Just remember that this is not going to increase taxes in any way, shape or form. It does not take a levy, it does not take a referendum. What it does take is for the voters to color in the yes box. And it has to be colored, you know, not just checked, but colored in for sure, for sure because if you if it's left blank, it counts as a no. So we're working really hard to put together a committee Well, we have a committee, but campaign, a statewide campaign to educate Minnesotans on the history of the school trust funds, how important this is to all the school districts and then the necessity to um, vote yes in November. And we will get more of that out. We we are meeting weekly, sometimes twice a week, um, trying to get this together. It's a lot to do in the next uh, 90 some days. Uh, so but we'll get there. We did um, pass an anti-grooming bill that will protect um, school students from being groomed by teachers and other adults in positions of authority. Uh, this bill adds a definition of grooming to criminal statute governing solicitation of children and allows the Department of Education to investigate maltreatment and occurrences more than three years. Prior to this there was a like a three-year um, expiration date. Now they can go back further and find that information. We also um, are allowing uh, veterans of the Korean and the Vietnam War, those who served our country and never received a diploma, they may go back to their schools and request a diploma and that would be up to the school district. There are some changes that were made to the READ Act um, and that is our evidence-based literacy instruction for all E-12 students. Most of those changes were technical in nature but were necessary to ensure successful implementation of the act. Um, we uh, passed a law to require professional educators licensing or PELSB board to adopt rules to require teacher candidates in early literacy to undergo student teaching or supervised field experience aligned to evidence-based practices with the READ Act. Uh, we allowed um, flexibility and I know our school districts are always looking for flexibility. Last thing they like are our mandates but um, we were able to um, provide a number of schools districts financial flexibility, um, in how they would extend expend their capital operating revenue on utility services. That was currently that is has not been allowed in the past, but with the, um, rising cost of, um, heating and all of that, it was important. Um, more specific fund transfers were allowed for a handful of schools. And then, um, we also, um, another piece of legislation that I personally, um, passed is the, uh, legislative budget office to annually survey school districts and charter schools on what their health insurance costs are. And then, we are asking for a report, um, on that data by December 1st of each year. And that survey has to include the total number of employees or retirees that are insured or not insured by their, um, health plan. The total dollar amount of the school district and employees paid in premiums. And then, um, accounting of all the forms of compensation to broker or agents offering group health insurance. And we are hoping, um, this will help us understand where those dollars are going and provide, um, a greater trans, um, parency on how much school employees, school districts, and taxpayers are paying for health insurance. And then, these annual reports will provide greater detail on what school districts and employees are paying and the disparities between the districts based on their size, their region, and other demographic. Um, a couple things that did not pass, um, was the federal HR1 school voucher bill. We were not able, unfortunately, to pass a gun violence prevention bill. Um, uh, you know, given the the um horrific deaths of uh us and a Annunciation students, um we were hoping that we would be able to um at least do some additional dollars for mental health, uh school safety, but unfortunately, we could not get um GOP members to vote for this bill, and so it did not pass. We also did not pass a civic seal. We did not pass cursive writing uh requirement much to Senator Swadzinski. Senator Swadzinski is the chair of education finance. He was a civics teacher, or excuse me, policy. I'm finance, he's policy. Uh he was a civics teacher for 30-some years, so between the two of us, we had close to 55 years of experience. Uh he was really hoping for that civic seal. He is a huge proponent of cursive writing, and we did not pass um a cell phone ban, but it is still up to the districts to decide how they want to manage the cell phones in the school. So, that those are um some of the updates that I have for you around education. Next year, um hopefully, I will be returning to the Senate and [snorts] uh would love to continue to be um active on the as the education chair in one way or the other. It is a finance year next year, so I'm sure there will be lots more to talk about, so even though that was a lot, um there usually is a lot more. This was a light year, but um thank you thank you to this community. Thank you to the teachers, to the administration, to the parents, to the students that um stood up and protected each other and supported each other in um unimaginable ways. It makes our community stronger. It makes our community healthier. Uh it makes me so flipping proud when I can talk about these communities and how you all stood up for what was right and for children. Um, and I think I think that's all I have. Thank you. >> Awesome. Um Representative Feist. >> Thank you. That was the right order to go in cuz I've always like let's dive deep into the weeds of one little thing. [laughter] So, um so yeah, so um Sandra Feist, your representative um for this the end of this term and then I'll be returning to my private life um as an immigration attorney. Um I just felt like that needed all of me in this moment, but it has been an awesome honor and joy um to partner with Mary and to represent um this community. And so um happy to be here for one last board um meeting um to share some thoughts. So, um I'm obsessed with compensatory aid. So, warms my heart to have that conversation. Um and um yeah, this year um you know, 10 million um wasn't enough, but it was at least something. Um I would have loved to do um what one one person proposed, which was just take So, the 2027 compensatory aid total was like 96.184% of of the pre 2026. And so there was one proposal to just um basically um pro rate everybody's compensatory aid. So, then Columbia Heights would have gotten 96.184% of what they got. And but unfortunately that was like politically hard cuz that meant there winners and losers. Um but >> Big losers. >> Big losers, but also Columbia Heights would have done better. So, I was like do [laughter] it. Um but anyway, I was glad that we got um that 10 million. I I had a dream like right as everything was going down that I was like telling this one person. Did I tell you this? >> No. >> gosh. So, like one night I just dreamt that I sat down with this one member of like house staff and I was like, "You need to understand 96.184% and all the stuff." And so like the next morning I was like, "Chris, I had a dream that I told you this boring stuff. So sit down, I'm going to tell you all this." And so I told him all that and he's like, "You need to talk to this this this all these people all cuz like today it's all going down." And I was like, "Oh my god, okay." And so then I like manically texted and met with like a bunch of other people. And then not that it was like the only like there was like a lot. But um but that was like one factor was that I was dreaming about compensatory aid. >> [laughter] >> So um anyway, like I'm sad that like when I go back to my private life like my dreams won't like manifest money. But [laughter] um anyway, I'll I'll still dream. I'll manifest it towards you. >> Thank you. >> So anyway, so um so yeah, so I I was just looking at so um so uh we created a task force and Zena's on it and that is good and I'm on it. Um I was just looking at kind of what we're going to do um by the end of this year when we when we issue our report and the things that we need to be looking at. And so, you know, looking at you know, which students generate compensatory aid, um why do they generate it, how do they generate it, um looking at um the best proxies for generating that aid. Um and you know, one thing that we've been struggling with and arguing about on the task force is also looking at, you know, is this money doing what we intend for it to do, which is help struggling students. Like this is not supposed to be just part of the per pupil formula. It's supposed to be targeted, generated by and targeted towards specific students. Um and so one of the feedback that I sent in response to our latest doodle poll thing or whatever, like um where they said, you know, as we're creating our report, is that I would like to um look not just at the compensatory aid formula, but also the bigger education budget and you know what do we need the per pupil formula to be in order for the compensatory piece to be more than just $3 million that Columbia Heights needs to like function as a school district. Like how do we make sure that those compensatory dollars are really being focused in on these students who need extra special assistance. And then how do we know if it's working? And so I know that we've struggled with that question of like you know when there's so many things that factor into what a student is able to achieve, how do we know if these dollars are achieving that? But like like Julie was saying like like it's 8. It's like what $860 million that's 8.1% of our education budget is so much money and I want to be good stewards of our tax dollars. I want to know that we are investing strategically in students. And you know education is rightly am I right that it's our biggest budget? It's like second >> HHS is first. >> Oh, well it should be our biggest. I mean HHS is one too I guess. But you know it's like the most important investment that we make and I just I really hope that this task force can help us ensure that we're continuing to make that investment really strategically and effectively. So anyway, that's where that's at. So at the end of the year is when our report is due, right? >> October 1st. >> October. Oh my god, it's so soon. And I hope that what I would like to see us do is look at the bigger picture of the education budget not just keep our realm within the task force. Like if our if our ultimate takeaway is like the per pupil formula needs to be bigger so that we're not just doing like financial like magic where we're moving this money here and that money there, then I I feel like we should say that and you know and was like I'm a Democrat. I always think more money is good, but I want to make sure that money is being strategically deployed. So, um cell phones you mentioned. Just thought I you know, I I was really proud to work on the bipartisan bill that uh or like chief author of the bipartisan bill that um mandated that schools think about the impact of cell phones on student mental health, academic achievement, and behavior. Um and um the bill to do a full ban was brought to me, and I was asked to carry it, and I was like, you know, when we were doing the focus groups with parents, students, teachers, school administrators, I didn't really hear anybody wanting a ban. And so, I was like, I don't feel like I want to be like I'm going to tell you, I'm going to tell every school district in Minnesota, no no phones. I mean, as a parent, that's like my dream. Um but, it's been really nice to hear that the the work the just asking schools to kind of revisit it and think. Um I know that in my my kids are in the Mounds View School District, and it's resulted in different policies and different impacts, and that's been great to see. But, I hope that conversation will continue. Um and on that note, I um I was the chief author of the Student Data Privacy Act, which passed in 2022. And we recently got um an email from a like tech person at one of the school districts asking about kind of the scope of the Student Data Privacy Act, and it reminded me how awesome it is. And so, I just thought I'd remind you all how awesome it is. And um the thing that they were looking at is what what um access do school districts have to remotely monitor students? And um we created some limits on that to make sure that like um the famous 1960s case um Tinker v. Des Moines said, you know, kids' constitutional rights don't end at the schoolhouse gate. Um but, I just encourage you to think about the ways in which you want to monitor students and why you want to monitor them and to the extent that they look at the student data privacy act again next year thinking about ways to do that that respects students autonomy and also allows us to achieve goals around security and student well-being. So so yeah so I think that's all I'd just leave it at that. It's been an honor to partner with you all to represent you in the house to work with Mary and I will be just a member of the public cheering you on. So yeah thanks. >> Wonderful. Thank you. Um I would just like to say first off I saw a commercial about the land trust thing and then it was a constitutional amendment. I saw it a couple days ago. I've seen it a few times. It's on YouTube. So that was pretty awesome. I was like oh I know about this. It was like the meme from like once upon a time Hollywood. It was like I know that. I know this thing. So thank you. >> [clears throat] >> So good work. It's getting out there. Um and then the student data privacy, you know, to speak to that too Sandra, our community here has been really on the forefront of talking about everybody's privacy and the fact that you know we were able to people came together to encourage the city council to cancel their contract with Flock to prevent the license plate readers which was something I had actually even heard about from staff had reached out to me here because we had one right outside and just all of the concerns with that because they didn't even have two-factor authentication on Flock until like last week or just a few weeks ago. Um so the idea of who's who is in charge of our data and also what are they doing with it? I think you also bringing that up in terms of how are we protecting the students that we have. Um and the fact that there was just a rather large data breach um relatively recently just in the last few weeks and being able to say, "No, we were not part of that. We do not belong to that system." So, just again, thank you so much for your leadership on that because it is something that um is incredibly important to our community especially right now. So, thank you. And thank you so much for for uh all of your leadership. I remember not really even knowing very much about compensatory aid and you right from the get-go that has always been one of your passions and um you know, it's it's so appreciated. So, thank you so much and we will miss you and also appreciate your advocacy and going back especially in this moment. So, and Mary, again, your advocacy and your support and you were out there with us um helping kids cross the street and make sure that everybody could get to school safely and when it was absolutely freezing cold outside and you were out there with us. Um those things don't go unnoticed. So, we know that you have always fought for us whether it was at the table at the legislature or even literally on the sidewalks helping us. So, thank you very much for all of that you have done and accomplished for us over the past few years as well. With that, anybody else? Julie, go ahead. >> I have a couple questions for Senator Kunesh. Um you mentioned of course the land trust and that um you're thinking that we want to get capital gains actually transferred out to the schools as well. So, a percentage of capital gains? >> Yeah. >> Is that right? Um capital gains are generally generated by the sale of investments or >> Nope. >> the growth of investments. Okay, so investments grow and decline in value. So, we distribute a percentage out, right? And suddenly that investment drops. Cuz if if it grows, you you might have a capital gain, but you might have an operating loss or a an unrealized loss. >> Mhm. >> How does that get come back then? >> That is such an excellent question. I'm glad you asked that. Um when we when the committee went through and came up with the recommendation of 4.5, that's that's where they were comfortable increasing it to. We have over They have noticed over the last um I think 10 years it's averaged out to over 8% uh increase. And so that 4.5, they felt comfortable using that. But um the legislation also um recognizes that that's a poss- real possibility. So, should there be a decline in that in those capital gains or any of that, we can without having to do a constitutional amendment now, we can pull back on those dollar on on those percentage. So, we can adjust that um as as the uh increases or decreases in the the interest um interest, capital gains, and uh dividends. Should that was change, we can adjust it and um uh we are very conscious of that. We want to make sure that we are um taking care of these dollars in the best way because these dollars are also for our future students. And so, that is our our way of protecting it. >> Yeah, I I think about that and I go we hit if you recall 2008-2009 when we had a huge crash. >> Yep. >> And all even property values dropped. >> Right. >> And so if this land trust has assets that are land and I'm sure you we must be going out and valuing that land every you know, 5, 10 years or whatever that is. And we have a capital gain and then suddenly we have a a crash. My concern is that we would have to give back money or all of our money gets, you know, what we depend on here at the school district >> Yep. >> is no longer coming in. So, will um will that be unrestricted money? >> That is unrestricted money and we have set it up so that we every 3 years we do a lookback. And every 3 years we can make that adjustment unless there is some kind of an emergency. So, the fund is not um based on the value of land. It's what that land is generating. So, like the mining back in the day, of course, we don't have mining like we used to. So, we're not getting those kind of dollars. Um timber uh sales uh was the other the second biggest generator. We don't you know, we don't harvest timber like we used to. So, we're not getting those dollars, but there are some land rentals. Um there are different licensures for like ATV, snowmobiles, fishing, hunting. Those things go into that. Um every now and then we've been very careful not to sell off that land, but there's a lot of land up in the Boundary Water that is school trust lands. There's a lot of land on um our Indian reservations. Um and those are four tribal schools have not been receiving any of the school trust dollars even though those lands you know, are theirs. Um and so uh right now there might not be a lot of you know, generating from those sales or from those licenses, but most of that is coming from the investment of the corpus. >> Yeah. My other question is the report on the health insurance. >> Yeah. >> So, health insurance here is a great negotiating tool with our teacher union. >> Mhm. >> And um I'm concerned that we might be, you know, reporting this information and then the legislature is doing some sort of um modeling or averaging across other school districts and and it we might lose our negotiating power because not not everybody needs the dollar. They might need health insurance or something like that. So, just kind of curious as how that's going to be used again. >> Sure. To explain. So, this report is to help us at the legislature understand better how the tax dollars that we allocate to the districts are being used to provide health insurance to all the students. I mean, all the um uh employees. You know, teachers, hourly workers, admit all of those sort of thing. There is um we would like to take that um that report and also possibly, as you mentioned, model a statewide health insurance plan for school workers. So, that that's another thing. It It's called EGEP and we that is something that we are um that there are um there some folks are very, very interested in doing a statewide so that there aren't districts that are like paying through the nose or have all these middlemen that are taking a lot of the dollars that should, you know, not be being taken. And so, it's a way of basically equalizing and hopefully reducing the cost to school districts and to the employees for their health insurance. >> Get a a emails about the EGP. >> Yep. Yep. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Wonderful. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? >> No, I I I I was just going to mention I you mentioned that we're looking doing a look back for 3 years. So, it shouldn't be like this with the Tram Land Trust, you know, because I paid very close attention to like the three seminars I went to because it's very complicated. So, yes, thank you for doing the work on that and um being able to end I from what I understand even in the past, um even though we were getting that that money from the land trust, that it was just being taken off of the money that the state was giving us anyway. So, we weren't actually getting it. It was just offsetting it. So, you know, so um so I'm very very grateful um for past legislatures as well for being able to at least, you know, um in the spirit of what it was supposed to be for actually, like finally fulfilling their promise with that. So, you were you were right. >> Um when uh Governor Pawlenty was the governor, um those dollars that were allocated from the fund were deducted from the amount that would then go to the districts. Um and then uh once um there was a different party in in control, we uh removed that stipulation and made sure that that um went forward the way it was supposed to go. >> Yep. Yeah. Thank you. >> Thank you for that. >> Yep. >> Any other questions or comments? All right. Well, thank you both so much for your time. >> You bet. >> And uh again for your advocacy, we appreciate you. Um you are welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting if you would like. Um but we will not hold it against you if you if you take off. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you all. >> Thank you all very, very much for all the work that you do in your volunteerism to make sure that our students are receiving the resources they need. >> Thank you. >> Have a good day. >> cookies what I think they are? >> They are. >> They are cookies. >> Are they? They're Suzy Bake Shop cookies. >> Huh? >> They say >> Oh, oh, should we take some pictures actually before you go? >> [laughter] >> Consider it a bribe. >> If you all would like to with the rest of the >> Would you like to join us? >> I'm not in picture clothes. I went super casual. I had to come straight from work and I didn't think I was >> How about under our mission? >> Those were to go, Kristen. >> Um, let's see. Maybe we have legislators in the center. >> Am I in the center? I'm so sorry. >> Stick her in the middle. That's great. And then if we can kind of chunk together together. Okay, that looks lovely. Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Thank you all. Thank you all so much. We very much appreciate you. Okay. All right. Next up we have the READ Act memorandum uh with Director Tuckeral and joined by >> Coordinator Gardner. >> Thank you, Coordinator Gardner. I was like, I don't know what Thank you both so much for being here. >> Thank you. Good evening, Chair Grandlin, members of the board, Superintendent Stenvik. I'm here tonight to share about the updated READ Act MOU for the 2026-2027 school year. This is similar to the previous READ Act which we had this school year for the 2025-2026 school year. The only change is that the new program or the new professional development for secondary teachers is OLA secondary. So, otherwise, everything else is the same in the READ Act. We consulted with both the department chairs at the high school and at the middle school who worked with their teams to ask if there was any change that they wanted, and no change was recommended, and then we shared it with Local 710 who also approved it. So, it will be returning in the consent agenda on June 30th. >> All right. Thank you so much. Um board members and maybe folks at home who get this, it looks like there is a um a resolution in our board book. It is not. I'm not reading it. I don't need to read it, thankfully. Um so, thank you so much for that update. Are there any questions from the board? >> Can Can I ask a just to clarify >> ahead, Superintendent >> just to clarify, um the MOU allows flexibility for teachers to select if they would like to And I know that this was a request from many of the teachers that they wanted the opportunity to complete the training over the summer months and not during the school year. And that's we've worked with the union over the years over the RED Act years to determine that type of flexibility. Is that correct? >> Yes, that is correct. Last school year, the teachers had requested, the ones that were in phase one cohort two of RED Act professional development, they requested to be able to do it during the summer or during breaks or other times during the year. So, the MOU provides that flexibility where they will be compensated for the time they take to complete the course. And so, this cohort, which is our phase two cohort, also suggested they wanted the same thing. So, it it's supposed to be opening up today. We're working with Cord to make sure all the details are figured out, but by the end of this week everything should be up and going that the teachers can start it. >> Wonderful. Julie, go ahead. >> So, you said that they get compensated for taking the taking the course. I'm assuming that's restricted certain number of hours, right? I mean, can't just take forever to take it. >> Thank you for that. Um a few years ago when we first started RED Act training, we received funding to support RED Act professional development. Within the district, districts worked with the school board as well as with the local 710 to determine what that looks like and we were provided with guidelines to support that that came from the companies about how long it takes. So, they gave us a maximum number of hours, so that's the number of hours that are within that. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, question. >> Any other questions? All right. If there's no other questions, again, this is will be in the consent agenda at our next meeting on the 30th of June. >> Thank you. >> Thank you so much. But wait, there's more. Next up, we have a curriculum update with Director Tuckeral and Coordinator Gardner. >> Hey. I'm going to get the zoom going here. >> Okay. Good evening Chair Grandland, members of the board, Superintendent Stenwick. We are here this evening with a health curriculum update. Our mission in Columbia Heights Public Schools creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all succeed. And our information tonight aligns with all of the core values which are also in alignment with the CHPS Board of Education Equity Statement. And with Vision 2030, specifically around academic instruction and staff providing culturally responsive instruction that meets the unique needs of each student using approved curriculum. Just checking that we can see actually what what is on the screen. So our curriculum development process always starts with talking to teachers. So finding out what their current needs are with their curriculum, what gaps they might be experiencing with their current curriculum, what they like about their current curriculum. From there moving to leadership teams, principals, and the teaching and learning team, administrative team, our CAC leadership team, Superintendent Stenwick, and then finally to the school board. We have a curriculum review cycle that is updated every 10 years. As we know, legislative updates, standards updates, requirements often change what that curriculum review cycle is. So our health curriculum has not been reviewed in quite a while. Our health teachers were currently using the 2009 copyright of our current curriculum resource. So we were we were due for for an update of our health curriculum. But this is our intended curriculum review cycle that as we know changes. So our review process began last fall. Um, we met several times with our Columbia Academy and Columbia Heights High School health teachers uh to review their curriculum, um, currently what the gaps were, um, what their needs were. We also met with a representative of Anoka County Public Health about curriculum development that we'll also be sharing about. Um, throughout the winter we gathered input from the Columbia Academy and Columbia Heights High School health teachers. Um, there were several three different curricular options that we looked at, so they had a chance to look through all of those and provided um, their input on what our selection criteria should be. Um, we met with representatives from those programs and reviewed materials. Um, and as I mentioned, the teachers had the opportunity to review materials as well and provide additional input. And then in May we brought that information to CACKER, to our Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness Team, um, where they had an opportunity to review the curriculum, provide input, and make a recommendation to bring it forward to all tonight. So, the curriculum that we are recommending is Health Smart. Um, the feedback that we got from the teachers throughout that review process is that the curriculum um is correlated to national standards and there are supplemental Minnesota-specific lessons in development. So, Minnesota currently does not have their own health standards. It's been um local decision and most districts have followed the national health standards. Um, there are Minnesota standards that are in rule making currently. The anchor standards are the same as the national health standards. Um, so Health Smart, if there are Minnesota-specific lessons needed to fulfill um the Minnesota benchmarks that eventually become our standards, um Health Smart will be creating those. There are, again, the anchor standards are the same as the national standards. There are some additional benchmarks, um, for example, around vaping, mental health, CPR, media literacy, um, that may need some additional lessons and Health Smart will provide those. Um, there are six subject areas that cover priority topics, the priority topics that our health teachers identified. Um, so those topics are emotional and mental health, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco, alcohol, and other drug prevention, violence and injury prevention, abstinence, puberty, and sexual health. That's the middle school. And then at the high school, abstinence, personal, and sexual health, and then HIV, STI, and pregnancy prevention. Um, the They really like that the curriculum addresses skills for health literacy, so it's not just focused on content knowledge and learning facts. There are um opportunities for students to practice skills like analyzing influences, accessing reliable resources, interpersonal communication, decision-making, goal-setting, health practices and behaviors, and advocacy. Um, this was a big one. The teachers love that the materials for students and families are available in English and Spanish. All of the materials are available in English and Spanish. Um, that the lessons can be taught in the amount of time available. So, for the high school, that's one semester, usually in 10th grade. For the middle school, it's one trimester or will be one trimester with the new schedule next year, um, for 7th graders and 8th graders. Um, and it's also a continuation of the curriculum that's used by our elementary teachers. So, our elementary schools also use Health Smart. Um, for us, this was a big benefit. So, the cost is um just the teacher edition. So, there's a print edition and a digital edition, and the digital edition then gives access to all of the um worksheets that can be either printed or posted on Schoology or the learning management system that teachers use. Um, so the print edition is $68.75 per teacher, which would be a one-time cost. And then the digital edition is $68.75 per year. Um, then I mentioned our work with Anoka County. Um, so there is also Minnesota state statute that in the next school year, um, districts must implement comprehensive education on cannabis use and substance use. Um, these topics are covered within that Health Smart curriculum, but there are also supplemental lessons that are being provided um by Anoka County Anoka County Public Health and Environmental Services. Um they have worked with the Stanford Medicine Reach Lab to adapt their curriculum. Um and they're providing all of that curricular content materials and training for teachers um free of charge to districts in Anoka County. So it's 10 supplemental um high school lessons and three supplemental middle school lessons. Um so we've met um several times with Anoka County about accessing that curriculum as well and the training that they are providing for teachers. Um so our next steps, if approved, would be to purchase curricular materials, um provide professional development um later this summer and in the fall for our health teachers, and then work with those teachers, um peer coaches, and principals to support standards alignment and implementation. Um tonight we're here as an informational item. On June 30th, we will return to seek approval of 6-12 Health Smart curriculum. >> Wonderful. Thank you. Questions? Julie. >> So we have a group that reviews curriculum that includes parents and other community members, correct? >> Mhm. >> Um did that include to ensure that we covered all cultural basis of those backgrounds of our students? Um obviously, half of our kids are approximately half Latino or Hispanic. Um we have Muslim children as well from a religious standpoint. How did they respond to this? And first of all, how many were of those cultures because we generally see very conservative values in those cultures. Um how did they accept this Health Smart curriculum? >> Good question. Unfortunately, since Metro Surge, our CACR committee has gone down quite a bit. And so we haven't had the opportunity to have as much input as we want from some of our families. Fortunately, when we have new curriculum or when we have those pieces, we present it in the fall to our families. And if they have any concerns about any parts of it, we provide an alternative, just like in any other subject. So, if they had any concerns, and we've had it in the past, and we've had conversations that it might not align with the way they would like to teach in their house, we have alternatives to support. So, we would do the same thing with this curriculum as well. We would provide a comprehensive opportunity for our families to look at it, and the syllabus will have that information as well to provide them that opportunity. >> And then to add to that, so the curriculum is aligned to national health standards, and there's actually an anchor standard around analyzing influences, um which includes prompting students to identify and evaluate how their own families' values, culture, and beliefs shape their personal health choices. So, um woven throughout lessons, there are prompts of, you know, think about your own family. Um there are um family letters, and the homework prompts discussion at home, so really tries to bring families into the health conversation. >> So, that the health um materials aren't pushing in a uh a certain type of lifestyle, or, you know, this is how it should be done. It's more preventive and health-oriented versus um something that's a little more radical, is what we would say. We want to make sure our families are safe, our children are safe, and health is important. So. >> I think one thing when Coordinator Gartner shared with me, we were digging into it, was importance in this one compared to past ones, that it gives facts, but then it talks about decision-making. At the end of the day, it's up to an individual to look at all the facts and make a decision. And so, this one really focuses in on that, which is a definitely a positive for all. >> Yes, thank you. >> Mhm. >> Thank you. >> Michelle. >> Um you provided information earlier that was over here with our agendas. Um would it be possible to get those in our packet? Um cuz they were kind of limited tonight, but I I think everybody would probably like to see those. Um the packets, these are actually I mean I just found them easy online if you just Google the Health Smart and it'll show you like the different They even have K through 5. >> We currently [laughter] have K through 5. We implement K through 5. Yeah. >> I was like, "Whoa, okay." >> So that's our current curriculum in K through 5. >> Oh, got you. Okay, yeah. But yeah, I think this is great. I mean um at some point, right, certain conversations have to be had surrounding health and all health, right? And I like that it's covering all of the bases. Um but you know, appropriately, age appropriate. So um yeah, from what I hear and see, I I really do appreciate uh the research to look into somewhere that is um healthy for our students uh to participate in and learn and grow together and with their families. >> Thank you. >> Jessica. >> Thank you for the presentation. Um when I was reviewing the presentation prior to this meeting, my main question was sort of the around the intersection between the um pending state standards and our curriculum review cycle and the timing of implementing the Health Smart curriculum. And I know you had mentioned that what when if and when the state standards are adopted that there'll be if there's Minnesota-specific pieces that will be incorporated by Health Smart into the curriculum. I'm just wondering if you can expand on that a little bit. I'm just I'm trying cuz like thinking about the curriculum options that were looked at and reviewed and knowing like the rule making's already happening. So we know what's likely to come down the pike for state standards. [music] And so just trying to understand how much of the pending state standards are we [music] expect to already be incorporated in the version we would be looking at next year. There's a question in there coming up. >> the pending Minnesota state standards are very similar to the national standards. The anchor standards are all the same. So where there is some variation is the Minnesota specific benchmarks that have some additional content that's not in the state standards. So I mentioned like mental health, vaping, CPR, um media literacy, um and we can also include that in the information we share is like what exactly is different about the proposed standards, but they're they're very very similar. >> And so the proposed standards would be implemented by the state in 2028-2029? >> I'll have to check. I think it may be 2027-2028. >> all the time. >> [laughter] >> As it's going through rule making, sometimes it stays there for a while and then they push the implementation a few years past that to give districts an opportunity for professional development. >> Okay. So the primary reason that we'd be moving towards approving new curriculum now is really just about like length of time, right? That it's a 10-year cycle, we're well beyond the 10 years. We're not wanting to wait. >> Yes. >> For the state standards to be implemented even though they're like almost the same. >> In meeting with the teachers, the the curriculum they have currently is a textbook. It's very text text-based, textbook-based. Um not always um it's not inaccurate information, but like social media looked completely different in 2009 than it does today. So it doesn't have the full scope of what they hope to teach in their health curriculum. Um and it's not also always very accessible or interesting for our students. So um I yeah, I would say say those are the big motivators is we need something more updated and the standards we don't anticipate to be very different than the national um standards that this curriculum is built around. >> I mean, just for context, our seniors that just graduated were 2 years old when this when the last time this was visited. So and I mean and even some of the language that we use STI is newer versus STD which it was and so lots of changes. I just wanted to put that in perspective cuz I've been sitting here like doing that math in my head this whole time going that is a very long time. >> I don't think any of us were even on the board here at that time either. So I wasn't here. >> You weren't on the board then? >> I wasn't here. No. >> Yeah, well. >> Sorry to hear >> time, guys. >> [laughter] >> It's very much time. >> My hair was brown then. >> Sorry, Jessica. >> Okay. I didn't have any other questions. I just wanted to make sure that you know, if this is approved that we're not going to be a place of like upheaval again in 3 years, 4 years, whatever that might look like. Um and I guess I did just have one more piece I was just hoping to confirm. So, we mentioned the um the cannabis education that's required by statute and I So, even though Minnesota doesn't have currently health standards, there are like stand-alone requirements in statute like cannabis. But I know that there is at least there there might be more. I know of at least one other, right? Around the um is it the HIV STI and pregnancy prevention piece that's in state statute? Um and so just wanted to confirm see that on the slide that that's also encompassed in the House Mark Carson. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. >> Great questions. Any other questions or comments? All right. Well, thank you so much for this and we will be voting on it at our next full meeting on the 30th of June. Thank you both so much. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next up, we have Director Hennekens coming to talk to us about the district radon testing. Dr. Hanakins, welcome. >> Thank you, Chair Granlund, members of the board, and Superintendent Sunvick. Give me a second here to get to one of many presentations this evening. >> Thank you, both. Now, the real exciting topic for him. >> Uh it can be, but not really. Okay. Thank you. Uh so, the first presentation, uh district radon testing. So, um uh Well, let me just start with this. Uh our mission, Columbia Heights Public Schools, creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all succeed, and our core values of community, excellence, collaboration, integrity, respect, courage, and innovation. Um all aligning with a Board of Education Equity Statement. So, uh radon in the schools. Uh well, this evening, this is not a governance. Um we're not required The board's not required to act on this, but the district administration is required to present this information to the school board um when we do radon testing. So, in Minnesota, we've statute um that if we receive health and safety dollars, we have to do radon testing. Um we do radon testing at our at each facility well, uh every 5 years. Um currently, we do um two buildings um together, which is the high school and North Park, because they we had additions added on at the same time at those two facilities. So, when we add an addition, we have to do testing again. And so, uh we did that testing. So, it's the high school and North Park um that are part of this. And in a couple years, we'll come back with the other three buildings. Um but so, every 5 years we do this. We do short-term testing. So, they're they're testing apparatuses that we put in the we put in a space over a period of time, over a couple days. And what it's doing is just measuring in our occupied spaces and it's measuring the peak amount of of radon received or picocuries per liter of radon. So, it's it's it's measuring that peak amount. And the the recommended action level is four picocuries per liter. So, anything above that 4.0 in a in a occupied space that we test then we do a we have to do an additional testing. So, it's like an hourly testing. So, and I'll get to that. But, so we're testing all the spaces at grade. So, it could be basement, it could be first level, anything that has ground below it. So, we're not testing the second level, but anything on grade. And the test results are presented as I said here and then we make the test results available to staff and community. We post them on the website so within health and safety. So, again we do short-term testing. We had 194 short-term radon tests that were installed. We do this testing in the winter months. And so, between December 2nd and basically the end of March is when we do it. So, we did it in two different blocks. One at one building, one at another. And so, we had 137 detectors at the high school 57 detectors at North Park. Of those 194 detectors, we had three occupiable spaces that peaked above four picocuries per liter. So, we had two at the high school uh, 4.3 and the one at Northpark at 5. Um, so now we're we move into the next phase of continuous monitoring. So, um, in a school, um, in most organizations, uh, HVAC systems shut down at night. So, there's no air movement whatsoever. You know, we're required to provide fresh air to a space and circulate air. Um, so typically what we'll see in those scenarios is during the day [snorts] it goes down to practically zero or zero. Um, and then and once they shut off at night, um, then they start to climb. And then it's when they hit that peak moment of over four that we have to, you know, do this average testing because it's the average uh, 4.0 or higher is where mitigation is necessary. Um, so after we did the continuous radon monitoring, uh, so it's a minimum of 48 hours, so we keep those monitors in there for 48 hours. They're doing a test every hour of what the radon level is. Um, over that that period. And so, after we do that, the average levels of radon, um, were well below the four, uh, point oh, um, picocuries. Um, so there's no remediation necessary for any of our occupiable spaces at the high school and Northpark. Um, so at this time there's nothing additional that we need to do for these two facilities. Um, and then, you know, again in a couple years we'll come back with Columbia Academy, Valley View, and Highland. Um, they're on the same cycle. So, any questions? I figured there would be. >> I'm pretty sure y'all have the same question. >> Michelle, go. Go ahead. >> What happened? Like, what would have made it peak like that and then disappear once tested over? >> So, um, I mean, it just occurs naturally in the ground. Um, we have pockets in Minnesota, um, and uh, the remediation, um, or how we mitigate, I should say, it is we're moving air. Um, we're circling the air out. Um, and so, uh, during the day like I said, our HVAC units are running, we're circulating air, and so we're providing in air, and, um, so it just immediately mitigates those levels to practically nothing, cuz we're pumping in all that fresh air. And, uh, and but at the night when it shuts down, again, it just comes up through the ground, and so then those levels can go up. You know, why it happens exactly, um, why it happens here, and like I don't it doesn't happen here in this room. But why it happens right here in the corner of this room versus not the corner of that room, no idea. Um, because it's just coming up from the earth. Um, but it's there. And and so we have to test for it and because it's a hazard, and, um, and we have to account for it. So, if, um, uh, mitigation was necessary, um, based on the levels after we did the continuous testing, then we look at our HVAC unit and we, you know, say, "Okay, in this space or these spaces, um, now we're going to run them continuously, um, so that we're constantly providing air." Or if we're if we expand that, how do we keep that number below four, which is that recommended number to stay below? Um, and so that and we've never been able not to manage that if we've had spaces that have high by mitigating running the HVAC basically longer. So. >> like conflicting results. And we only believe the good ones. Like [laughter] I don't know. Like I don't know. I guess I still feel like maybe it's unsafe, I guess. So, at some time it is unsafe, and then other times it's not. >> It's it's it's all about it's all about whether we're here or we're not here. >> Right, right, right. >> Um, and and it's it's about being below that 4.0. And so they've said anything below 4.0 is safe. >> Right. >> And and so that's our number, that's our mark. >> just run HVAC a little earlier in the day. >> If if if we needed to to mitigate it, but what those three spaces were is they were peaking in the middle of the night, basically, you know, 3:00 4:00 in the morning, and peaking. There's no one here. >> Right. >> And HVAC kicks on in the morning, and but during our occupiable time, that average is well below four. So, it's um safe. >> So, I got you. Thanks. >> But, it's also obviously important for us to do this to ensure that. Um this is why we talk about occupiable spaces. Um storage closets versus classrooms versus, you know, I mean, this the spaces where people, you know, office and teach and learn, you know, those are the ones that we focus on and and um that's where we're, you know, again, testing. >> Thanks. For sure. >> Jessica? >> Oh, I just thought it would be helpful to better understand the difference between the short-term monitoring and the continuous monitoring to to to Michelle's point, but I think that your explanation was helpful. Um I do have questions, but I think Julie had a maybe a question before me. >> I actually had the same question as Michelle. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, I could Yeah. Um so, then go ahead, Jessica. >> Sure. Um thank you for the presentation. I just wanted to um I guess just expand on something you said about radon testing being important, and then also just confirm something. So, it is something important, it's something good for us to look at with safety in mind, looking over our maintenance plan for all of our buildings. My understanding though is that under statute, it's also voluntary for us to do that. Is that correct? >> Yes. >> So, I I think that's important for our school community to know that um we are incorporating radon testing into our regular, you know, maintenance and safety plans, um even though that is something that is voluntary for the district. Um I do have a just a couple questions cuz I'm trying to better understand uh the testing process myself. Um what considerations sort of lead us to choose the short-term testing versus the long-term testing for our buildings? >> Um well, the short-term testing is is just the standard testing that is done for radon in schools. Um I mean, it's it's in a similar fashion to what you get for a radon testing in your house for the most part. Um and if you were have to have high radon in your house, then you could go to the continuous monitoring method, um and you have to have some kind of mitigation for your house in your basement if you're going to occupy that space, um which, you know, there's houses all over in Minnesota that do. Um but it's it's the most effective way, most efficient way, cost-effective way to test um a space. It's very accurate, um but it's is measuring the peak. And so, if you don't have a peak higher than four, um meaning in the middle of the night when there's no air flow into the room, it's still not peaking above an unsafe level, then there's there's no additional um work that needs to be done cuz the continuous monitoring is is a more is a more costly. Um I mean, the the monitors themselves are more costly. Um and it's, you know, it's monitoring every hour. Now, think of 194 of those distributed throughout um the schools and the impact to the classroom versus this tiny little, you know, tube um that's in the classroom. So, it's it's a it's a definitely a um a more difficult thing to do on a scale. Um so, that you don't you you you should focus on the short-term. Um you know, that it's a quick and easy accurate monitor of what's going on, and then you and then you take that those results and go to the the difficult spaces or the spaces that test high, and then you take that next step. So, you know, 193 rooms versus 194 is is significantly easier to manage. >> Sure. So, on the slide where it talks about short-term testing being chosen versus long-term testing being chosen, the long-term testing is referring to continuous monitoring. Okay. >> Thank you. Um and then I know you talked about sort of the cycle of doing this testing in our other buildings. What's the cadence or the planned cadence for that? Did you say? >> I believe that in the other three buildings are due 2 years from now. Um so, I think it's fiscal year 28 we'll do that testing. Um for the other two buildings. So, the winter of that year um is when we'll do the other or the other three buildings. Um they used to be on the same cycle. They were for years um because we've been actually doing radon testing for a long time. But when [clears throat] we did the additions to um the band room at the high school and then the classroom addition in the cafeteria at North Park, it requires us um if we're doing receiving health and safety dollars to um retest those facilities. So, we do it we did. And so now, you know, they're on their 5-year cycle that's different than the other ones. >> Okay, but it's a 5-year cycle. >> It's 5-year length. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Um and then have we You mentioned mitigation that we would do with HVAC. Have we had to do remediation for radon in >> We have in the past um in certain spaces in the district um and we've been able to manage that fairly easily through um HVAC um system scheduling. So, um the last time that we had it um 8 years ago, maybe. Um and then when we did the retesting, we didn't have high. So, it the you know, the what the process of changing scheduling and HVAC and air circulation works. So, that's how it many we mitigate that that air in the space. >> Thank you. Those are all my questions. >> Wonderful. Any other questions? All right. Thank you so much for that presentation. Appreciate it. Let's move straight on into the operating levy A with you again, Director Hanigan. >> Okay. Thank you, Chair Granlund, members of the board, and Superintendent Stembek. Um All right. So, this conversation this informational presentation is on the November a potential November 2026 operating levy question. Um much of this information that I'm presenting is going to be just a repeat, but I want to make sure I'm kind of going through what what led us into this conversation and and and and end with with what we have is which is attached in the in the memo of the what the res the beginning of the resolution and the draft ballot question would be. Um so, let's first start with our mission, Camas Public Schools creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all will succeed. And of course, our core values of community, excellence, collaboration, integrity, respect, courage, and innovation aligning with the CHPS Board of Education Equity Statement. So, this is a governance conversation, of course. Um you know, throughout we as I mentioned, we've we've been talking about this. We've been talking about the funding. Compensatory funding came up earlier. Um and so, May 19th and June 16th, the board was presented with information on the results of the community survey and the possibility of an operating possible operating levy and what that would look like. Um so, there's a lot of discussion there. Um, and uh, or this evening is June 16th, but May 19th at the work session, that's where we really covered that, and now we're reviewing it. Thank you. Sorry. Uh, June 30th, the board uh, will be asked to take action. So, that's our last meeting of this fiscal year. Um, and uh, as far as timeline go and what we need to do to get to November um, ballot question, um, we need this time uh, to accomplish that. So, the 30th will be bringing this to the board as an action item. Um, so compensatory obviously is the biggest piece of this conversation and funding, um, considering that um, we are, you know, we have 2.997 million less in revenue next year from compensatory. Um, the $10 million that was discussed earlier did um, give the district initial $653,000. So, yes, I am thankful. It is not 3.6 million, but it is still almost 3 million. So, that is the foundation of this conversation. Um, and that per pupil is a loss of $876 roughly per pupil. Um, for our district. And again, I I include those other districts on there because um, their dollar amounts, you know, were significant as well, but obviously our size is significantly different than theirs, and their per pupil, ours is the most by far. Um, so this this slide in some form has been shown before. Um, and it was discussed when we were talking about the cuts in the district as we were heading into um, staffing for this year. It was One challenging thing is presenting a budget um, for fiscal year 26 that's a very positive budget, knowing what what's going to happen is the compensatory loss, the you know, that future special education conversation in the 250 million or 300 million um, potentially that's going to be lost there in in uh fiscal year '28 and fiscal year '29. Um, so we you know, we we are in a good position um coming out of this year, but we're heading into um some really challenging times from a budget perspective considering our revenues, we don't ever want to see the revenues going down. We want to see them going up cuz expenses keep going up, right? Um, so our projected revenue is going down by about 2.2 million dollars for next year um from this year. Um, we have a projected enrollment um from 20 from our '26 projected enrollment to our '27 projected enrollment, it's about 141 students less or ADMs less. And so you know, given this information compensatory and and then student enrollment and we took a strategic position of of finding a million dollars in staffing cuts for fiscal year '27. That's what that looked like for us. 11 licensed FTE, two non-licensed FTE, and two district center staff. So, um you know, given that potential compensatory loss, we'd already started the conversation and we've already been working through um a community survey so that we we understood where we stood with the community and where the community's tolerance would be from a tax conversation or from a a voter approved levy um or tax impact. Um and so on the 19th, again, that's when the board was presented with this information and there was a lot of discussion about the results of that survey. Um and then again, in June now is when we're making the decision on what's going to happen. Um again, that survey included 400 registered voters. It was between April 20th and April 28th. There's 20 questions and um the approximate margin of error was a plus 4.8%. And we had a a strong initial support for this conversation within the community, which is very positive. And then the informed support after we provided more information grew by above that margin of plus or minus 4.8%. And then and then we want to look back in historic and you know where other levies have gone and in the most recent in 2023 after the informed support was 59.6%. So our support now is is better than it was in 2023, which is very positive. And then the the responses within the survey indicated and there was a lot of discussion this back in May that between $150 and $185 per per year for an average homeowner would be feasible. Um um And this you know what does that mean? The 150. So I we work with Ehlers, our financial advisor in in these cases. So I'll start with the blue down here and we'll work our way up to the top even though we like to talk about the top right away. So our average home value is 207 roughly $275,000 in the community. So we're looking at again we talked about that 150 to 185. Um and so we looked at 150, 160, and $170 all within that that window. And you know what what does that look like? So then we go up to the top. What's that change per pupil and what's the total potential revenue for the district? Again, that's considering a snapshot in time of what our ADM will be that per pupil amount. So those are numbers that I provided with the revised budget. Numbers that I used to Ehlers to use. So I think it's a pretty fair number, but you know we don't know what's going to happen next year yet exactly. Um so you know, this gives us that total potential revenue increase for 150 about, you know, just under 1.8 million, 160, 1.9 million, and 170, 2 million. So, um, that's that's the difference per pupil, 488, 518, and 550. So, this comment what it what does that mean What does that, um, you know, $160 mean per per household per year on average? It means 1.9 million uh, potential additional revenue. Um, sorry, I couldn't read the whole question up there above. It's covered by something, but um, >> We can see it. So, yeah. >> Uh, but you have it in front of you. >> Yeah. >> Um, and so, and I just want to also remind here the tax impact in comparable districts. So, what's what's Columbia Heights voter approved tax impact, um, to the to the residents of Columbia Heights per household on an average of 275,000 household versus, you know, districts surrounding us uh, around us. And so, obviously, you can see here, um, we're at the lowest, um, uh, for Lee being the highest, um, in this comparison. Um, so, again, what does that mean if, you know, we're increasing by 150, 160, 170, whatever, you know, that just adds to that dollar amount. That puts us into the same those Park and Richfield realm. Um, again, that's a snapshot in time. You know, if they have approved something additional, they'll they'll just move up, but it still, you know, keeps us in the bottom part of that graph. Um, so, we're still staying on the lower end of that tax impact to the community. And I show this, it's really busy and it's hard to see, but, you know, here's Columbia Heights down here. So, you can see from all the metro schools, um, you know, we are and continue to be on the lower lower end of what our, you know, overall per pupil ask is to the community. Um, and a A of these we, just, know, obviously don't compare to. We don't compare ourselves to Wayzata Uh, and Eden Prairie, you know, we just we just don't compare ourselves to them. But Hopkins >> Yeah, they're off the chart. >> Yeah, they're off the chart at the top. Sorry. But um which it can't be seen right now. But so I just wanted to show that again. Again, the sample ballot question which was attached to the cover sheet for this is which we've already received from our legal counsel that we work with on this. The Independent School District number 13, Columbia Heights Public Schools, Minnesota has proposed an increase the school district's referendum revenue by again, this is a decision that that we have to make per pupil subject to an annual increase at a rate of inflation. Proposed new referendum revenue authorization would be first levied in 2026. For taxes payable in 2027, which means we receive it in fiscal year 28. And is applicable for 10 years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. So we're leaving our existing operating levy in place and we're asking for this is asking for a new operating levy. And for a 10-year period with an annual increase rate of inflation like our existing one has. So again, just as a review We've keep we've been providing information to the board along the way. The board was presented with the results of the community survey on May 19th. We're discussing it tonight as an information item on camera. And then June 30th we'll be asking the board as an action item. At that point we'll have the full resolution to the board prior to this with the you know, hopefully you know, through discussion the exact dollar amount that will be looking at. That's what I have. >> Thank you so much. For that. Questions. >> I just have a basic question. So, are we going to discuss the amount at our work session next week? Is that going to be on the agenda then? >> Yes. >> Very much so, yes. >> I wasn't sure that I was really trying to do some math over here. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. >> I was like minus this plus this. >> So, when this was discussed at the May 19th meeting, one of the things that we talked about was bringing it forward to this meeting specifically so that we could have then have another work session because Michelle, you were not here. And so, just for for clarity for everybody who's watching at home and and also to clarify, yes, for sure we are talking about it at our work session next week. And that is when we're hoping to you know, have it all discussed so we can make a final decision at the on the 30th of June. Because it is time sensitive, we have to make a decision of if we decide to put this on the on the ballot, it has to be done by the end of June. So, that is really the last chance that we have to do that. Great. Great question. Go ahead. >> The only other thing I want to make sure that people understand is that we um we have this discussion but we're not going to even if we go for the max which our community can only handle so much. Um even if we go that to the highest number, we're not going to make up that $3 million. >> Correct. >> Is and I want people to understand that. We want to you know, we're certainly being careful on how much people can can absorb, taxpayers can absorb, but we also realize that we're going to be short. So, there will be probably more cuts coming. >> Unless other things change for sure. Yeah. >> Yeah, great great point. And I think that's, you know, and another reason why I think we talked about pulling this forward, too, is because there were very many years in Columbia Heights proper that taxes stayed the same and nothing got, um, we we did not invest in infrastructure. And so, then um, as things got older and needed to be addressed, suddenly people's taxes went up significantly because they were not going up incrementally as our neighboring cities had done. And so, same with our school district in a lot of ways, we also did not incrementally move up, which in some ways has put us in this position now, and I think this board is really thoughtful in things that we've talked about, um, when when these when it comes up, you know, how do we what do we do? Do we do a referendum? Do we do a levy? These sorts of things, it's because we're trying to not only make up this difference, um, but also make sure that future um, boards and community, um, as it grows does not have to also continually catch up from this. So, it is a good point to make. Yeah. Questions? Go ahead, Jessica. >> I don't have a question, but maybe this is one of many opportunities to soapbox, so I'm going to >> No, go for it. I just did. >> Um, I really appreciate the comments of both Julie and Mary on this topic. I think it is a really delicate delicate balance that we're looking at, and we have had a lot of thoughtful conversation, um, about where we find ourselves, um, and what that means, um, in terms of impacts on our our kids and our staff and our district as a whole. Um, and so I know we're going to have more discussion about this at the work session um, make a final decision, you know, at the at the last meeting of the month. Um, but I did want to just take the opportunity to just uh, remind everybody about where we are and where we find ourselves. Um, I think part of the balance that Julie talked about is that really financing this district, funding our schools, is a partnership >> Mhm. >> between the state and our our local community and our taxpayers. Um, and that partnership then it the money that comes from that is then managed by by this board, right? And by by the leadership on Superintendent Savic's team. And I really appreciate Dr. Hennekin's um, slide. I don't know if you can bring that up again. I know you just closed your presentation, but the the flow chart because I think that illustrates really well the partnership >> Mhm. >> that we have in funding our schools and what happens when the parameters of that partnership change over time. >> I'm sorry. >> So, I'll wait a moment cuz I I think it is a really good illustration of where we find ourselves. So, on the left-hand side when we talk about the projected unassigned fund balance going up, right? That's about financial management. That's about decisions that are made uh, through governance by this board to decide how we're going to manage the funds. We have done a lot of work and made a lot of sometimes really tough decisions in the face of having to go negotiate contracts with our staff to build that fund balance. To be good stewards of the dollars that we have to fund the needs that we have for the district and to look ahead knowing that we have to weather sometimes some very very difficult times. We then go to our community because we knew we hadn't as as Chair Gremlin said, we had not gone to our community to ask to fund our schools the way that the districts around us are funded, that all of our kids deserve to be funded. We hadn't asked that in years and years and years and years. But you know what we did ask? We did ask our families and our students and our staff to bear years and years and years of cuts. You all know this and I've talked about this in our work sessions, but I have three kids. My oldest kid is 14. My youngest kid is three. We have been enrolled in this district since my 14-year-old was in pre-K. And we have I have as a parent, before I was on this board, witnessed year after year after year of cuts. Not reallocation, which is the the job of financial management of this district, not reallocating dollars where they belong, right? Taking away programs that don't make sense, reinvesting in new things, but actual cuts to programs, to services, to staff, right? Resulting in larger class sizes, resulting in fewer programs and opportunities than kids, again, in the surrounding districts have. So, we go to our community and we say we can't we can't continue to sustain these years and years of cuts. And our community is supportive because they care about our kids, they care about our schools, and they understand that having strong public schools means that our whole city, all of our cities, Hilltop, Southern Fridley, Columbia Heights makes us all stronger, right? And our community stands up and said, "Yes, we're going to vote for this. We're going to vote to raise our taxes because these things are important and our kids deserve all of these opportunities, right? Equitable opportunities. And as a result of that since that passed in my time on the board, in my time as a parent I have gotten to see years of strategic reallocation but not cuts. Not cuts to the programs and the services that keep this this this district running, right? So, that's the partnership between this board and our community. And then I look at the next part of this chart. And that's that's representing state partnership. Right? And I think it's really interesting that we're the timing of this that we're having this discussion at the same time that we have our legislative update, right? Because we've heard about some of these funding issues at the macro level cuz that's their job. Their job is to look at the legislature at all of these funding things at the macro level. And you can talk about, you know, right-sizing education funding, you can talk about needing to look at the the the K-12 education budget as a whole, both of which I think are very important systemic macro issues. But we have immediate impact on our community here. Our kids are here now. My 3-year-old is going to be entering 3K next year, which I'm very excited about to have him in the 3K program. But I don't want for my 3-year-old, and the parents of this district don't want for their 3-year-olds, their babies, their kindergarteners, their third graders, they don't want to see what the rest of us have witnessed with our older children of years and years and years of cuts. To the point that we don't What is there left to cut at a certain point? >> Right. Yeah. >> Right? This is This is immediate. And this is not something foreseeable based on the financial management of our our board or our staff. This is not something foreseeable based on the support or lack of support for our community. Because if we pass a levy, we're going back to our community, back to our taxpayers, and asking them to support us more. And it hasn't been 17 years. >> Right. >> Right? So, they're going to ask that question. Why are we back here? Why are we asking again? And I want to be very clear that if we are voting to approve a ballot question on the levy to our community, that it's about this partnership. It's about what Julie said, that it even if we are able to approve, successfully pass a levy in the best interest of our our district and our kids, that we're not going to make up this difference. And what's not on this slide is what's happening in fiscal year 2028, 29, 30, where it's not going to be a $2 million one-time loss. It's going to be $4 million plus perpetually. Right? And I don't believe, unfortunately, that there's some 21st century version of the Minnesota miracle that's coming down the pipe pike in terms of state partnership. So, this is the reality in which in which we find ourselves. And again, I know we're going to have more discussion on this. I really appreciate the specifics about possible numbers and what that might actually mean in terms of impact in making up some of this loss. But, I it's very difficult to sit on this board and have to make those decisions and balance those those those components, those considerations, knowing that on one hand we have a financial impact on members of this community who are struggling and also knowing that we have kids who are here now who deserve the same equitable education as everybody else. And so, I I just felt the need to to say that in this meeting. I don't know where my head's going to be at in a work session or next week, but that's that's where I am right now and I just I feel like that's information that people need to know. >> Yeah. >> So. >> No. >> Well said. >> Well said. I just want to say um quickly just to add to that, one thing that we've noticed over the the past few years is the the partnership with the state is not guaranteed, but the partnership with our community is. And that's it's it's unfortunate to have to continue to go back. Um and also, I mean, well said. >> Laura. >> Oh, I was just going to say, yes. >> [laughter] >> And I'll build you a soapbox for you. Hold on. >> Chuck Roland. >> Yes, go ahead. >> I have a question. >> Yes. >> Um so, the number that we're showing, you know, the numbers we're showing as potential increases. There's some balancing to that, isn't it, from the previous like levy, you know, so that the wash there would be a net wash of a I think you had mentioned that one of our levies like is expiring and therefore the amount of increase may be less than on the taxpayer. Just >> There There's yes, there's nuances to it, for sure. Um you know, enrollment changes is one nuance. I mean, these levies are per pupil. Um and so, if our per pupil goes down, then student number of students goes down. Um and which we we do predict, like was mentioned earlier, across the state of Minnesota, live births are down. So, you know, from in general, most school districts are projecting you know, some level of decline in enrollment. So, that will impact it, because if we have less students, we're generating we need or that that per pupil is less money, then the tax is less. Um and it and it obviously can go the other way, too, if our enrollment greatly increases. Um but also yes, there are there are the additional debt that we're paying off, one of which is lease levy. So, we lease levy dollars for building things that we've done in the past. There's a state cap uh on how much we can lease levy for and we've done that for different projects. And those dollars, I think it's 2028, 2031 and 2032. Um there's three different ones. Um so, after 2028, we do have one that drops off. Um and that, you know, will be once that debt is gone, then there's less levy that goes along with that. So, there are things that will will impact that for sure. And you know, there is we've talked about it before, the fiscal disparities pool, which you know, the communities pay into. If you know, as you are levying more you know, you get if as your your your your levy amount as comparison to other districts is how much you access from that levy that fiscal disparities pool. Last time when we increased that bumped us up and we actually increased the amount that we gained from that fiscal disparities. Which has a positive impact to the taxpayers of our community and it actually that next year our taxes went down a little bit because of the additional fiscal disparities. So, there are some definitely nuances to it. It's complicated. And it you know, that's why when we put this out, you know, it's a snapshot in time. Like this is this is what you know, we have, but I think that and we've proven over time that we've been you know, pretty damn close on where we say we're going to be. So, we'll continue to work hard to make sure that we are. That's part of the trust that we need to maintain. So, >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions or comments? Okay. Thank you very much for that. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next up we have Oh my goodness, you guys. It's Director Hennekins talking about workers compensation insurance renewal. Thank you so much. >> Okay. Thank you, Chair Granlund, members of the board and Superintendent Stenwick. This next presentation, workers compensation renewal, this is a yearly renewal for us for workers compensation insurance. Our mission Columbia Heights Public Schools is creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all succeed. With our core values of community, excellence, collaboration, integrity, respect, courage, and innovation, all aligning with the CHPS Board of Education equity statement. So, uh the governance on this uh presentation, this is informational tonight. Um so, no governance tonight, but it'll be brought back on June 30th as the board needs to approve this as an action item for our renewal of our workers compensation insurance. Um we have a long-standing uh relationship with Marsh & McLennan Agency for our workers compensation insurance and um in recent history, we've been working up as a with the provider of United Heartland. Um this partnership has been very good for us, um particular in the last um 6-7 years. Um Nobody? >> Oh. >> I didn't know. >> I thought it. >> I thought it. >> I looked at Mary and >> No, I thought it. >> Oh, no, I almost did it. >> So, our our um experience mod rate, um which is uh you know, basically telling us how we're doing. Uh with with our um cuz it really our our insurance premium is all about our claims um and, you know, the rate of accidents and what claims we have within the district, both from a medical standpoint um for if somebody's injured at work and if they're out of they can't work. Um so, they're at home and they're not at work. Um and so, experience mod below one is very good um because that means that we're beating what we anticipate our claims rate to be. So, they they factor based on your the number of staff you have in in each category and what the total salary is for all of those staff, what your your dollar amount for claims rate will be and and then that factors into you know where you're actually at factors into your moderator. It's looking at a 3-year period. What's >> Can I can I interrupt for a second? The policy term 25 25? >> Oh, sorry. >> Should that be a 20 >> That should be 24 25. >> Cuz I was like that math isn't mathing. >> Um 25 26 and 26 27. >> [laughter] >> I was looking at it going is there three different >> I'll fix >> What are you looking at? >> It was a long year for working with you. >> [laughter] >> He got he got to the .67 and he just lost it. He crashed out. >> 24 25 was a .99. 25 26 was a .77. 25 or 26 27 is going to be is .67. [laughter] >> Make it stop. >> .67 is .67. >> Yes. >> [laughter] >> Math is mathing. >> All right. >> There we go. Frustrated. >> I'm going to get off of that screen and go to this [laughter] one. The dates on here are a little bit better. So this is a long-term snapshot of what our This presentation has gone off the rails and it's 8:15. This this is an indication of how we've done over time. So you can see you know in like 2014-15 at a moderator of 1.38. That means we had a lot of accidents or a few you know expensive ones where people are out of work, high medical. Um and so you know we've worked very hard over time. You can see that we've brought that number down and you know currently with Marsh & McLennan who is a very big per provider for schools for workman's comp we're we set the standard. We're the lowest. So >> I can tell you that. What was that percentage was the lowest? >> .67 is extremely [laughter] low. >> So Now it's going to be incredibly difficult to stay there and I'll show you the graph in a minute, but again, this is a 3-year average, so it's a 3-year look back. So, it's not this year's claims, but it's the previous 3 years that we're looking back on to provide this .67 mod rate. And moving forward, you know, for the next cycle, at this point we would anticipate that to go up a little bit. Um, but doing very well. So, you can see So, our anticipated, based on our current staffing and salary, our anticipated um, claim rate is 71,000 and change. So, we're for this past year, we're just under that number. So, if we're averaging a 3-year rate at where we're anticipated, we'll be right at that that 1.0. So, we're not in a bad place. It looks bad because it suddenly spikes back up to where, you know, it was back in '16. But, um, it but it's really not that bad. So, we would anticipate our mod rate to go up, but we'll still have a very healthy mod rate and our insurance premium will still be very good. Um, so here we see the correct dates for each year. >> [laughter] >> 2024-25, our premium was 183,262. 2025-26, 189, so went up a little bit, but for 2026-27, even though our salary um, have gone up for our district as they do every year, our costs for staff, um, our mod rate went down about 4.3%. Our total premium costs went up down 4.3%. So, workers' compensation rates is just continues to be a pretty high note for us as far as saving money. Um, and so, again, you know, to continue um, information to the staff about slips, trips, and falls, making sure that staff are doing the right things, not standing on chairs to instead of ladders, you know, all the things that um, we we continue to do to make sure that this is a that's a great number. Um and uh you know, of course you know, winters, you know, depending on how bad the winters help, but so it's a great high point. So, bring this back to the next uh meeting um for approval um of our renewal for workman's compensation um with our continuing with Marsh McLennan and uh um United um as our carrier. >> Thank Thank you so much. Um >> I'm in a water gun fight. >> Oh, there's a water gun fight outside. Um >> Mama's on it. >> So, yep, yep. >> Yes. >> So, uh since Superintendent Stemvik's walking out, uh Stephanie, could you please make sure that that fun graph that Brian had in his uh >> It's right here in it. >> Yeah, yeah. Can we have that in our cuz it didn't make it into our presentation. >> Oh. Okay. >> workbook. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> The last two graphs? >> No, no, we have we have >> Just the bar graph. >> We just don't have the bar graph. >> Just this bar graph here? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, that one. Yep. >> Absolutely. >> Laura, go ahead. >> Um well, there there I guess maybe some historical context here as well is um is I believe back in 2014 the um overall with the workman's comp, they did like an adjustment for how they gauge stuff, so we did have a sudden spike there, which didn't have anything to do with it suddenly becoming more dangerous. Although at the time we did have more claims, but that was more of you know, and but the work of the district on bringing those hazards and stuff down, especially trips and falls. That's That's always the biggest one. >> It's a very good point. They did also did that in 2024-25, so that's why 0.81 jumped to 0.99 because they did an adjustment and and so maybe that's an every 10-year thing that they do, but um >> Yeah. Now, over at 916, obviously our mod rate is a lot higher because there is a lot more there's a lot more student contacts with deregulation and so on. So, a lot of the work that's done over there was just in regards to you know, maybe different ways of being able to de-escalate situations is something that we also handle here as well. So. >> Wonderful. >> Anyway, so just saying. >> Point well taken. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Okay. Thank you very much for that. Appreciate it. Next up, we have policy first reading. The only policy that we had reviewed on the May 12th, 2026 policy subcommittee meeting is the is policy 514 bullying prohibition policy including cyberbullying. This is a yearly review that requires two readings. As always, I believe this information is on our website and people are welcome to look at that and give any feedback that we will take into account. As of right now, it's information only, but I assume it'll come back to us for approval. All right. Guys. >> [laughter] >> Two and a half hours later. We are in for action items. First up is the long-term facilities maintenance plan with Director Hennekins. Welcome back. >> Thank you, Chair Gramling, members of the board and Superintendent Stenbeck. So, attached in your board pack this evening, we have the school district's 10-year long-term facility maintenance plan. The plan was presented at the previous school board meeting on May 26th as an information item. Each year, the district is required to submit an approved LTFM plan to the state in order to receive our long-term facility maintenance dollars. So, you have the full plan and we're presented it previously, so just seeking approval for that 10-year plan this evening. >> All right. Can I get a motion to approve the long-term facility maintenance plan? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Laura. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Second. >> By Julie. >> We both [laughter] said it at the same time. >> Discussion. >> Well, we just recently had a a little [laughter] fire or a piece of equipment. Does that fall under this? >> We had a Can I >> We had a Yeah. >> We had an an issue with one of the air conditioning units on the roof in which a belt overheated and maybe melted. >> Yeah, a the fan came apart and the motor kept running and uh so then the the the belt did burn up and so that created obviously a lot of smoke um and so it created a little evacuation and um yes. >> It >> little smoke. Um but yes, long-term facility maintenance dollars will help pay for the repair of that. >> [laughter] >> It takes about 2 weeks to get parts and and to repair it. Um so, we had to move some programming, so it is inconvenient. Um and it is an aged piece of equipment, but it's still worth fixing at this time considering that it would probably be December before we could get a new unit, so um but yes. >> Thank you. Great question. Jessica. >> You know what they say, where there's smoke, there's a melted belt. >> [laughter] >> I No, I did just want to note that we did have more detailed a about this at the last meeting and so that is available if anyone is interested in the specifics of our plan or the impact of that plan. >> Yes. Thank you very much. Well received. All right. If there's no further discussion, we'll go ahead and move to a vote. All those in favor of accepting the long-term facilities maintenance plan as presented, say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much. Next up, we have the District 916 long-term facility maintenance plan with again Director Hanakins. >> Thank you, Chair Granlund, members of the board, and Superintendent Stenbeck. Um like the previous presentation, and this was presented back on May 26th. Um each year um every member district of of in District 916 um must approve a long-term facility maintenance plan um as the District 916 can't levy for that um themselves. Um so the member districts um do um for their portion of it. Um within the packet, it includes the breakdown of the portion and the members um and then the resolution within there. So again, um this was discussed previously, so seeking approval for the District 1916 long-term facility maintenance plan resolution as presented at the previous meeting. >> All right. Thank you so much. Can I get a motion to accept the resolution for long-term facility maintenance plan for District 916. >> So moved. >> Thank you, Laura. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Wonderful. Discussion. As always, I will just add um not only was this discussed previously, but the reason why these are two different things is because we are a we are in a partnership with other districts and we um District 916 cannot levy on its own behalf, so it reaches out and asks its partner districts to do that. And so that is what this is for. It just bears repeating so that people don't say why do why are we doing this again? Did we not just talk about this? Go ahead Laura. >> Yeah, and we do have ownership in in these, you know, so this is this is part of our district, but we share the ownership with other districts. >> Yes. >> So that is why we're right levying for a district that's outside. >> Well said. All right. Any other discussion? All right. I will go ahead and read the resolution. Um and we'll go into a roll call vote. All right. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a school board meeting of School District number 13, State of Minnesota was held on June 16th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose in part of approving the fiscal year 2028 long-term facility maintenance budget and authorizing the inclusion of a proportionate share of Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District's long-term facility maintenance projects in the district's application for long-term facility maintenance. Um be it resolved by I'm sorry, resolution approving Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District's long-term facility maintenance program budget and authorizing the inclusion of a proportionate share of those projects in the district's application for fiscal year 2028 long-term facility maintenance revenue. Be it resolved by the school board of School District number 13, State of Minnesota as follows: The School Board of Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District has approved a long-term facility maintenance program budget for its facilities for the 27 2027 2028 school year pay 2027 levy in the amount [snorts] of $600,500, of which school district number 13's proportionate share is $21,507 for pay-as-you-go projects. The various components of this program budget are attached hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. Said budget is hereby approved. Minnesota statute section 123B.595, subdivision subdivision 3, provides that if an intermediate school district's long-term facility maintenance budget is approved by the school boards of each of the intermediate school district's member school districts, each member district may include its proportionate share of the costs of the intermediate school district program in its long-term facility maintenance revenue application. The proportionate three, the proportionate share of the costs of the intermediate school district's long-term facility maintenance program for each member school district to be included in its application shall be determined by utilizing a blended rate where 25% of the rate is determined by multiplying the total total cost of the intermediate school district long-term facility maintenance program times the ratio of the member school district's net tax capacity to the total net tax capacity and 75% of the rate is determined by multiplying the total cost of the intermediate school district's district long-term facility maintenance program times the ratio of APU by member district to the total APU. The inclusion of this proportionate share in the district's long-term maintenance revenue application is on a different page. For fiscal year 2028 is hereby approved subject to approval by the Commissioner of Education upon receipt of the proportionate share of long-term facility maintenance revenue attributable to the intermediate school district program, the district shall promptly pay to the intermediate school district the applicable aid or levy proceeds. So, this is where I should have made the motion and I did it early, so I apologize for that. For clarif- For clarity, should I again make the motion? Uh parliamentary No. Okay, cool. All right. >> We have Yeah. >> Hm? >> The resolution's been moved and seconded. >> Yeah, it has. Yeah, yeah. Okay. If there's no further discussion, we'll move into a roll call. Oh, we have a discussion. Go ahead. >> Uh Chair Greenland, just a note that um I didn't Google it in time, but for future resolutions of this type, I now know how to ask to suspend the rules to wave reading of such a resolution. >> I saw it was only two pages, and >> [laughter] >> I haven't had to read a lot tonight, so but I thank you. I appreciate that. >> well, too. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> You got your your fumble out earlier. >> [clears throat] >> I did, yeah. >> But by the time I sufficiently Googled it, you were like in the last three sentences, so >> Thank you. Appreciate it. All right, any other discussion? All right, we'll go into a roll call vote, if you would, Laura. >> That way. Aye. >> Palmer. Aye. Medeiros. >> Aye. >> Vagness Bondus. >> Aye. >> Wool. >> Aye. >> Greenland. >> Aye. >> Thank you. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Resolution carries, sorry. Thank you so much. All right. Uh next up, we have school board liaison for the '26-'27 school year. Um one thing that we have discussed previously is that it's weird to switch liaison roles in the middle of the school year, so in an effort to make it more aligned to um the school year, so it's less confusing for everybody involved, um us and our staff, um and students and whoever. Uh, we are moving forward to doing it starting at July 1st to June 30th. Thank you, Director Hawkins. Um. Members you have in there in your notes the uh, currently is on two schools. Um, so now we are looking for having a discussion and making appointments of board liaisons for the next school year. Now, granted we do have an election coming up. We will have some change in our board. Um, and so knowing that as people come come in and join the board if they are not already on the board um, they will then take over the the spot of um, the person or persons that are departing. Just for clarity. And then we'll continue on. So. That being said, open for discussion in terms of board appointment. >> What like what we would like? >> Yeah. >> I'd like North Park. Anybody else want North Park? >> No, I would like Highland. >> [laughter] >> All right, so Michelle would like North Park. Um. Uh. Jenna would like Highland. Julian, Laura, do either of you have a preference? Jessica? >> No. >> [laughter] >> Um, okay. Uh, Julie, would you like the Family Center, Valley View, or Columbia Academy? Um, the high school. >> I'll take Family Center again. >> Center, wonderful. Thank you. Laura. >> I'll take the high school. >> High school. Awesome. And then that is the CA and Valley View are left. >> That's just >> Well, I know that your grandland would love to have Valley View. >> [laughter] >> I know that special place in your heart. >> It is a special place in my heart, yes. >> And I would be happy to be the liaison to CA. >> All right, then I see that Superintendent Sanvik is noting that, so >> As if we won't see each other at every event. >> Yeah, right. >> Go ahead, try and run through it, make sure you got it. >> would Yes, if you would repeat that back, thank you. >> Um Columbia Heights High School, Laura Palmer. Uh Columbia Academy, Jessica Madera. Highland, Jenna Bondes. North Park, Michelle Petway. Valley View, Mary Grandland. And Family Center, Julie Hall. Is that accurate? >> Yes. All right, appointment done. Okay. That does not require a vote as it is an appointment process. All right, next up. Lastly, we have the personnel report. Can I get a motion to accept the personnel report? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Laura. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Second by Michelle. Discussion. I will say um at this time I will be abstaining from this vote as I have a family member on the personnel report. >> if you have to vote? >> Nope, we Nope, we double-checked on this. >> licensed teacher? >> Oh, it's not a licensed teacher. >> that a licensed teacher? >> It is not a licensed teacher. >> going to say I knew that there was a threshold. >> Yep. >> Okay. So, we did double-check. >> Yep. This was a This Yep, we we discussed it. So, thank you for Thank you for clarifying that, but yes. >> I was going to say it has to be unanimous. >> Yep. Yep. >> I do >> Um but because it is for a a non non-teacher role, I do I will be abstaining for the for the on this vote. So, any other discussion about the personnel report? No? All right. Then we will go ahead and move into a vote. All those in favor of accepting the personnel report, say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Abstained? I. Motion carries. Nice work. Board topics. I would just say that um >> Chair Greenland, just just for clarification, you when you called abstain, you said I. >> Oh, did I Oh, abstain. I'm sorry. Thank you for clarifying. Yes, I did abstain from that. Thank you. It's the first time I've ever abstained from a vote, guys. >> [laughter] >> Big day. >> I've only done it twice. >> Okay, board topics. Um Mayor Terry from the city of >> Thank you. >> the from the city of Hilltop um has kindly invited us to attend the ice cream social that's happening. However, every year they have it on a Tuesday. >> [laughter] >> Oh. >> And it's not the Tuesday that we're off. So, it's actually happening during our work session next week. Which is very sad cuz I know that we would love to be there to attend. Um however, folks that are at home, please please please feel free to go. >> That's Jerry's ice >> It's Ben & Jerry's ice cream. It is >> It's a really nice event. They have giveaways and people are >> Yeah. I want the giveaways. >> So, it is um their annual ice cream social. It is from 5:30 to 7:30. They're celebrating um 70 years this year. Um it's all free while supplies last. They have Ben & Jerry's ice cream. They have backpacks and school supplies for kids. Um face painting and also a bouncy or a bouncy house. So a lot of fun um happening there. >> What time? >> Yeah, from 5:30 to 7:30. Thank you. >> time or something? I felt like how was I allowed to go? Like how was I able to go when I did? >> have been after >> It was a really um >> have been. It must have been like at 4:00 that day or something. Like earlier and I was able to still come and had to be. But yeah, that was awesome. >> Um and then also I believe this Thursday is the city >> The of Columbia Heights. >> Oh, it's tomorrow. It's Wednesday. >> Art and info fair. >> Yeah, the art and info fair. >> Weather dependent. >> At Huset [music] Park. >> What time? >> Um tomorrow. Uh I don't have the times on my >> 4:00 to 7:00. >> Thank you. 4:00 to 7:00. >> I My understanding is they'll make the call by noon in terms of the rain that's forecasted. >> Cool. >> Wonderful. Thank you so much. All right. Any other Ooh, yes. Any other others? Yes, go ahead. >> That reminded me that um weather permitting uh all of the PTOs across the district will be hosting a table at the art and info fair tomorrow. >> fun. >> So um we're there to talk to families about all of the opportunities for involvement at all five of our schools. Um and to um get information uh back to the individual PTOs so they can connect. >> Excuse me. >> And we're going to have a lollipop tree there also. >> Oh, yay. >> So stop by and get a sucker. >> Wonderful. Thank you. >> Any other others? All right. If there's no other others, we'll go ahead and adjourn this meeting at 8:39.