## AGENDA ## Independent School District No. 77 ## Mankato, MN 56001 Monday, February 2, 2026 - 5:30 p.m. ## Intergovernmental Center - Mankato Room ## 1.CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL (5:30 P.M.) ## 2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA (5:30 P.M.) ## 3.MAPS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT (5:35 P.M.) ## 4.MAPS STAFF SPOTLIGHT (5:45 P.M.) ## 5.PUBLIC COMMENT (5:55 P.M.) ## 6.INFORMATION (6:05 P.M.) ## A.Annual American Indian Education Compliance Report ## B.Secondary Redesign Report ## C.Board Member Workshop/Committee/Student Reports ## 7.CONSENT AGENDA (6:45 P.M.) ## A.Approval of Minutes of January 20, 2026, Regular Meeting ## B.Personnel ## 8.BUSINESS (6:50 P.M.) ## A.Acceptance of Gifts and Grants B.Approval of 2026 IAQ/HVAC Project at Eagle Lake Elementary School - Work Scope 06-A ## Carpentry C.Ratification of 2025-2027 Master Agreement with the Mankato Association of Principals ## 9.ADJOURNMENT (7:05 P.M.) ## School Board Members for 2026 ## Shannon Sinning, Chair Phone: 507-207-4023 E-Mail: ssinni1@isd77.org ## Term Ends December 31, 2026 ## Kari Pratt, Vice Chair Phone: 507-207-4025 E-Mail: kpratt1@isd77.org ## Term Ends December 31, 2026 ## Patrick Baker, Treasurer Phone: 507-207-4028 E-Mail: pbaker1@isd77.org ## Term Ends December 31, 2026 ## Erin Roberts, Clerk Phone: 507-207-4026 E-Mail: erober1@isd77.org ## Term Ends December 31, 2028 ## Elizabeth Hanke Phone: 507-207-4030 E-Mail: ehanke1@isd77.org ## Term Ends December 31, 2028 ## Christopher Kind Phone: 507-207-4027 E-Mail: ckind1@isd77.org ## Term Ends December 31, 2028 ## Liz Ratcliff Phone: 507-207-4029 E-Mail: eratcl1@isd77.org ## Term Ends December 31, 2028 ## Paul Peterson, Superintendent ## 10 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2 ## Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 387-1868 E-Mail: ppeter1@isd77.org ## PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES The Mankato Area School Board welcomes public participation through Public Comment. Hearing from citizens is an important aspect of public service, and the School Board appreciates people sharing their views. It is important to note that School Board meetings are business meetings held in the public. They are not public meetings nor are they a public forum. They are a business meeting of the elected representatives of the school district. The Mankato Area School Board expects that the same etiquette and decorum displayed during the business meeting be present during the Public Comment. Public Comment participation is limited to those individuals who wish to speak to an item on the Board agenda. The School Board does not comment or ask questions during Public Comment. Each speaker is asked to provide his/her name and city for the record. Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to speak. The Board Chair will alert speakers when their time is up. Failure to stop speaking and blatantly ignore the cue, will result in an individual losing the ability to participate in Public Comment for the next two months. When there is a large number of speakers…

--- title: February 2, 2026 Minutes - Google Docs date: D:20260203143108Z --- ## SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES ## INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 77 ## Mankato, Minnesota February 2, 2026 The School Board of Independent School District No. 77 met in regular session on Monday, February 2, in the Mankato Room in the Intergovernmental Center. Chair Sinning called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Members present at roll call: Patrick Baker, Elizabeth Hanke, Christopher Kind, Kari Pratt, Liz Ratcliff, Erin Roberts and Shannon Sinning. Members absent: None. Ms. Roberts made a motion, and Mrs. Pratt seconded, approval of the agenda together with a Personnel Addendum. The motion carried on a 7-0 voice vote. MAPS Student Spotlight : Desmond Flintrop from Monroe Elementary School. MAPS Staff Spotlight : Ashlynn Montgomery from Prairie Winds Middle School. Public Comment : No one wished to speak. Information Reports : Annual American Indian Education Compliance Report presented by Jocelyn DeSutter; Secondary Redesign Update Report presented by Will Remmert; Board Member Workshop/Committee/Student Reports. The consent agenda items outlined below were approved on a motion by Mrs. Pratt, seconded by Mrs. Ratcliff, and carried on a 7-0 roll call vote. Approval of Minutes of the January 20, 2026, regular Board meeting. Personnel : ## APPOINTMENTS (INSTRUCTIONAL) Drew Burling - Part-time (0.50 FTE) Long-term Substitute Teacher at West High School beginning January 27, 2026, and continuing through the end of the 2025-26 school year. She will be placed at step 1 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule. Dawn Mills - Full-time (1.00 FTE) Special Education Teacher, site to be determined, beginning August 24, 2026, for the 2026-27 school year. She will be placed at step 10 of the M lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule. Evelyn Scheibe - Long-term Substitute Teacher at Prairie Winds Middle School beginning February 23, 2026, and continuing through the end of the 2025-26 school year. She will be placed at step 1 of the B lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule. ## Minutes of February 2, 2026, School Board Meeting Emma Sill - Correction - Part-time (0.37 FTE) Medical Careers Teacher at West High School beginning January 20, 2026. She will be placed at step 8 of the B+15 lane on the Teachers Association salary schedule. ## APPOINTMENTS (NON-INSTRUCTIONAL) Andie Albers - Teacher in Residence at Eagle Lake Elementary School for 7.33 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 12 and ending May 6, 2026. She will be compensated at the rate of $23.00 per hour. Madilyn Bodle - Teacher in Residence at Rosa Parks Elementary School for 7.33 hours per day/5 days per week beginning January 12 and ending May 6, 2026. She will be compensated at the rate of $23.00 per hour. Luz Escalera - ACES Child Care Assistant at Franklin Elementary School for 1.5 hours per day/2 days per week beginning January 28, 2026. She will be compensated a…