Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools — Transcript
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Student and Staff Recognition
2025-26 Preliminary Budget (First Reading)
Community Survey Results
Capital Projects Technology Levy Renewal (Report)
Building Bond Construction Update (Report)
Superintendent Updates
Board Member Reflections on Graduations
Votes (3)
2025-26 Overview of Student Rights and Responsibilities
Dissent: None
Moved by Jackie [0:23:44] · Seconded by Katherine [0:23:47]
Administration presented the second reading of the student handbook, highlighting two key changes: updating the definition of directory information to exclude parent contact details, aligning with new 2025 Minnesota legislature changes; and adding language on student use of artificial intelligence (AI). The AI guidelines emphasize use only as permitted by teachers, as support for student effort, and requiring citation. Board members appreciated the timely inclusion of AI guidelines and their focus on responsible tool use.
Property and Casualty Insurance Renewal
Dissent: Chair Johnson abstained due to a perceived conflict of interest.
Moved by Leah [0:40:04] · Seconded by Aen [0:40:07]
Administration presented the annual renewal for the district's property and casualty insurance package through the Alliance for Liability and Property Services (Alps). The cost for fiscal year 2025-26 is $2,046,415.64, representing an 11.9% increase due to increased property values, loss history, and market conditions. Coverage lines include property, liability, auto, crime, cyber liability, and more. One board member abstained from the vote due to a potential perceived conflict of interest related to their private employer.
Resolution calling school board general election and special election and establishing candidate filing dates
Dissent: None
Moved by Jackie [0:46:08] · Seconded by Sakin [0:46:12]
District staff presented a resolution to officially call both a regularly scheduled general election and a special election for the school board on November 4th, 2025. The general election will fill three four-year terms, while the special election will fill the remaining two years of a vacated term. The candidate filing period is set from Tuesday, July 29th, through Tuesday, August 12th, requiring an affidavit of candidacy, a $2 fee or 500-signature petition, and proof of residence. Candidates must choose which election (general or special) they are running for, as they cannot run for both.
Notable Quotes (8)
First note that the definition of directory information found on page 13 has been updated to reflect a change made by the 2025 Minnesota legislature prohibiting the designation of parent contact information as directory information. What that means is that the district can't treat parent contact information as public data.
The AI language provides some helpful basics to students. Some of those basics include that AI should only be used as permitted by a classroom teacher, that it should be used to um support, not to take the place of student effort, and that if students use AI, they should site to that.
I'll just say the one thing I I appreciated seeing the e extradition of AI um in in the student rights and responsibilities. I get a lot of questions about that and um I like that the phrasing we use makes it look like reinforces it's the tool and we need to learn how to use that tool. We can't just not use it at all, but we got to use it responsibly and I think that we did a good job of that with the language in the in the handbook.
The cost to district 196 for fiscal year 2526 is $2 million46,000 and sorry $2,46,415.64 which represents an 11.9% increase over last year.
Coverage lines within the package include property insurance liability, auto, crime, excess property and liability, errors and omissions, equipment breakdown, pollution liability, and cyber liability.
I'll just add just to the board, I will be abstaining from the vote tonight. Um, my private employer has a very small portion of one of the levels. So, just to avoid any I had nothing to do with it at all, but just to avoid any um notion of conflict of interest, I will be abstaining from this vote.
There are three schoolboard terms that are expiring. Those are the terms currently held by Sican Muhammad, Leah Gardner, and Robin Serio. ... We will also however be having a special election um to cover the remainder of the term vacated by Sachin Isaac's. ... So that seat will be up for election and a special election where there will be one seat elected to fill the remaining two years there.
Candidates will also need to make sure that they choose whether or not they're running for the general or the special election. And um you can't sign up for both uh because possibly might win both and then we that we'll be in a pickle.
Ordinances & Resolutions (6)
District student handbook with proposed changes, including new sections on student health, language access, and guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) use, and an update to the definition of directory information.
First reading of the district's financial plan for the upcoming fiscal year, detailing revenues, expenditures, and fund balances based on current assumptions.
Annual renewal of the district's property and casualty insurance package through the Alps pool, with an 11.9% cost increase for fiscal year 2025-26.
Official call for the general election to fill three four-year school board terms and a special election to fill one two-year term, with defined filing dates and election procedures.
Report on the existing technology levy, its utilization, and the planning process for its renewal in an upcoming election.
Update on the progress and financial status of the various construction and renovation projects funded by the voter-approved $538 million bond.