Board of Education Regular Meeting - Oct. 23, 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025
William Burn Elementary School report
Multilingual student achievement and strategic approach
Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness (CACR) annual report
Achievement and Integration progress report
Strategies for improving student performance and graduation rates
Analysis of rigorous course enrollment disparities
Areas of Interest (5)
- Disparities in graduation rates for BIPOC students, particularly a 7% decrease in Latino/Hispanic students at Burnsville High School.
- William Burn Elementary achieves significantly higher multilingual growth targets (79% toward target) compared to state and district averages.
- Significant gap in rigorous course enrollment (14.6% disparity) remains a challenge for the district.
- District reports stagnant kindergarten literacy readiness (42%) and falling ACT scores (18.8).
- Concerns regarding the efficacy of virtual academy graduation rates, with a directive to apply successful strategies from the alternative school.
Votes (1)
Approve the agenda
Moved by Director Chester · Seconded by Director Mickelson
Notable Quotes (2)
Getting back into the classroom and having that facetime, that one-on-one, that immediate feedback was just so it it really like cemented for me what I already knew was important about language learning.
When teachers do a lot of self talk... It's really a lot of work for multilingual kids to figure out wait I can ignore those words.
People (8)
Chair WorbBoard ChairPresiding over the ISD 191 Board of Education meeting.
Presiding over the ISD 191 Board of Education meeting.
Dr. Chris BelmontAssistant SuperintendentIntroduced the William Burn Elementary school report.
Introduced the William Burn Elementary school report.
Camela NifaneerInterim PrincipalDiscussed William Burn Elementary's multilingual student support strategies.
1 quote
Discussed William Burn Elementary's multilingual student support strategies.
“The catalyst approach strategies intentionally reduce verbal clutter and incorporate visuals and non-verbals to increase clarity.”
Explaining classroom instructional strategies for multilingual learners.
Brianna BensonMultilingual TeacherDetailed success metrics and data for EL students at William Burn.
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Detailed success metrics and data for EL students at William Burn.
“Research shows that it takes four to seven years for students to become proficient in English.”
Contextualizing the timeframe for English language acquisition.
Director MickelsonBoard DirectorAsked about the long-term impact of COVID-19 on teaching practices.
Asked about the long-term impact of COVID-19 on teaching practices.
Director AndersonBoard DirectorAsked for replicable strategies from William Burn to other schools.
Asked for replicable strategies from William Burn to other schools.
Amina OftDirector of Curriculum, Instruction, and AssessmentPresented the CACR and Achievement and Integration progress reports.
Presented the CACR and Achievement and Integration progress reports.
Isis BuchananDirector of Educational EquityCo-presenter for equity-focused achievement metrics.
Co-presenter for equity-focused achievement metrics.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (1)
- October 23rd, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - ISD 191 Board of Education Regular Meeting