All right. It is January 5th and it is 6 PM and I'm calling the meeting to order. Uh with Clerk Milner absent, I'm asking Treasurer Zuzac to please take attendance. >> It is my pleasure. We're going to start with Clerk Milner and she is absent. >> Bruns present. Tate >> here. Dresley >> here, >> Zuzac here, Michael Moulder is absent, and Beermire >> here. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. If I could please ask everyone who's able to stand for the pledge of allegiance and remove your headwear. >> 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. Thank you. All right. Now, I would like a motion to approve the agenda, please. >> Motion to approve the agenda. Sus. >> Bruns will second. >> All right. Any discussion. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve the agenda. All right. First up on our list, we have our election of officers to the school board for the year of 2026. And I normally don't have to follow a script, but on this one I do because it's unique. So, the board will now elect officers to serve a one-year term pursuant to Minnesota statute 123b.14. As a reminder, any member of the board may nominate another member. Nominations do not require a second. And after asking for additional nominations three times, I will close nominations. I will now accept nominations for the office of chair. I nominate Carrie Tate as chair. >> My seconds. >> Oh, you don't have to second. We're all good. >> I know. It's weird. That's why we're following a script. >> All good. All right. Uh All right. Director Tate has been nominated. Are there other nominations for the office of chair? >> Zuzac nominates himself, Zuzi, for chair for the third year in a row. >> Okay. >> Keeping the run. Thank you. Director Zuzac has been nominated. Are there any other nominations for the office of chair? Are there any other nominations for the office of chair? Are there any other nominations for the office of chair? I know I'm repeating myself. I have to. If there are no further nominations, nominations for the office of chair are closed. In order to secure an office, the candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast. So, can I can we or sorry, how do we do this? All those in favor Yeah. All those in favor of Director Tate for the office of chair, please raise your hand. All those in favor of Director Zuzac for the office of chair, please raise your hand. All right, receiving the majority of votes cast, let the minutes show that Director Tate has been elected to the office of chair. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you all. Um, all right. Now, I will accept nominations for the office of vice chair. >> I'll nominate Jessica Dresley for vice chair. >> Thank you. Are there other nominations for the office of vice chair? Are there other nominations for the office of vice chair? Are there other nominations for the office of vice chair? If there are no further nominations, nominations for the office of vice chair are closed. And as Director Dresley is the only candidate nominated for the office of vice chair, can a show of hands for those in support. All right, let the minutes show that director Dresley has been elected to the office of vice chair. Congratulations. All right, I will now accept nominations for the office of clerk. >> I got a question. Can we nominate Melissa when she's not here? >> Yes. She was asked if she's willing so everyone knows she was asked if she's willing to do this before we just do this without her being present. >> Okay. Well, I nominate Melissa Milner for the office of clerk. >> Thank you. Are there other nominations for the office of clerk? Are there other nominations for the office of clerk? All right. If there are no further nominations, nominations for the office of clerk are closed and let it let the minutes show or sorry, Director Milner is the only candidate nominated for the office of clerk. Can I see a show of hands for those in support? All right, let the minutes show that director Milner has been elected to the office of clerk. Congratulations, Melissa. >> All right, and I will now accept nominations for the office of treasurer. I would like to um nominate Mark Zuzi as office of treasurer. >> Thank you. Uh are there any other nominations for the office of treasurer? Any other nominations for the office of treasurer? There are no further nominations. Nominations for the office of treasurer are closed and director Zuzi is the only candidate nominated for the office of treasurer. With that, can I see a show of hands for those in support? Right. Let the minutes show that Director Zuzac has been elected to the office of treasurer. Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh, next up, I want to recognize uh we have no visitors in the room, but I want to recognize anyone who's watching online or who may watch this online in the future. We appreciate your support of Hastings Public Schools. Next up, we have our consent agenda. which includes um minutes from the past four meetings. Could I get an uh an sorry motion on this? >> I make the motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Right. Could I get a second, please? >> Seconds. >> Great. Thank you. Any discussion? >> All those in favor of approving the consent agenda say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve the consent agenda. Next up, we have our items for individual action. Uh, first up is the 2026 schoolboard calendar with all of our meeting dates. Could I please get an motion on this item? >> Bruns will make a motion to establish the regular board meeting dates. >> Thank you. I get a second, please. >> May second. >> All right. Any discussion? Um, I do just want to point out a couple of things. If you look at the calendar, typically we follow a second and fourth Wednesday cadence. And you will see that we do have some exceptions this year. Um mainly I believe it's June and July are the two biggest exceptions. And then November, December, the dates are moved up to 1st and third Wednesdays uh just because of the holidays. So just want to point that out for folks. Uh with that, could I get um or sorry, all those in favor of approving the 2026 board calendar say I. I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve the 2026 calendar. Next up, we have the official publication. Uh, we have to designate an official publication for our meeting minutes. Um, and I'm looking for a motion on this item. >> Motion to designate the Hastings Journal as the official district publication. Susk, >> could I get a second, please? >> Second, Dresley. Hey, any discussion? >> All right. Uh, you got your finger on the trigger. No. Okay. All those in favor of approving the Hastings Journal as the designated official publication say I. >> I. All those say oppose say nay. >> All right. Motion passes uh 4 to one to approve the Hastings Journal as the official publication. Next up we have a 2027 combined polling places resolution. Um, and this basically establishes that we will use the same five polling locations that were used this year for next year if um anytime we're in an off cycle year. I'll put it that way. Uh, could I get a motion on this item, please? >> I make the motion to establish the 2027 combined polling places and um wave the reading of the resolution. >> Thank you. Could I get a second, please? Be >> mayor seconds. >> All right. Any discussion? All right. Seeing none, uh, Treasurer Zuza, could you please take a roll call vote on this resolution? >> Absolutely. Beer, >> I. >> Michael Milder is a absent. Zuzac, Dresley, >> I. >> Tate, >> I. >> Brun. >> I. >> And Milner is absent. Right. >> Thank you very much. All right. Next, I am looking to for a motion on the next item, which is authorizing the superintendent or designate to perform the routine functions and responsibilities of the clerk and treasurer per policy 202. >> I make the motion to authorize a superintendent to perform the routine functions and responsibilities of clerk and treasurer. >> Can I get a second, please? >> Bruns will second. >> All right. Uh, any discussion? Do I need to add or designate in there or no? Are we good? >> I didn't say that in the motion. >> You can you amend your motion? >> I'm amending my motion to include or designate after superintendent. >> Do you accept the friendly amendment? >> I accept the amendment. >> All right. Any further any other discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to authorize the superintendent or designate to perform the routine functions and responsibilities of the clerk or and treasurer. All right. Uh next up, we are establishing the 2026 board member compensation and benefit participation. Um currently the board chair receives $4750 per year and each of the other board directors receive $4,250 per year. Looking for a motion on this item, please. >> Zusk makes a motion to set the board director stipen at 4250 and the board chair at 4750. And I want to note that that is the same as what it was three years ago. >> All right. Thank you. >> Y >> can I get a second, please? >> Bronze will second. >> All right. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor of the compensation as discussed say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to pay board directors 4250 per year and the chair 4750 per year participation. >> We probably should. All right. So looking for a motion on benefits participation. >> The members of the board do not participate in benefits available to other employees. >> That that would be my motion. >> Okay. Could I get a second, please? >> Second, Dresley. >> All right. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor of not allowing board members to part participate in benefits say I. >> I. Those oppos say nay. Motion passes unanimously to not allow board members to participate in district benefits. All right. Next I am looking for uh a motion regarding official district depositories. I would, this is Zuzi, I would make a recommendation to uh have it be the same as it was last year. Merchant Bank takes care of our general receipts, Vermillion State Bank of Hastings. does our activity accounts, the Minnesota school district liquidation fund and PFM asset management help us to manage payroll and finance accounts. Not not to manage but but to be the depository for our payroll and finance accounts and also our uh section 125 flex accounts. The state board of investment helps us as a depository for OPED parah plan and US bank is QSCB escrow account. And I would make the motion to retain uh those same vendors to do the the same thing going into the 2026 year. >> Thank you for that lengthy motion. Can I get a second, please? >> Second, Dresley. >> All right. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to have uh the official district depositories as were stated in the motion. I'm not going to repeat. All right. Uh next up we have electronic fund transfers. Uh could I please get a motion on this item? Uh Bruns will make the motion delegate the superintendent, director of finance and and operations, finance supervisor, and payroll benefits supervisor to make electronic fund transfers. >> Thank you. Could I get a second, please? >> Mayor seconds. >> All right. All uh any discussion? >> All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to delegate the electronic fund transfers as were stated in the motion. All right. Next up, we have employee recognition dollar amounts for the 2526 school year. Could I please get a motion on this item? Motion to approve the employee recognition dollar amount for the 2526 school year. >> Thank you. As stated in the board book, I assume as stated above in board book. Okay. Just want to be clear. Can I get a second, please? >> Beer seconds. >> All right. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to um establish the employee recognition dollar amounts for the 2526 school year as designated in board book. All right. Next up we have uh capitalization asset thresholds and fixed asset inventory report approvals. Could I please get a motion, please? Zuzac makes a motion uh as per policy 704 to have our individual threshold designated at $10,000 and group threshold designated at 50,000. For our listeners, that means that if uh the same item is purchased in a lot of say 25 or 30 items and the dollar amount reaches 50, then we track it as an official asset. That's what that means. And um the annual fixed asset report is attached for viewers to to review and board book. >> Can I get a second please? >> Second, Dresley. >> Right. Any discussion? >> Right. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve the individual threshold at 10,000, group threshold at 50,000, and approving the annual fixed asset report. All right. Next up, we are looking for an authority to sign contracts and enter into agreements. Could I please get a motion on this item? Have a motion to delegate the authority to the superintendent and director of finance and operations to sign contracts and enter into agreements. >> Zuzik seconds. >> Right. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. >> All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to delegate the superintendent and director of finance and operations to sign contracts and agreements. All right. Next up, we are looking at joint powers purchasing agreements. Could I please get a motion on this item? Motion to authorize the delegation of authority to the superintendent and the director of finance and operations to enter into joint purchasing agreements. Joint Powers Purchasing Agreement. >> I get a second, please. >> Mayor Seconds. >> Any discussion? >> All right. Uh, all those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve the delegation of authority to the superintendent and director of finance and operations to join enter into joint powers purchasing agreements. All right. Now we are looking at the designation of identified officials with authority, also known as Iowa. Could I please get an motion on this item? >> Motion to approve the superintendent to act as an identified official with authority and the director of finance and operations to act as the Iowa by proxy for Hastings public schools. >> Thank you. Kelly, please get a second. Per seconds. >> All right. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to have the superintendent act as the Iowa and the director of finance and operations to act as the Iowa by proxy for Hastings public schools. Next up we have legal counsel. Could I please get a motion on this item? Motion to approve the following law offices to act as legal council for Hastings public schools. Kennedy Graven PA and Ratwick Rosac and Maloney PA. >> Thank you. Okay. Excuse me. Could I please get a second? >> Second, Dresley. >> Right. Any discussion. All right. All those in favor of approving Kennedy and Graven and Ratwick, Rosac, and Maloney say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve Kennedy and Graven and Ratwick, Rosac, and Maloney as the district legal council. All right. District auditor. Could I please get a motion on this item? >> I have a motion to approve LB Carlson as the district auditors for Hastings Public School District. >> Can I get a second, please? >> Second, Trustley. Right. Any discussion? Right. All those in favor of approving LB Carlson as a district auditor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve uh district auditor as LB Carlson. Next we have faximile signatures. Could I please get an motion on this item? >> Motion to approve the use of faximile signatures from the board chair, the board treasurer, and the board clerk on school district checks. Thank you. Could I please get a second? >> Beer second. >> Any discussion? >> All right. All those in favor say I. I. >> All those oppos say nay. Motion passes unanimously to approve to use faximile signatures for the chair, treasurer, and clerk of the school board on the district checks. All right. Now we have standing committees. Um currently we have the policy finance and facilities joint powers student schoolboard representative and community collaboration. Uh so I know we had a discussion on this at the work session and I have my notes somewhere but looking for uh who is interested in being in the policy on the policy committee this year. We could that'd be fantastic. Do we have that available >> easily? Okay, we well I think we can start we can start at least with one. Uh policy committee interest I think it's the same three of us. Yes. And we did check with um directors Milner and Michael Moulder to see if they were interested in in changing anything up and they were not interested in the policy committee. So we will do policy committee uh will be the three of us sitting here. Director Zuzac, Director Dresley, and myself. All right. Uh, next up we have finance and facilities. In the past, we or this past year, we had it also combined with joint powers because we had the same three people interested in being a part of those committees. Um, and per the discussion at the work session, we decided to split those up. So, this is how we're looking at it this year. Uh, so finance and facilities will still be together. Um, could I see a raise of hands for who's interested in facilities and finance? So, it was the two of us plus uh Director Milner was the third. Okay. Uh, then we have the joint powers committee. Here we go. Uh, could I see a show of hands for interest in being on the joint powers committee? >> Thanks, Phil. >> All right. and then plus uh clerk Milner. Okay. Um then we have our student schoolboard representative rent representative committee. Uh could I see a show of hands of who's interested in being on that committee? Right. It was you two plus uh clerk Milner again. She said she wanted on that one. And then we have um the community collaboration committee. Could I see a hand show of hands of who is interested in that being on that one? You too. And then it was also director Michael Moulder who is absent tonight. All right. Then we have our standing liaison positions. Um first up we have ISD 917 and that is actually a three-year term. So uh director Zuzi will be I think this is your third year of being on the in that position. So that doesn't change. Uh the relicensure committee representative just as a reminder um director beer is the relicensure committee uh repres liaison. Uh that is a school year appointment. Uh so that actually started in September and goes through August I guess technically. Um then we have the Minnesota State High School League representative. Uh director Michael Moulder had said that she was interested in doing that. Is anyone else interested in doing that one? Okay. Um, then we have our AMSD liaison. In the past, it's been Director Bruns. And due to, I think, commitments, you're wanting to pass the torch. Who is interested in taking up that responsibility? >> I I I'm on that. I'm on that for uh 917, so it's real convenient for me. >> Fantastic. All right. Anyone else interested? Okay, sounds good. And then um can we get a backup on that one? If anyone is anyone interested in being a back All right. It was a little tentative, but All right. So, Jessica is back up. >> All right. And then we have the Bright Works liaison if the appointment is open. Uh, and I think Director Bruns, you had expressed interest before, you still want to do that? >> Yeah, I I'm typically there anyway, so it makes total sense to be a part of that. >> Fantastic. All right. Do we need a backup for that? We don't need a backup for that one. Nope, we're good there. Okay. Um, and then the NAPAC liaison is the final one that we have on this list. And Director Bruns, you're going to continue in that role as well. All right. Fantastic. Any Well, I should ask anyone else interested. Okay. And then we should have a backup as well for that one. >> You want to be a backup? Okay. Director Beer will be a backup. >> Fantastic. All right. So with that, does anyone else want to make a motion on this or you want me to read my notes? I can I can do it. Okay. I move to have uh directors Zuzac, Dresley, and Tate on the policy committee. Directors Bruns, Milner, and Dresley on the student schoolboard representative committee. Directors Zuzac, Milner, and Tate on the facilities and finance committee. Uh, directors Michael Moulder, Bruns, and Beer on the Community Collaboration Committee. Directors Beer, Milner, and Tate on the Joint Powers Committee. Uh, Director Zuzac as the AMSD representative with Director Dresley as the backup. Director Bruns as the Bright Works representative, Director Zuzac as the 917 representative, Director Michael Moulder as the Minnesota State High School League representative, and Director Bruns as the NAPAC representative with Director Beer Meyer as the backup. >> Got it all. >> That's a lengthy motion, too. >> Second, Dresley. >> All right. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. All right, motion passes unanimously to approve the standing committees and liaison positions as stated. All right, now uh we can discuss additional committees and liaison positions. We had discussed a couple things at our work session. Um we had talked about having a meet and confer liaison um and a wellness committee liaison. That was it, right? I think that was it. Okay. >> Can I ask a clarifying question? >> Yeah. >> The wellness committee leazison, how often does is the wellness committee just meet the once a year >> or twice a year or once a quarter? >> What's that? >> Quarterly. >> It's for in statute this if they're using wellness the same as safety, it's usually four times a year. >> Okay. Quarterly. >> And how about meet and confer? Whenever that my experience has been whenever teachers have called and have a meet and pimper meeting we didn't have did Kathy have they had them standardized here >> three times a year >> did they have them standard here >> I'm pretty sure we have I just can't remember right now but I believe >> okay so that responsibility is three to three to four approximately three to four times a year and the wellness committee is roughly quarterly as well so all right uh who is interested in being in or on the meet and confer for being a meet and confer liaison. >> I would have an interest in being on meet and confer or at least be the backup for that. >> Okay. Any other interest? Okay. I'd be willing to be the backup >> if you want to take that one. Okay. >> Okay. Um and then for the wellness committee liaison did I think that most I thought director Milner said Director Milner said that would be appropriate, right? >> So, are we all remembering this correctly before we stick her on a committee that >> Okay. >> Okay. So, we're we're we're putting Melissa Milner, Director Milner for wellness. Uh, is anyone interested in being the backup for that one? >> I'll be the backup for that one. >> Director Dressie was the backup. Okay. Any other interest? All right, with that, uh, I'll move to have Director Zuzac be the meet and confer liaison with Director Tate as the backup and Director Milner on the wellness committee. Um, and Director Dresley as the backup. >> I second that that nomination. >> All right. Any discussion? I should make sure. No other committee leaison or committee positions we think we need to establish right now. Just want to make sure. Okay. Okay. We're good. All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to have uh Zuzi and Tate on the meet and confer. Tate as a backup. Miller on the wellness with Dresley as a backup. All right. Fantastic. What was that? Sorry. >> Oh. Oh, yeah. You did. Sorry. Okay. So, >> now what? >> So, I motion to approve um Director Zuzac as a liaison to ISD 917. >> Okay. Sorry, we already we already voted. So, I'm just Okay. >> What do we do? I don't know how to undo. >> We can amend the agenda. Yeah. Okay, let's do that instead. Sorry, I screwed it up. I'm sorry. Okay, so moving I'm I move to amend the agenda to remove the voting individual voting on the liaison positions because we already voted on them in a group. >> And I take back my motion >> and you remove and you resend your motion. Yep, >> I resend my motion. >> Thank you. Sorry about that, folks. All right. Could I get a second? >> Zuzac seconds. >> Thank you. Although or any discussion. All right. All those in favor of agenda amending the agenda to remove those individual votes say I. >> I. Those opposed say no. Nay. Motion passes unanimously to remove those individual votes. All right. Uh next up we had the committee. Oh items for discussion, committee membership discussion, leaison discussion. We already discussed all this. So, I think we're good. I think we're covered on that as well. >> I make a motion to amend the agenda striking uh Roman numeral 7A and Roman numeral 7B. >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Okay. Bruns is seconding. All right. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. I. Those say n. Motion passes unanimously to remove the committee membership discussion and leases on discussion. All right. Next up, we have our superintendent midyear evaluation summary. Um, after our December regular meeting, we had a closed session to discuss uh the midyear performance of our fantastic superintendent. And the meeting went very well. And I'm not going to read this whole document, but everyone can see uh she ended up between a three and a four on every goal that she has. And so we're we the board is very pleased with Dr. Waramp Herman's transition and leadership. The board appreciates her energy, visibility, collaborative approach, effective communication, and meaningful progress across strategic priorities that position the district for continued excellence. So, thank you. >> Thank you. I want to thank all members of the board. It's been a great start. >> Yeah. >> Very excited to be here. >> Yes, we're very excited that you're here and all of the fantastic work that you've done so far. So, >> thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Next up, we have a discussion on the Dave Webb home run leadership discussion. Sorry. >> Yeah. So, I've reached out to Oh, good. You brought the book. >> Yeah. So, I reached out to Mr. Webb, Dr. Webb, and he would be elated to come and work with us as a board team um and walk us through his decision-making process. Um he can do this in two ways. Either two meetings of two hours each or one meeting of four hours. I would recommend the two meetings at two hours because it's quite a bit of information and it's nice to be able to because we're doing this with our leadership team to have the two hours walk away take a couple weeks come back process come back uh learn some more um he has multiple frameworks um that he can walk us through and I really very excited um to have him come if you all are interested and we can decide tonight um which one route you want to go and And what I could do is get some dates from all of you and him because we have to figure that out. >> We could do this on a after a board meeting. We could do it on a different night. We could do on a Saturday. Whatever people want, but we should probably just throw out a whole bunch of dates and then get with him to see what works in his schedule. >> Yeah. I I just want to add to our conversation and maybe I'll kick it off by saying I left the last meeting that we had really uh ruminating on a comment that director Bruns made at the table and um I'm paraphrasing it by saying, you know, this is a good way for us to grow as a group together by learning and it illustrates ates to the community and to the staff that we're interested in an objective view of what we're doing and and this process will help that probably more than any other type of training I can think of. Um it it it is it is all about al aligning our understanding of the topic and issue at hand and then it's about understanding ourselves individually and each other individually in the way that we process and make decisions. I think it's brilliant to have him here. >> Sounds good. >> Yeah, I'm happy to invite him in. uh we had talked about doing different evaluations or doing different assessments or doing you know different types of retreats and and this was kind of the discussion that we ended up having and I'm I'm in full support of it. >> Director Justin, >> is this in place of our evaluation? I'm sorry. A little bit of >> Yes, that was what we decided that this was in place of the evaluation. So, we're doing a retreat. >> My support. >> Okay. Any other discussion? All right. Sounds like we got the green light here. I'll start reaching out and get some dates from him and you all and yeah, perfect. >> Sounds good. Thank you for arranging that. All right, next up we have a discussion on our legislative priorities that we want to set for 2026. Um, so we have in the attached we have the MASA uh what does that stand for? Sorry. Minnesota Association of School Administrators. We have AMSD, which is the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, and we have MSBA, which is the Minnesota School Board Association. Um, so just as examples of what they've set um last year and so folks are aware what we have going on, we're going to set our legislative priorities this evening. Um and then we have invited uh Representative Depel is going to be joining us at the January regular meeting to talk through our priorities. He's on the uh both the education finance and education policy committees at the capital. So um and he's going to hopefully share some insights that might he might be feeling uh or that he is aware of as well with us. So we'll share our priorities and he'll fill us in a little bit. All right. So, who would like to start with what you think our priorities should be? I'm wondering if we should start with our resolutions that we submitted to MSBA. >> That's what I have on my list. The resolutions approved by the board. I think it makes sense to have those on there as our legislative platform. >> Yep. I agree with that. Um, and just want to make sure are we are we going through with all of the ones that this board approved or because there was one that we submitted to MSBA that didn't pass and that was the Q comp uh repealing of Q comp. Do we want to still have that as our legislative priority or not? Of course, I'm all in favor of having it move forward, but >> I will say um just one experience I've had over the many years now that I've worked with advocating at the legislature. The more we're aligned to what all the other education groups are coming forward, the more pull we'll have. Just to throw that out there. So, whatever we decide, we might want to just keep that in our frame back of our minds. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And less is more. >> The fewer we have, the the bigger impact each of them has. Okay. >> All right. So, what are what are our thoughts on Q comp? >> I would I I would recommend that we not keep it as one of our legislative agenda items going into it because I don't I don't want to ask our local legislators to advocate for something that our organizations aren't advocating for. >> Okay. My concern with uh Q comp in general is that it was very firmly on the governor's uh radar to repeal. It was on his initial package that he presented this or in 2025 I should say now. Um and so my argument at MS at the delegate assembly was if we try to push something happening with this now at least we're the ones who are who are advocating for what happens to those dollars. whereas if they just get stripped away from the governor's package, then they just go away. So, that's my fear. Um, but I I can go either way on this one. Anybody else thoughts? So >> I could take it or leave it relieved just because of the fact that if they do continue to or if they open up the waiting list, we are on the waiting list. >> I know. >> I don't know. >> Okay, I'm fine. The uh Yeah, my other argument was that it has been on the list for MSBA to advocate for opening it up to more school districts for 11 years. >> Since 2014. >> Oh, >> 2014. So, um I'm fine with leaving that one alone, though. So, all right, we won't have that one. Um, the Do you want to quickly just go through the resolutions that we did submit that we're saying we want to advocate for? Okay. So, authorize candidates to emit addresses from campaign materials and use non-residential addresses under Minnesota statute section 211b.04 4 and require redaction of home addresses from campaign finance filing postings online by campaign finance and public disclosure board under Minnesota statutes um section 10A and Minnesota statute section 13.067 067 to protect candidate safety. >> And the next resolution is to scroll down here. Ensure school districts have adequate time to plan and prepare for the financial and operational impact of new laws and regulations. >> And that one is on several of these platforms already. Thank you. The next one is allocation of targeted funds to fully implement Minnesota statute section 127A70 Minnesota P20 education partnership subdivision 2A. >> Thank you. >> Next resolution was to >> Pardon me Ju just uh for the listener that was career technical ed right? Okay to just to fund >> Yep. >> Yeah. Well, actually, it wasn't even to fund it. It was it was to actually do what they've already established in statute that they're going to do >> the study to and and then that the we're asking the state to be a leader on this. >> The state had already implemented their vision of what the what the framework should look like for career and technical education and over the past I think it's three years this is the P20 education partnership has been funded by outside donors and has not been funded by state funds. So what we were asking for is the state to allocate targeted funds to that so that we can actually see some movement on what their vision was for career and technical education in our in our state. >> Yep. And then the last one is to exempt school districts from the earned sick and safe time mandate the Minnesota I'm not going to read the statute number um if they provide leave benefits such as family medical leave act paid family medical leave act sick leave discretionary leave or briement leave that meet or exceed ESST requirements to reduce redundance redundant costs and support district's ability to priorit prioritize student learning. Okay. And those are the resolutions that we passed at the board table and that also passed at the delegate assembly. >> Okay. So, any thoughts on those so far or wording or anything like that? So, I would say that we shorten it up a little bit to repeal or so some of them are quite wordy and it's going to lose the um I don't know I got it narrowed down to reduce mandates and restore local control, repeal and fully fund summerterm unemployment insurance and paid leave and strengthen PSO programs and ensure financial stability, academic rigor and um student support and prepare preparation for students after high school. So, those were my like top ones that I thought were really >> um my only question is you said that last one strengthen PSO >> strengthen career technical ed >> career technical ed is what I meant. I didn't mean PSO. >> Yes. Perfect. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes, there is PSO in these. But I'd like I I would offer that the MSBA document on the legislative agenda, I know it's a little longer, but this really well articulates the timely implementation of fiscal mandates. >> Yep. >> And that if if they miss a March one deadline, that's on them. >> And um they would have to wait a year to implement it. >> Yep. Okay. So, we'll use the verbage on MSBA. >> That works for everybody. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, we use MSBA's language and then yours for the your summary or your I'll say your shorter version of the fully fund or repeal. >> Yep. Repeal or fully fund summerterm unemployment insurance and paid leave and then reduce mandates and restore local control. And these were all ones that were aligned on >> Yeah. Yep. >> Mhm. >> Another one that was aligned on AMSD and on the um MSBA one was to repeal the contingent $250 million cut to special ed cross subsidy >> reduction aid scheduled for the 2829 bianium because frankly the task that they asked us to do is knowingly impossible. right? >> Understanding state and federal laws and regulations and then the dollars that it takes to do that. What they're asking us to do is an impossible task. I I think every knowing person that's aware of that situation has little faith that the task force will be able to come up with a dollar amount to reduce by that much. And then let's be clear that comes out of the funding then for right >> for special education correct >> which we're mandated to >> pro which were >> Yep. Board is supporting that as well. >> Okay. >> And that that phrasing came from AMSD. >> Oh I had it on the MSBA. >> Yeah. >> I just want to make sure we get it from the right spot. Okay. So appeal. Yeah, it's shorter on AMSD's. >> Yeah. Note that it's the first one. >> It is >> on uh Thank you. >> Okay. AMSD's version of that. >> Okay. Um, you know, when we lobby, they're going to tell us, well, this is not a funding bienium, >> but it's also not a cutting bienium. It I mean, we we are we have a budget that we're working with because you set a law saying how much it was going to increase. And so we're we're making decisions based on that. This is I get that this isn't a funding bianium, but it's also not a cutting bienium. >> Yeah. >> Well, I think my hope along with most motans is that they figure out what's going on with the fraud and actually can find some money to fund school districts and other things a little bit better. One thing I want to put on the radar for folks that isn't included in this work here and isn't a part of anything that we submitted, but the current um working group led by our state senator Judy Seabberger around seclusion and its use in schools. I don't know how we phrase it, but advocating to at least maintain current statute and requirements around the seclusion, the use of seclusion in public education. Um there are two camps. One and one has been led by MDE in some regard to and the practice of seclusion completely. And it is not a practice that districts love to use and it is often our sixth option as we develop student response plans and how to develop their skills and what is going to be predictable and beneficial to their development. Um, but however we can advocate to not eliminating the use of seclusion in public education, it's just it's a tool in the toolbox that is rarely used. It's it's discussed highly before it's something that is done. And the perception around it, I want to make sure it's really clear. We students aren't put in a room, the doors locked, and people walk away. Statute around that is very clear. The rooms are a certain size and scope, certain ventilation, lighting. You have to be able to see the student at all times. They're magnetically locked. you actually have to hold the lock for the duration of that seclusion and be able to look in the window. I don't think it's included anywhere because it's going to come out of this working group's recommendation um in time. Uh I know that executive director or executive director of student services for 916 Dave Hayman is on as part of that working group as well and they've toured different facilities in the northeast metro and we do walk them through all the stages of things that we do to make sure we it really truly is the last resort and focusing on their tier one and other supports before we get there. So I don't know how we we write that down so we can be a voice in the room that says I really don't think we should remove this tool. Um it is not widely used. It's strictly monitored. There's statute that's really tight around it and there's a lot of data collected around it every time it's used. So, I'm not sure what the next step is on that. >> A AMSD refers to it as uh it's on their document and they describe it as permit limited removal time with non-exclusionary discipline to support effective re-entry planning and maintain classrooms. >> Okay. >> In elementary. Okay, that's probably true then about what it says on re-evaluate non-exclusionary discipline. So that Thank you. Yeah, because that's also on MSBAs, but yeah, how would that be articulated? >> Maintain current statute and and requirements around the use of lock registered lock seclusion spaces in public schools. Just no changes at this point. However, we I mean I think that might be the language. >> I guess my question is do do we do that here in Hastings? >> Is this >> no >> something that applies to us or it's 917? >> We don't have a room like that here. But 917 >> 917 it is that something that you maybe want to advocate for 917 to be an advocate for? Do you guys develop a legislative platform? >> Yeah, we do. >> We do. >> Yeah. I I I bet that they are and I bet that 916 is too. I I just to to Matt's point, how would our legislators become aware of it and know that that we would ask them to back it? Um so that that would be the that that's the power that we would get by mentioning it to um Judy Seabberger and Tom Depel and you know so >> do you know what statute The question was what statute was being referenced? >> Yep. 125A.0942. >> Thank you. >> So to maintain the standards for restrictive procedures. >> Correct. It's already um banned from use in grades three and lower. And so the thought is that it'll either be removed completely or advance upgrades >> and you're and you're saying to um maintain the standards for restrictive procedures instead of eliminate them. Correct. >> Correct. And if the pathway was to eliminate then the next question is allocation of dollars for training for the alternative like what will what's the tool that replaces that safely and meets the student need and staff need? I I think for that we focus on the maintaining then because if we give them options they're not going to be the option that you want. So you have to come with the option or so I would just keep it with that maintaining. >> So I'm wondering I had starred on here the um the one that that director Zuzac had read as well as something that I could support. Do we want to combine those two things regarding discipline into the same um into the same priority perhaps are folks >> connected with a conjunction and >> right so support this and also look at >> maintain status >> maintain status on this piece and look at um allowing a three-day K through three dismissals. >> I like that because you got to deal with that. >> Yep. Okay. So, we'll combine those two. Um, all right. And I guess I'm looking for the verbiage that we want to use. So, maintain the standards for restrictive procedures outlined in Minnesota statute 128.0942. >> You're not on your mic, please. Sorry. So to maintain the status standards for restrictive procedures outlined in Minnesota statute section 129A.0942 >> 125 >> 125 >> A and >> and we would have a choice of these two sets of language from AMSD and MSBA. AMSD says permit limited removal time within non-exclusionary discipline to support effective re-entry planning and maintain safe classrooms. MSBA says re-evaluate non-exclusionary discipline strategies recognizing one statewide approach does not effectively meet the safe safety of all students. I like uh AMSDS. >> A MSDS the one the one that was more specific. Yeah. >> Yes. Because that other one was giving them the option to come up with what it was. I I don't know if we want that. >> I like AMSDs and it's uh it's under enhanced school safety. >> Yep. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Okay. All right. Uh, other things that caught my eye that I could get behind. Um, there was one in here with associated with the new paid leave program. Provide funding for employer premiums and substitute staff costs associated with the paid leave program or exempt school districts. That's on AMSDS. I guess it just says paid leave. It doesn't say the new >> that should >> the new one necessarily, but it would encompass any paid leave program, I assume. I don't know if that's what their platform is including or not. >> I don't know what thoughts are about that one. It's under reduce mandates and restore local control. The Fourth bullet point down. Mark gets thumbs up here. >> Yeah, >> good. That one. Okay, that one. Um, another one that I noted was repeal requirements that school boards negotiate e-learning days, student testing, and student to ratio to staff ratios. That was a new thing. That was what, two years ago? last last year. I can't remember now. That was new newly introduced. >> Just a question. Do we negotiate e-learning days? >> It's in statute. >> So, we we are negotiating those in the current contract. >> We we haven't >> because it doesn't go along lines with the contract. It's just you when you first establish those e-learning days, it was established that you would have them. >> Okay. >> That's the negotiation piece to it. >> Okay. I guess. >> And because then it's it's required by law, you know, you can't go more than five and all that stuff. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Any thoughts on that one? >> What do you think? >> I'm okay with that. >> Good on that one. >> Yeah, too. Okay. >> Um, we're going to have a long list now, but uh you got that one covered. Another one that caught my eye allows on uh MSBA's under stable and predicting fun predictable funding. Third bullet point down allow school boards by board resolution to transfer balances balance surpluses of nonfederal funds between district operating accounts to meet financial needs without the need for an add for additional aid or levy authority. So to give us a little bit more financial flexibility. Correct. thoughts on that one? >> Seems head nodding. Okay. Um, that was all I had other than what has already been discussed. Any other thoughts? >> Dr. Zus, >> Miss Humble, were you keeping careful enough count to know how many we have? Is that nine? Eight. >> Eight. >> We combined two of them, right? >> Oh, is that >> Thank you. >> And last year we had 10. So, >> good with that list of eight. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> And Lindy, do you want to put that together? Do you want me to? He is correct. >> Nine. Okay, >> there is nine. >> Either way, we're less than 10. >> That's good. All right. >> Last year, it was a funding bianium and we separated into funding priorities and nonrevenue priorities. We did do you see any reason to separate into groups just so that it's more palatable or understandable? >> I think so. Yeah. >> Right. I mean, and again, it's going to be it's funding and non-revenue again. >> Yeah. >> Because Yes. Like you said, it's not a funding year. However, they're looking at making cutting cuts. So, >> yeah. Okay. So, we'll divide it into funding and non-revenue priorities again. >> Um, Lindy, do you want to do Did you take good enough notes or you want me to do it? I I did it last year. I can do it again. Okay, I'll do it. All right. Okay, I'll put this together and uh get it out to folks and we'll discuss it at our um at our regular meeting at the end of the month here. All right, good deal. And we'll vote on it then as well with uh Representative Depel here. All right, and then uh we have our future meetings link in here. Um, we have our policy committee meeting on Thursday the 8th at noon in district in the district office conference room A. On January 12th, we have the community collaboration event. Hopefully, everybody can make it. That is at 6 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria. On January 13th at 7:30 a.m., we have the joint powers meeting with folks from the city. That is being held at Tilden in room 117. And January 28th, we have a 5 pm community collaboration meeting in the district office, conference room A. And uh what's a regular meeting? Shoot, I think that's January 28th as well. All right, cool. Uh we have a regular meeting on January 28th at 6 p.m. right here in the media center. And I don't have any notes on the agenda yet. So, except for Representative Depel will be here and we'll be talking about uh legislative priorities. All right. Any comments, questions? >> And the handbook. >> Yes, our our schoolboard handbook will be on that agenda. That's one of the things that's on the policy committee's agenda for this week. So, all right. Uh if there's nothing else, I'm looking for a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Be mayor seconds. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor of adjournment say I. >> I. >> I. All those opposed say nay. Motion passes unanimously to adjourn at 7:01 p.m. Thanks everybody and happy new year.