South St. Paul Public Schools — Transcript
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Summer Learning and Extended Programs
District Operations and School Year Kick-off
Policy Revisions and SRO Role
Community Support and Donations
Technology Infrastructure Upgrade
School Board Governance and Elections
Votes (6)
Approval of Policies 506, 507, 605, 607, 610, and 507.01
Dissent: None
Moved by Board Collectively [00:26:42] · Seconded by Board Collectively [00:26:42]
Director Human provided an overview of significant updates, particularly to Policy 506 (Student Discipline) for legislative wording and a reference chart, and Policy 507 (Corporal Punishment and Prone Restraint) to clarify the role of School Resource Officers (SROs) as non-school staff post-legislation. Policies 605, 607, and 610 had minor updates, and 507.01 (School Resource Officers) clarified their role and relationship with the city's police department.
Resolution to Approve Acceptance of Gifts
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Human [00:27:01] · Seconded by Director W Felton [00:27:02]
Brady Hoffman detailed three monetary donations from Menora Mendoza Navaro LLC (for cdlu), Robert's Funeral Home (Senior All-Night Party), and the South St Paul Open Foundation (track and field coaching salaries). Additionally, Leslie Miller donated a pediatric standard for the Special Education Department. The board expressed gratitude for these community contributions.
Approval of Purchase of Display Boards and Authorization for Lease Purchase Agreement
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Human [00:28:13] · Seconded by Director W Felton [00:28:14]
Brady Hoffman outlined the rigorous selection process, involving teacher input and technology committee review, that led to the choice of Promethean displays to replace outdated Smartboards. The $224,870 purchase, representing the first of four installation waves, will be financed through a 5-year lease to strategically maintain district funds for other essential technology investments such as Chromebooks and network infrastructure.
Approval of Scheduling Special Work Session
Dissent: None
Moved by Director W Felton [00:30:30] · Seconded by Director Human [00:30:31]
The board approved scheduling a special work session for Monday, July 29th, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. This meeting is intended as a board retreat for ongoing development, self-reflection, and evaluation of their collective work with Teamworks to enhance their service to the district and community.
Resolution Calling School District Election
Dissent: None
Moved by Director W Felton [00:31:37] · Seconded by Director Human [00:31:38]
The board formally passed a resolution to officially call for the upcoming school district election for board members. No specific details about candidates or election procedures were discussed at this time, as it was a procedural step.
Resolution Establishing Procedures for Write-in Votes in School Board Election
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Human [00:32:00] · Seconded by Director W Felton [00:32:01]
The board approved a resolution establishing procedures for counting write-in votes in the upcoming school board election. This resolution aims to reduce the administrative burden on county election officers by stipulating that not every write-in vote needs to be counted or named unless the number of such votes exceeds what would be required to win a seat.
Notable Quotes (9)
Policy 506 student discipline is a 25 page policy that um underwent a lot of change um updating it with legislative wordings and putting in a chart that makes it very easy to reference for our families and our staff to understand the repercussions for different behaviors as outlined by the state and through Guidance with msba
507 the biggest changes to that policy was um again post legislative updates regarding school resource officers and the wording around that regarding corporal punishment and prone rest State um school resource officers are not considered School staff so that's really clarified there
we have three monetary donations this evening we have one from the menoa Mendoza Navaro LLC for the cdlu one from Robert's funeral home for the senior allight party and then a donation from the sou Paul open foundation for track and field coaching salaries
a pediatric standard was donated to the special ed Department from Leslie Miller uh and these standards are assisted devices that help individuals with physical disabilities or Mobility limitation to stand upright so uh something that comes in very handy as we're working with our students
back in November December our tech department hosted an edtech playground uh which allowed for teachers and staff to come in and demo a bunch of different displays ... through that process we've landed on the Prometheans uh displays so these are display boards that'll be replacing smartboards that were in put in place many years ago
this first wave is um the uh purchase amount is 22487 we are recommending a 5-year lease uh to finance this first purchase and that will also allow us to retain resources to continue to invest in uh Chromebooks laptops our Network infrastructure
this meeting will be for um a board retreat for ongoing board development some reflection evaluation of our work as a board uh and our ability to work for the district and our community so we will be meeting for uh so review of our work as a board
it's the 29th it would be on oh okay just for that motion I just want to make sure that we've got that piece correct Monday July 29th at 5
this simply says that we do not need to uh count and name every right in vote unless it exceeds the number of votes that would actually um win a seat so it saves our County election um officers quite a bit of work
Ordinances & Resolutions (9)
25-page policy updated with legislative wording and a chart for repercussions, providing clear guidance for families and staff.
Updated to reflect post-legislative changes, specifically clarifying that School Resource Officers are not considered school staff.
Underwent minor updates to abbreviations and reference numbers.
Underwent minor updates to abbreviations and reference numbers.
Underwent minor updates to abbreviations and reference numbers.
Clarifies the role of School Resource Officers and the district's relationship with the city's police department.
Official acceptance of various monetary and equipment donations to the school district.
Official resolution to formally call the upcoming school district election.
Resolution to streamline the process for counting write-in votes in the school board election, saving administrative work.