Osseo Area Schools — Transcript
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Student Board Representative Reports
Student and Team Recognitions
Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Report and Long-Range Planning
Community Concerns on Student Achievement, Safety, and Library Materials
Superintendent's Report and District Accomplishments
Preliminary Levy Approval for 2024 Payable 2025
School Executives Employment Agreement
First Reading of Policy Revisions
Votes (3)
Approval of the 2024 Payable 2025 Preliminary Levy
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Tam McGrady [1:34:00] · Seconded by Director Tanya Prince [1:34:06]
The Executive Director of Finance and Operations presented the preliminary levy, noting that the numbers are dynamic and would be finalized later. The proposed total levy showed a small percentage increase, but due to district growth and increased market value, individual taxpayer impact on the school portion of property taxes is anticipated to be flat or decrease. Approval at the maximum preliminary amount ensures flexibility for adjustments.
Approval of the Agreement on Terms and Conditions of Employment between the Independent School District 279 School Board and School Executives July 1st 2023 through June 30th 2025
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Heather Douglas [1:39:58] · Seconded by Director Sarah Mitchell [1:40:05]
The General Counsel presented the proposed agreement for School Executives, outlining changes to compensation, including salary increases consistent with other employee groups, a shift to pay-for-performance stipends, and adjustments to benefits and work conditions. The agreement represented a 9.95% total package increase.
Approval of Gifts to the District
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Heather Douglas [1:40:48] · Seconded by Director Tanya Prince [1:40:50]
The item involved the approval of various gifts donated to the district.
Notable Quotes (4)
I will start with the caveat of the numbers that I have in front of you here are all wrong um and the reason they're wrong is the levy gets updated every single day
that is good news if you are a taxpayer because the the pi that is our Levy just got spread across another $ 1.5 billion dollar worth of property so your piece individually should be smaller
we are going to request that the school board approve the 24 pay 25 Levy at the maximum as in previous years we're requesting approval at the maximum to provide maximum flexibility for the school board and for the district to allow our staff to continue to work with mde and finalize that data to ensure its accuracy
this uh this is consistent with other groups that you have approved
Ordinances & Resolutions (19)
Report on the district's financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024
General fund revenue and expenditure budget variance
General fund financial summary
Fund balance summary for all funds
District policy on Instructional and Library Material Selection and Re-evaluation
State statute cited regarding community member inclusion in District advisory committees
Federal act mentioned in discussion of digital content filtering and explicit materials
Book mentioned in public comment as having sexually explicit content
Procedure related to Policy 652 on material re-evaluation
Financial document outlining proposed property tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year
Summary of total levy changes
Line items in the general fund levy
Summary of information related to the levy
Contract outlining employment terms for associate superintendents and executive directors
District policy recommended for repeal
District policy under review for updates regarding technology use
District policy recommended for repeal
Procedure related to Policy 652 on instructional and library material selection
District policy updated to reflect legislative changes