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Robbinsdale Area Schools Board Business Meeting - December 1, 7 p.m.

Robbinsdale Area SchoolsTuesday, December 2, 2025
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Approval of agenda

Student leadership presentation (Plymouth Middle School)

Musical theater selection (Beauty and the Beast Jr.)

Consent agenda: language access plan, financial reports, personnel reports

Statutory Operating Debt (SOD) plan update

School consolidation and budget reduction strategies

Magnet transportation funding and equity considerations

Full Document Analysis

Votes (2)

Approve the agenda

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Unspecified · Seconded by Unspecified

Approve the consent agenda

PassedUnanimous roll call

Moved by Director Basset · Seconded by Director Hillbrand

Notable Quotes (2)

My hope and dream is that we are still able to support the musical theater program districtwide so other students can be supported in trying new things.

— Annabelle Rollinger
Budget cutsAddressing the board during the student presentation.

I do take direction from the full board, not an board member.

— Susan Tenton Stalo
SOD Plan/BudgetExplaining the necessity of collective board consensus for altering budget recommendations.

People (6)

Evans BeckerChair

Presides over board meetings and directs the order of business.

Susan Tenton StaloSuperintendent

Presents budget information and updates on statutory operating debt.

1 quote

“There are no good decisions. We're trying to help support the best of the worst decisions possible.”

Responding to concerns regarding budget cuts to transportation.

Lisa RaymondAVID Coordinator

Facilitator of the student leadership group.

Nina JohnsonAfterschool Theater Program Coordinator

Coordinates theater activities at Plymouth Middle School.

Annabelle RollingerStudent

Eighth grader expressing concern regarding budget cuts to theater programs.

Director BassetDirector

Advocates for a fee-based structure for transportation.

Places Mentioned

Boardroom, Education Service CenterPlymouth Middle SchoolCooper High SchoolArmstrong High School

Events & Meetings (3)

  • Monday, December 1st, 2025 - 7:24 p.m.
  • December 8th, 2025 - Potential future session
  • December 15th, 2025 - Scheduled hearing
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