“I am thrilled to be able to introduce uh new leadership here for Edana Public Schools.”

“My gratitude to you all for joining EPS. We're so glad you chose us. Welcome.”

“Tonight we're here to share something truly significant. not just a name change, but the restoration of a legacy that has touched countless families in our community.”

“The name change acknowledges the multitude of programs we offer throughout our center. Our developmental screenings alone serve over 500 families each year, and for many, this is their very first experience with Edina Public Schools when their child is between three and four years old. That first impression matters and the family center signals immediately that we are here for the entire family system.”

“Supporting the whole family means adapting to their realities. So, that is why we're excited to announce that we're gearing up to offer comprehensive childcare programming next summer from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Uh, this wraparound care recognizes that when families have the support that they need, children really thrive.”

“By strengthening our identity as a welcoming community hub, we're saying that every family belongs here and every child's potential deserves to be nurtured.”

“Summer is arguably the the busiest time of the year for our buildings and grounds team. Not only are they doing their regular cleaning work and maintaining our facilities in an excellent state of repair, we're also busy managing more than 16 different construction projects throughout the district.”

“The main aim of that project is to upgrade our mechanical system so that we're using um warm or hot water to heat the facility rather than um an older system which relied upon very hot steam coming out of our system. So, it's going to be safer for our staff and longterm, it's going to be a more reliable um and efficient system.”

“As the district proceeds in its long-term facilities maintenance planning in spaces where it makes sense, particularly at the secondary level, we think that replacing those gang restrooms with individual bathroom stall spaces um is probably more appropriate.”

“That facility was constructed in 1959, I believe, and the restrooms for the most part are original to the building. So, you can imagine um what a nice upgrade that'll be for that school community.”

“Everything appears to be going on plan, on budget. Um, and so we're we're quite grateful for that.”

“I often talk about the tireless hours that everybody's spending to make sure that the magic happens. And that includes our district office staff uh to my left here as well. So just grateful for the work that's happening, the intricacies and efforts that go into things like being prepared for new teacher training or being making sure that our students with IEPs have what they need or thinking about our family center and the work that happens around each and every person on our cabinet.”

“We're starting to see more and more people come back to the district. Not all of our employees are staffed year round, so we're excited. that brings an extra piece of energy and flavor, a rejuvenation, but we also recognize there are lots of folks that never get that summer break.”

“Just a shout out to our varsity boys ultimate frisbee team. Um we have one of the biggest ultimate frisbee teams in the country. It's amazing. And um they won state again and placed second at nationals again. So great job.”

“Pursuant to Minnesota statutes section 13D.03, the board is authorized to vote to move into close session to consider strategy for labor negotiations, including negotiation strategies or development or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals conducted pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25.”