Edina City Council — Transcript
Monday, June 10, 2024
Story
Edina Schools approves $3.62M budget cut without teacher layoffs
Commendation for Assistant Superintendent Randy Smalley
Strategic Plan Core Planning Team Overview
Media Specialist Board Update
Legislative Action Committee (LAC) Recap
Policy Review (Student Conduct, Video Surveillance, Environmental Management)
Metro Adult Basic Education Joint Powers Agreement
Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
Policy Approval (Miscellaneous)
Superintendent Updates and Community Commendations
Votes (3)
Metro Adult Basic Education Joint Powers Agreement
Dissent: None
Moved by Unknown [1:55:35] · Seconded by Unknown [1:55:45]
Director Leland presented the annual agreement with the Metro South Consortium, noting Bloomington Public Schools as the fiscal agent. The agreement funds family literacy and adult basic education programs, including English language learning and skill development. Minor updates to the language related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act were highlighted.
Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
Dissent: None
Moved by Unknown [1:58:59] · Seconded by Unknown [1:59:03]
Director Woodard presented the preliminary budget for FY2025, which includes a $3.62 million reduction. He highlighted favorable revisions to the FY2024 budget, with $625,000 in excess interest revenue and a $4 million increase in staff compensation from collective bargaining. He emphasized the district's success in achieving cost containment without terminating licensed classroom teachers. The budget maintains a structurally balanced approach across all funds.
Policy Approval: 714, 716, 718, 720, 721, 801, 802, 804, 808, 813
Dissent: None
Moved by Unknown [2:09:40] · Seconded by Unknown [2:09:45]
Dr. Gor presented a slate of policies for approval. She specifically called out Policy 721 (Animal in Schools), noting an explicit addition requiring background checks for animal trainers. Policy 813 (Aquatics) was also highlighted for being cross-referenced with the district's health and safety policy.
Notable Quotes (4)
This is a longstanding agreement we have with Bloomington Public Schools who is the Fiscal Agent who helps us provide programming uh family literacy programming which is robust.
Over the last two years um we've done Cost Containment measures to the tune of about $ 7.62 million at this time none of those reductions to my knowledge has resulted in one single licensed classroom teacher being terminated due to means of unnatural attrition.
Just want to reiterate again thank you mert and Dr Stanley for the continued financial management um all these different mechanisms and the education not only to the board but to the community as to how we're doing this.
721 was uh there was a question asked last month about background checks for um Trainers for animals in our schools and so there you will notice on 717 that that has been explicitly um that has been called out in there.
Ordinances & Resolutions (28)
Agenda for the current board meeting.
District's guiding plan, extended from 2027 to 2030, with core planning team updates.
District strategic plan developed in the early 2010s.
Proposal approved March 4th that included reduction of media specialist staffing.
Consideration for media specialist staffing model.
Consideration for media specialist staffing model.
Consideration for media specialist staffing model.
Consideration for media specialist staffing model.
Student Conduct and Discipline policy, undergoing annual review for proposed changes.
Video Surveillance policy, discussed for clarification on SRO/law enforcement access.
Waste Production and Recycling policy, recommended for repeal and integration into Policy 811.
Environmental Resources Management policy, proposed to absorb values from Policy 805.
Annual agreement with Metro South Consortium for family literacy and adult education programming.
Federal act whose language was updated in the Metro ABE agreement.
District's financial plan for the upcoming fiscal year.
Current fiscal year's budget, with revisions for interest revenue and staff compensation.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Animal in Schools policy, updated with background check requirements for trainers.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Approved as part of a slate of policies.
Aquatics policy, cross-referenced with health and safety policy.
District's long-term financial outlook, to be revisited in the fall.
Legislation requiring educator training, influencing future school calendar updates.