School Board Meeting - November 13, 2017

Monday, November 13, 2017

Approval of October 23rd minutes

Recognition of Anand Matal

Public comment regarding election security in schools

Public comment regarding open enrollment and class size policy

Consent agenda items

Discussion of 2018-2019 school calendar proposals

Discussion of 2019-2020 school calendar proposals

Votes (2)

Approval of October 23rd minutes

CarriedVoice vote

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Table items D and E from consent agenda

CarriedVoice vote

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Notable Quotes (3)

Election Day increases traffic and people in our schools... this is a very counterproductive to what we were trying to do by then on that day when everybody knows that our doors are wide open.

Kate Bjerke
School safety and polling locationsDiscussing the risks of hosting polling locations in schools.

To delete this policy without a plan for its replacement leaves no action plan to follow when our classes exceed capacity.

Tim O'Neill
Class size policyCriticizing the proposed rescinding of the district class size policy.

I observed the various obstacles to learning in this very large class... he said you know mom second grade I wouldn't have been able to say my class was fair.

Emily Vilas
Class size and learning qualityDiscussing the negative impact of high student-to-teacher ratios.

People (5)

Kate BjerkeRepresentative

Representing Concord Elementary; raised security concerns regarding polling places in schools.

Tim O'NeillParent

Representing concerns about open enrollment and class size policy deletion.

Emily VilasParent

Spoke about class sizes and learning environment impacts.

JD ShawCommittee member

Parent representative on the calendar committee.

Places Mentioned

Concord ElementaryCountryside ElementaryCornelia ElementaryHighlands ElementaryCarnegie HallDisney

Events & Meetings (1)

  • November 13, 2017 - Regular Meeting of the Edina School Board
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School Board Meeting - November 13, 2017 - Edina Recorder