[0:13] we have one update to the agenda we will be adding an additional item to the agenda which is a resolution limiting [0:21] and closing open enrollment um do i have a motion to approve the agenda for tonight's meeting with that [0:27] change so moved do i have a second second [0:32] michael and julie um we will now vote to approve tonight's [0:39] agenda all in favor say aye aye anyone opposed [0:44] the agenda is approved dr stanley would you please quickly review tonight's agenda for us [0:50] i love how you say quickly i am really excited that we have our cv [0:58] students here to talk about the leader in me that's really great we're going to look at some policies [1:18] great thank you dr stanley uh first on our agenda is excellence in action and we are excited to welcome fifth graders [1:26] from creek valley creek valley elementary all my kids went to creek valley so i'm [1:32] extra excited to see you guys here tonight um they're here to tell us about leader and me concepts and practices and [1:38] how they've been growing in their leadership skills since kindergarten and here to tell us more [1:45] is teacher jamie hawkinson and creek valley student leaders [1:52] oh hello and mrs brown and they're looking for their leader in [1:59] me presentation [2:09] so while we're waiting i will tell you that mrs hawkinson had our son who just got married so yeah so she's [2:17] been an outstanding she's been an outstanding teacher he he [2:22] he did get married a little young so yeah do you guys need a microphone as well [2:27] for your presentation got it so hopefully we can maybe find one of those two [2:36] there's the presentation so we will just wait for the microphone [2:43] we do have one at the table but we'll get a um one that you guys can pass around really [2:49] fast [2:58] do you guys want to take turns at does it work for you guys to take turns at that microphone okay [3:03] and just make sure you press the button so the microphone's on there should be a green light when the [3:09] microphone's on yep there [3:14] all right are you guys ready yeah okay outstanding [3:23] okay good evening okay [3:28] okay you'll be closer to the microphone and more comfortable there we go uh good [3:34] evening dr stanley members of the board um [3:39] and our awesome edina community my name is katie and along with me are my friends henry zainal [3:47] winnie we are here to represent the fifth grade leaders at greek valley [3:54] here is henry to begin with the end in mind we will be talking about the why [4:00] highlighting our fifth grade leadership opportunities and hopefully leave time for a few questions at the end [4:06] the leader in me at creek valley aligns our educational competencies edina's mission vision and [4:13] our comprehensive strategic plan for all the success of all learners [4:20] we build the leaders through men through many ways it is important to know that [4:25] leadership can be found in many forms and mean different things we can often [4:31] be found tracking our personal progress and taking ownership of our learning we focus on leadership [4:37] leadership development and the work of every learner to strive for their success and find their voice [4:47] being a part of leader in me comes with a lot of opportunities students in ssl student service leaders [4:54] get to do things like the food drive this year our school as a whole [4:59] raised three thousand eight hundred fifty four pounds of food but we don't just do a food drive we do other things [5:05] to bring our school together for example hat and entry treats for troops etc we [5:12] make posters about it during recess and hang them around our school plus [5:17] we make morning announcements and classroom visits to tell about what we are [5:22] doing some of our fifth graders work with our site based program learn [5:28] learners each week in our cv buddy program when the opportunity to serve [5:33] the community in our school arise we are ready to lead the way [5:39] fifth grade leader teams along with a couple parent volunteers have been preparing monthly pride day [5:45] presentations to be shown in the classroom they film videos about each of the eight habits one is a skit and the [5:52] other is an informational video for example one month was about have it seven sharpen the saw in the skits there [6:00] were some students who seemed tired and lazy another student told the story of a woodcutter who was trying to cut wood [6:05] but it wasn't working well the saw was dull he needed to take the time to sharpen the saw to make it work like the [6:12] saw we need to take care of ourselves to be at our best this involves taking care of our body heart mind and soul the [6:19] students in the skit decide to go for a walk enjoy nature focus on some breathing and then come back to do their [6:24] work leaders come up with the ideas and scripts for these videos to help teach [6:30] all of creek valley about the habits that are part of leader in me [6:36] let's take a peek at our fifth grade bobcat news leaders introducing our habits [6:52] oh no well [6:57] be proactive [Laughter] [7:13] and mine have a plan i plan ahead and set goals i do things that have meaning [7:18] and make a difference i am an important part of my classroom and contribute to my school's mission [7:25] and vision i look for ways to be a good citizen [7:30] today we're going to be doing habit three first things first work first then play i spend my time on things that are [7:36] most important this means i say no things i know i should not do i set priorities make a schedule and follow my [7:43] plan i am disciplined and organized habit four think win-win everyone can [7:50] win i balance courage for getting what i want with consideration for what others [7:56] want i make deposits in others emotional bank accounts when conflict survives i look for the third alternative [8:05] today we're here with habit five seek first um to understand then to be [8:10] understood listen before you talk i listen to other people's ideas and feelings i try to see [8:17] things from their viewpoint i listen to others without interrupting i am confident in voicing my ideas i look [8:24] people in the eyes when i speak when i'm today we will bring be bringing you [8:30] habit six synergize together is better i value other people's strengths and learn from them i get along with others even [8:37] people who are different from me i work well in groups i seek out other people's ideas to solve problems because i know [8:43] by teaming with others we can create better solutions than any one of us can do alone [8:48] i'm humble today we're going to do habit 7 show up [8:54] in the saw balance feels best i take care of my body by eating right [9:00] exercising and getting sleep i spend time with my family and friends [9:06] i learn in lots of ways and lots of places not just at school i find meaningful ways to help others [9:22] wig stands for wildly important goal the wig team is a group of fifth graders that work together to track our goals [9:32] this year our goal is to improve our reading and each grade has their own related goal [9:40] for example second graders are tracking how many days they are reading or being read to [9:47] for at least 15 minutes at home third graders are working on developing the amount of time they can sustain [9:54] independent reading our fourth graders are keeping track of all the books they've collectively read [10:00] each month our wig team collects grade level data [10:06] monthly and makes a chart or graph to help people understand we have even used our math [10:13] and data strategies to help problem solve each graph these are displayed near the cafeteria [10:20] so the whole school can celebrate everyone's progress and finally here is a video of our third [10:28] grader singing part of our habit seven song or seven habits [10:38] [Music] [10:47] is [10:52] [Music] [11:05] letting us find our voice [11:14] [Applause] that was a wonderful presentation i'm [11:19] gonna see if any board members have any questions for you guys [11:26] i'll have one um are there any programs for the other kids in the summer time that you do [11:32] um well there's summer kids club so it's like if the parents are like kind of busy or they're doing something they can [11:38] drop their kid off at one of the um edina um and public schools [11:44] and kids club at creek valley does include leader in me and their language and their activities [11:50] thanks i have a question thank you for your presentation so it sounds like as fifth [11:56] graders you have more leadership opportunities is that correct so is this something that as you've watched older [12:02] kids be that fifth grade role have you did you always know you wanted to kind of have those roles and be that leader [12:08] where other kids are looking to you for sure yeah well thank you [12:15] have you already identified the fourth graders who will come in next year to be able to participate in this program [12:22] well every student here closer every student at creek valley has the opportunity to be part of a leadership [12:28] role and so every grade level she practiced so hard for the [12:34] presentation too so if she can speak a little bit too if she would like to do her part of the [12:40] presentation she's welcome to do you want to read part of yourself yeah or i have another question for you that you [12:45] can talk to in just a second but there are lots of different activities that they can do so kindergartners first [12:50] grader second graders everyone can have a role one of the other things that we really [12:56] just try to promote is that every single student has the opportunity to find a place where they feel confident and so [13:03] it might look different at each level it might take a kindergartner until third fourth or fifth to be at that space [13:08] where they want to do something in front of more people but third graders are in charge of our [13:14] lost and found fourth graders have an additional student service leadership team and they also design our leadership [13:21] website and yearbook and so and then first and second graders there's buddies [13:26] yep sometimes second graders have filled in as a fifth grader when we do split assemblies because they're the big kids [13:32] in that assembly and then mumtaz will you just speak here come on up here we're not scary promising um speak to [13:39] what you work how you work with our um your buddy in the site base program [13:45] um so i work with her and then she likes like we have recess together [13:52] and then after that she has to go in class and like i help her with stuff like when like there's tasks that she [13:59] has to do and i help her with through all of it [14:04] so in those transitions yeah so good job [14:11] is there one of the seven habits i guess i each of you if you could tell me this [14:16] if there's a set one of the seven habits you find most useful or that you [14:22] utilize at home or school i'd be interested to hear i think it's probably think win-win [14:29] agrees yeah because it's probably like you get something where like you like [14:37] like you and another person are in a conflict and like you guys should think of something that's like think win win [14:43] that works for both of you guys yeah in addition to think win win probably also be proactive like um at [14:50] least i know that middle school we're not gonna be able to like turn in assignments late so we're gonna have to [14:55] like like start turning in assignments [15:04] i also think be proactive because we have to do our homework [15:10] every night that we get homework take initiative yeah [15:17] yeah i think it's first to understand because you're generally always in a conversation with [15:22] someone and you have to understand their point of view of what they're talking about [15:29] uh i would probably say work first then play because it helps me like keep on the [15:35] task that i'm doing that's great great answers [15:40] thank you any other questions i don't i don't have a question i have more just a comment i'm so proud of you guys and [15:47] what you just showed us and all i say is i would love to see you back here in [15:52] like a couple years when you'll be presenting as like a middle school student leader or a high school student [15:57] leader so i'm just encouraging you to keep going with our student leadership because i feel like i could see all of you back here in a few years telling us [16:05] even more so i'm so proud of you very impressive students thank you [16:16] thank you thank you all for coming i appreciate it we appreciate it thank you yeah thank you [16:23] okay we're going to move on to hearings from hearing from members of the public [16:28] uh pursuant to board policy 206 we ask that you do not duplicate information [16:34] that has been previously presented if you have a complaint about individual employees board members or students in [16:41] the district please direct any of these comments to the appropriate site administrator the superintendent or [16:46] submit them in writing to the board the board typically does not respond to or have discussion on issues presented [16:53] but questions raised during presentations will receive follow-up as directed by the board i'd like to remind [16:58] all speakers that your presentations are limited to three minutes we have the time will be on display oh [17:05] it's on display right there um that will let you know when your three minutes are over so please finish at three minutes [17:11] our first speaker is abby wheelock [17:35] i just want to make sure the microphone's on yep thank you [17:42] okay thank you i would have gone that whole time all right [17:52] okay ready whenever you guys are so high superintendent hi erica michael [17:59] karen dan lenny jane julie everybody else present i hope you're all doing well [18:04] my name is abby wheelock and i'm also here with marina marcus behind me who's in the same situation as i am [18:11] we're both paraprofessionals in our aspire program which is our special education program for students with [18:16] cognitive and developmental disabilities at south view we're both very passionate about the position that we do and we love working [18:22] with our students we're both currently on unpaid suspension for not adhering to the board's resolution of submitting either [18:29] proof of being fully vaccinated with pfizer or moderna or doing weekly mandated testing [18:35] we're here to addre i'm here to address this mandated policy and to state that we really do not feel represented by the [18:41] board as this policy currently stands um and i just want to first pray that you know all the words flow through to [18:47] potentially touch your open hearts and inspire any potential change so again thanks for the time and the [18:53] consideration the opportunity of being here i know it's a very strong duty and you have big decisions [19:00] as board members and as our administration hr as well so we're just really grateful for the [19:06] opportunity to be here i assert that we as staff and students [19:11] of edina public schools reserve the right to decline emergency use authorized medical devices so this [19:16] covers masks testing and vaccines we are being denied these rights these [19:21] are upheld by our god-given freedoms and liberties as sovereign beings these are upheld by the united states constitution [19:28] we all hold we all reserve the right to true informed consent of emergency authorized [19:34] medical devices and we have the right to deny them our constitutionally meditate our constitutionally protected medical [19:41] and religious freedoms are being infringed upon and our equal employment and privacy protections are as well as [19:47] are our non-discriminatory protections that are upheld by the civil rights act we're here as quality staff and we [19:52] really just want to work with our student our students we understand that this is an issue we [19:58] need to be mindful and careful of we're not here to say that that's not a concern of ours we say that our first priority as our [20:04] students and their quality education and meeting the needs of their of those students yet we're not representing this [20:10] by upholding this policy we're not representing safety learning and respect nor inclusion or acceptance nor are we [20:16] addressing the mental health crisis that's really present amongst our students four out of ten upwards of five out of [20:23] ten students are feeling depressed hopeless and can't really quite put their fingers on why and it breaks my [20:29] heart that i can't show up and be here with our students because of personal beliefs [20:35] i'm not here to change your beliefs your opinions or to persuade you one way or the other but we do have the opportunity as edina [20:42] to lead with excellence here and show that when we know better we do better we can change our policies we can go back [20:48] on things that show differently now and i just pray that our collective conviction overcomes our complacency [20:54] with this policy thank you thank you [21:01] next next we have ginger downing [21:21] there we go okay my name is ginger downing i've driven a school bus for 13 [21:26] years 11 of them here in edina i lived in edina my kids went to edina got a [21:33] great education and like most people i never met um an amendment or board thing when i [21:41] lived in edina that i didn't just love so saying that i'm not quite sure what i [21:46] can and cannot say so i try and be very respectful whenever i write anything [21:52] this has been a trying two years for all of us with covid drivers have done everything that we've [21:59] been asked to do we've driven prior to vaccines we delivered food to families and we were [22:06] happy to do them because we have wonderful relationships with our students and with their families [22:13] very collegial group and a very professional bus garage [22:18] we've worked together for many years and we love our jobs and that makes incidents that happen today just [22:25] heartbreaking for every single one of us not just the bus drivers but the community and everyone in this room [22:33] i'm here because of the interim transportation contract and the fact that drivers did not know [22:40] about this until after the board met last month [22:45] and the wording quite frankly from the official memorandum or from the notes is [22:51] offensive to us it says no acceptable candidate for recommendation and quite [22:57] frankly we don't think that's true we have a very uh competent [23:04] assistant transportation supervisor who's doing a fabulous job right now [23:09] and i i mean the guy used to be a school teacher he's done many things and he's a great individual and we all [23:17] enjoy working with him so we're kind of confused as to [23:23] what the issue is now the contractor that was brought in is a [23:29] very short-term contractor we get that and it's costing [23:35] you know slightly under twenty nine thousand dollars for a three month contractor [23:42] that is not a lot in an annual school budget i know that you know that i will [23:47] ask does edina have an extra 29 thousand dollars to throw away [23:52] i would say no and i'm guessing you would tell me they don't either but that money could have been spent on [23:59] personnel it could have been spent on equipment and training so they're basically going to write a report at a [24:06] garage that pretty much runs itself for twenty nine thousand dollars and as a former research manager i could [24:14] probably write that report for you right now and tell you what they're going to say [24:19] less than a month into this contract very few people get to choose their successors we know that we get that [24:27] so bus driving is a great job if you qualify to get a cdl please get one and [24:33] join us thank you for your time [24:40] oops i was on mute sorry thank you for coming okay those were the only um [24:48] public comments we had tonight so we're going to move on to our consent agenda is there anything anyone would like to [24:54] remove from the consent agenda do i have a motion to approve the [25:00] consent agenda so moved [25:05] is there a second second okay we will now vote to approve the [25:11] consent agenda all those in favor say aye aye anyone opposed [25:16] the consent agenda is approved moving on to discussion items i am going [25:22] to turn it over to director greene to guide us in our policy discussion [25:29] thank you chair allenberg so tonight we have three policies that are up for discussion just as a reminder [25:36] for the community all the policies have come through the policy committee and we work with the [25:42] administration on them we look at a we have an eye towards statute and [25:47] use msba suggested language and then also have a eye to it towards [25:53] it in regards to edina standards so um the three policies that we have is policy [25:59] 509 the resident enrollment and assignment policy 603 curriculum and program review [26:06] and development and policy 911 use of volunteers in school so we're going to start with policy 509 [26:13] policy 509 um really was the changes that are made are to reflect the current choice offerings [26:21] including dual immersion and edina virtual pathway and it's also some changes that are consistent with state [26:27] statute that's just a quick overview but i would leave it to board members to see if they have any questions [26:39] no questions oh i have one sure it's just a clarification um for edina virtual pathway students [26:46] who move out of the district but remain in state is that language to mean that they will [26:52] then are will those students be unenrolled and then have to apply for open [26:58] enrollment okay i just want a clarification okay [27:04] thank you for your question the answer was yes any other questions [27:11] okay great we'll move on policy 603 [27:18] this was also updated a match state statute and it includes um dyslexia [27:23] screening which is now [Music] part of state statute and also [27:30] we updated it that the curriculum review would be more linked to what's the minnesota cycle [27:35] not that it wasn't before but just a cleaner read in terms of the policy so [27:41] and that's just a quick overview but dr d hubert is here if anyone has any [27:46] questions i also have a question on this one sorry no that's great um [27:52] in uh down in m students identified as not reading at grade level [27:57] um where it says classroom teacher must be screened for characteristics of this is for [28:03] at the very end unless a different reason for the reading difficulty has been identified my question is [28:08] identified by whom and is that something that needs to be a part of the policy [28:14] so is it a different reading challenge identified by a teacher identified by [28:20] a parent identified by a learning disability evaluation that they [28:25] had done is it coming out of our stud evaluations i'm just wondering if we need to make it [28:31] clear where whom is is um [28:37] identifying that we certainly could take it more clear as director greene noted this these are the [28:42] components that were directly from msba policies so we did use that direct wording but sometimes that's tweaked a [28:48] little bit to make it more clear and we could certainly do that before it comes back for final decision making i would [28:55] definitely reinforce that point given the fact that most parents aren't clear as to what is the actual process for [29:00] them to get that evaluation is it on their themselves or where is it coming from the district or outside the district and then more importantly [29:07] what are the what are the elements that then constitutes a like an appropriate evaluation like are [29:13] there standards related to that again whether it's coming from something that we recommend or if it's something from [29:18] an outside source that then does that is there something that's connected to making sure it's a qualified assessment [29:24] versus something else does that make sense it does make sense what you're asking for clarification on [29:30] i think we could take a look at adding some components there and checking other policies a [29:36] little bit too i would want to check through and coordinate with student support services in some of the depth of that question [29:43] did you have a comment dr stanley um one of the things we have adopted a [29:48] universal screener that we do use in relationship to dyslexia [29:54] and we are using the fast bridge and we're screening students at the beginning of the [30:00] school year every year and looking for that dyslexia so yeah [30:06] i would suggest maybe that that specific question is brought back to policy because i would like to get more [30:11] information from trevor or human resources [30:17] if having specific information about how we [30:22] identify reading difficulties written into policy [30:29] provides any legal obligation to do those things [30:34] if that's a policy issue or if that's a process that might be more [30:40] make more sense to have in a appendix i i think i would agree with that that my [30:46] my comment was not meant to make sure that the definition detail is in the policy but it might reference to a [30:51] process that then is applied and updated appropriately so i just want to make sure [30:57] and it could be in the wording but i want to make sure before we add specifics that we ask that [31:04] question and i understand that component of it [31:11] i also had another question the appendices that contain the curriculum decision making and the [31:18] process are struck through is the reason for that because that [31:23] information will live somewhere else in another place or and i know jody and i [31:29] have talked about how that is actually being updated within the district to better reflect the [31:35] kind of scientific way that we're approaching it my only question was does this exist is [31:41] it accessible to people in another form if we're striking it from here [31:48] i and it's a good question um the there's two parts of that too right and [31:54] so there's the visual about the years when each curriculum area goes through review and [32:00] we've referred to that in the policy in relation to checking the mda website but it certainly could be added to an [32:05] appendix and then the curriculum review process that's currently in the appendix really was um all a strikethrough just [32:12] because it's rather old i don't know the last time the policy was reviewed and what we have in place could also [32:18] certainly be added there um it is definitely a living breathing document that we are starting to share on a more [32:24] frequent basis um yeah i think for transparency's sake i would want that information to be [32:30] accessible that's my only concern [32:38] can can i ask a question to on m that we were talking about as dr stanley referred to um [32:45] at the end of the the statement unless a different reason for the reading difficulty has been identified [32:51] through universal screening like just that statement even does that give you [32:57] more what we're looking for are we looking for a lot more depth like you were describing again i don't think i i [33:02] agree with what chair ellenberg was saying i don't know if you need to be explicit right in that but i think you [33:07] wanna again from the person who's going to read that especially if you're looking from a parental standpoint of saying okay what [33:13] are the obligations or what are the components there there's a process there and then you can get some more specifics in another area [33:19] good thing would be my opinion [33:26] i'm just going to recap so that we understand so policy 603 um we'll take it back to committee if [33:33] the but i want to make sure the whole board is in agreement with that that we do that okay um [33:39] take it back um and add in some more specific language on identifications [33:45] have trevor take a look at it or who is our in-house counsel or not in-house but our council [33:51] and then also consider adding an appendix of process [33:56] okay and then i think the link to maybe the mde calendar if that makes the most [34:02] sense great that's great we'll take that back to [34:08] committee thank you guys [34:15] and then i'm going to invite doctor or doctor i do that all the time director burke [34:24] yeah for policy 911 use of volunteers in schools [34:30] valley thought you could give us a little overview of the changes since they're pretty substantial [34:38] i'm hoping i can simplify that for you so we've had a volunteer policy that had under its umbrella a couple of different [34:45] ways that volunteers could come into our system one through community education one through different ever you know each [34:52] individual school building so really our goal here is to standardize and elevate [34:58] our volunteer policy where we put in the end policy that we value each and every [35:03] volunteer and we want a standardized process for how they're treated once they get to our schools so we've [35:09] developed through community ed some a handbook a confidentiality form and just [35:14] a standard documents that we will be pushing out to our different buildings [35:20] and speaking to staff about so as parent volunteers come in they too will get the same information that our volunteers [35:26] that come in through the community ad which are typically community volunteers without students that's our primary [35:33] audience and then students themselves and so really rather than going in the the crossing out in this policy is [35:40] really a simplification and a commitment to saying each and every volunteer in our district is [35:45] valued and we want them to receive the same information and clarity of roles [35:51] responsibilities etc does anyone have any questions [36:04] excellent great thank you vel thank you for all your work on this policy it was it's it's great [36:11] great so just to recap quick we've got policy 509 and policy 911 coming back for a [36:18] vote next month and policy 603 back to committee [36:23] you got that anne thank you director greene [36:29] we're now going to move on to our action items do i have a motion to approve the resolution and support of the [36:35] congressional uh idea full funding act so moved [36:41] is there a second second director green director arum [36:49] thank you um so the legislative action committee has proposed a resolution that we're voting [36:56] on for action right now and it is a call to the legislature right now [37:03] and to fully fund the special education cross subsidy the [37:08] cross subsidy is the gap between what um the funding that [37:13] um should be there and it's not is basically the way to explain it um [37:19] so but with this resolution it's a good way for us to propel our strong voice as a whole board [37:24] that this is an important issue and have impact on students in our district and across the state [37:30] so i'm going to pass it over to director arum who's going to read the [37:37] resolution that we are voting on thank you the indiana school board resolution in [37:43] support of the congressional idea full funding act whereas the united public school district recognizes the need for a [37:49] strong investment in individuals with disabilities education act idea and whereas the individuals with [37:55] disabilities education act was first enacted in 1975 to help ensure that all students with disabilities will have [38:01] access to free appropriate public education the current federal investment and idea is less than 14 percent [38:08] and whereas the enactment of idea in the united states congress committed to fund up to 40 percent of the additional cost [38:14] of special education thereby promising to provide up to forty percent of the national average per pupil expenditure [38:21] which is currently estimated at thirteen thousand eight hundred and twenty eight dollars by the us department of education [38:27] and whereas our nation's school districts face an increased demand for greater resources to fulfill the needs [38:32] of the students under idea including those students affected by multiple disabilities whose individual education [38:38] programs require more resources and whereas with each increase in the idea child [38:44] count the udonna school board and others throughout the country continue to adjust their general education budgets [38:49] to accommodate this increased need and ensure that each child educated through idea receives the appropriate supports [38:55] with some school districts dedicating 40 or more of their general education budgets to special education services [39:02] whereas the udon public school district has a 7 million 7.726 [39:08] 224 000 cross subsidy or 843 dollars per student for fiscal year 20 which is one [39:15] part of the statewide cross subsidy that was more than 673 million dollars in fiscal year 20. [39:21] and is expected to grow to 806 million in fiscal year 25. be it resolved that the dennis school [39:27] board supports the ideal full funding act that will help strengthen the federal investment in speculation special education by authorizing a [39:34] 10-year plan to fully fund the federal share of idea and be it resolved that the identity school board urges congress strong [39:41] congress's strong bipartisan support and passage of the idea full funding act [39:47] and now therefore be it resolved that the adana school board remains committed to providing students with disabilities [39:52] and their families the support they need to discover the possibilities and thrive [39:58] thank you director erim does any board members have questions [40:04] i think it's just important as we talked in the work session and in the finance committee when we talk about the cross subsidy that [40:10] this if we can get the funding for this program or for these resources this is [40:15] not necessarily going to be adding more funding to special needs it's going to be actually funding it properly for the needs that we're already legally [40:21] obligated to provide that rather than us taking from the general fund which takes money out of other resources and other [40:27] programs that we then have that this type of funding would then properly fund us at the level that we're actually obligated to provide currently and in [40:34] the future it's important for the community understand that this type of thing is something that when you're concerned [40:39] about programs that the school district is having to prioritize this is one of those areas where we have 7.7 million [40:45] dollars less in our general fund to direct to where we want to do that because of this cross subsidy that's not [40:52] being fully funded thank you i don't have a question i just [40:58] appreciate you both taking the initiative and the administrators that worked on this [41:04] director jorgensen and superintendent standing taking the initiative to put this together [41:10] to advocate on behalf of our district um and as director birdman mentioned not [41:17] just those that have special education needs but all of our students this is so [41:22] critically important and i hope that our community will really become engaged [41:28] in this process and advocate for these changes because it is super important for all students within our district so [41:35] thank you for doing this of course thank you [41:41] anything else before we vote [41:46] okay we will now vote on the resolution to support um idea funding [41:53] all those in favor aye aye anyone opposed the resolution has been [42:00] approved um we will now move on do i have a motion to approve policies 217 [42:06] and 606. so moved is there a second second [42:12] great i'm back to director greene we have two policies that are up for [42:18] action policy 217 and policy 606. does any board members have questions [42:23] about either policy before we vote it has been they've been discussed [42:28] thoroughly in the past great [42:34] i had one comment that i did not notice i apologize when [42:43] one of the appendices um which policy are you referring to well i can't remember is it six so it's [42:50] got to be 606. it has to be 606. what are dependencies um [42:56] appendix 4 to policy 606 need to be reviewed for gender neutrality [43:01] and we missed that in policy committee thank you we'll catch it before it [43:08] thank you if it passes [43:17] i don't think there's any questions chair allen parker ready to vote we will now vote to approve policies 217 [43:23] and 606. all those in favor say aye aye anyone opposed [43:29] great policies 217 and 606 are approved do i have a motion to approve the [43:35] resolution to close and limit open enrollment so moved second oh okay excellent [43:43] um we have assistant superintendent smozel here to discuss this with us [43:56] good evening superintendent stanley chair ellenberg board members community staff and [44:02] students uh part of this proposal tonight will exercise [44:08] a healthy habit for administrators just like healthy habits for kids about being proactive at least for the 22-23 school year and [44:15] the rest of the proposals regarding the 21-22 school year [44:21] what we are bringing to the board tonight is a proposal to set program capacity limits for the rest [44:28] of the school year uh these limits do provide continuity across grade levels from [44:33] elementary to middle school and then on to high school currently we more than satisfy the [44:39] minimum requirements for open enrollment statute in the state of minnesota [44:44] this proposal articulates an appendix one at the back of the resolution [44:51] the specific grade levels that we are proposing to close for the remainder of the year and then the ones to close next [44:56] year based on current capacity for program this proposal would also manage [45:02] help us manage open enrollment in a more dynamic way and would use a clean digital dashboard [45:08] to be placed on our enrollment website what that dashboard would allow for families to see is to understand where [45:15] we've reached program capacity at what grade levels and what schools across the district so as we have families that are [45:21] looking at edina or families that are applying for open enrollment they're able to see from a priority standpoint [45:27] which programs in which schools are currently open and can then prioritize their choices around those [45:34] options beyond this proposal we do feel it will be important [45:40] for us to eventually re-study our capacity from a program standpoint with [45:46] our physical capacity as we've added spanish language programming to countryside and are adding some [45:52] additional space there also we've been increasing the population that we've [45:57] served through special education which is awesome but it also creates an opportunity for us to re-look at this [46:03] program capacity so another important thing for us to do will be to take a look at that in the future [46:10] so sitting in front of you is a proposal for how we can effectively manage that open enrollment and uh [46:17] articulates in appendix one the areas where we are proposing to close it and then the areas that that [46:24] enrollment is still open so this time we'll turn back to the board for questions [46:30] thank you dr smallzel and for the community um we had a discussion about [46:35] this at our work session and as part of that discussion um we mentioned that this is one part this [46:44] is one small part of the enrollment discussion we are actually having a work session next week where we're going to be [46:50] talking about more strategically how we approach enrollment and open enrollment and so if [46:56] there are any questions tonight they'll probably be more focused on this specific document [47:01] as opposed to strategic questions about enrollment and i just wanted to let the community know why because that will be [47:07] a separate discussion that we will be having as a board i will now see if board members have questions or [47:13] comments [47:21] okay we will now vote to approve the resolution to close and limit open enrollment [47:26] um all those in favor say aye aye anyone opposed [47:32] the resolution is approved thank you thank you [47:37] do we have any committee updates from board members [47:43] i will just on behalf of teaching and learning point out to not only board members but [47:48] community members who may be watching in the information section of the packet tonight is information on summer [47:54] programming it is a very thorough very well thought out [48:01] display of all the work that's being done in our district on summer programming for students and some opportunities both for [48:08] some learning some extended learning as well as some fun things for kids so i would just [48:14] highlight if people haven't had a chance to take a look at that in the information packet at the end or the information section at the end [48:21] it's got really great information and thank you to community ed for all their hard work on that [48:26] and as well as our summer success folks and our extended learning at our middle [48:32] and high school too it's a lot of great stuff okay are there any superintendent [48:38] updates um yes first of all i just want to say [48:45] it's just been great to see our students traveling again this past week we had students in [48:50] washington d.c we had students in new york city [48:56] and prior you know we had students in san diego we had students in in florida and so [49:03] it's just really great that they were able to get out and really meet our goal of students having [49:09] that whole student experience this weekend i was able to go down to mariucci and attend the robotics meet i [49:17] was super proud and actually amazed at the talent and ability of our students so that was [49:24] terrific i'm really excited that individuals are [49:29] rsvp'ing for our community conversations which will be held on thursday [49:36] april 14th we'll have light refreshments a little socializing [49:42] at five o'clock and then at 5 30 our program will begin i'm really excited also about [49:49] the partnership that this is between the city our chamber [49:54] as well as a sponsorship from the dyna community foundation [49:59] really ascertaining that we are a community that is inclusive in our schools [50:06] and our neighborhoods as well as our businesses is really important for everyone involved and so [50:13] if you have an rsvp go right ahead we really look forward to the conversation this is a [50:19] interactive conversation we won't be sitting in the in the auditorium at the high school we'll actually be able to [50:25] engage with one another and to share ideas and and uh this is [50:31] open to anyone in our community um we really need to hear your thoughts [50:37] and that's thank you dr stanley and the meeting is adjourned have a [50:44] great rest of the april rest of april thank you good night [54:49] you