Minnetonka Public Schools — Transcript
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Story
Minnetonka Schools approves $4 million in building projects
Educational Technology Update and Policy Changes
Parenting with Purpose Program Refresh
District Updates and Events
Votes (4)
Approval of New and Updated Curricular Resources
Moved by Sally [0:04:13] · Seconded by Tanya [0:04:19]
Aleida Kane, Director of Academic Programs, presented new and updated curricular resources for the 2026-27 school year, including revised social studies materials (Northern Lights, History Alive, Contemporary Human Geography), AP/IB resources, and 'Adelante' for K-5 Spanish immersion. Materials were available for public review, with one parent providing no comments on Adelante. Board member Tanya asked for clarification on public review participation.
Approval of Sale of 2026B Certificates of Participation Bonds
Moved by Karen [0:23:49] · Seconded by Dan [0:23:55]
Mr. Bourgeois presented the successful sale of $1.995 million in certificates of participation bonds, authorized on May 28th, for the construction of a parking lot addition at Minnetonka High School. The bonds were sold quickly on July 8th at a favorable interest rate of 4.79% due to multiple bidders. Preliminary work, including demolition and soil borings, is underway.
Approval of Sale of 2026C Certificates of Participation Bonds
Moved by Mike [0:25:51] · Seconded by Karen [0:25:55]
Mr. Bourgeois reported on the sale of another $1.995 million in certificates of participation bonds, authorized on May 28th, to fund a second student drop-off and pickup driveway at Scenic Heights Elementary School. Despite some market volatility on the July 27th sale date, the bonds achieved a good interest rate of 5.04%, with strong bidding activity. Design and preliminary work for the driveway are in progress.
Approval of Sale of Surplus Technology Equipment
Moved by Tanya [0:27:54] · Seconded by Sally [0:27:59]
Mr. Bourgeois presented the sale of surplus technology equipment, including 2,180 iPads and 55 MacBooks, which are part of the district’s three-year lease-purchase rotation plan. Ten bids were received, with Tech Reboot being the highest bidder at $276,940. The proceeds will be reinvested into the capital projects fund for future technology and other capital needs.
Notable Quotes (4)
On June 18th, in my absence, Dr. Ledoux did bring forward a detailed first look of the curricular resources that will be recommended for the 2026-27 school year.
The bonds were put together, a deal was put together, to go out to the market. They were sold on July 8th. We actually sold out very quickly. The sale started at 8:30 and was completed by 11:00 a.m.
The bonds were sold three weeks later than the prior ones, on July 27th, 2026. And, actually at that time, there was a lot of activity overseas, let's just say. And so the interest rates were kind of a little bit sketchy, but we actually got a 5.04% interest rate, which is a very good rate.
we lease purchase our iPads and MacBooks on a three-year rotating basis. And, what we do then is we're actually able to sell the old ones to other entities who repurpose them.
Ordinances & Resolutions (9)
Updated and revised 6th-grade social studies resource.
Updated and revised 7th-grade social studies resource.
Updated and revised high school human geography course resource.
Selected resource for AP African American History course.
New K-5 Spanish immersion language arts resource.
Bonds authorized for the Minnetonka High School parking lot addition.
Bonds authorized for the Scenic Heights Elementary School second driveway.
Report on screen time categories, referenced in technology update.
Product used for device filtering and usage tracking, offering a new parent portal.