Wayzata Public Schools — Transcript

Monday, March 9, 2026

Kindergarten Literacy Program at Sunset Hill Elementary

Superintendent Search and Selection

Legislative Priorities from MSBA MASA Day at the Capitol

Plant-Based Milk Options in Schools

Monthly Financial Report (January 2026)

Votes (2)

Approval of Board Policies 101 and 104

Passed Unanimously

Dissent: None

Moved by Heidi Kater [1:19:00] · Seconded by Alicia Little [1:19:05]

Policies 101 (Legal Status of the School District) and 104 (School District Mission Statement) were presented for approval. They had undergone their regular review cycle, with the policy committee confirming no major changes were made to the content, only numbering adjustments to align with MSBA guidelines.

Resolution Relating to the Appointment of Election Judges

6-0 Approved

Dissent: None

Moved by Alicia Little [1:22:36] · Seconded by Heidi Kater [1:22:37]

The Election Clerk sought a resolution for the appointment of election judges for the special election on April 14th, 2026. This action was described as a routine procedure, similar to past elections, to ensure the smooth operation of the electoral process.

Notable Quotes (2)

I was on the policy committee that reviewed these and they came up for review just cuz it's part of our cycle and I don't believe there were any major changes, so we're pretty much just approving what was there already.

Heidi Kater [1:19:24]
Approval of Board Policies 101 and 104

Aside from Director Little, this feels like déjà vu, but we are again hiring election clerks to work the April 14th election, similar to in fashion to the way we did in November.

Amy Geis [1:21:40]
Resolution Relating to the Appointment of Election Judges

Ordinances & Resolutions (14)

Policy 101Policy

Legal Status of the School District, approved as part of the regular review cycle.

Policy 104Policy

School District Mission Statement, approved as part of the regular review cycle.

Resolution relating to the appointment election judges for the special election on April 14th, 2026Resolution

Resolution for the appointment of election judges for the upcoming special election.

Combined Financial Report for the month ended January 31st, 2026Other

Monthly financial overview for Wayzata Public Schools.

Orton-Gillingham approach (OG)Other

Multi-modal structured literacy approach used in kindergarten, an additional Wayzata-specific layer of training.

OLA CoreOther

State-required READ Act training for teachers.

CCC scope and sequencePlan

Curriculum scope and sequence followed district-wide for letter learning.

CORE Phonics SurveyOther

Research-based assessment used to measure students' phonics skills.

Cups protocolOther

Writing review strategy (Capitalization, Understanding, Punctuation, Spelling and Spacing) used by students.

Minnesota READ ActOther

State legislation driving literacy training initiatives like OLA Core.

Leadership ProfileOther

Guiding document for the superintendent search process, informed by community feedback.

Permanent School Fund constitutional amendmentOther

Proposed constitutional amendment to increase and stabilize education funding without raising taxes.

MSBA model policiesPolicy

Model policies from the Minnesota School Board Association used for regular policy review and alignment.

Preliminary official statementOther

Document sent to potential bondholders for the tender offer refunding.

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