Wayzata Public Schools — Transcript
Monday, February 9, 2026
School Spotlights: Early Learning and Transition Programs Partnership
Financial Management and Debt Refunding Strategy
Policy Review and Approval
Election Administration Appointments and Compensation
Pay Equity Implementation Report Approval
Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Leadership Conference Debrief
Votes (5)
Approval of Board Policies and Sunset of Policies
Moved by Alicia Little [0:34:52] · Seconded by Paris Bendy [0:34:59]
The policy committee conducted a regular review, resulting in the approval of Policies 524.5 and 904. Policies 918 and 910 were sunsetted as their content was integrated into Policy 9004, ensuring no loss of policy coverage. Voters affected by polling location changes will be notified.
Appointment of Absentee Ballot Board Election Judges for 2026 General Election
Moved by Valentina Ays [0:36:13] · Seconded by Alicia Little [0:36:17]
The resolution re-appointed the same individuals to serve on the absentee ballot board for the general election on April 14th, 2026, consistent with the previous year's action.
Approval of 2026 Hourly Rate for Election Judges
Moved by Alicia Little [0:37:37] · Seconded by Paris Bendy [0:37:41]
The board approved the hourly rate for election judges for the 2026 election cycle. It was noted that the rate remained unchanged from the previous year, making this a routine approval.
Resolution Relating to General Obligation School Building Refunding Bonds Series 2026A
Moved by Alicia Little [0:49:15] · Seconded by Paris Bendy [0:49:17]
This resolution initiates an exploratory process for a tender offer to bondholders of existing low-interest bonds from a 2014 series (refinanced in 2021). The goal is to 'buy back' these bonds at a discount to reduce future debt service levies for taxpayers. The district incurs an approximate $10,000 cost for the exploration and will only proceed if the market participation is sufficient to generate actual savings (estimated $1.2M at 20% participation).
Approval of 2026 Pay Equity Implementation Report
Moved by Alicia Little [1:00:23] · Seconded by Paris Bendy [1:00:26]
The Executive Director of HR presented the 2026 pay equity implementation report, which is required by Minnesota state statute every three years. The report, prepared by a third-party consultant, demonstrated the district's compliance by performing statistical tests on pay rates, salary ranges, and longevity for male, female, and balanced class positions.
Notable Quotes (5)
Um I'll just say something quickly because I'm on the policy committee. Um just a clarification that policies 918 and 910 are being sunseted, but that's because they're being incorporated into policy 9004. So, we're not really losing anything. We're just combining them.
But when you look at the lifetime of the bonds and you combine the principal and interest payments together, um it is a reduction in future debt service levies, which is the goal of this. So, um it's kind of a win-win.
So again for board colleagues this is not the final sale and done deal. This is just a step one for us to do that assessment and again there will be some minimal cost but looking at the opportunity it makes sense for us to invest and at least assess this you know option if you will.
I'm appreciative that our partners and our finance department are always looking for ways to not leave a penny on the table for our taxpayers. And this is exactly what that this is. So this is really in hopes it would be a win for our our bond holders, but most importantly, it would be a win for our taxpayers, and that's really really important.
In short what the pay equity report does is it classifies our positions as either a male or a female or a balanced class position depending on the number of employees um that are in each position. And then it completes three different statistical tests.
Ordinances & Resolutions (13)
Personal Electronic Communication Devices
Political Election Campaign Materials
Policy to be sunsetted and incorporated into Policy 9004
Policy to be sunsetted and incorporated into Policy 9004
Appointing Absentee Ballot Board Election Judges for the General Election on April 14th, 2026
Relating to General Obligation School Building Refunding Bonds Series 2026A
Report submitted to the department of employee relations every three years, demonstrating compliance with pay equity statistical analysis
Used by district administration for policy reviews
Foundational framework for instruction at Weisetta Transition
Career pathways identified through for student job skills
Minnesota Multi-tiered System of Supports, discussed at MSBA conference
Building Assets Reducing Risk, discussed at MSBA conference
Template for developing school board handbooks, discussed at MSBA conference