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June 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Business Meeting

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Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 12:00 AMActual: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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--- ## author: Jesse Sierks date: D:20171017085700-05'00' --- ## Business Meeting Tuesday, June 9, 2026 5:30 PM ## Board Assembly Room, 1250 West Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411 ## 1) Call to Order and Roll Call 2) Adoption of the Agenda 3) Recognitions 4) Recess ## 5) Public Comments 6) Recess 7) Reports and Recommendations from the ## Superintendent of Schools 7)a. Presentations and Updates ## 8) Policy Committee Report 8)a. Resolution Amending Policy 6690 (Wellness ## Policy) 9) Action Items by the Board of Education 9)a. Approval of the Consent Agenda 9)a.1. Acceptance of Minutes ## 9)a.1.a. May 12, 2026 Regular Business Meeting ## 9)a.2. Human Resources Transactions 9)a.2.a. Approval of List A personnel matters ## (2026-06-ER-A) 9)a.2.b. Approval of List B personnel matters ## (2026-06-ER-B) 9)a.3. Acceptance of Gifts and Donations (2026- 0052) 9)a.4. Contracts 9)a.4.a. Contract 4400003819 with Absence Soft 9)a.4.b. Contract 4400003778 with Adam's Pest ## Control 9)a.4.c. Contract 4400003702 with Amergis ## Healthcare Staffing Services 9)a.4.d. Contract 4400003775 with Bille Bus 9)a.4.e. Contract 4400003785 with Bille Bus 9)a.4.f. Contract 4400003791 with Bix Produce 9)a.4.g. Amendment to contract 2025-4400002322 with Brown & Brown 9)a.4.h. Contract 4400003757 with Cadenza Music 9)a.4.i. Contract 440000TBD with CorVel ## Corporation 9)a.4.j. Contract 4400003769 with Cybersoft 9)a.4.k. Contract 4400003733 with Discovery ## Education 9)a.4.l. Contract 440000TBD with Dorsey & Whitney, ## LLP 9)a.4.m. Contract 4400003747 with English Learning ## Center 9)a.4.n. Contract 4400003792 with Ferndale Market 9)a.4.o. Contract 4400003781 with Frontier ## Transportation 9)a.4.p. Contract 4400003762 with Great Minds 9)a.4.q. Contract 4400003786 with Indianhead ## Foodservice Distributors 9)a.4.r. Contract 4400003726 with Insight Public ## Sector 9)a.4.s. Contract 4400003802 with Introdec 9)a.4.t. Contract 4400003783 with ITC 9)a.4.u. Contract 4400003800 with KFI Engineers 9)a.4.v. Contract 4400003701 with Language Line 9)a.4.w. Contract 4400003750 with Learning in ## Style/ACCOLA 9)a.4.x. Contract 4400003760 with Lexia Learning ## Systems LLC 9)a.4.y. Contract 4400003014 with Maertens Brenny ## Construction 9)a.4.z. Contract 4400003809 with Mackin ## Educational Resources 9)a.4.aa. Contract 4400003821 with Mille Dunwiddie 9)a.4.bb. Contract 4400003784 with MMA 9)a.4.cc. Contract 4400003777 with Monarch Bus ## Company 9)a.4.dd. Contract 4400003771 with MTN 9)a.4.ee. Contract 4400003773 with MTN 9)a.4.ff. Contract 4400003789 with Pan o Gold ## Baking 9)a.4.gg. Amendment to Contract 4400003329 ## with Project For Pride In Living- MERC 9)a.4.hh. Contract 4400003710 with Project ## Wayfinder, Inc 9)a.4.ii. Contract 4400003751 with Public ## Consulting Group 9)a.4.jj. Contract 440000TBD with Raptor ## Technologies 9)a.4.kk. Contract 4400003780 with RIFT VALLEY 9)a.4.ll. Contract 440…

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MPS Board Approves Key Service Provider Contracts to Bolster District Operations

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Resolution Amending Policy 6690 (Wellness Policy)

Human Resources Transactions (Personnel Matters)

Acceptance of Gifts and Donations

MPS Board Approves Key Service Provider Contracts to Bolster District Operations

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Recertification of School District Population Estimate

Minnesota State High School League Membership

Achieve Twin Cities Memorandum of Agreement

Lease with University of Minnesota for Air Quality Project

Lease Agreement: Wellstone International High School & MCTC

Anishinabe Academy Future Home Planning

MPS School Transformation Phase 2 Parameters

Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Second Budget Amendment

Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Approval

Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Plan, Budget and Bonding

General Obligation Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Bonds

Language Access Plan Adoption

Public Comment Guideline Updates

Superintendent’s Strategic Plan Update (Year 4)

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Areas of Interest (5)

  • District seeking major approval for Fiscal Year 2027 capital plan and issuance of long-term facility maintenance bonds.
  • Strategic Plan Year 4 progress shows mixed literacy results with 82% of staff 'on track' for LETRS training.
  • MPS 'Grow Your Own' program successfully hired 40 new candidates, focusing on diversifying teacher demographics.
  • District grappling with math performance gaps, with grade-level growth metrics for K-8 showing significant variance.
  • Board reviewing numerous high-value contracts including transportation, healthcare staffing, and educational software.

Notable Quotes (6)

LETRS provides essential understandings about why students need explicit instruction for word recognition skills, and UFLI provides teachers with an explicit and systematic program for how to introduce, build, and monitor students’ word recognition skills.

— Kenwood Literacy Interventionist
Literacy EducationDiscussion of literacy training methods.

iReady is legit. I love it. The amount of growth that students are showing is insane.

— Alex Ehrich
Math CurriculumDiscussion of iReady curriculum.

95% of my students made growth this year!

— Jodie Rose-Harkness
Math CurriculumReport on student performance.

Of my math 7 students 60% made growth. Of my telescope students, 90% made growth this year. iReady creates the opportunity for students to narrow the academic gaps that they are missing.

— Joanne Jongsma
Math CurriculumReport on student performance.

Open Up materials honor diverse strengths and provide flexible structures that work in person or online, making it easy to implement while still centering student thinking and equitable access to meaningful mathematics.

— Abir Ismail
Math CurriculumFeedback on Open Up curriculum.

One of the aspects I most appreciate about Open Up is the intentionality with how previous topics/skills are including in the curriculum...

— Junior Webb
Math CurriculumFeedback on Open Up curriculum.

People (7)

Dr. Lisa Sayles-AdamsSuperintendent of Schools

Presented the Strategic Plan Year 4 update and progress reports on district goals.

Places Mentioned

Board Assembly Room, 1250 West Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Events & Meetings (1)

  • June 9, 2026, 5:30 PM, Board Assembly Room, 1250 West Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

Ordinances & Resolutions (10)

2026-0055

Recertification of the School District's Population Estimate

2026-0051

Authorizing 2025-2026 Minnesota State High School League membership

2026-0047

Next steps for the future home of Anishinabe Academy

2026-0050

Parameters and process for next phase of MPS School Transformation

2026-0046

Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Second Budget Amendment

2026-0036

Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Approval

2026-0039

Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Plan, Budget and Bonding

2026-0038

General Obligation Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Bonds

2026-0048

Adopting a Language Access Plan

2026-0056

Updating expectations and guidelines for public comments

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