June 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Business Meeting
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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
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)
Full Document Analysis
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.
iReady is legit. I love it. The amount of growth that students are showing is insane.
95% of my students made growth this year!
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.
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.
One of the aspects I most appreciate about Open Up is the intentionality with how previous topics/skills are including in the curriculum...
People (7)
Dr. Lisa Sayles-AdamsSuperintendent of SchoolsPresented the Strategic Plan Year 4 update and progress reports on district goals.
Presented the Strategic Plan Year 4 update and progress reports on district goals.
Kenwood Literacy InterventionistLiteracy InterventionistCommented on literacy program implementation.
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Commented on literacy program implementation.
“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.”
Literacy training effectiveness
Alex EhrichSpecial Education Resource TeacherCommented on iReady math curriculum impact.
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Commented on iReady math curriculum impact.
“iReady is legit. I love it. The amount of growth that students are showing is insane.”
Curriculum feedback
Jodie Rose-HarknessGrade 6 Math TeacherReported math student growth.
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Reported math student growth.
“95% of my students made growth this year!”
Math performance metric
Joanne JongsmaGrade 7 Math TeacherNoted curriculum efficacy on closing achievement gaps.
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Noted curriculum efficacy on closing achievement gaps.
“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.”
Math curriculum effectiveness
Abir IsmailTeacherCommented on Open Up Math curriculum.
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Commented on Open Up Math curriculum.
“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.”
Curriculum feedback
Junior WebbTeacherCommented on Open Up Math curriculum patterns.
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Commented on Open Up Math curriculum patterns.
“One of the aspects I most appreciate about Open Up is the intentionality with how previous topics/skills are including in the curriculum...”
Curriculum feedback
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Events & Meetings (1)
- June 9, 2026, 5:30 PM, Board Assembly Room, 1250 West Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Ordinances & Resolutions (10)
Recertification of the School District's Population Estimate
Authorizing 2025-2026 Minnesota State High School League membership
Next steps for the future home of Anishinabe Academy
Parameters and process for next phase of MPS School Transformation
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
Adopting a Language Access Plan
Updating expectations and guidelines for public comments