March 10, 2025 Westonka School Board Meeting
Monday, March 10, 2025
Share the Success (student recognitions)
Student Representative Report
Finance Report
Teaching and Learning Updates
Superintendent's Report
High School Remodeling and Construction
State Testing (MCA 4)
Teacher Training Stipends
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programming
Areas of Interest (5)
- West Tonka high school construction enters active phase with groundbreaking scheduled for April 3rd.
- District implements new MCA 4 inquiry-based testing standards with AI-assisted grading for open-ended questions.
- Teacher compensation dispute/negotiation regarding training stipends (REact) to appear before board soon.
- High school robotics team heads to world championship after a dramatic mid-competition recovery.
- Strong enrollment numbers continue to stabilize district budgeting for the fiscal year.
Votes (1)
Approval of the agenda
Moved by Chair · Seconded by Unspecified Board Member
Notable Quotes (2)
it's taken a lot of hard work by commitment by All of You by Cooper to keep keep that going
when we get the results back we have to be careful not to compare to the mca3 but to understand and learn what our student strengths are
People (5)
Cooper RowStudentThree-time state wrestling champion and repeat winner at 160 lbs.
1 quote
Three-time state wrestling champion and repeat winner at 160 lbs.
“my first match I beat the kid in like 37 seconds... second match I beat the kid in the second period like 18 to zero... third kid I wrestled I beat he was one of my friends... I beat 8-2 and he got second of course”
Describing his path to the state championship.
Mr. PetersonDistrict OfficialPresented on student achievements including Cooper Row's wrestling success.
1 quote
Presented on student achievements including Cooper Row's wrestling success.
“Cooper... we've had 29 state titles Cooper won the 28th and 29th”
Highlighting wrestling program success.
MasonStudentProvided updates on student senate, clubs, and athletic achievements.
1 quote
Provided updates on student senate, clubs, and athletic achievements.
“The stuff the bus drive that's going on this week... that's for the West Tonka food shelf”
Updating the board on current student initiatives.
MarkInstructional DirectorReported on state testing, teacher training, and construction curriculum alignment.
1 quote
Reported on state testing, teacher training, and construction curriculum alignment.
“these assessments are going to what I would call inquiry based... more open-ended questions higher level questioning”
Explaining the shift to MCA 4 testing.
GarySuperintendentProvided updates on high school remodeling and groundbreaking.
Provided updates on high school remodeling and groundbreaking.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (5)
- March 19th: Facilities Committee Meeting
- April 3rd: Finance Committee Meeting
- April 3rd: High School Remodeling Groundbreaking
- April 7th: Policy Committee Meeting
- May 21st: Tennis Courts Ribbon Cutting