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Orono School Board Meeting 12/08/25

Orono SchoolsTuesday, December 9, 2025
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Consent agenda approval

Superintendent's report on student excellence and athletics

Policy 500 series update: 512, 514, and 515

Facilities and finance update on summer 2026 projects

Old business: Policy 509 and 510 approval

MSBA delegate assembly report

Special education parent partnership committee update

Full Document Analysis

Votes (2)

Approval of consent agenda items (minutes, donations, reports, payments)

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Approval of Policy 509 and Policy 510

PassedVoice vote

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Notable Quotes (2)

Directory information is defined as data that's available to the public upon written request and recent statutory changes limit that definition quite extensively.

— Dr. Ruland
Student data privacyReview of Policy 515

Right now the way the trust was set up was that schools are funded from that through dividends not the principal interest.

— Wendy
School funding legislationDiscussion of the permanent school fund resolution

People (5)

Dr. FlesherSuperintendent

Presented reports on athletics, policy, and facilities progress.

1 quote

“The entire community was thrilled to watch our football team defeat Marshall in the state semi-final and then take on Cassen Manville to win the Class 4A state tournament.”

Athletic achievement report

Nick TainterDirector of Business Services

Detailed parking lot, tennis court, and capital project plans.

1 quote

“We were estimating anywhere between 40 to $50,000 of savings just to to put those projects in here.”

Discussing financial benefits of scheduling capital projects in 2026

Dr. Aaron RulandExecutive Director of Learning Accountability

Summarized statutory changes for board policies 512, 514, and 515.

1 quote

“The recommended changes to this policy are primarily related to a new statutory requirement for school boards to have policy language prohibiting malicious and sadistic conduct.”

Regarding bullying prohibition policy update

WendyBoard Member

Reported on MSBA delegate assembly and permanent school fund resolution.

1 quote

“It is for a constitutional amendment to the permanent school fund... modernizing it to run like any endowment fund.”

Reporting on MSBA legislative resolutions

GavinBoard Member

Reported on special education parent partnerships and positive childhood experiences.

1 quote

“They actually did a training with school bus drivers to talk about those positive childhood experiences and being trusted adults.”

Special education training report

Places Mentioned

Orno High SchoolFenhalt AuditoriumUnited Heroes League Rink, HastingsDiscovery CenterBuck HillHighland Park

Events & Meetings (4)

  • Regular board meeting: November 10th, 2025
  • Orno High School band concert: December 18th, 2025
  • College and Career Center Open House: December 15th, 2:45 p.m.
  • Board bid approval meeting: January 12th

Ordinances & Resolutions (5)

Policy 509

Enrollment of non-resident students

Policy 510

School activities

Policy 512

School sponsored student publications and activities

Policy 514

Bullying prohibition

Policy 515

Protection and privacy of pupil records

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