How are you? >> I was just watching back. Are they supposed to be standing up? I would like to call to order the November 13th regular board meeting of the Mounts View School Board. Good evening and welcome. The first order of business is item 1.2, Two, amend agenda. Um, there are two amendments being proposed to the agenda this evening. Item 3.2 personnel changes have been revised and addition of 4.1C, nutritious services, nutrition services labor agreement. It is recommended that the board approve the amendments of the agenda. I would entertain a motion. >> So moved. >> Second. The um amend the amendment has been moved and seconded. Um any discussion hearing? None. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Next up is item 1.3 adoption of the agenda as amended. I would entertain a motion. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Agenda as amended has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. We will now move on to item 2.1. Um, student representative reports. And it's my understanding that we have both Mountains View and Irondale here. So, you both can come up together. Um, we have Carly from Mountains View and Rosalyn from Irondale. Welcome. And you guys, oh, it looks like Irondale's going to go first. They're up on the board there. >> Um, hi everybody. I'm Roslin. Um, I'm here to show you guys the Irondale October highlights. So, for our marching band, we finished eighth overall at regionals. Um, we had 30 bands from seven different states that competed. Um, so on Saturday, we also had bands from five different states compete in the 2025 Youth in Music Championships. and we earned our fifth straight uh Minnesota class AAA state championships and we were also named overall class AAA champion. >> Yeah. Um for trunk or treat we had a really fun time. Um a lot of clubs decorated and stuff like that and we also did a competition that was for like best decorated car. It was really fun and got everyone interacted. Um for National Honor Society we did a blood drive. We collected 45 pints of blood and we saved up to 135 lives. And for debate, we had awards at the O tournament um on October 4th. And then on Saturday, the debate team competed at a tournament at Mano East High School. For varsity, Osma and Buana uh placed fourth out of 38 teams with a 3 to1 record. And then for the Novice uh division, Sajida and Sarah placed fourth out of 58 teams with a four to zero record. >> Wow. >> Yeah. And then for our drama, uh we did The Little Mermaid this year and we had like really cool sets and colorful costumes, stuff like that. It was really cool. Um we did popular songs from Disney such as Part of Your World, Under the Sea, and Kiss the Girl. Um, this really got like different age groups to interact with and it was perfect for all ages. So, yeah, that's it. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. All right. Hi, Carly. >> Hi. Um, I don't have a fancy slideshow, so you're just going to have to listen to me drone on for a couple minutes. Um this like last month we did our first Halloween fall fest which was really fun and we invited uh younger schools around the district and we honestly had a really good turnout for the first year. We were really excited. We had trunk retreating as well some games. Uh we raised some money for student council which is also really fun. Um we also this uh last weekend there was some theater showings. They played front, which was honestly a really cool play to watch. Something a little different than what they normally have. And then this upcoming month, we have a couple volunteer opportunities, which I feel like a lot of Mountain View students are excited for. They have the VO club event, which they're filling backpacks to give kids in need. Um, and then the week of giving is next week, raising um money and collecting canned foods for Thanksgiving goods to be donated. Um, Shakespeare tryyous are this week. H2O H2O Life are doing a clothing drive. Um, and then some new clubs. There's a new club book club and they're having a fall party to get more people involved. I feel like people are really excited about that cuz this is kind of a new new and upcoming thing. And then the girls swim and dive team set three new records at their meet and a lot of them have qualified for state. So, we're all really excited for them and cheering them on. So yeah, that's what's been going on. >> That is great. >> Thank you. >> Well, thank you both for being here tonight and sharing what's going on in the high schools. We really appreciate it. You're more than welcome to stay, but um enjoy your evening if you choose to leave. So, thanks. >> All right. Um next up, we have item 2.2, student recognition um of the National Merit Semi Finalist and Scholars. And I believe principal se may kick us off. Of >> course. >> Oh, good evening superintendent and the mouse view public schools board members. My name is V. Chaon. I get the proud privilege of serving Irondale High School as their principal. Uh tonight I have the honor to give uh I have the honor to give an introduction for the 15 students representing both high schools who have been named national merit commended scholars and national merit semi-finalist for this academic year. The national merit scholarship program is a nationwide academic competition that begins with the PAT taken by more than a million students each year. And based on these results, high-scoring students are identified for national recognition. Commended students place among the top scorers in the nation and are honored for their exceptional academic performance. Semi- finalists represent the highest scoring students in each state and advance compete for finalist standing and potential national merit scholarships. At this time, I am going to ask our students to introduce themselves and share any post-secary aspirations that they may have. Great. >> All right. Uh, I'm Oliver Boswell and I hope to study mechanical engineering, get a master's, and then move on to do AI integration in robotics manufacturing or something of the sort. >> Woohoo. >> Amazing. >> I'm James. I'm also planning to pursue a career in man mechanical engineering. >> Great. >> My name is Hannah. I plan on studying chemical engineering and focusing on sustainability. >> My name is Matt Grape and I plan on becoming a veterinarian. >> Wow. >> My name is Nadine Satar and I plan on studying physics or planetary sciences. My name is Jes Nadami and I plan to study nursing and become a certified nurse anesthesiologist. >> My name is Grant Wood. I plan to study neuroscience and go into medicine hopefully as a neurologist or psychiatrist. >> Uh I'm Sean. I'm gonna study political science and I just want to have a family later. >> Oh, my name is Buana and I hope to go into communications on a pre-law track. >> Nice. All right, that everyone beat Is that everyone? >> That's all that showed up tonight. >> Awesome. Well, congratulations. What an honor. um all of your hard work and and dedication is paying off and and just know that the Mountains View Public Schools uh district is very very proud of you all. So, good luck um to you and your future endeavors. >> Yes. Thank you so much. >> All right. Um now we have item 2.3, student recognition of fall activities. And I believe, if I'm not mistaken, I think Mountains View is going first. Is that right, Mr. Galvin? >> That's correct. >> Okay, guys. >> Hi, school board. I'm Jim Galvin, activities director at Mountains View High School. Thanks for having us tonight. Um, it's really been a a tremendous fall for our students at Mountains View High School. They've excelled in a lot of different areas. We've had uh five teams that went to the state tournaments this fall. We just ended with four performances up front. We had a a band, orchestra, and choir concerts all this week. Um we were able to do a couple pepfests and rallies at uh Island Lake Elementary School and Snail Lake Kindergarten Center with our super fans. And uh Mr. Quan and I were able to bring a group of of students to a suburbanist conference leadership summit in the fall. and also another one just a week ago with for the winter uh athletes and we've got another one coming up with the state high school league uh together uh in partnership 4.0. We'll do that in December 1st. So uh Bill and I are doing a lot together to uh uh to help lead our kids. So we've got some great students for you to meet here tonight. >> Great. >> Uh hi, I'm Luke. >> I'm Maris. >> I'm Sai. >> I'm Claire. >> And we're all representing Mountains View Theater. The way the audiences were able to so beautifully handle the intensity and maturity of that content was remarkable. The historical costumes added so much to the show and I couldn't believe how everything from their hair to their shoes was so accurate. Your accents were so good we thought they were real. These are just some of the things that the audience said in reaction to our most recent production at Mount Su Theater, Front by Robert Caseley. This show was a stark departure from most productions high schoolers are willing to put on. And we representing some of the senior cast members willingly took up that challenge. Not only is the show extremely relevant and important for the 21st century, it also wouldn't have been possible to put on without our outstanding directors, backstage department captains, stage managers, and parental assistants. Additionally, Front is the play with the most ticket sales to date at Mountain View High School with our Friday night show selling approximately 370 tickets and all four shows totaling to around 1,000 tickets sold. This is extremely impressive considering Front isn't a very well-known show like Pride and Prejudice, which just proves that the community comes to see our shows because of the quality of production that we bring to the stage. Furthermore, I heard multiple people come up to me after seeing the play and say that they were moved to tears by the actors performances, that our costumes made us look like we had just stepped out of the 40s, that the set was one of the best they've ever seen for a play, and more. Much of this is due to our incredible directors, the Brucos. The Brucos have worked tirelessly to increase the level of professionalism present in the department, whether that comes from informing the members of the usual theater etiquette or increasing quality of aspects like our dancing, set, and technology. Much of this is because of the wonderful people that the Brucos have hired, such as Jen, who has helped step up our coordination for Mean Girls. Spencer, who has worked to create custom sound effects for Mean Girls and Front, Dylan, whose quality work allowed us to have some of the biggest set design we've had in theater so far. And finally, Emily, who's ensured that all of our costumes are period accurate and well fit. Throughout my time at Mountains View, I've had the opportunity to participate in many clubs and activities to foster relationships with new people. But none of them quite compared to the community I found in Mountains High School Theater. For my first moment setting foot in the auditorium, I felt a sense of welcoming that I had never felt anywhere else. It's such a beautiful group of people all doing what they love under the incredible direction of the Pugos. Together, they have molded theater into a space of growth and support, focusing their program on highquality shows in a safe and educational environment, making sure everyone feels included. These core values can be seen in all of the productions we have put on. Most recently, our fall play, Front. This show exhibited the talent and range of our performers and brought the audience on an emotional journey throughout the 2-hour long show. It's productions like Front that make me feel so immensely grateful for the community and talent of Moundsby High School Theater. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, yeah. Perfect. >> Hello. >> Hi, I'm Ivy Nestrom. Uh, I'm representing Mazu Girls soccer today. Um, and I just want to talk about we had a really good season this year. We made it to state uh for since three years. Um, I got I was privileged to be on the team freshman year when we made it to state and then ending my senior year also making it to state in the section semi-final games. We were able to beat the undefeated team in our section and then moving on to finals. We beat the team in 12 PK shootouts. Um, and it wouldn't be possible without the coaches, the staff, and all the teammates that make it such a joy to come to practice and show up to games every day. So, thank you. >> Hi, my name is Rory Walstran. I'm here representing girls tennis. Um, the past few years I've been able to be a captain and a leader on the team and it has been like my second home. Um, we have been really successful the past few years and even before me. This past year we made it to state and we um we were seated fourth and we got to upset the third seated teammina to get third this year. That was really special for my senior year. And along with that my sister and I last year were able to come together as a doubles team and win the doubles title. And then this year we were runner up. So I really have and I've been so supported and so welcome by all. >> Thanks. >> Good evening school board. My name is Ruhi Malgi. I'm Kashi Sharma. I'm Yo Anderson. And I'm Ella Kerbachan. >> And we are the co-presidents of Mountains View's National Honor Society chapter. Thank you for inviting us here tonight to share the work of our NHS members. National Honor Society has been the leading organization in the entire country that recognizes student achievement and has been doing so for over a 100red years. NHS stands for the commitment to the following values. scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These are the four pillars upon which our organization is built. And to join, students must meet certain academic requirements and be evaluated on their contributions to the community and school. We are proud to report that our members have shown these pillars through a lot of tangible action this year. In September, we organized an event called the mental health walk, which placed a strong emphasis on mental health awareness. Alongside the walk itself, we had the opportunity to host the National Alliance on Mental Illness or NAMI, local therapy services, and even the mayor of Shore View. Additionally, we hosted letters of love and our members had the opportunity to create supportive cards for local hospitals. In October, we organized a successful blood drive. I'm pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of our students and staff, over 60 people donated blood, which was a significant contribution to the Red Cross. And currently, we are planning for music for Mountains View, a charity concert. All donations from the student performances will be given to the Meritt Swenson Shining Light Foundation and NAMI. These are just of the few chapter projects that we NHS organize. Outside of them, you can find students volunteering in many other fields from volunteering at local hospitals to volunteering at our own tutoring center that we run. Finally, we want to highlight that many of our dedicated members have received the National Community Service Awards and earn their service letters which demonstrate exceptional service in our community. We are incredibly proud of the commitment that our NHS members show and appreciate your continued support for our initiatives. Thank you for your time tonight. >> Thank you. >> Hello, Mr. Quan. >> Hello. Welcome. I'm Bill Quan, the new activities coordinator at Irondale. I just want to say thank you. Um, it's been wonderful uh learning this new Irondale committee community. They've been very welcoming to me. I'm delighted to share a few highlights from this fall season and I have some students with me also going to share some of theirs. Uh first of all, our marching band uh won their fifth consecutive state 3A championship at US Bank Stadium and hosted another wonderful uh music of the nights competition. Our bowling team just qualified for the state tournament. Uh we have a newly formed chess team. They were a club, another team competing against other teams online. They're 2 and 0, so they're really really uh really happy that they're actually competing against other schools, not just themselves. And then my favorite part of this fall actually uh was our swim and dive team after our last home meet. Um decided to hang around a little bit to listen to the senior speeches and you can just see the the value that the younger students had of their senior leaders on that swim team and the culture that was built within that program um with all the tears and the wonderful stories that were shared there. So it's been a wonderful start to my Irondale career. So thank you very much and we have some wonderful students behind me. >> Thank you. Okay. Hi, I'm Hayden Anderson. I'm here representing cross country and um yeah, I just had such a great season. I It was my first time doing cross country ever this year as a senior kind of jumping into it. And I think that I came in a little nervous and I just really put in a lot of hard work. It was really hard sometimes, but um I pushed through and having coaches that really believed in me to be able to make it to state as a first year just really um really motivated me and really felt made me feel appreciated and as a student just meant a lot to me as well as having such a good team that supported me through it all. like the community that I had even in a sport like cross country that can be seen as more of an individual sport. Our team coming together and being one just really it really makes it that much worth it and that much more fun and that much more of just a community and a better sport allin-one. But yeah, >> thank you. >> Hi, I'm Sophie Stevens. Um I'm a senior and I participated in cross country as a captain this year. Uh we had a great season with many successful times from new and veteran runners. Uh the entire team worked tremendously hard and the results showed. We had a great showing at the conference championship meet with many personal best times. We also improved our standing at the section championship meet from seventh place out of seven last year to fourth this year. Um Hayden and I from there Hayden and I placed top six for individual qualifiers and we were able to move on to the state meet. Uh we were the first girls to qualify for state since 2021. >> Awesome. >> Um it was an incredible experience to participate in such a large and competitive meet and we were able to improve our times on the course from earlier this season by almost 2 minutes. So um overall it was a super successful and fun season and as a senior I'm excited to know that enthusiasm and accomp and accomplishments for the team will continue on after I graduate. Hi there. Uh, I'm Finn. >> And I'm Ben Anderson. I'm a We're both captains for Irondale soccer. >> Yeah. So, we had a super successful soccer season this year. Um, even though our record didn't always reflect um, how the season went. I think a lot of our highlights came from how the team bonded together. So, I think this year we had a lot of really good guys on the team and we were able to work better. Um going into this year we kind of had a goal with the help of the activities office and a few willing parents we selected a new coach for this head for this season. So with that we were able to create a community where our team was more involved. They were more dedicated and I think there was a lot more positivity in the team. So I think I I'm sure you agree with me but a lot of the players really enjoyed their experience more this year than they did last year because of that environment that our new coach created and how much he helped the team. >> Yeah. Like Finn said, uh, new coach, it's a lot of lot of changing. So, we had one win, so not that great, but I'm looking forward to looking forward to next year hopefully. I think it'll be a better season. And uh I'm a junior, so I'll be captaining next year hopefully. Fingers crossed. And uh >> Awesome. >> Yeah, it was uh I think I'm looking forward to it. I think it's I think it's getting better program. >> And a win is a win, right? Win is a win. >> A win is a win. True. Hello. Hi. Uh, my name is Landon Blank >> and I'm Elsie Thompson. Uh, we are the representatives for Irondale Drama. >> Um, yeah, we just got done with our fall musical, The Little Mermaid, which we sold out every show, which is really great. Um, it was just such an awesome show. We had such a fun time. Uh, and do you want to >> Yeah, we also got an outstanding recognition from uh, Henipin Arts, which is the, um, organization that runs like the theater district downtown. Um, and that means that Irondale Drama gets to perform a few songs from The Little Mermaid at the State Theater, which is really cool at the end of the year. So, >> really great opportunity. I did it my uh freshman year and it's just such an awesome experience to like connect with all the different schools around the state and just, you know, perform in such a big space. Uh, really great. Um, yeah, we have a bunch of other things coming up um in our season. We have our competition one acts where we're going to uh compete against other schools uh with a play, a one act play. Uh we have our >> we have the children show that's going on right now and we tour the elementary schools with that one. So that's always really fun. >> Uh and then we have our um winter showcase that is student led. So gives uh students the their hand at directing if they want. So yeah. >> And then to round out the year we have our uh spring play which is always a blast. >> So yeah. >> Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. >> So, um we absolutely love this evening having our students here with us and um if you feel comfortable, if you are a senior and um you want to share what you hope to go into or if you've already decided a school um or trade or whatever, um we'd love to hear from you. So, Uh, I think uh I plan to pursue a degree in violin performance. >> Nice. >> I plan upon going to University of St. Thomas and majoring in nursing and minoring in Spanish on a pre uh PA track. >> Awesome. >> I plan to go to college for a BFA in musical theater. >> I will be going to the University of Minnesota to get a degree in computer science. >> I am committed to go play collegiate soccer at a school in Tennessee next year. I plan to play college tennis and get a degree in physical therapy. >> I plan on pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering. I plan on pursuing a degree in computer engineering. I plan on pursuing a degree in um industrial engineering. >> I plan on pursuing a degree in neurobiology. >> Wow. >> I'm planning on majoring in biology and I um plan to continue to run in college. Um, I know I'm going to stay here local for college and uh major in mechanical engineering. >> Yeah. I also plan on um continuing my cross country and track season into college and then I plan on studying and getting a business degree. >> Yeah. >> Uh I'm planning on going for a BFA in musical theater. So >> awesome. >> Well, congratulations. Thank you so much for sharing that. Um, and again, we appreciate you being here and, um, sharing what went on in your seasons. So, um, good luck, um, as you continue this school year, and we'll look forward to seeing great things from you. >> So proud of each of you. >> All right, we will move along to item 2.4, announcements. Um, but we're going to start with um, gifts. Shauna, would you mind reading, please? >> Yes, absolutely. So, there were 17 gifts for schools and programs received this period for a total of $30,40069. And there were 16 gifts received for the Ralder food shelf this period for a total of $21,392.72. It is recommended that the board accept these gifts and extend our thanks to the donors. Thank you, Shauna. Upcoming meetings. Our next work session will be on Thursday, December 4th at 5:00 pm and the next regular meeting of the school board will be on Tuesday, December 9th at 700 p.m. both here at the district center. Um, next item is 2.5 announcement of board vacancy um and application process. So on October 24th, uh Jonathan Weinhagen announced his immediate resignation from the school board. In accordance with Minnesota statutes, the board is taking applications to fill the remainder of his term that expires January 3rd of 2028. Interested and qualified candidates can download an application on the website at mvpschools.org. org/board or contact the superintendent's office. Applications will be accepted starting November 17th through noon on December 12th. The board will then review applications the week of December 15th and set interviews for dates to be determined in January of 2026. Now we will move on to item 2.6 um superintendence report. >> Well, thank you Diane. I think tonight with all of the students most all of my information already was or will be in subsequent reports. So that's I'll pass tonight. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. All right. Um we will move um on to item 3.0 approval of the consent agenda. I would entertain a motion. >> So moved. Second. >> The consent agenda has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next item is 4.1, uh, ratification of employment contracts. Um, we'd like to welcome up Julie Coffee, executive director of human resources. Hi, Julie. >> Good evening. I'm happy tonight um to be bringing three contracts for approval. Um the first one is the teacher labor agreement. Um this is for the 2025 2027 contract. Um what we approved was a 2% increase in year 1, a 3% increase in year two. Um a short or not short, a small increase to the 403b um by $300 in year two. Um and then also our teachers receive an offset payment and that was also increased um in the second year of the contract. Um we um spent a lot of time in the 2325 contract updating language um and going through the contract. So we didn't have a lot of language, but we did agree to a few um labor management groups that are going to start meeting this year um in an effort to proactively start working towards um issues that affect teachers in the district. So we're excited um to get those work groups up and running. Um, so tonight I'm asking for approval um for the 20 2025 2027 teacher labor agreement. >> All right. Um, I would entertain a motion. >> So moved. >> Second. >> The motion has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. >> The next contract is our principal labor agreement. um that also covers the years 2025 through 2027. Um this contract has a 2.5% increase in year one, a 2.75 increase in year two, and then an increase to the 403b in year two as well. And and that was it. Um again, with this one, we spent a lot of time the last round of negotiations cleaning up some language. So um there is not much um else that we agreed to at this point. So asking for approval for the 2527 principal labor agreement. >> I would entertain a motion. So moved. >> Second. The motion has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Our third and final contract tonight is for the nutrition services labor agreement. Um, also for the years 2025 through 2027. Um, this contract has a 2% increase in year 1, a 3% increase in year two. Um, there was an increase to certification pay in the second year of the contract. Um along with an increase to the 403b, we've also spent some time over the last two rounds of negotiations. Um nutrition services is a group that has insurance um that has really lagged um behind our other groups and we've spent the last two contracts working um to move that forward and I'm happy to say that um during this contract um we will have insurance for our nutrition nutrition services staff that is um comparable to that of our other bargaining groups. Um, and so with that, we're asking for approval tonight for the 2527 nutrition services labor agreement. >> I would entertain a motion. >> So moved. >> Second. >> The motion has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Julie. >> Thank you. >> You um we will now move on to item 4.2, the 202526 quarterly budget report. Um and uh Superintendent Lennox, I think you are covering this one. >> Uh that's correct. I am. Um and as is the practice of the board uh in the district tonight, I want to provide an update on our budget specifically for the first quarter of the fiscal year. Uh typically uh the first quarter we really have no amendments because the school year is just starting. So it's just a review of the budget. Uh that is true uh this year as well. We're bringing you no amendments. uh but do want to review that information publicly. So in your packets you will find uh information both revenues and expenditures uh for that first quarter. As we discussed at the work session if uh you track the percentage of budget used to date which is the far right column uh which is probably the the quickest and easiest way to to do a scan on that. We often look I mean first quarter about 20 uh quarter or 25% of of budget but there's um some uniquenesses to that. So I do want to make sure we cover that. On page one uh of your packet uh you will find a page that includes both the revenue and expenditures combined. So they're both together on that page. Uh at the top of the page you will see uh a section for all funds. Uh you'll note that the total revenues are coming in at approximately 21% and the total expenditures for the first quarter were about 16%. Now that's typical of expenditures. Uh they're usually lower during the first quarter uh because in large part the months of July and August, we don't have our full staff working. So, we don't expend quite as much that first quarter as we do as we continue into the balance uh of the school year when all of our staff are back and working. Uh pages two and three break out revenue and expenditures separately. Uh page two is the revenue page, and there's a few things I would highlight for the board and for the public there. Uh first, you're going to notice uh that you're seeing information for two fiscal years. We've always done that so that you can do a comparison. Um I offer that I know as board members you yes we know that uh but for the public who are watching too that we regularly look at this and all of this information is uh on our website. So if you want to go look at that uh it is there and you can do some comparison um as you take a look at uh the last school year on the left and the current school year is on the right. So you can do that comparison. And tonight I'll be looking at the that right side of current the first quarter for the current uh year. Again tracking the percentage of the budget in that far right column there are a few uh areas where you might see uh how could we be over 100%. So I want to make sure I highlight uh those for you. um at the the first area of nutrition services fund which on your uh page is the second group of data down uh that second area uh the top line of that local revenue we intentionally underproed that in our original revised budget as we didn't really know the extent to which the free breakfast and free lunch program would have um how much local revenue would we need to take in if people were already receiving free breakfast free lunch. So, we we intentionally left that low. Um, but as you can see, the year-to- date activity, while it's running behind last year by about $18,000, it's still significantly above our original projection for for local revenue. So, we'll continue to monitor that um as we move forward. But again, conservative budgeting uh as is our practice here. The second area I would highlight for you is the next set of data down that third group. Uh you'll note the revenue percentage on the far right column refle reflects 103% for the uh for the federal revenues there. Uh that percentage is actually due to the timing that we receive budget uh revenues. Um so the metering of funds to school districts is fairly common practice. often uh we get uh percentages of our budget overall during the the actual school year and at the end of the school year they'll go they'll do what they call a cleanup and they'll make sure they have that and send us the additional money. So what this is reflecting the additional money over 100% is actually the holdback uh now coming to us from last year into this fiscal year. So, it's a a payment for what we should have earned last year, but they're cleaning it up and sending it to us uh this first uh quarter of of this school year. So, that's that number. And then finally, in debt service, which is the last group of data uh on that page, you'll see uh that state revenues are recorded at 135%. That's also a timing factor, but but a different type of timing. Um, as you know, as a board, you're required to um adopt a a budget for the district every June. So, we're required to do that. At that time, the state had not yet set the equalization factor. So, we have to assume and we're often conservative as our district uh tends to um budget conservatively now that the equalization factor has been set, it reflects the increase to revenue in that area. So again, your original budget was set on a projection, conservative projection. Now that we know what that actually is, it's reflecting the actual uh revenue coming in. Um finally then if you look at uh page three, that is the expenditure section. Again, a few things generally I would highlight as you take a look at that set of data. Uh overall across all funds you're going to note that again I mentioned salaries and benefits often are running under 25%. Again that's the July and August factor of the first quarter. Uh when we take a look at other areas where we've spent you might be looking well some of these are more than 25 uh% spent. Uh those areas usually are tied to supplies, materials and capital expenditures. We go out ahead of time when you need things, furniture, materials, other things that you're going to use for the duration of the school year and those are purchased upfront. So those expenditures for the first quarter often are higher uh but stay that that same percentage for the balance of the year most of the year because you've purchased what you need to use for the balance of the year upfront. So it's there and available for use uh over the course of the year. So think furniture, equipment, other expenses like that. Uh that really covers the first quarter and all of the data. And in closing, I just would remind again uh for the public that the board regularly reviews these again quarterly reports. We're we're often looking at this data. We're bringing it to uh work session or to the public at board meetings to review district budgets. And all of this information is available to the public on our school district website. So with that, I'd be happy to take any questions if you have them. Just a comment, Chris. I think you've mentioned several times in that report that we tend to have a history of budgeting conservatively, and I think as we've seen in the news the last couple of years, um we're fortunate to be a district that has not had to dip into um our operating budget the way some other districts around the state have, and I think that's that's a factor of our conservative budgeting. So, I'm glad you pointed that out that that's something we continually look at and and monitor. >> Yep. Thank you. Any other comments or questions? Okay. Thank you, Superintendent Lennox. Um, moving on to item 4.3, non-resident enrollment options for 202627. And we'll welcome up Darren Johnson, executive director of school management. >> Good evening, members of the board. Uh each year in compliance with state statute, the district reviews student enrollment along with building capacity and decides whether to open or limit enrollment to families living outside district boundaries. This year, we believe the district will have the capacity within some of our schools and or grade levels to offer enrollment to non-resident students for the 2026 2027 school year. Detailed information about specific grade levels, schools, and/or programs where non-resident student enrollment will be available, as well as the process for selection will be made available to the public on our district website. Final acceptance of enrollment applications will be limited to specific grade levels, schools, and/or programs where non-resident student enrollment will remain within board approved ranges. At this time, administration recommends that non-resident enrollment options be open for the school year 2026 2027 per adoption of the resolution you have been provided. >> All right. So, I would entertain a motion. >> So, moved. >> Seconded. >> The resolution has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Um, can I just ask a question about um, so when students open enroll from a neighboring school district to the Mountains View School District, um, how does that work with the funding? Uh, >> good question. >> Yep. So, the money that that they would have generated u via state sources comes with them is the quickest way to say that. >> Okay. So, it's not a drain on our system to have students from other districts. It actually does help our district, >> right? That's correct. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> And to note that I think on average what is it about 5% 6% of our students are open enrolled into our district. We are 95 94 95% >> correct >> resident district. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Thanks, Jim. >> All right. So, um we have a resolution that's been moved and seconded. Um any discussion? We've asked questions. Any other discussion hearing? None. All in favor? >> I >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. >> Thank you, Darren. >> Yep. >> Thank you. Um all right, so we'll move on to item 4.4, um canvas votes, and I will turn this over to Superintendent Lennox. >> Thank you so much. Um, as you know, uh, Ramsey County, uh, actually runs our school board elections. And in your packets this evening, you will find the abstract of votes that was sent to us by our Ramsey County election officials. It is necessary for the board to approve the attached abstract uh for the election that was held on November 4th, 2025 and administration is recommending the board approve that abstract of votes uh as presented. >> All right. Um I would entertain a motion to move. >> Seconded. >> Abstract of votes has been moved and seconded. Um any discussion? I just want uh just to say a thank you uh to Shay, Mark, and Tasha for uh running for a school board. It takes um a lot of courage and dedication and effort and time and resources uh to run a school board campaign. Um so I just appreciate that people are willing to step up and put themselves out there because it's not always easy. Um, and I want to say congratulations to Mark and Tasha uh for um winning the school board election and I look forward to working with them starting in January. >> Thank you, Shauna. And congratulations to you for um being reelected for another four-year term. Yes, Jim. >> And thank um all the volunteers who uh served at our polling places, the League of Women Voters, the county, and all the folks who put these elections together. They're mostly volunteer effort and uh it is greatly appreciated. We had about 12,000 folks in our school district turn out this year to express their opinions and I certainly appreciate people being involved and interested in their schools. Thank you. >> Thank you, Jim. All right, so I believe we have a a a motion that has been moved and seconded for abstractive votes. Um and so um we will go to um hearing none. All in favor? I >> I any opposed? >> Motion carries. All right. So then we are moving on to item 4.5 uh resolution um issue certificates of election. And I will turn this back over to Superintendent Lennox. >> So more election business. As a result of the outcome of the recent schoolboard election, it is necessary for the board to formally adopt the attached resolution that authorizes issuance of certificates of election for Shauna Bach, Tasha Just, and Mark Sakai. >> Thank you. All right. Um, it is recommended that the board adopt the attached resolution. So, I would entertain a motion. >> So moved. >> Seconded. The motion has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Superintendent Lennox. All right. And now we'll move on to item 4.6, uh, district operational plan goal update, um, the capital projects levy. So, I'll turn it back over to Superintendent Lennox. >> Once again, was on the ballot. Um, and so tonight I'm pro uh happy to provide a brief update uh on that levy. As you know, for the first time ever, the school board asked district residents to approve a $10 million capital projects levy for safety, security, and industrial or instructional technology. Uh on election day, our voters approved that levy by a margin of 64% in favor. This dedicated funding source will allow us to focus on making our schools safer, improving cyber security to protect our student staff data, and to ensure our students and staff are supported in their learning with re reliable classroom technology. Uh this funding will be available to our schools beginning in the 2026 27 school year. Uh in the meantime, each of our schools and programs are working uh at their sites prioritizing specific needs so that those investments uh can be phased to match the priorities in each of our schools and programs. So again, I would like to personally thank our voters for their ongoing support of our schools and would it open up to the board for any questions or comments they may have. Okay. Um, next up is item 5.1, um, updates. So, Jim, uh, would you like to give a AMSD legislative update? >> Uh, yes. Um, it has been busy at the Association of Metropolitan School Districts. We had a board meeting, um, last Friday in which we approved a lot of our legislative agenda. We had uh two members of the state house, but one Democrat, one Republican, come visit us and we grilled them with a lot of questions and had a really great dialogue with them. Um we also had on Tuesday our AMSD annual conference. Uh our featured speaker was a gentleman named Dr. um Dylan William who was uh who is an expert on assessments and uh student assessments and teacher evaluations. Learned a few things. uh our um speaker later in the day was a panel uh from the U of M discussing student mental health and um was very uh useful and informative. So um that is what's going on at AMSD. >> Thank you Jim. Shauna, do you have a Northeast Metro 916 update? >> I do. So Northeast Metro 916 is a intermedi intermediate school district uh made up of 13 member districts of which Mounds View is also a member. Uh I serve as the liaison from this school board to the 916 school board. Um 916 provides um services for high needs or low incidence special education and uh for career and teched um education and we meet on the first Wednesday of every month. So we met last week on Wednesday. Uh we had a great uh presentation that was uh a joint between all four intermediate school districts um in the state. Talked about some legislative priorities for intermediate school district um and some highlights from each one of those um intermediates for 916. Um they told us that they had um about 1,300 students uh who participated in 15 career and technical programs over the last school district. $4,548 college credits were earned um saving students 991,464 >> which is um amazing. So, it's great that our students uh get to benefit from uh the work of 916. Our next school board meeting uh for that district is on December 10th. So, I won't have an update at this next board meeting, but the following board meeting I will. >> Okay. Thank you, Shauna. All right. So, now we have item 5.2, um school member reports, and um I'd like to turn it over to um Yolanda McGee. um this is her last meeting. Um she is um she did not seek reelection and she is suns setting off the board and so um just want to tell you personally what an honor it's been to serve with you. Um I appreciate your um directness, your opinion, um just opening um a new perspective um for us to think different ways. um and just you're just a tremendous person. So, I wanted to give you a few minutes um because I know you wanted to um say a few words and then we'll open it up to um the other board members if they have anything um that they would like to say in Superintendent Lennox. >> Thank you, Diane. I appreciate it. Good evening. Uh I had to I had to write down some thoughts because as the board knows, I can get emotional at times when we have some of these conversations. So, excuse me for reading some of this, but I just wanted to make sure I could get all my thoughts out. So, as I sit here at my final meeting, I'm filled with gratitude. Uh, serving on this board has been one of the greatest honors of my life. When I joined, I became the first person of color to serve in our district. I carried that responsibility with gratitude and purpose, not to be the first, but to make sure I would not be the last. Throughout my time on this board, I have seen our district grow, learn, and evolve. We've faced many challenges together. Uh we've asked hard questions. We've listened to our community and we've made decisions that put students first. Maya Angelo once said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." And I believe this board here tonight uh has lived that truth. We've all learned and we've all done better. To my fellow board members and Superintendent Lennox, uh thank you for the collaboration. Thank you for listening. uh to all of my opinions and uh like Diane said, my directness because I can be very bold and very direct uh most of the time. Uh and uh again, I appreciate that and I appreciate most of all our commitment to doing what's right for our students. Uh and I appreciate your service to the community. So, thank you Shauna again for stepping up and and running again and continuing in that service. Uh to our educators and staff, you're the heartbeat of this district. Thank you for believing in our students and doing the hard work every day. And to our students and families, thank you for trusting me. Thank you for reminding me with each phone call, email, and interaction why this work is so important. To my own family, who I'm sure is listening because they listen to every board, meaning it's going to be the highlight of their night, but I could not leave them out. Uh thank you for the time that you sacrificed so that I could serve. Your love and support made this possible, and I'm forever grateful. Uh, for those who have asked why I chose not to run for another term, I recently accepted a position with a new company that is going to require me to relocate at the end of this year. Um, it was one of the hardest decisions I've made in my life. Uh, this community has become a part of who I am and stepping away is definitely bittersweet. Uh, but sometimes leadership means making space for new voices and new energy. So, to our new board members, and I'm so happy they're here today, uh Mark and Tasha, congratulations on your win. I'm confident you will lead with integrity and courage, and I'll be cheering for you as you carry the torch forward. Uh my time on the board ends tonight, but my commitment to this community does not. Uh even from a distance, I will always be cheering for this district and for our students who inspired me every day. Thank you for allowing me to serve. It uh truly has been an honor. >> Thank you. >> So, we'll open it up to the board um if anyone has anything that they'd like to share. Um >> of course. >> Oh, Yolanda, I appreciate your strong advocacy for our district students, staff, and families. um over the years your strong advocacy uh was heard and especially those voices who are not heard often and maybe the kids who needed an extra hand. You always had that at your forefront. Uh you brought great skills to the board. You have this wonderful corporate background of HR, negotiations, recruitment, just to mention a few of the skills and um you these uh skills you had were invaluable. the extra effort that you gave for at the equity committee and the school district foundation um showed your real devotion to our students on a personal level. I appreciate our long conversations and some of them were very long and I appreciated you calming down when I needed it uh and strategizing about the issues we both dearly cared about. I always respected your opinions and your advice. And as we discovered at an MLK King Day celebration, we shared a favorite quote. Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that. These are great words, but you live them and you put them into action. So, I wish you and Jeff uh well as you start your new chapter in life. Uh American Express has picked up a really valuable person and uh we started as colleagues, but we part as friends. So, thank you so much. She'll be missed. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. >> Um Jim should have went last, not first. >> Um I just want to say thank you for stepping up four years ago um to serve on this board. Um you I am a very uh outspoken person myself, so I appreciate uh having someone else on the board who's not afraid uh to say what needs to be said uh even when it's not easy. Um, so I I really do appreciate that um about you and I really appreciate the perspective you brought to the board and humor and sometimes levity when we needed it and perspective um and I really uh value you and your opinion and you will be greatly missed. Thank you. >> Thanks so much for your service, Yolanda. It was great to meet you uh on the district equity council. So, I felt like I had a little leg up in knowing who you were before you joined the board. And um in that work as well as in this work, I've appreciated your perspective, your willingness to um to uh just dig into the deep issues and really um listen to others and pursue those issues and really try to get to the root of the issue and not just put a band-aid on things. And I've always appreciated that about you. appreciate your enthusiasm and uh like Shauna said, your levity and and and your just grace and your uh willingness to communicate and collaborate with everyone um on our board as well as administrative team and on all the staff in the district. So, I wish you well. >> Thank you. If it were not for you, I would have not have run for board myself. And it is because of the example that you showed that it was possible and that my voice mattered. Um, and just the relationship that we we were acquaintances beforehand. Our girls were friends and so that was great. We got to serve on the district equity uh uh committee together. um as well. But but your prompting of um this is this is a really important way that you can give back and let me tell you my experience um was so impactful um that I was willing to go through one of the most awful long campaigns of Minnesota history. Um and it was it was well worth it and to be able to serve alongside of you. um I am not overstating is such an honor and has been such an honor. Um and I only wish that we could serve together more. So if there's a job at American Express, you know, I'm just saying um but um you will be greatly missed. Uh your voice may not be present at the table um after tonight, but it will not be missing um from the table. So, thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Um, a heartfelt thank you. Uh, I think you're hearing from all of us that you've made us better >> personally and collectively. Your passion, your purpose, you come to this work uh, has been noticed and appreciated. Thank you for your service. You will be missed. So, we just have a little something on behalf of the board um to remember us all by your service. So, um thank you for everything. >> And you even you even wrapped it in MX blue. >> That would be blue. And >> I'm just kidding. Thank you. Thank you, Sarah. >> All right. Does anyone else have any um schoolboard updates that they'd like to share? >> I do. I'll jump right in. Okay. >> Hate to end after that, but maybe it's good. We got to collect ourselves. Um, just wanted to give a big shout out to the Mount School's Education Foundation. They had their big um fundraising uh party, I guess I would say, this past Saturday night. Um, many of us at this table were there. Um, we actually had um a real a big bump in attendance. There were about 240 people there. And thanks to uh generous donations by so many in the community, they were able to meet their goal um of um the grant that they give back to our district. So the work of the education foundation serves um the district as a whole, not any individual one school and not any you know particular group of students. And uh they work with superintendent Lennox and the board and admin team to decide what those initiatives are every year and they make a huge huge impact um for our students. um musical instruments is one way that we can see um they're really expanding um our outdoor education um offerings in our schools and we're just grateful to them. So, thanks to everyone who was able to attend. I did want to give a couple other shoutouts. Um it was great to see drama kids from both of our high schools. I was able to go to both performances. Um I saw Little Mermaid at one of the soldout shows and having seen Little Mermaid at Iron 2016 was really good. I was not ready to be impressed and I was. It was a great show. So, they uh they're very deserving of the spotlight award for showcase. I'm glad they're going back to the state theater in June. And uh for anyone who didn't see Front, I was glad I I had a ticket to the Friday night show when so many students attend or so many family members and students attended. It was um it was a very challenging subject and the students um just handled it extremely well. They had very accurate British accents and um it was it was a really hard topic and they handled it really well. It was amazing. So, uh congratulations to Dan and Colin Faruko for um for leading that effort. Congratulations to Matthew Van Bugan and Janet Pony to to lead the Little Mermaid as well. And then um it was just last night, wasn't it? Just last night, I was able to go to the Native American Heritage Night at Irondale. And just thanks to um our Native American um cultural liaison who helped plan that event, for all the family members who were there, uh for the students who kind of led the night um with dancing and um a panel on their experiences in the district. Um also thanks for the fry bread. Yeah, it was a great night. So um just commend those students and those parents um and staff who made that a great night for the community. >> Great. Any other updates? Well, I also got to go to see The Front and it was a spectacular production and it was um very challenging subject matter, very challenging uh work and they did a fine job of that. I also uh on Tuesday um was went up to Mounds View by city hall and uh met with our veterans up there and was very proud to have the Irondale Choir participate and have young folks uh participating in honoring our um our veterans and also um uh thank you to all the folks who put together our um education foundation celebration. And as usual, it's just a great event and a great celebration of our district. And uh I did manage to make it down being having a being a father of former girls Mazu tennis player much like Alyssa down to uh >> uh the U of M to watch the girls play in the state tournament and it was a really really wonderful experience. So um that's it. >> Great. Any other updates? >> All right. Well, thank you everyone. If there's nothing else to come before the board, this meeting is adjourned.