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April 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Business Meeting

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--- title: #DocumentType# of #MeetingType# Meeting author: ReckxDav date: D:20191227144900-06'00' --- ## Robbinsdale Area Schools ## School Board Meeting Monday, April 20, 2026 - 6:00 PM ## Education Service Center Boardroom ## 4148 Winnetka Ave N ## New Hope, MN 55427 ## School Board Business Meeting 1. Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (5 minutes) ## Dr. Greta Evans-Becker, School Board Chair 2. Call to Order (5 minutes) ## Dr. Greta Evans-Becker, School Board Chair ## A. Roll Call ## ReNae Bowman, School Board Clerk 3. Approval of the Agenda (5 minutes, Voice Vote) ## Dr. Greta Evans-Becker, School Board Chair ## 4. District System of Continuous Improvement A. Theme A: Academic Achievement - Charter A2: Enhance an equitable learning system from early childhood to adults (15 minutes) ## Becky Brodeur, Senior Director of Teaching and Learning ## Bridget Dooley, Principal at Northport Elementary ## Shannon Morris, Q-Comp Coordinator ## Sara Tinklenberg, Early Learning Supervisor 5. Consent Agenda Items for Board Approval (10 minutes, Roll Call Vote) ## Dr. Greta Evans-Becker, School Board Chair ## A. Administrative 1. Building Improvement Long Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) Bids ## 2. Moving Service Quote Acceptance ## 3. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response Renewal ## 4. Monthly Professional Development Report ## 5. Meeting Minutes ## 6. Memo - 2025-2027 Nutrition Services Tentative Agreement ## B. Financial Reports 1. Bi-Monthly Disbursement Report for April 21, 2026 ## 2. Business Office Monthly Contract Report ## 3. Community Education Monthly Contract Report 4. Disbursements for March 2026 ## 5. Monthly Budget to Actual Reports ## C. Personnel Reports ## 1. Licensed Staff Personnel Report ## 2. Non-Licensed Staff Personnel Report 6. Unfinished Business (None for this evening.) ## 7. New Business A. Action: Resolution Accepting Donations (5 minutes, Roll Call Vote) ## Kristen Hoheisel, Chief Financial Officer B. District 287 Long-Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) Information and Discussion (10 minutes) ## Caroline Long, School Board Director ## Kristen Hoheisel, Chief Financial Officer C. Action: Level III Custodian Grievance (10 minutes, Voice Vote) ## Amy O'Hern, Executive Director of Human Resources 3 4 5 6 24 25 49 50 55 58 61 63 74 78 79 91 93 94 95 98 107 1 ## Robbinsdale Area Schools ## School Board Meeting Monday, April 20, 2026 - 6:00 PM ## Education Service Center Boardroom ## 4148 Winnetka Ave N ## New Hope, MN 55427 8. Policy ## A. Committee Report (10 minutes) ## Dr. Kenneth Wutoh, School Board Vice Chair B. Second Read (Action) Policies (10 minutes, Voice Vote): • 510 Policy - School Activities • 530 Policy - Immunization Requirements ## • 605 Policy - Alternative Educational Services • 610 Policy - Field Trips • 611 Policy - Home Schooling • 612 Policy - Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Title I ## Programs ## • …

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Land Acknowledgement

District System of Continuous Improvement: Academic Achievement

Monthly Professional Development Report

Financial Reports Overview

Personnel Reports Overview

District 287 Long-Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) Discussion

Policy Committee Report

First Read Policies

Superintendent's Report

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Votes (5)

District System of Continuous Improvement: Academic Achievement (Charter A2 Update)

Information/Discussion Item (No Vote)

Dissent: None

Moved by N/A · Seconded by N/A

The presentation detailed progress on Charter A2, aimed at enhancing an equitable learning system from early childhood to adults. It covered the implementation of the Danielson Group Framework for Teaching for teacher evaluation and its role in guiding Tier One instruction within the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). Key aspects included professional learning for coaches and administrators, and alignment with School Improvement Plans (SIP). The board's role was to listen and ask questions.

Approval of Consent Agenda Items

Approved (Roll Call Vote, specific counts not provided)

Dissent: None indicated

Moved by N/A · Seconded by N/A

The consent agenda included several administrative, financial, and personnel items grouped for a single approval. Key administrative items involved the approval of Long Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) bids for security and building improvements across multiple schools totaling over $9.5 million, the acceptance of Bester Bros' moving service quotes (approx. $220k-256k) in preparation for 2026-2027 school closures, the renewal of the Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response cybersecurity service ($294k), and the tentative agreement for Nutrition Services staff covering salary increases and changes to leave policies and holidays. Financial and personnel reports were also part of the consent agenda.

Action: Resolution Accepting Donations

Approved (Roll Call Vote, specific counts not provided)

Dissent: None indicated

Moved by N/A · Seconded by N/A

This item was presented for official action to accept donations to the school district. No specific details about the nature or amount of the donations, or any discussion, were provided in the transcript.

Action: Level III Custodian Grievance

Approved (Voice Vote, specific counts not provided)

Dissent: None indicated

Moved by N/A · Seconded by N/A

An action was taken regarding a Level III Custodian Grievance. The transcript does not provide details of the grievance discussion or the outcome of the vote.

Second Read (Action) Policies

Approved (Voice Vote, specific counts not provided)

Dissent: None indicated

Moved by N/A · Seconded by N/A

The Board moved to take action on several policies during their second reading. These policies included 'School Activities,' 'Immunization Requirements,' 'Alternative Educational Services,' 'Field Trips,' 'Home Schooling,' 'Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Title I Programs,' 'Summer School Instruction,' and 'Teaching State Standards.' No specific discussion highlights or vote counts were provided for the individual policies, but the collective action was to approve them.

Notable Quotes (6)

Ms. Brodeur, Ms. Dooley, Ms. Morris, and Ms. Tinklenberg will provide an update of progress to date of Charter A2 regarding enhancing an equitable learning system from early childhood to adults by implementing an effective teaching framework focused on student engagement and purpose with fidelity.

Becky Brodeur, Senior Director of Teaching and Learning [Page 6]
District System of Continuous Improvement: Academic Achievement (Charter A2 Update)

Robbinsdale Area Schools uses Danielson Group Framework for Teaching as the district's framework and for the teacher evaluation process. The framework provides a roadmap for effective tier one instruction. Focused on adult behavior and adult actions within teaching and learning.

Becky Brodeur, Senior Director of Teaching and Learning [Page 13]
District System of Continuous Improvement: Academic Achievement (Charter A2 Update)

The security improvements as designed have been reviewed and approved by the district safety and security team. We recommend moving forward with an approval for the security improvements to Meadow Lake as designed and bid. We recommend moving forward with an approval for the security improvements to FAIR Crystal as designed and bid, pending the City of Crystal City Council CUP approval on April 21, 2026.

Maureen Mullen, Director of Facilities and Operations [Page 25]
Approval of Consent Agenda Items

Bids received are trending higher than anticipated. Based on contractor feedback and market analysis, several key factors contributed to this outcome: Compressed procurement timeline… Accelerated construction schedule… Market capacity constraints.

Nicole Allen, Nexus Solutions [Page 36]
Approval of Consent Agenda Items

By partnering with an MDR provider, we are gaining deep cybersecurity expertise, constant monitoring and analysis, threat containment capabilities, assistance in incident response, and undivided attention to anomalies that need immediate investigation.

Joel VerDuin, Ed.D., Sr. Director of Technology [Page 50]
Approval of Consent Agenda Items

District Administration is recommending the approval of a two-year Nutrition Services contract with effective dates of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.

Amy O’Hern, Executive Director of Human Resources [Page 61]
Approval of Consent Agenda Items

Ordinances & Resolutions (22)

Charter A2Plan

Plan to enhance an equitable learning system from early childhood to adults focusing on academic achievement.

Danielson Group Framework for TeachingOther

District's framework for effective teaching and teacher evaluation process.

MN Teacher Development and Evaluation Statute 122A.40Statute

State statute requiring teacher evaluations.

MN Alternative Teacher Professional Pay System (ATPPS) Statute 122A:414Statute

State statute driving the Q-Comp voluntary program for teacher performance enhancement.

Resolution Accepting DonationsResolution

An action item for the acceptance of donations to the district.

510 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning School Activities.

530 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Immunization Requirements.

605 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Alternative Educational Services.

610 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Field Trips.

611 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Home Schooling.

612 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Title I Programs.

623 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Summer School Instruction.

698 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Teaching State Standards.

535 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Service Animals in Schools.

703 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Annual Audit.

704 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Development and Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Asset Accounting System.

705 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Investments.

714 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Fund Balances.

721 PolicyPolicy

Policy concerning Procurement.

2025-2027 Nutrition Services Tentative AgreementContract

Two-year contract with financial and non-economic terms for Nutrition Services staff.

FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)Statute

Federal statute governing family and medical leave.

Minnesota Paid Family Leave (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 268B)Statute

State statute establishing paid family leave.

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