Elk River Area School District — Transcript
Monday, May 11, 2026
Student Leadership Recognition (Hankey Center and Compass Programs)
Student Art Recognition
Public Comment: State Flag Debate
Public Comment: Equity, Inclusion, and Board Conduct
Superintendent's Report & Facilities Planning Update
Policy Committee Report (Policy 903)
Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Activities Update
Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) Legislative Update
2026-27 Preliminary Budget Presentation
Votes (1)
Resolution supporting registration commitment for emerging status activity for the sport girls flag football
Dissent: None
Moved by Unknown [00:43:30] · Seconded by Unknown [00:43:31]
The board discussed a resolution to commit to Girls Flag Football as an emerging sport with the Minnesota State High School League. Director Fryer highlighted the sport's national growth, Olympic inclusion, and backing from organizations like the Minnesota Vikings. Superintendent Olmos added a word of caution regarding logistics such as facility usage, coaching, referee availability, and long-term sustainability. Director Fryer expressed excitement for the opportunity, noting real demand and growth.
Notable Quotes (3)
It's really uh exciting to see additional opportunities out there for for um all of our kids and and and for the girls we're seeing this sport emerge nationally um at a pretty pretty fast rate and uh flag football for men's and women's will actually be an Olympic sport in LA 28.
As as exciting as this is and we want to support this, but there will have to be a conversation about what does this mean for facility usage, locker room space, uh, finding coaches, finding referees, all those things that come with running a sport, right? ...How do we make this sustainable over time?
The demand is real and the growth is here. So, I'm excited that right now our school board is in support of recognizing that.
Ordinances & Resolutions (19)
The official document outlining the meeting's order of business.
Student initiative promoting inclusion, disability awareness, and self-advocacy.
Program promoting values of being kind, safe, helpful, and respectful among students.
Annual survey for parents, staff, and kids, data used for district direction setting.
District plan, with a new version eliminating equity-focused training for educators.
District policy under review, with discussions around its granular procedures and the definition of 'visitor'.
Report shared at the AMSD Board of Directors meeting by Minnesota State Board of Investment.
State legislative bill including one-time compensatory aid and school safety aid for education.
Proposed state legislation to provide one-time school safety aid.
State legislative document that does not include supplemental funding for education.
Board resolution to approve commitment for girls flag football to become an MSHSL emerging sport.
Guiding principles for the school district.
Guidelines for board member behavior and accountability.
Survey assessing community opinion on district facility needs, with over 4,800 responses.
Reference to 20-year bonds issued by the district, impacting debt schedule.
Long-Term Facilities Maintenance bonds for projects.
Financial plan for the upcoming school year, presented for discussion.
Website feature for community questions and input.
Organization mentioned as influencing board members' views on diversity and inclusion.