School Board Meeting - Apr. 21, 2026
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Nutrition Services Team Recognition
Student Representative Report
Administrative Assistant Recognition Day
Online Programming and Concurrent Enrollment Update
Areas of Interest (5)
- School district reports significant rise in in-house online course requests following 'Field of Dreams' strategy.
- Nutrition services department wins state-wide MDE contest for innovative meatball and ramen meal.
- District attempts to curb revenue loss to PSEO and external online providers by bolstering internal course offerings.
- Internal online courses show higher potential for student pass rates compared to external providers (18-20% failure rate).
- Stillwater school board recognizes staff and nutrition team for efforts in academic and physical well-being.
Votes (2)
Approval of agenda
Moved by Chair Sherman · Seconded by Director Thelander
Approval of consent agenda
Moved by Katie · Seconded by Chris
Notable Quotes (3)
It is so much more than just you know serving food on a tray to the kids. We our team has such great passion for feeding kids.
The numbers 302 and the 347 that you see are primarily attributable to online health and PE. Ed.
We are seeing our students learn and thrive in an online environment provided by our high school teachers.
People (5)
Kelly LindquistNutrition Services Department ManagerLead on Nutrition Services team, managed successful MDE award winning campaign.
1 quote
Lead on Nutrition Services team, managed successful MDE award winning campaign.
“This was the first contest we have actually entered. So it was extremely exciting when we found out we won.”
Describing the winning of the state MDE contest.
Nicole SigmanNutrition Services CoordinatorCollaborator on nutrition program improvements and student engagement.
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Collaborator on nutrition program improvements and student engagement.
“The kids need repetition. Yep. Those are the studies. Keep putting it before them.”
Discussing strategies to encourage students to try new, healthy menu items.
ZachStudent RepresentativeReporting on student council activities and upcoming year-end events.
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Reporting on student council activities and upcoming year-end events.
“Upcoming events for student council, we're hosting a spikeball tournament, pickleball tournament, and then we will be having an ice cream social.”
Outlining the calendar for upcoming school student council events.
RobHigh School RepresentativePresenting data on online course enrollment and revenue retention strategies.
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Presenting data on online course enrollment and revenue retention strategies.
“If you build it, they will come. We built it and students came.”
Reflecting on the increased enrollment after expanding online course offerings.
Rachel StylePathways CoordinatorFocused on creating high-quality, in-house online coursework with higher pass rates.
1 quote
Focused on creating high-quality, in-house online coursework with higher pass rates.
“One of the trends that we noticed with our students taking external online courses was their completion rate or pass rate was significantly lower.”
Justifying the transition to in-house developed online programming.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (1)
- Administrative Assistant Recognition Day (Day after meeting)