School Board Meeting - March 19, 2024
Minnesota State Honors Choir recognition
Public comment regarding GATE program transportation changes
School board meeting call to order and roll call
Student report on upcoming activities and initiatives
Full Document Analysis
Votes (1)
Approve the agenda
Moved by Board member · Seconded by Director Theander
Notable Quotes (2)
If gifted kids can't reach their potential behavior issues and poor learning habits emerge.
What language your kid speaks at school is a choice how they were born is not.
People (8)
Superintendent FunkSuperintendentModerating the board meeting and responding to public concerns.
Moderating the board meeting and responding to public concerns.
Camy KirksonParentAdvocating against the removal of GATE program busing services.
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Advocating against the removal of GATE program busing services.
“How are you even calling gate a choice program and comparing it to Amigos unidos Spanish Immersion?”
Challenging the district's classification of the GATE program.
Anna ZenoParentArgues the busing cut violates the district's equal opportunity policy.
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Argues the busing cut violates the district's equal opportunity policy.
“The opportunity to participate is no longer equal. There is no longer an equal Educational Opportunity.”
Addressing the impact of transportation inequality on students.
Katie GundersonParentHighlights the financial burden of the proposed transportation changes.
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Highlights the financial burden of the proposed transportation changes.
“This proposal takes the district's Financial challenges and passes them on to individual families.”
Critiquing the shifting of fiscal responsibility to parents.
Evangelene GundersonStudentSeventh-grade student advocate for the GATE program.
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Seventh-grade student advocate for the GATE program.
“How can we claim to uphold principles of equality when some students are denied access to Transportation?”
Questioning the board's commitment to equality.
Katherine MajeskiParentContends that GATE is essential support, similar to special education.
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Contends that GATE is essential support, similar to special education.
“There is no replacement for the level of services that happens at gate 45 that cannot be replicated building by building.”
Citing Dr. Caleb Drexler Booth regarding clustering efficacy.
Erica SaskiParentConcerns regarding accessibility for working parents.
Concerns regarding accessibility for working parents.
Tim DhyParentArgues that GATE is a student need rather than an optional program choice.
Argues that GATE is a student need rather than an optional program choice.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (1)
- Stillwater School Board Meeting