School Board Business Meeting - November 21, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
High school course catalog review for 2025-26
Legislative impacts on graduation requirements
Personal finance course requirement
Ethnic studies and American Indian culture/language curriculum
Proposed board policy changes
2025-26 School year calendar approval
Superintendent's construction and traffic updates
Student ambassador program updates
Areas of Interest (4)
- District scrambles to align course offerings with new MN legislative mandates for personal finance, ethnic studies, and indigenous culture.
- Concerns raised by school board regarding how mandatory credits will impact schedules of high-achieving students taking AP and arts electives.
- District confirms it is awaiting frameworks from MDE to implement Holocaust, genocide, and ethnic studies curriculum by 2026-27.
- Implementation of a year-long planning process for student course registration involving student crowdsourcing.
Votes (4)
Approval of the agenda
Moved by Ryan · Seconded by Simy
Approval of consent items
Moved by Melinda · Seconded by Semy
Approval of eight board policies (620 and 700 series)
Moved by Sharon · Seconded by Eric
Approval of 2025-26 school calendar
Moved by Ryan · Seconded by Pat
Notable Quotes (2)
This isn't something that we had a choice right this is legislative you mandated.
If indigenous students over a certain threshold in terms of a percentage of population... we are to offer language and culture classes.
People (4)
Katie SchwarzSchool Board ChairPresided over the meeting and managed the agenda.
Presided over the meeting and managed the agenda.
Christine SchaeferAssistant SuperintendentPresented the high school course catalog and graduation requirements process.
1 quote
Presented the high school course catalog and graduation requirements process.
“The process of course scheduling, Master scheduling and Staffing is really a year-long process at our high schools.”
Explaining the timeline for course planning.
Mark MckamDirector of Secondary Teaching and LearningDiscussed new course offerings and legislative curriculum mandates.
1 quote
Discussed new course offerings and legislative curriculum mandates.
“We're going to spend time this year looking at are there even more intentional ways that we can leverage student voice.”
Discussing future course proposal improvements.
Julie NelsonSuperintendentPresented policy changes and superintendent reports.
Presented policy changes and superintendent reports.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (3)
- November 21, 2024, 6:00 PM at District Service Center, Cottage Grove
- December 12, 2024, 6:00 PM at District Service Center (Business Meeting)
- January 2, 2025, 6:00 PM at District Service Center (Business/Workshop Meeting)
Ordinances & Resolutions (2)
Credit for Learning policy.
Policies related to budget, fund balance accounting, audit, and investments.