Woodbury City Council — Transcript
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Story
South Washington County Schools elects new board leadership for 2025
K-12 Math Teaching and Learning Report
Annual Financial Audit (2023-24 Fiscal Year)
Proposed Policy Changes (First Reading)
Votes (2)
Election of School Board Officers for 2025
Dissent: None
Moved by Board Member [3:14] (became Treasurer) · Seconded by Simy Pnic [3:27]
A board member nominated a slate of officers for the 2025 term: Katie Schwarz as Chair, Simi Pnic as Vice Chair, Melinda Dols as Clerk, and the nominating board member as Treasurer. The motion was seconded and passed without further discussion.
Approval of Organizational Items for 2025
Dissent: None
Moved by Sharon Vanir [4:03] · Seconded by Simy Pnic [4:04]
A series of organizational items for 2025, described as similar to consent items, were presented for approval. No discussion was requested or held on any of the items.
Notable Quotes (1)
I would like to make a motion for a slate of officers as follows Katie Schwarz as chair Simi pnic as Vice chair Melinda does as Clerk and myself as Treasurer
Ordinances & Resolutions (15)
District plans guiding progress towards educational goals, including math.
State-mandated criteria-referenced assessment used for K-12 math performance measurement.
Adaptive assessment used for K-8 math performance measurement, nationally normed.
Performance assessment for 10th-grade students.
Standardized test for college admissions, with a rigorous math portion, benchmarked at 11th grade.
Core math resource adopted by the district for elementary (K-5) instruction.
Supplemental digital-based math resource for personalized learning, intervention, and enrichment.
Recently adopted state math standards influencing the district's curriculum review and resource adoption process, emphasizing rigor and real-world application.
Intervention program being piloted in middle schools to adapt to students' math needs.
Annual financial review of the district's financial statements.
Award program for financial reporting excellence, which the district applies for annually.
Proposed update to legal references for the school board's legal status.
Proposed update to add 'SoWashCo' as an officially recognized name for the district.
Proposed update to include additional language based on MSBA model policy and state statute.
Proposed update to one cross-reference within the complaints policy.