001The pledge always listening to order. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Our first item up tonight is review and comment. Um public meeting and public comment on that. Um the review and comment is attached. Um if anybody needs to see that, but um at this time we open up for public comment on our review and comment. >> You just hear some. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. We thought we'd have some. >> Okay, we will go on to a roll call. Let the roll call show all board members are present except for Eric Minkx and Eric Stramberg. And um Superintendent Divine is actually at a referendum
002presentation meeting tonight in Del. So that's why he's not here tonight. Um citizen comments. No citizen comments. All right. Um we will move on to board member committee reports and we'll start with Scott. >> I have nothing new to report. >> Uh had agenda planning attended the chamber um meeting for the manufacturing tour at the high school this morning. Um open house tours of the high school last week. Um we had a student board um meeting with our reps um to go over um the internship and they're getting that finalized um with them doing a presentation here. And then community ed which um seeing some of the numbers at community ed and this students they're bringing in the motor programs they got a lot of things rocking there right now. So it's really great to
003see a lot going. >> Thank you Melissa. There was a note I made here that I wanted to say something too. So, give me one second. Um, the student school board rep meeting the Let's see. I just put quite a few referendum presentations cuz I'm no longer keeping track. >> Yeah, that's too many. Um, let's see. the community advisory meeting, the tours at the high school, finance just now, the manufacturing breakfast um this morning, and of course, I can't find it, but the car show that they just put on for the inclusive playground was this last weekend, and we had a ton, like these teachers worked their rear ends up, and we had so much support, and they raised over $8,000. >> So, and then there's Oh, that's one of the other things. I am
004working on a letter that I will send to you guys so that they can attach it to the grant so everybody can look at it and review. I think um she said the grant is through the 15th so >> I have a couple days and I'll send it your way. Um then I also um got us a tree from the school board for the lights light up Princeton thing and then tree decorating. Yes. >> Yes. for like the community lane or whatever it is. And then I also what was the other one? Oh, tree. Oh, and our public engagement committee is signed up for pumpkin chunkin trickor treat or trunk. >> We're going to do a trunk. >> Okay. >> Cuz that sounded way more fun than talking to the adults. >> I think it's
005fun. >> Anyway, I think that's it. >> All right, Jen. Um, I do not have any official committee meetings. been to soccer and a lot of volleyball and football and have you been home? >> No, I've been gone a lot. Yeah, >> you >> but it's fun to see the kids out doing their fall sports are fun. Yeah. >> Yes. And the ninth grade band um thing was today the Mississippi 8 band festival >> in Forest Lake. So, it sounds like that went well too. So, mine was sick, so we didn't go, but it sounds like it went by. >> It was very weird to see all the kids. I don't know if you guys noticed that this morning, but the kids coming in like they're all black with their instruments this morning. I was
006just >> They were loading boxes on >> Yep. Thank you. Um I also had quite a few um referendum presentations. Um I went uh we I did attend a facilities planning um committee meeting on a Wednesday last Wednesday afternoon actually and I had agenda planning and finance. Um the one thing I did want to um bring before you guys again is um that board member from MACA um did reach out to me and was looking asking if anybody on our board would be interested in serving on the board of directors for resource training and solutions. Um and she did tell me that it was once a month or Wednesday or something. It's on um >> Yeah, it's on the third Wednesday of the month in Sartell at the >> at their office at um >>
007Yeah. >> And I can't do that at noon. So, I know that makes it kind of tough. Sounds like it's an in-person thing. They didn't say anything about it being um virtual. So, >> but if anybody can swing that, let me know. Otherwise, um I'll just respond to her and other things, but I don't know if we can cover that. So, uh all right. So, we will start go to student council. Welcome. >> Hello. Sorry about being late. >> Oh, you're fine. Um so, um this is the time for you guys to report to us, right? >> Um we had the homecoming court dressup days last week. Do you guys care to know what they are? >> They're awesome pictures. What were they? >> All right. Um, the first one was Toy Story. Then they
008did formal wear because then that's the day they had their lunch and their questions. They dressed up as character from Marvel. They did Greece, which I think is either a movie or TV show. And then there was story book, some character from a famous uh story book. And then this week they're doing the dress up day for homecoming which were yesterday was the mustache day. Today is the jersey day. Tomorrow is the decades day. The staff are the 50s, seniors are 60s, juniors 70s, sophomores 80s, and then freshmen are the ' 90s. The country club versus cowboy is after that. And finally, spirit wear for homecoming. Did >> you guys figure out what teach you for up to today? >> Um, I did not see any of them. Um, they also did a pep fest
009yesterday for the coronation and the queen is Laura and Marshall. Um, kindergarten also had a field trip to the pumpkin patch which my brother's kindergarten. So, um, also I guess there's going to be a traveling pep fest on Thursday. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, Thursday the traveling pep fest which will consist of pretty much all the captains for things the cheer team captains um every pretty much every sport that's going on right now. They're going to go to we're going to go to every school as well as some people who are playing in band and they're going to play and say, "Hey, homecoming tonight just to get people excited for it and younger grades who really aren't affected by homecoming because they don't often go to the football games and they don't really go they don't
010go to the homecoming dance. So, it's just way good way to have them involved and actually feel like homecoming is still a fun event for them despite them not really doing something like everyone else's. So, we're just going to every single school one by one. I think we also go to the preschool here if I remember. At least we did last year. >> Yeah, I remember seeing them. >> Yeah. So, that's going to happen on Thursday. We're getting permission slips slip signed and everything. >> I like that you guys do that. I just think that that is so Yeah. The younger kids love it. Yeah, they look up to you guys. Um, superintendent report. Superintendent is not here tonight, so we will skip past that. Um, and so we'll go to item seven. Is there
011a motion to approve the agenda as presented? >> So moved. >> Motion's been made by Who was that? Was that Oh, Melissa. Okay, I know it came that way. Um, is there a second? >> Second by Scott. Any comments or questions on the agenda hearing? None. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Agenda is approved. Item number eight, discuss and act on previous board meeting minutes. Um, is there a motion to approve uh the minutes as presented? >> So moved. Motion's been made by Don. Is there a second? >> Second by Jen. Um, any comments or questions on the minutes? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Minutes are approved. Item number nine, the consent agenda. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented? >>
012So moved. >> Motion's been made by Scott. Is there a second? >> Second by Melissa. Um, any comments or questions on the consent agenda? >> Hearing none, all in favor say I. I opposed. >> All right, the consent agenda is approved. Uh we move on to item number 10 information and we have noformational items tonight. So we will go to the action items. Our first one is to set the date for the public accuracy test. I move to set October 29th, 2025 at 1 p.m. as the date the district shall perform a public accuracy test of the optical scan voting system to be used in the district's November 4th, 2025 special election as presented. Melissa. >> All right, motion's been made by Melissa. Is there a second? >> Second by Jen. Um, any comments or
013questions on that? >> I didn't realize we had to do a public test. Yeah, that's good to know. >> Um, hearing no comments. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right, that is approved. Item 11B, notice of exact location of ballot counting. Um, so the resolution of pass or um attached just lists um Princeton Depot and Bin Town. So I'll move to accept the notice. So the exact location of the battle county for November 4, 2025 special election as presented. >> All right. Motion's been made by Melissa. Is there a second? >> Second by Don. >> Any comments or questions on that one? >> Hearing none. All in favor say I. >> I opposed. >> All right, that is approved. We have no additions tonight. Um, is there a motion to
014adjurnn? >> So moved. Motion's been made by Don. Is there a second? >> I'll second that. >> Second by Scott. All in favor say I. I. >> All right. Six.