001Okay, welcome everybody. I'd like to call to order the June 16th, 2026 School Board Meeting for Columbia Heights Public Schools. If you're able, please rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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. Wonderful, thank you. Laura, if you could call roll. Poole? Here. Bodness-Bondas? Here. Medeiros? Here. Palmer? Here. Petway? Here. And Granlin? Here. And Superintendent Senvek? Here, thank you. Wonderful, all right, Columbia Heights Public Schools, our mission statement is creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all succeed. Our core values are community, excellence, collaboration, integrity, respect, courage and innovation. All right. Next up, we have our agenda approval, adjustments, and
002announcements. Can I get a motion to accept the agenda? So moved. Thank you, Jessica. Can I get a second? Second. Second by Michelle. Discussion. I would just like to say that for folks following along at home, the personnel report has been moved out of our consent agenda, as it is something that we regularly have to do, and we will be discussing that further into the meeting when we move forward into action items, since it is an action item. Any other discussion? All right. We'll move into voting. All those in favor of accepting the agenda as presented, say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. All right. Announcements. June 19th, the district is closed for Juneteenth. June 23rd. We have a 530 work session here in the community room. June 30th at 6 p.m., we have our school
003board meeting here again in the community room. And August 18th at 530, we have a work session. Guess where? The community room. All right. Next up, we have communication to the board. This is where, at this time, any citizen or employee may briefly address the school board. The board will listen to the brief remarks, ask clarifying questions, and, if desired, request that the administration follow up. The board will listen to the brief remarks, ask clarifying questions, and, if desired, request that the administration follow up. The board will listen to the brief remarks, ask clarifying questions, and, if desired, request that the administration follow up. The board will listen to the brief remarks, ask clarifying questions, and, if desired, request that the administration follow up. The board will not take action at this meeting on request
004presented at this time, and time will be limited to three minutes per speaker. There is nobody here at this time. All right. Moving into the consent agenda. Our consent agenda includes policy second reading for 506 student discipline and 508 extended school year for certain students with individualized education plans. The treasury report from April 2026 and minutes from May 2016. The legislature's okay with a permission to ask such a comment. So moved, to approve Nous. Can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? So moved. Thank you, Julie. Can I get a second? Second. Second by Jenna. All right. Any discussion? no discussion? We will move forward into voting. All those in favor of accepting the consent agenda as presented, say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. All right. We are trying to speed around the
005typical stuff because we got a lot of stuff going on later. So next up we have the acknowledgment of contributions. Minnesota Statute 123B.02 permits school boards to, quote, receive for the benefit of the district bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated. On that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district and for the benefit of pupils thereof, end quote. Therefore, the School Board of Columbia Heights Public Schools, Independent School District Number 13, resolves to accept, with appreciation, the $24,436.68 in monetary contributions detailed in the background. Monetary. Anonymous donated $300 to Columbia Heights Public Schools for general support. Anonymous donated $2,275 to North Park for school supplies. USTA Northern donated $3,000, Community Tennis Grant, to the Activities Department.
006Hometown Ticketing donated $5,000. $737.46 from the Fridley Heights Softball Fundraiser. Hometown Ticketing donated $625.09 from the Columbia Heights High School Tennis Fundraiser. Rebel donated $1,389.85 to the North Park P.E. Department. Linda Zudima, sorry, donated $500 to Valley View for student use. Columbia Heights Athletic Boosters donated, $10,300 to the Activities Department to support Boys and Girls Soccer, the Synchro Team, Boys Tennis, the Football Team, and Homecoming Fireworks. Medtronic Foundation donated $120 in Target gift cards to Valley View for school use. Artesonia donated $189.28 to North Park for North Park Art. Value in Kind. Carol Benning donated two six-packs and four 12-packs. of soda valued at $29.40 to the Columbia Heights High School Media Center for helping with the food shelf. The Columbia Heights Police Department donated 10 bikes valued at $1,250. The Fridley and Columbia Heights
007Rotary Club donated 10 bike helmets to students at Columbia Heights High School and Columbia Academy valued at $250. Lisa Von Drask donated 78 books valued at $780 to Columbia Academy, Highland, Valley View, and North Park Libraries. The Columbia Heights High School and Columbia High School provided $10,000 to the Columbia High School Literary Research Collection. The total fiscal year, 2025 to 2026 monetary contributions to date, $117,690.98. Can I get a motion to accept the acknowledgement of contributions? So moved. Thank you, Michelle. Can I get a second? Second. Second by Jessica. Discussion? Go ahead. I'm glad to see that we wrapped up. Thank you. I think we wrapped up the school year strong with continuing generosity from the community, so that's wonderful to see. Thank you. Yeah. Well said. Anyone else? I think just as always, you
008know, it always floors me to read these and see how committed our community is to supporting our schools and our students. And I'm grateful for that every single day. We will move on to discussion reports and information items. Okay. With reports from members of the board. I think we have to accept the- Oh, yeah. Nope. You're right. We have to vote on that now. We did the discussion, now we're going to do it. We need a roll call vote. Thank you. Yes. And it's definitely worthy of a thank you, so- Yes, it is. Congratulations. Thank you. That way. Aye. Palmer, aye. Medeiros. Aye. Vodnis, Bodness. Aye. Poole. Aye. And Granlund. Aye. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. got to screw up Robert rules like early in the early in the get it
009out of the way now it's over now it's over so we're good all right um reports from members of the board uh so I will actually I will start um it has been a really busy last few weeks since our last meeting um we I had the opportunity to um join superintendent Stenvik in Boston as her guest um you know representing uh the people of the Twin Cities and more importantly uh the people of our school community here um and it was really an honor to be able to be there during that time um and to be able to continue to talk about the the impact the continuing impact of the surge on our community um and I'm really excited to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able
010to be able to be with a lot of people um a lot of people seem to think just because the you know the government says oh we've we've removed the agents that that means everything is done but there's still a lot of lasting um harm that's happened just you know having kids home again and getting them ramped up and supporting them and helping people you know um getting our kids back to a more stable place so it's it's an ongoing thing so it was I was really grateful for the opportunity um to join superintendent Stenvik and to be able to talk to a room full of people who um were really interested and really cared about what has happened here and what continues to happen um I also was able to join uh Mr. Herber's
011civics class which is always a joy um I didn't get bumped this year for representative Feist um which is just a joke and it was a joke from last year um it was really fun to be able to go in there and answer questions for students and talk about the difference between governance and management and also why school board matters even to them and the importance of uh the student voice to this board and you know the care that we have for our students and staff and families and it was really really interesting and they had great questions um I also helped out at the party which was a lot um it just a lot of fun but also it was wonderful to be able to see the students celebrating um the the year with
012a lot of positives and having a lot of fun with their friends bittersweet for me as the parent of a senior now graduate I also attended the peace breakfast and um I attended the uh I attended graduation which again was bittersweet um the ceremony was wonderful we celebrated you know nearly 300 students coming you know to the culmination of their their high school their you know K-12 career um it was especially again like as a parent of a of a senior it was wonderful to be able to see um these kids that some of them have been in kindergarten with my child to see them walking across the stage um that was really wonderful um so inside it was wonderful outside you know there's been a lot of report you know a lot of conversation
013about um sort of interactions between police and and families and and students and people attending um and you know I've I've had some folks reach out to me about it as well super intense demographic and I have have discussed it um and we are continuing to to talk with you know the community and anybody else involved with those things so we can make sure that our graduations are continue to be safe and supportive to our families and our students and our staff it is the second year where we're at Aldrich and it continues to be a growing and learning curve especially moving to a completely different venue like that and continuing to have these conversations to make sure that we are really prioritizing and continuing to prioritize the safety and well-being and I'm happy to
014say that um we had there was no physical altercations at all it was great uh hearing that from other places is always a little bit challenging but I'm really proud of the way that um that our students and staff and families were able to be successful in that and continuing to have conversations so um and then prior to this I had the chair meeting and multiple conversations with uh board members and community members over the past few weeks and superintendent Alright I've talked enough we'll move on to you Michelle yeah um I attended the pow wow um which every year is really really fun good to see I'm glad it was back outside so that uh you more room to move about and kind of you know catch some sun rays it was a good
015time I also presented in mr. Herbert civics class for the second time I have to say this year I was impressed last year there were a lot of dry faces and kind of like sleepy eyes when I said yes again I was like why did I do I grew a even greater respect for our teachers last year because I was like oh my gosh to be in front of the class and to keep seeing these faces who are so uninterested in whatever you're talking about like that takes a certain type of person and I didn't want that this year but so my surprise everyone was very interested asked a lot of questions and I was really really happy to give my perspective because I'm pretty sure that all of us who did attend that kind
016of came at it from different angles in different ways and so yeah I'm I was really really happy with what happened and I have to brag a little because I was told that I I'm the first one to get the entire class up for the picture at the end. So I'm just saying. I also attended the Valley View Fun Run, which was great. I did not stay until the end to see Coolman get dumped with water, even though it'll probably be the last time we see that. But it was really fun. Anita got to play Marimba. My daughter got to play Marimba for the second to last time, I think it was. And I always enjoy watching them play. And it was outside this time, so it was like a little better even. Just watching
017all the students have fun and do their thing. I attended the Peace Breakfast as well. Great events. It was my first one. I know that these have been going on for a while. But it was really nice to come together and just have community and hear from some of our leaders and people in the community who've been working for our students' safety and our safety. I also attended the end-of-year celebration. I was the first one to attend the end-of-year celebration at Columbia Academy, which was fun. I'm usually, I'm by myself now in these spaces because I have a middle schooler and she doesn't need me anymore. And so I'm just like, I'm just here. So it was fun. But it's nice getting to see her with her friends. And that was the last Marimba performance
018of the year. So that was a really good time. They got to play while people came in and got there. And I think that's what I'm most proud of. They were walking tacos. And so it was a vibe in the cafeteria and a lot of fun seeing people kind of dance to the beat while they were eating. I also attended graduation. Always a great event. I mean, I'm sure everyone's going to say the same thing about the event. So I won't harp on it. But it was awesome to see everyone. And yeah, I attended the chair meeting right before this one. And I may have missed something. But there you go. Thanks. Thank you. Laura. Well, my report isn't quite as extensive. I had some real life stuff that kind of got in the way
019of a lot of the fun end of the year stuff. And now that that stuff is out of the way, I look forward to more things coming up this next year. But anyway, I did attend the 9-16 board meeting. We finalized some of the contract stuff. And that's all done. Other than that, there's really not a whole lot to report there. But. The graduation's always the best time of the year. It's like the perk of being a school board member. Is being able to greet all those and congratulate all those graduates. And it was really a wonderful event. I'm starting to warm up to Aldrich. I still miss hometown. But I do like that additional space and being able to have more family there. And I think as far as probably spectators. I'm concerned it's
020got to be a lot better than, you know, facing into the sun. You know, with the students backspacing them. So I think it's really good. And congratulations to everybody who put that great event together. That's it for me. Wonderful. Thank you Laura. Jessica. Thank you. I also participated in a whole flurry of end of year activities. So I had to put some notes on my phone to help me remember. I helped. Well, I attended and I also helped host the end of year celebration at Highland. Elementary School and it was the debut of the remodeled booster wagon. So that was kind of fun to be the guinea pig and try that out a little bit. We also had the fifth grade party over at Highland to celebrate the transition of our fifth graders over to
021Columbia Academy. I was able to attend the Columbia Academy celebration, which was also recognizing the end of the year for everybody. But also particularly the eighth grade students as they transition over to the high school. And there were lots of staff in attendance for that event, talking to families and celebrating with students. And so that was really great to see. I also attended one of the track and field days for the district. I always try to attend one of those if I can, because it's so fun to see, especially for the fourth and fifth grade, all of the schools together in one place. Like all of the fourth graders were there. All three elementary schools together participating in different individual and team events. And it was really fun this year, but I also was able
022to overhear an interaction between two students that warmed my heart. I had to tell Superintendent Genvik about it. And I swear that this is true. This is like one of those like things that didn't happen for 500, but it really, really, really did happen. They had the relay race. They had the relay race. And all of the schools were competing in relay races. And the team that had just lost the relay race came off the field. And I overheard two students talking. And one said to the other one, it's okay because our teacher said we're all winners in her eyes. And the response from the other student was, yeah, and we're all winners because we're all Highlanders. I swear at an interaction that I actually overheard at track and field day. And so that is
023something to put in your mind. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. It's adorable. I'm going to put that in your pocket for darker days. Or on a T-shirt. Yeah. And just a reminder of how close knit our community is across all of our buildings. So that was pretty amazing to be in the right place at the right time to overhear that. I was also able to attend the Pow Wow out on the football field, which was great. We had a really good turnout and really perfect weather. So that was great. great to be able to attend that. I watched from my living room as Zena and others accepted the JFK Profile and Courage Award, and I was
024just welling up with pride and maybe a few tears for everything that you have done, our community has done, and the people of the Twin Cities have done to protect their neighbors. So I was glad that I was able to watch along with many others as that award was accepted. And then I was also able to stop by the town hall that the district hosted in collaboration with the Columbia Heights Police Department at Columbia Academy. And I was really interested to hear what are the, like, some of the outstanding questions and concerns of our community members, in particular questions that remain amongst some of our community about what is the role. And I think that was a really helpful event. So I hope that we have opportunities to have town halls like that again in
025the future. I was able to attend the Peace Breakfast as well, and it was great to see that event grow over time and just have really packed. And it was really wonderful to see those tables and really wonderful speakers talking about, again, how our community has come together, continues to come together to build a really strong city. So that was awesome. I want to add my own congratulations to all of the 2026 graduates. I was so happy to be at the ceremony to celebrate all the accomplishments of our grads, a special congratulations to Chair Grandland and to Director Palmer for the graduation of their own seniors. seniors. That was really amazing to see you be able to participate in that with your own students on the stage. It was really awesome inside the venue to
026see graduates and staff have the opportunity to be recognized for all their hard work and achievements and contributions to the Columbia Heights community. I was really, really honored to be there. After the ceremony, I did find myself surprised and concerned with the scope and breadth of security protocols in and around the venue by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. I think we all recognize that there are very real safety concerns around holding large graduation ceremonies, but the volume of officers and the presence of canines and drones was a shock to me and I think to many others, and it caused, in my view, unnecessary alarm within a community that has been through authoritarian surveillance and violence this year. I did reach out and follow up with Superintendent Stenvik on this and what can be done to
027assure that graduates and our families have access to a safe, secure, predictable, and celebratory environment at future ceremonies. And I want to thank you and your leadership across the district for their diligence in continuing to have those discussions. Both of you have been very, very helpful to me and I appreciate the opportunity to be able to have those conversations both internally and with partners across the community. Lastly, I have had several conversations with community members and families about the financial pressures facing the school district. I think the sort of impact of us doing a lot of outreach this year around legislative action has been that community members are really kind of tuned in and engaged, and so a lot of folks do have questions about where things stand. And so I did have some conversations
028with folks about those pressures and then also how the Partial Hold Harmless for Compensatory Aid passed at the end of session and how that impacts our budget both next year and into the future. Thank you. Thank you so much. Jenna. Yeah so it's been a busy end of year for me as well. I was happy to attend the Track and Field Day at Highland had great spirit and you could see how close-knit the kids were and they were all in good spirits. And I also attended and helped out with Jessica at the end of year bash for Highland, which had the boosters selling hot dogs successfully and a bouncy house and they had carnival games and the new PTO board members all worked together with the outgoing PTO board members. It was a very successful
029and well-attended event. And then a few more impactful events. I attended Peace Breakfast where we acknowledged and celebrated community members who stood up during Metro surge, including Superintendent Stenvik. So I was very honored to be at that event. And I was also honored to be at graduation and hear a great keynote speech and shake the hands of all of the students. I want to thank all of the graduating seniors and congratulate them. And I agree with Laura that that was truly an honor and a perk and very great event. Thank you. Wonderful. Thank you. Julie. Yes. I also attended the graduation, which I thought was fantastic. I loved our banners, by the way. I'm glad we can use them over and over. They're wonderful. I think what I loved the most was we had restricted
030the whole program. It was a place from the air horns, and so a couple got through. Yes. But actually, the screaming for every child that graduated was absolutely louder than an air horn, and I thought it was great. You know, they only do it once, right? And so high school is a big event, and that was a lot of fun. I also had several community members mention how they were concerned about the finances the district um and so what i did was i i attended the fredley school uh fredley city council city council meeting on monday the 8th and um i kind of gave them an overall update from from our district and i just started i started with the surge and kind of how our teams you know had to expand school for online
031learning i said we lost about 38 or 40 percent of our kids during that time because of the fear and so i said we rallied our our administration rallied and got an online school up and and moving and you know that was awesome and uh so that was the first thing i tackled was that because i only get like five minutes so i'm like trying to get through everything um i talked about our special election and that we we elected a new board member um jenna fondness bondus i said it right and um mention how long you'll be be on the board representing and then i talked about our graduating students and how they received about 300 000 of scholarships from our community including south fredley so you know being a part of fredley um
032and you know just letting them know we're the the best community in the world and we're so grateful for them to support our students you know whether it's the lions club or kiwanis or whoever was a part of that we just really appreciate their support and um just you know remembering us over here in columbia heights because i know there's a fredley school district as well so many kids may go there but it was nice that they were supporting us and then i gave the financial update um and i mentioned you know that we had a fund balance policy and i was like oh my gosh there's so many people that came up to us what's going on and i was just really excited to tell them because i talked about you know how we
033had set a higher fund balance policy we did not go below it when we negotiated our contracts we we have been saving to ensure that we have some assigned funds for some some of those needs that we know we're going to have continuing with english learning and so on we also have been saving because we knew we have this ebb and flow of number of students that come and go and we were had a high number of students in the last couple years and now it's kind of dipping so we need to probably dip into that fund balance so we're being very cautious um i explained kind of where when i started on the board it was like a 4.4 percent now we're at 13 14 percent so just really excited to share that that
034we had grown a fund balance because now the legislature has changed um and has decided to take away three million dollars of our funding and so i mentioned that and i said you know we've got we've got real needs and especially since about 75 76 percent of our kids are in that needy bracket bracket and actually um they actually are are part of that that aid um compensatory aid comp computation they should be anyway but this year they weren't you know so we really struggled with um getting that hit but thank god we we did decide that we were going to take the hit and hopefully next year we can lobby again to congress or i keep calling it the legislature and and um hopefully with the committee that you're on um that we'll be
035able to explain our need and hopefully re get redistributing redistribute that money back to us so i did mention that um and i also mentioned our bond rating um they're you know we have an a1 bond rating and that is aa1 a1 which is the best you can have and so i mentioned that eyebrows went up on the city council because they haven't experienced that over in their district. So it was exciting to give them that. The city council was very thankful that I gave them that update. I felt wonderful about it. I gave kudos to Brian and his team. They've been diligent about watching those numbers and doing the right thing, being good stewards of our tax dollars. So I just wanted everyone to know that. Wonderful. Thank you, Julie. Thank you. All right,
036on to the superintendent's report. Thank you. It's been mentioned that there were a lot of end of the school year events. So on the last day of school, I was able to make it to three schools. And I just wanna say that the staff made that send off for students really special. I know member Fadnas Bondas was at Highland seeing the line of bubbles and waving and pom poms and noisemakers. And wishing kids well. So they really do it across the district. They really do it well. I wanna say that I appreciate all of the board members' comments about graduation. It is that fine balance between safety and security and also providing a fun and welcoming event. Right after that, I attended the MASA board meeting that was in central Minnesota as the region nine
037representative. So among other topics, I wanted to share that we discussed at length the question that will be on the ballot across the state of Minnesota regarding a constitutional amendment to increase the permanent school funding. This isn't a topic that all voters are well versed in. MSBA and other organizations, other educational organizations are compiling information for districts to use in order to educate the community on this topic. And some of the board members will recall at the day at the Capitol back in March that we did have a presentation about it. So please know that more information will come. I also wanna note that the district will be providing factual information. We're not allowed to campaign for or against, so we will not be doing that. Of course, people in their personal lives can do
038that, but not using district finances or district emails or anything like that. Just a note. So more to come on that. It's a really big deal in the state of Minnesota and one that would not increase taxes for homeowners. Or for some. So looking ahead to the fall, the admin team is beginning to compile some of the data for the Vision 2030 strategic planning reporting. And lastly, the auditors are now on campus this week beginning their preliminary audit work for the fiscal year 2026, which we're not even finished with yet. Thanks. All right, thank you so much. Can I? Yep, go ahead, Laura. Oh, I was just, you brought up the bubbles. The bubbles over at Highland. And it popped up in my feed, the one that just graduated. I actually recorded the bubble brigade
039at the end of the year. So that popped up on my feeds when you brought that up. I was like, still doing it? Yes. That's awesome. Just a little fun thing. Thank you for that. All right. Next up, we have our legislative update. If Senator Knesh and Representative Feist would kindly join us at the table. Well, sadly, Representative Kegels had to send her regrets. So she was not able to be here tonight. And there's a card and some sweet treats there as a token of our gratitude for all of your support. We so much appreciate it. So welcome. Thank you. Yeah, I know. I was going to scoot over to you. I know. I have to scoot this. But go ahead. You should call on us. Yeah. Senator Knesh, would you like to start? Okay.
040I will begin. Good evening, everybody, and to the community at large. It's lovely to be here. I'm State Senator Mary Kunish. I represent this district as well as St. Anthony Village, New Brighton, Columbia Heights, Hilltop, Spring Lake Park, and Fridley. And we just finished our session. It just a month ago, though it feels like much longer ago. And it was, again, another unique session with just a one-person majority in the Senate and tied in the House, which kind of made some things very, very difficult. But I'm actually proud and a little surprised by some of the things that we were able to do for the state of Minnesota. I have a packet here of everything that we did. And I just want to thank you. Thank you. And I just would like to go over
041some of the accomplishments for K-12 education in the state. And there's a couple things that we didn't get passed and then just some kind of updating activity that got taken care of during this session. So the supplemental omnibus bill for E-12 education provides $10 million for compensatory revenue. And I think you were mentioning that we were taking $3 million. Okay. Okay. So we're taking $3 million away from Columbia Heights. But the problem that we've had over the last couple of years is that there were a lot of money coming in from COVID. And a lot of that money went to special ed and to EL programs. And now that money is not there anymore. There is also the issue of dropping enrollment. We know that across the state, student education is not there anymore. And
042enrollment is families are having smaller families. And that enrollment is dropping. And so the per pupil amount that goes to each school is also dropping. And so what we tried to do for a number of years was to kind of stave off that cliff that school districts would be dropping into. And just so that everybody knows, I am the chair of education finance in the Minnesota Senate. So this is kind of best. I have been the chair of education finance for the last four years. And the last four years are kind of great. But I've also been around a lot of other districts in the state that have been my world for the last four years. And you know, it's just unsustainable to continue to hold and put out, generate dollars to the districts when
043their enrollment doesn't match what we had been originally, you know, what we have historically been paying out. So it's not that we're taking away $3 million. We just have to level set all the districts across the state. Fortunately, there are some that are going to suffer more than others, and that weighs very heavy on my heart and my soul, but just know that we are continuing to work on that. So we did provide $10 million for a supplemental compensatory revenue adjustment. This will provide every school site 65.9% of the compensatory revenue that the building generated in fiscal year 26. So that means you'll get at least that 65.9% going forward. And then this proposal also maintains flexibility by allowing the schools to move 40% of the compensatory revenue that they generate between school buildings through
044fiscal year 2028. So there's ability to move some of those dollars to schools that perhaps need it more where they hadn't in the past. We also... passed an anonymous threat reporting system, and that provides a secure hotline, cell phone app, or website to allow individuals to report public safety and security concerns. Some school districts do not have their own reporting program, and so this would be a way to do that. We appropriated $1 million to DPS for that, for additional staffing, and then another $4 million appropriated to DPS to manage grants, and then another $4 million to the public schools to develop and purchase, implement, operate, and maintain local anonymous threat reporting systems. And so those will be... those dollars will be available to public schools, to charter schools, tribal contract schools, and non-public schools,
045which were awarded an amount not to exceed $10,000 per school district and $2,500 per charter school contract... tribal contract school or non-public school. So that was an important one. The superintendent talked a little bit about the permanent school fund constitutional amendment. That was a bill that I passed personally and is one that I have been dreaming about almost for 10 years now. For those that don't know what the permanent school fund is, here in Minnesota, upon statehood, the federal government allocated lands, acres, to the school district. So that's a big deal. So that's a big deal. So that's a big deal. And they put the schools to the public school system. And what they did is they gridded out the state, and this was for any state west of the Mississippi. They gridded out the
046state and they looked at every township that had been allocated and they said on like plot six you put a school, on plot 36 you do something to generate funding for public schools. Well, you know, times have changed. A lot of those schools don't exist anymore. You know, one acre is not going to do a whole lot. So they're going to have to do a lot to generate funding. But historically, the mining that happened in northern Minnesota and the timber sales along with different licensing funding went into a trust fund that created the school trust fund. And it has been growing slowly, slowly, slowly. But in the last 10 years it has been doing really, really well to the point where I think we are at 2.3 million acres. So we're at about $3 billion
047I think is in that fund. And the interesting thing is that we have not touched those dollars other than an annual allocation to our students at 2.5% of interest and dividends. Well, we went in, we had a group last year. We studied this whole situation. We had the state board of investment as part of our team and came up with a recommendation that we open up the constitution. That we allow for interest dividends and capital gains to be generated towards the students. And that we increase that from the 2.5% to 4.5%. Which is going to be considerable for some districts. For some districts it will be millions of dollars. For some, not so much. But I think it is going to really make a difference in our schools. Let me see what I had. Okay.
048So we have a question. We have a question. Okay. So we have a question. Okay. So we have a question. Okay. In fiscal year 25 the total distribution was $58 million across the state. So if you figure out at least 40% additional funding. And that goes directly to the schools per pupil. And it is, there's no strings attached. So the school district can decide how to use those dollars in the best way. But the catch is, this is a constitutional amendment. So it will have to go to the people. So this fall. in November when you go to your ballot there will be a constitutional question should we do this just remember that this is not going to increase taxes in any way shape or form it does not take a levy it does not
049take a referendum what it does take is for the voters to color in the yes box and it has to be color you know not just check but colored in for sure for sure because if you if it's left blank it counts as a no so we're working really hard to put together a committee well we have a committee but campaign a statewide campaign to educate Minnesotans on the history of the school trust funds how important this is to all the school districts and then the necessity to vote yes in November and we will get more of that out we are meeting weekly sometimes twice a week trying to get this together so I think that's a great point and I think that's a great point and I think it's a lot to do in
050the next 90 some days so but we'll get there we did pass an anti grooming bill that will protect school students from being groomed by teachers and other adults in positions of authority this bill adds a definition of grooming to criminal statute governing solicitation of children and allows the Department of Education to investigate maltreatment and occurrences more than three years prior to this there was it like a like a three-year expiration date. Now they can go back further and find that information. We also are allowing veterans of the Korean and the Vietnam War, those who served our country and never received a diploma, they may go back to their schools and request a diploma, and that would be up to the school district. There are some changes that were made to the READ Act, and
051that is our evidence-based literacy instruction for all E-12 students. Most of those changes were technical in nature, but were necessary to ensure successful implementation of the Act. We passed a law to require professional educators licensing, or PELSB board, to adopt rules to require teacher candidates in early literacy to undergo student teaching or supervised field experience aligned to evidence-based literacy. We fields financial flexibility in how they would extend, spend, their capital operating revenue on utility services. That was currently, that is, has not yet been confirmed. been allowed in the past but with the rising cost of heating and all of that it was important more specific fund transfers were allowed for a handful of schools and then we also another piece of legislation that I personally passed is the legislative budget office to annually survey school
052districts and charter schools on what their health insurance costs are and then we are asking for a report on that data by December 1st of each year and that survey has to include the total number of employees or retired that are insured or not insured by their health plan the total dollar amount of the school district and employees paid in premiums and then accounting of all the forms of compensation to broker or agent offering group health insurance and we are hoping this will help us understand where those dollars are going and provide a greater transparency on how much school employees school districts and taxpayers are paying for health insurance and then these annual reports will provide greater detail on what school districts and employee are paying and the disparities between the districts based on their
053size their region and other demographic a couple things that did not you know pass was the federal HR one school voucher bill we were not able unfortunately to pass a gun violence prevention bill you know given the horrific deaths of us and us and unci ation students we were hoping that we would be able to at least do some additional dollars for mental health school safety but unfortunately we could not get GOP members to vote for this bill so it did not pass we also did not pass a civic seal we did not pass curse of writing requirement much to senator swatzinski senator swatzinski is the chair of education finance he was a civics teacher or excuse me policy I'm finance he's policy he was a civic teacher for 30 some years so So between
054the two of us, we had close to 55 years of experience. He was really hoping for that civic seal. He is a huge proponent of cursive writing, and we did not pass a cell phone ban. But it is still up to the districts to decide how they want to manage the cell phones in the school. So those are some of the updates that I have for you around education. Next year, hopefully, I will be returning to the Senate. And I would love to continue to be active as the education chair in one way or the other. It is a finance year next year, so I'm sure there will be lots more to talk about. So even though that was a lot, there usually is a lot more. This was a light year. But thank you.
055Thank you to this community. Thank you to the teachers, to the administration, to the parents, to the students that stood up and protected each other and supported each other. So it really is something that we always share in unimaginable ways. It makes our community stronger. It makes our community healthier. It makes me so flipping proud when I can talk about these communities and how you all stood up for what was right and for children. And I think that's all I have. Thank you. Awesome. Representative Feist. Thank you. That was the right order to go in. I'm always like let's dive deep into this. Absolutely. the weeds of one little thing so um so yeah so um sandra feist your representative um for the end of this term and then i'll be returning to my private
056life um as an immigration attorney um i just felt like that needed all of me in this moment but it has been an awesome honor and joy to partner with mary and to represent this community and so i'm happy to be here for one last board um meeting um to share some thoughts so um i'm obsessed with compensatory aid so it warms my heart to have that conversation um and um yeah this year um you know 10 million um wasn't enough but it was at least something um i would have loved to do um what one one person proposed which was just take so so 2027 compensatory aid total was like 96.184 of the pre-2026 and so there was one proposal to just um basically um prorate everybody's compensatory aid so then columbia heights would
057have gotten 96.184 percent of what they got and but unfortunately that was like politically hard because that meant they're winners and losers um but big losers big losers but also columbia heights would have done better so i just like to do it um but anyway i was glad that we got um that 10 million i i had a dream like right now i'm like yeah i'm not gonna do this i don't want i don't want to do it i don't want to do it but i'm so glad we got um that 10 million i i had a dream like right right not like i had to do it as everything was going down that I was like telling this one person did I tell you this no oh my gosh so like one night I
058just dreamt that I sat down with this one member of like house staff and I was like you need to understand 96.184 percent and all the stuff and so like the next morning I was like Chris I had a dream that I told you this boring stuff so sit down I'm going to tell you all this and so I told him all that and he's like you need to talk to this this all these people because like today it's all going down and I was like oh my god okay and so then I like manically texted and met with like a bunch of other people and then not that it was like the only like there was like a lot but um but that was like one factor was like I was dreaming about compensatory
059aid so um anyway like I'm sad that like when I go back to my private life like my dreams won't like manifest money but um anyway I'll still dream I'll manifest it towards you so anyway so um so yeah so I I was just looking at so um so uh we created a task force and and that is good and I'm on it um I was just looking at kind of what we're gonna do by the end of this year when we when we issue our report and the things that we need to be looking at and so you know looking at you know which students generate compensatory aid um why do they generate it how do they generate it um looking at um the best proxies for generating that aid um and you know
060one thing that we've been struggling with is that we've been struggling with and arguing about on the task force is also looking at you know is this money doing what we intend for it to do which is help struggling students like this is not supposed to be just part of the per pupil formula it's supposed to be targeted generated by and targeted towards specific students um and so one of the feedback that I sent in response to our latest doodle poll thing or whatever like um where they said you know as we're creating our report is that I would like to um look not just at the compensatory aid formula but also the bigger education budget and you know what do we need the per pupil formula to be in order for the compensatory piece
061to be more than just three million dollars that Columbia Heights needs to like function as a school district like how do we make sure that those compensatory dollars are really being focused in on these students who need extra special assistance and then how do we know if it's working and so I know that we've struggled with that question of like you know when there's so many things that factor into what a student is able to achieve how do we know if these dollars are achieving that but like like Julie was saying like like it's eight point it's like what 860 million dollars it's 8.1 percent of our education budget is so much money and I want to be good stewards of our tax dollars I want to know that we are investing strategically in students
062and I want to be good stewards of our tax dollars and I want to be good stewards of our tax dollars and I want to be good stewards of our education and you know education is rightly its right but it's our biggest budget it's like well it should be our biggest I mean HHS is one too I guess but you know it's like the most important investment that we make and I just I really hope that this task force can help us ensure that we're continuing to make that investment really strategically and effectively so anyway that's where that's at so at the end of the year is when our report is due right October first. October. Oh my god, it's so soon. And I hope that what I would like to see us do is
063look at the bigger picture of the education budget, not just keep our realm within the task force. Like if our ultimate takeaway is like the per pupil formula needs to be bigger so that we're not just doing like financial like magic, where we're moving this money here and that money there, then I feel like we should say that. And you know, I always like, I'm a Democrat, I always think more money is good. But I want to make sure that money is being strategically deployed. So cell phones, you mentioned, just thought I, you know, I was really proud to work on the bipartisan bill that, or like chief author of the bipartisan bill that mandated that schools think about the impact of cell phones on student mental health, academic achievement, and behavior. And the bill
064to do a full ban was brought to me, and I was asked to carry it. And I was like, you know, when we were doing the focus groups with parents, students, teachers, school administrators, I didn't really hear anybody wanting a ban. And so I was like, I don't feel like I want to be like, I'm going to tell you, I'm going to tell every school district in Minnesota, no phones. I mean, as a parent, that's like my dream. But it's been really nice to hear that the work, the just asking schools to kind of revisit and think. I know that in my kids are in the Mounds View school school districts, and it's resulted in different policies and different impacts. And that's been great to see. But I hope that conversation will continue. And on
065that note, I was the chief author of the Student Data Privacy Act, which passed in 2022. And we recently got an email from a, like, tech person at one of the school districts asking about kind of the scope of the student data privacy act. And it reminded me how awesome it is. And so I just thought I'd remind you all how awesome it is. And the thing that they were looking at, they were kind of, I just thought I'd remind you all how awesome it is. And the thing that they were looking at, I think, they were looking at is what access do school districts have to remotely monitor students. We created some limits on that to make sure that, like the famous 1960s case, Tinker v. Des Moines said, kids' constitutional rights don't end
066at the schoolhouse gate. I just encourage you to think about the ways in which you want to monitor students and why you want to monitor them, and to the extent that they look at the Student Data Privacy Act again next year, thinking about ways to do that that respects students' autonomy and also allows us to achieve goals around security and student well-being. I think that's all. I'll just leave it at that. It's been an honor to partner with you all, to represent you in the House, to work with Mary, and I will be just a member of the public cheering you on. Thanks. Wonderful. Thank you. I would just like to say first of all, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. First off, I saw a commercial about the land trust thing, and
067that it was a constitutional amendment. I saw it a couple days ago. I've seen it a few times. It's on YouTube. So that was pretty awesome. I was like, oh, I know about this. It was like the meme from like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I was like, I know that. I know this thing. So thank you. So good work. It's getting out there, and then the Student Data Privacy, to speak to that too, Sandra, our community here has been... been really on the forefront of talking about everybody's privacy and the fact that we were able to, people came together to encourage the city council to cancel their contract with Flock to prevent the license plate readers, which was something I had actually even heard about from staff, had reached out to me here
068because we had one right outside. And just all of the concerns with that because they didn't even have two factor authentication on Flock until like last week or just a few weeks ago. So the idea of who is in charge of our data and also what are they doing with it. I think you also bringing that up in terms of how are we protecting the students that we have. And the fact that there was just a rather I think you also bringing that up in terms of how are we protecting the students that we have. And the fact that there was just a rather large data breach relatively recently, just in the last few weeks, and being able to say, nope, we were not part of that. We do not belong to that system. So
069just, again, thank you so much for your leadership on that, because it is something that is incredibly important to our community, especially right now. So thank you so much for all of your leadership. I remember not really even knowing very much about compensatory aid, and you, right from the get-go, that has always been one of your passions. And, you know, it's so appreciated. So thank you so much, and we will miss you, and also appreciate your advocacy in going back, especially in this moment. And Mary, again, your advocacy and your support, and you were out there with us, helping kids cross the street, and make sure that everybody could get to school safely, and when it was absolutely freezing cold outside, and you were out there with us. Those things don't go unnoticed. So we
070know that you have always fought for us, whether it was at the table, at the legislature, or even literally on the sidewalks, helping us. So thank you very much for all that you have done and accomplished for us over the past few years as well. With that, anybody else? Julie, go ahead. I have a couple questions for Senator Kanishk. You mentioned, of course, the land trust, and that you're thinking that we want to be a part of that. But I also want to get capital gains actually transferred out to the schools as well. So a percentage of capital gains? Yeah. Is that right? Capital gains are generally generated by the sale of investments or the growth of investments? Okay, so investments grow and decline in value. So we distribute a percentage out, right, and suddenly
071that investment drops. Because if it grows, you... You might have a capital gain, but you might have an operating loss or an unrealized loss. How does that come back then? That is such an excellent question. I'm glad you asked that. When the committee went through and came up with a recommendation of 4.5, that's where they were comfortable increasing it to. We have over... They have noticed over the last, I think, 10 years, it's averaged out to over 8%. So that's a 10% increase. And so that 4.5, they felt comfortable using that. But the legislation also recognizes that that's a real possibility. So should there be a decline in those capital gains or any of that, we can, without having to do a constitutional amendment now, we can pull back on those percentage. So we can
072adjust that. As the increases or decreases in the interest capital gains and dividends, should those change, we can adjust it. And we are very conscious of that. We want to make sure that we are taking care of these dollars in the best way, because these dollars are also for our future students. And so that is our way of protecting it. Yeah. I... I think about that and I go, we hit, if you recall, 2008, 2009, when we had a huge crash. Yep. And even property values dropped. Right. And so if this land trust has assets that are land, and I'm sure we must be going out and valuing that land every, you know, 5, 10 years or whatever that is, and we have a capital gain, and then suddenly we have a crash, my concern
073is that we would have to give back money. Or all of our money gets, you know, what we depend on here at the school district is no longer coming in. So will that be unrestricted money? That is unrestricted money. And we have set it up so that every three years we do a look back. And every three years we can make that adjustment unless there is some kind of an emergency. So the fund is not based on the value of land. It's what that land is generating. So like the mining back in the day, of course, we don't have mining like we used to. So we're not getting those kind of dollars. Timber sales was the other, the second biggest generator. We don't, you know, we don't harvest timber like we used to. So we're
074not getting those dollars. But there are some land rentals. There are different licensures for like ATVs, snowmobiles, fishing, hunting. Those things go into that. Every now and then we've been very careful not to sell off that land. But there's a lot of land up in the boundary water that is school trust lands. There's a lot of land on our Indian reservations. And those are for tribal schools have not been receiving any of the school trust dollars, even though those lands, you know, are theirs. And so right now there might not be a lot of, you know, generating funds. But a lot of the money we make is coming from those sales or from those licenses. But most of that is coming from the investment of the corpus. Yeah. My other question is the report on
075the health insurance. Yeah. So health insurance here is a great negotiating tool with our teacher union. And I'm concerned that we might be, you know, reporting this information and then the legislature is doing some sort of modeling school districts and we might lose our negotiating power because not everybody needs the dollar. They might need health insurance or something like that. So just kind of curious as how that's gonna be used again? Sure, so this report is to help us at the legislature understand better how the tax dollars that we allocate to the districts are being used to provide health insurance to all the students, I mean all the employees, teachers, hourly workers, all of those sort of thing. There is, we would like to take that report and also possibly as you mentioned, model a
076statewide health insurance plan for school workers. So that's another thing, it's called EGIP and that is something that we are, that some folks are very, very interested in doing a statewide so that there aren't districts that are like paying through the nose or have all these middlemen that are taking a lot of the dollars that should not be being taken. And so it's a way of basically equalizing and hopefully reducing the cost to school districts and to the employees for their health insurance. We get a lot of emails. It's about the EGIP. Yep, yep. Yeah, wonderful, thank you. Any other questions or comments? No, I was just gonna mention, you mentioned that we're doing the look back for three years so it shouldn't be like this with the land trust, you know, because I paid
077very close attention to like the three seminars I went to because it's very complicated. So yes, thank you for doing the work on that and being able to, and from what I understand, even in the, I think it's a very good way to be able to get people to get their health insurance, and I think that's a really good way to do that. And I think that's a really good way to do that. And I think that's a really good way to do that. Even though we were getting that money from the land trust, that it was just being taken off of the money that the state was giving us anyway. So we weren't actually getting it. It was just offsetting it. So, you know, so I'm very, very grateful for past legislatures as well
078for being able to at least, you know, in the spirit of what it was supposed to be for, actually like finally fulfilling their promise with that. So. You were right when Governor Pawlenty was the governor, those dollars that were allocated from the fund were deducted from the amount that would then go to the districts. And then once there was a different party in control, we removed that stipulation and made sure that that went forward the way it was supposed to go. Yep. Thank you for that. Yep. Any other questions or comments? All right. Well, thank you both so much for your time. You bet. And again, for your advocacy, we appreciate you. You are welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting if you would like. But we will not hold it against you
079if you take off. Thank you. Yeah, thank you all. Thank you all very, very much for all the work that you do and your volunteerism to make sure that our students are receiving the resources they need. Thank you. Thank you. Have a good night. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. They are. They are cookies. Are they? They're Suzie Besshiel cookies. Huh? They say. Oh, should we take some pictures actually before you go? Consider it a bribe. On the floor? On the floor? On the floor? Would you like a full portion? Yeah, I think let's throw over a bunch of them. If you all would like to, if the rest of the board would like to join us. I'm not in picture clothes. That's what we do. We sit behind the table. Wait, wait. I'm with
080Suzie. I'm with Suzie. I'm with Suzie. Super casual. I think I have to come straight from work and I need to pick up. Yes. How about under our mission? Yeah. That was, yeah. That was a good question. Those were a go, Kristen. Ah, let's see. Maybe we have time to . Am I in the center? I think you are. I'm so sorry. Pickle in the middle. Hey! That's great. And then if we can kind of chug together. I think that would be great. Okay, chug together. Chug together. That's what you said. That was lovely. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Carry on. Carry on. Can I see you over there? Yes. We'll see you around. Sure. That's really good. You're not really one of us. I'll be there. Thank you. Thank you. Thank
081you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you all so much. We very much appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. All right, next up we have the Read Act Memorandum with Director Tuckrell and I was joined by Coordinator Gartner. Thank you. Coordinator Gartner. I was like, I don't know what. Thank you all so much for being here. Thank you. Good evening, Chair Granlund, members of the board, Superintendents, Denbigh. I'm here tonight to share about the updated Read Act MOU for the 2026, 2027 school year. This is similar to the previous read act, which we had the school year for the 2025, 2026 school year. The only change is that the new program or the new professional for secondary teachers is OLA secondary. So otherwise everything else is the same in the
082READ Act. We consulted with both the department chairs at the high school and at the middle school who worked with their teams to ask if there was any change that they wanted and no change was recommended. And then we shared it with Local 710 who also approved it. So it will be returning in the consent agenda on June 30th. Thank you so much. Board members and maybe folks at home who get this, it looks like there is a resolution in our board book. It is not. I'm not reading it. I don't need to read it, thankfully. So thank you so much for that update. Are there any questions from the board? Can I ask a clarification? Just to clarify, the MOU allows flexibility for teachers to select if they would like to, and I know
083that this is a request from many of the teachers, that they wanted the opportunity to complete the training over the summer months and not during the school year. And that's, we've worked with the union over the years, the READ Act years to determine that type of flexibility. Is that correct? Yes, that is correct. Last school year the teachers had requested the ones that were in Phase 1, cohort 2 of READ Act professional development, they requested that, they requested that, they requested that, They requested to be able to do it during the summer or during breaks or other times during the year. So the MOU provides that flexibility where they will be compensated for the time they take to complete the course. And so this cohort, which is our phase two cohort, also suggested they wanted
084the same thing. So it is supposed to be opening up today. We're working with the cohort to make sure all the details are figured out. But by the end of this week, everything should be up and going that the teachers can start it. Wonderful. Julie, go ahead. So you said that they get compensated for taking the course. I'm assuming that's restricted a certain number of hours, right? We can't just take forever to take it. Thank you for that. A few years ago when we first started REDAC training, we received funding to support REDAC professional development. Within the district, districts worked with the school board as well as with the local 710 to determine what that looks like. And we were provided with guidelines to support that. And we were provided with guidelines to support that.
085So they gave us the maximum number of hours. So that's the number of hours that are within that. Good question. Any other questions? Right. If there's no other questions, again, this will be in the consent agenda at our next meeting on the 30th of June. Thank you. Thank you so much. But wait, there's more. Next up, we have a curriculum update with Director Tuckrell and Coordinator Gardner. We have a Zoom going here. Good evening, Chair Granlund. Good evening, Chair Granlund. Good evening, Chair Granlund. And to the face of the board, Superintendent Stenvik, we are here this evening with a health curriculum update. Our mission in Columbia Heights Public Schools, creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner, all belong, all succeed. And our information tonight aligns with all of the core values, which are
086also in alignment with the CHPS Board of Education Equity Statement. And with Vision 2030, specifically around academic instruction and staff providing culturally responsive instruction that meets the unique needs of each student using approved curriculum. Just checking that we can see. Actually, it is on the screen. So our curriculum development process always starts with talking to teachers. So finding out what their current needs are with their curriculum, what gaps they might be experiencing with their current curriculum, what they like about their current curriculum. From there, moving to leadership teams, principals and the teaching and learning team, administrative team, our CACER leadership team, Superintendent Stenvik, and then finally to the school board. We have a curriculum review cycle that is updated every day. We have a curriculum review cycle that is updated every 10 years. As we
087know, legislative updates, standards updates, requirements often change what that curriculum review cycle is. So our health curriculum has not been reviewed in quite a while. Our health teachers were currently using the 2009 copyright of our current curricular resource. So we were due for an update of our health curriculum. But this is our intended curriculum review cycle that, as we know, changes. So our review process began last fall. We met several times with our Columbia Academy and Columbia Heights High School health teachers to review their curriculum. Currently, what the gaps were, what their needs were. We also met with a representative of Anoka County Public Health about curriculum development that we'll also be sharing about. Throughout the winter, we gathered input from the Columbia Academy and Columbia Heights High School health teachers. There were three different
088curricular options that we looked at. So they had a chance to look through all of those. And provided their input on what our selection criteria should be. We met with representatives from those programs and reviewed materials. And as I mentioned, the teachers had the opportunity to review materials as well and provide additional input. And then in May, we brought that information to CACER, to our Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness team. Where they had an opportunity to review the curriculum, provide input, and make a recommendation to bring it forward to you all tonight. So the curriculum that we are recommending is HealthSmart. It's a curriculum that we're working on. It's a curriculum that we're working on. It's a curriculum that we're working on. It's a curriculum that we're working on. It's a curriculum that we're working
089on. The feedback that we got from the teachers throughout that review process is that the curriculum is correlated to national standards. And there are supplemental Minnesota-specific lessons and development. So Minnesota currently does not have their own health standards. It's been local decision and most districts have followed the national health standards. There are Minnesota standards that are in rulemaking currently. The anchor standards are the same as the national health standards. So HealthSmart, if there are Minnesota-specific lessons needed to fulfill the Minnesota benchmarks, that eventually become our standards, HealthSmart will be creating those. There are, again, the anchor standards are the same as the national standards. There are some additional benchmarks, for example, around vaping, mental health, CPR, media literacy, that may need some additional lessons and HealthSmart will provide those. There are six subject areas that
090cover priority topics. The priority topics that our health teachers identified. So those topics are emotional and mental health, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco, alcohol, and other drug prevention. Violence and injury prevention. Abstinence, puberty, and sexual health. So that's the middle school. And then at the high school, abstinence, personal and sexual health. And then HIV, STI, and pregnancy prevention. They really liked that the curriculum addresses skills for health literacy. So it's not just focused on content knowledge and learning facts. There are opportunities for students to practice skills like analyzing influences, accessing reliable resources, interpersonal communication, decision making, goal setting, health practices. And then the last one is the materials and behaviors and advocacy. This was a big one. The teachers love that the materials for students and families are available in English and Spanish. All of
091the materials are available in English and Spanish. That the lessons can be taught in the amount of time available. So for the high school, that's one semester, usually in 10th grade. For the middle school, it's one trimester or will be one trimester with a new schedule next year for seventh graders and eighth graders. And it's also a continuation of the curriculum that's used by our elementary teachers. So our elementary schools also use HealthSmart. For us, this was a big one. So we're going to go ahead and wrap up. Thank you. So the cost is just the teacher edition. So there's a print edition and a digital edition. And the digital edition then gives access to all of the worksheets that can be either printed or posted on Schoology or the learning management system that teachers
092use. So print edition is $68.75 per teacher, which would be a one-time cost. And then the digital edition is $68.75 per year. And then I mentioned our work with Anoka County. So there is also a Minnesota state statute that in the next school year, districts must implement comprehensive education on cannabis use and substance use. These topics are covered within that HealthSmart curriculum, but there are also supplemental lessons that are being provided by Anoka County through Anoka County Public Health and Environmental Services. They have worked with the Stanford Medicine's REACH Lab to adapt their curriculum. And they are providing all of that curricular content materials and training for teachers free of charge to districts in Anoka County. So it's 10 supplemental lessons. So we've met several times with Anoka County about accessing that curriculum as well
093and the training that they are providing for teachers. So our next steps, if approved, would be to purchase curricular materials, provide professional development later this summer and in the fall for our health teachers, and then work with those teachers, peer coaches, and principals to support standards alignment and implementation. Tonight, we're here as an informational item. On June 30th, we will return to seek approval. Thank you. Thank you. You're welcome. We will read and then have a rough review of the new curriculum. That's all for today on June 30th. We'll continue with another discussion on the new curriculum. Kirsten, you were the first to finish the roll of 612 HealthSmart curriculum. Wonderful. Thank you. Questions? Julie. So we have a group that reviews curriculum that includes parents and other community members, correct? Mm-hmm. Did that include
094to ensure that we covered all cultural bases of those backgrounds with our students? Obviously, half of our kids are Latino or Hispanic. We have Muslim children, and also, we have teachers that are completely different. And so this school district. The school district has been doing great work. We've gotten some good Gogh and we're doing great work as well. of Muslim children as well from a religious standpoint. How did they respond to this? First of all, how many were of those cultures? Because we generally see very conservative values in those cultures. How did they accept this health support? Good question. Unfortunately, since Metro surge, our CACR committee has gone down quite a bit. And so we haven't had the opportunity to have as much input as we want from some of our families. Fortunately, when we
095have new curriculum or when we have those pieces, we present it in the fall to our families. And if they have any concerns about any parts of it, we provide an alternative, just like in any other subject. So if they had any concerns, and we've had it in the past, and we've had conversations that it might not align with the way they would like to teach in their house, we have alternatives to support. So we would do the same thing with this curriculum as well. We would provide a comprehensive opportunity for families to look at it. And the syllabus will have that information as well to provide them that. So that's an opportunity. And then to add to that, so the curriculum is aligned to national health standards. And there's actually an anchor standard around
096analyzing influences, which includes prompting students to identify and evaluate how their own family's values, culture, and beliefs shape their personal health choices. So woven throughout lessons, there are prompts of think about your own family. There are family letters and the homework prompts discussion at home. So it really tries to bring families into the health conversation. The health materials aren't pushed into a certain type of lifestyle or this is how it should be done. It's more preventive and health-oriented versus something that's a little more radical, is what we would say. We want to make sure our families are safe, our children are safe, and health is important. I think one thing when coordinator Gartner shared with me, we were digging into it, was the importance in this one compared to past ones that it gives facts,
097but then it talks about decision making. At the end of the day, it's up to an individual to look at all the facts and make a decision. And so this one really focuses in on that, which is definitely a positive for all. Michelle. You provided information earlier that was over here with our agendas. Would it be possible to get those in our packet? Because they were kind of limited tonight. But I think everybody would probably like to see those. The packets, these are actually, I mean, I just found them easy online if you just Google the health service. And it's really smart. And it'll show you the different, they even have K through 5. We currently have K through 5. We implement K through 5. I was like, whoa, OK. So that's our current curriculum
098in K through 5. Oh, gotcha. OK, yeah. But I think this is great. I mean, at some point, certain conversations have to be had surrounding health and all health. And I like that it's covering all of the bases, but appropriately, age appropriate. But yeah, from what I hear and see, I really do appreciate the research to look into somewhere that is healthy for our students to participate in and learn and grow together and with their families. Thank you. Jessica. Thank you for the presentation. When I was reviewing the presentation prior to this meeting, my main question was around the intersection between the pending state standards. And our curriculum review cycle and the timing of implementing the HealthSmart curriculum. And I know you had mentioned that if and when the state standards are adopted, that if
099there's Minnesota specific pieces, that will be incorporated by HealthSmart into the curriculum. I'm just wondering if you can expand on that a little bit. I'm just trying, because thinking about the curriculum options that were looked at and reviewed, and knowing, like the rule making is already happening. So we know what's likely to come down the pike for state standards. And so just trying to understand how much of the pending state standards we expect to already be incorporated in the version we would be looking at next year. There's a question in there somewhere. So the pending Minnesota state standards are very similar to the national standards. The anchor standards are all the same. So where there is some variation is the Minnesota specific benchmarks that have some additional content that's not in the state standards. I
100mentioned mental health, vaping, CPR, media literacy. And we can also include that in the information we share, is what exactly is different about the proposed standards. But they're very, very similar. And so the proposed standards would be implemented by the state in 28, 29? I'll have to check. I think it may be 27, 28. It varies all the time. As it's going through rule making, sometimes it stays there for a while. And then they push the implementation. Yeah. And then a few years pass that to give districts an opportunity for professional development. So the primary reason that we'd be moving towards approving new curriculum now is really just about length of time, that it's a 10-year cycle. We're well beyond the 10 years. We're not wanting to wait for the state standards to be implemented,
101even though they're almost there. In meeting with the teachers, the curriculum they have currently is a textbook. It's very text-based. Textbook-based. Not always, it's not inaccurate information, but social media looked completely different in 2009 than it does today. So it doesn't have the full scope of what they hope to teach in their health curriculum. And it's not also always very accessible or interesting for our students. So yeah, I would say those are the big motivators, is we need something more updated. And the standards, we don't anticipate to be very different than the national standards that this curriculum is built around. I mean, just for context, our seniors that just graduated, were two years old when the last time this was visited. So, I mean, and even some of the language that we use, STI is
102newer versus STD, which it was. And so, lots of changes. I just wanted to put that in perspective, because I've been sitting here, like, doing that math in my head this whole time going, that is a very long time. I don't think any of us were even on the board here at that time either. So I wasn't here. You were on the board. Yeah. I wasn't here. No. Sorry. Well, it's time, guys. It's very much time. My hair was brown then. Sorry, Jessica. I'll take it. I didn't have any other questions. I just wanted to make sure that if this is approved, that we're not going to be a place of upheaval again in three years, four years, whatever that might look like. And I guess I did just have one more piece I was
103just hoping to confirm. So we mentioned the. The cannabis education that's required by statute. And so even though Minnesota doesn't have currently health standards, there are like standalone requirements in statute like cannabis. But I know that there is at least there might be more. I know of at least one other right around the. Is it the HIV, STI and pregnancy prevention piece that's in state statute? And so just. Wanted to confirm. See that on the slide that that's also encompassed in the House. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Great questions. Any other questions or comments? All right. Well, thank you so much for this. And we will be voting on it at our next full meeting on the 30th of June. Thank you both so much. Thank you. All right. Next up, we have Director Henneken's
104coming to talk to us about the district and the district's policy. And I think that's a great question. And I think it's a really important one. And I think it's a really important one. I think it's a really important one. Thank you all for coming to talk to us about the district radon testing. Director Henneken's welcome. Thank you, Chair Granlin, members of the Board, and Superintendent Stenvik. I'll give a second here to the one of many presentations this evening. Thank you both. Not a real exciting topic for an end. It can be, but not really. Okay. Thank you. So the first presentation, district radon testing. So, again, I don't know if you guys are familiar with this. It's a little bit of a lot. But I think it's really, really, really important to talk about
105and talk about the district radon testing. I'm going to ask you about the district radon test. It can be, but not really. Okay. Thank you. So the first presentation, district radon testing. So well, let me just start with this. Our mission, Columbia Heights Public Schools, creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all succeed in our core values of community, excellence, collaboration, integrity, respect, courage, and innovation, all aligning with a Board of Education Equity Statement. So radon in the schools, well, this evening, this is not a governance. We're not required, the board's not required to act on this, but the district administration is required to present this information to the school board when we do radon testing. So in Minnesota, we have statute that if we receive health and safety dollars, we
106have to do radon testing. We do radon testing at each facility every five years. Normally we do two buildings together, which is the high school in North Park, because we had additions added on at the same time at those two facilities. So when we add an addition, we have to do testing again. And so we did that testing. So it's the high school in North Park that are part of this. And then in a couple of years, we'll come back with the other three buildings. But so every five years we do this, we do short-term testing. So they're testing. We've been trying to figure out that the you know, the case-by-case test, the cost-to-review test, you know, and we've been doing that for the last couple of years. We've been doing this, we're trying to
107figure out how do we can do this again. So they're testing. So the high school in North Park does this. 4.0 in a in a occupied space that we test then we do we have to do an additional testing so it's like an hourly testing so and I'll get to that but so we're testing all the spaces at grade so it could be basement it could be first level anything that has ground below it so we're not testing the second level but anything on grade and the test results are presented as I said here and then we make the test results available to staff and community we post them on the website so within health and safety so again we do short-term testing we had 194 short-term radon tests that were installed we do this
108testing in the winter months and so between December 2nd and basically the end of March is when we do it so we did it in two different blocks one at one building one at another and so we had 137 detectors at the high school 57 detectors at North Park of those 194 detectors we had three occupiable spaces that peaked above four picto Curry's per liter so we had two at the high school 4.1 4.3 and the one at North Park at five so now we move into the next phase of continuous monitoring so in a school you know we have a lot of school and we have a lot of school and we have a lot of district of the state that is locked so we have to do some safety tests to see how
109we're doing so we have to do a lot of safety tests and if you do a lot of safety tests to see how we're doing and otherwise we have to do some long term testing so we have to do this one at the end of March and there's about 30 to 60 computer tests per week and so this is our only test that we do and so these two are in the middle of March so these two are our only tests and then we have to do the three a year and three a year so it's called the 4.0 or higher is where mitigation is necessary. So after we did the continuous radon monitoring, so it's a minimum of 48 hours, so we keep those monitors in there for 48 hours, they're doing a test
110every hour of what the radon level is over that period. And so after we do that, the average levels of radon were well below the 4.0 pictocurries, so there's no remediation necessary for any of our occupiable spaces. at the high school and North Park. So at this time, there's nothing additional that we need to do for these two facilities. And then, you know, again, in a couple years, we'll come back with Columbia Academy, Valley View, and Thailand. They're on the same cycle. So any questions? I figured there would be. I'm pretty sure we all have the same question. Michelle, go ahead. What happened? Like what would have made it peak like that and then disappear once tested over? So, I mean, it just occurs naturally in the ground. We have pockets in Minnesota. And the
111remediation or how we mitigate, I should say, is we're moving air. We're circling the air out. And so during the day, like I said, our HVAC units are running. We're circulating air. And so we're providing in air. And so it just mitigates those levels to practically nothing because we're pumping in all that fresh air. And but at night when it shuts down, again, it just comes up through the ground. And so then those levels can go up. You know, why it happens exactly, why it happens here, like it doesn't happen here in this room. But why it happens right here in the corner of this room versus not the corner of that room, no idea. Because it's just coming up from the earth. But it's there. And so we have to test for it because
112it's a hazard. And I'm not sure. But we have to test for it. And we have to account for it. So if mitigation was necessary based on the levels after we did the continuous testing, then we look at our HVAC unit and we, you know, say, okay, in this space or these spaces, now we're going to run them continuously so that we're constantly providing air. Or if we expand that, how do we keep that number below four, which is that recommended number to stay below? And so that. And we look at that. We've never been able not to manage that if we've had spaces that are high by mitigating running the HVAC basically longer. It just seems like conflicting results and we only believe the good ones. Like, I don't know. I guess I still
113feel like maybe it's unsafe, I guess. So at some time it is unsafe and then other times it's not. It's all about whether we're here or we're not here. Right. and and it's it's about being below that 4.0 and so they've said anything below 4.0 is safe right and and so that's our number that's our mark so we just run hvac a little earlier in the day if if if we needed to to mitigate it but what those three spaces were is they were peaking in the middle of the night basically you know three four in the morning they're peaking there's no one here right and hvac kicks on in the morning and but during our occupiable time that average is well below four so it's um safe so i got you thanks but it's
114also obviously important for us to do this yeah yeah yeah sure that um this is why we talk about occupiable spaces um storage closets versus classrooms versus you know i mean this the space is where people you know office and teach and learn you know those are the ones that we focus on and and um that's where we're you know again testing thanks for sure jessica oh i just thought it would be helpful to better understand the difference between the short-term monitoring and the continuous monitoring to to michelle's point but i think that your explanation was helpful um i do have questions but i think julie had a maybe a question before me i actually had the same question as michelle yeah i could yeah um so then go ahead jessica sure um thank you
115for the presentation i just wanted to um i guess just expand on something you said about radon testing being important and then also just confirm something so it is something important it's something good for us to look at with safety in mind looking in terms of our maintenance plan for all of our buildings my understanding though is that under statute it's also voluntary for us to do that is that correct yes so i i think that's important for our school community to know that we are incorporating radon into our regular you know maintenance and safety plans even though that is something that is voluntary for the district i do have just a couple questions because i'm trying to better understand the testing process myself what considerations sort of lead us to choose the short-term testing
116versus the long-term testing for a building um well the short-term testing is is just the standard testing that is done for radon in schools i mean it's it's in a similar fashion to what you get for radon testing in your house for the most part and if you were to have high radon in your house then you could go to the continuous monitoring method and you have to have some kind of mitigation for your house in your basement if you're going to occupy that space which you know there's houses all over in minnesota that do but it's it's the most effective way most efficient way cost effective way to test a space it's very efficient but it's not going to be a good thing um but it's it's not going to be a good thing
117um but it's it's not going to be a good thing um but it's it's a good thing um but it's a good thing um but it is measuring the peak and so if you don't have a peak higher than four meaning in the middle of the night when there's no airflow into the room it's still not peaking above an unsafe level then there's there's no additional work that needs to be done because the continuous monitoring is is a more is it more costly i mean the monitors themselves are more costly um and it's you know it's monitoring every hour now think of 194 of those distributed throughout the year and the impact to the classroom versus this tiny little you know tube um that's in the classroom so it's it's a it's a definitely a
118more difficult thing to do on a scale um so that you don't you you should focus on the short term um you know it's the quick and easy accurate monitor of what's going on and then you and then you take that those results and go to the the difficult spaces or the spaces that test high and then you take that next step so you know 193 rooms versus 194 is is significantly easier to manage sure so on the slide where it talks about short-term testing being chosen versus long-term testing being chosen the long-term testing is referring to continuous monitoring okay thank you um and then i know you talked about sort of the cycle of doing this testing in our other buildings what's the cadence or the planned cadence for that did you say i
119believe that the other three buildings are due two years from now um so i think it's fiscal year 28 we'll do that testing for the other two buildings so the winter of that year um is when we'll do the other or the other three buildings they used to be on the same cycle they were for years because we've been actually doing radon testing for a long time but when we did the additions to the band room at the high school and then the classroom addition in the cafeteria at north park it requires us if we're doing receiving health and safety dollars to um retest those facilities so we do we did and so now you know they're on that five-year cycle that's different than the other ones okay but it's a five-year cycle it's five-year
120although okay yep um and then have we you mentioned mitigation that we would do with hvac have we had to do remediation for radon and we have in the past um in certain spaces in the district um and we've been able to manage that fairly easily through HVAC system scheduling. So the last time that we had it, eight years ago maybe, and then when we did the retesting, we didn't have high. So the process of changing scheduling in HVAC and air circulation works. So that's how we mitigate that error in the space. Those are all my questions. Wonderful. Any other questions? All right. Thank you so much for that presentation. Appreciate it. Let's move straight on into the operating levy with you again, Director Hennikens. Thank you, Chair Gremlin, members of the board and Superintendent
121Stenbic. All right, so this informational presentation is on the potential November 2026 operating levy question. Much of this information that I'm presenting is gonna be just a repeat, but I wanna make sure I'm kind of going through what led us into this conversation and with what we have, which is attached in the memo of the beginning of the resolution and the draft ballot question would be. So let's first start with our mission, Columbia Heights Public Schools, creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner, all belong, all succeed. And of course, our core values of community excellence, collaboration, integrity, respect, courage, and innovation, aligning with the CHPS Board of Education Equity Statement. So this is a governance conversation, of course. As I mentioned, we've been talking about this. We've been talking about the funding. Compensatory
122funding came up earlier. And so May 19th and June 16th, the board was presented with information. And the results of the community survey and the possibility of an operating, possible operating levy and what that would look like. So there was a lot of discussion there. And, or this evening is June 16th, but May 19th, the work session, that's where we really covered that. And now we're reviewing it. Thank you, sorry. June 30th, the board will be asked to take action. So that's our last meeting of this fiscal year. And as far as timeline go and what we need to do to get to November ballot question, we need this time to accomplish that. So the 30th, we'll be bringing this to the board as an action item. So compensatory obviously is the biggest piece of
123this conversation and funding, considering that we are, you know, we have 2.997 million less in revenue next year from compensatory. The $10 million that was discussed earlier did, give the district initial $653,000. So yes, I am thankful. It is not 3.6 million, but it is still almost 3 million. So that is the foundation of this conversation. And that per pupil is a loss of $876, roughly per pupil for our district. And again, I include those other districts on there because their dollar amounts, you know, were significant as well, but obviously our size is significantly different. So that's significantly different than theirs and their per pupil, ours is the most by far. So this slide in some form has been shown before, and it was discussed when we were talking about the cuts in the district
124as we were heading into staffing for this year. It was one challenging thing is presenting a budget for fiscal year 26. That's a very positive budget knowing, but what's gonna happen is the compensatory loss, that, you know, that future, the special education conversation in the 250 million or 300 million, potentially that's gonna be lost there in fiscal year 28 and fiscal year 29. So, you know, we are in a good position coming out of this year, but we're heading into some really challenging times from a budget perspective, considering our revenues, we don't ever wanna see the revenues going down. We wanna see them going up because expenses keep going up, right? So our projected revenue is going down by about $2.2 million for next year, from this year. We have a projected enrollment from our
12526 projected enrollment to our 27 projected enrollment. It's about 141 students less, or ADMs less. And so, you know, giving this information compensatory and then student enrollment, and we took a strategic position of finding $1 million in staffing cuts for fiscal year 27, that's what that looked like for us. 11 licensed FTE, two non-licensed FTE, and two district center staff. So, you know, given that potential compensatory loss, we'd already started the conversation, and we'd already been working through a community survey so that we understood where we stood within the community and where the community's tolerance would be from a taxing. And so we were able to get that from a voter-approved levy or tax impact. And so on the 19th, again, that's when the board was presented with this information, and there was a lot
126of discussion about the results of that survey. And then, again, in June now is when we're making the decision on what's going to happen. Again, that survey included 400 registered voters. It was between April 20th and April 28th. There's 20 questions, and the approximate margin error was a plus 4.8%. And we had a strong initial support for this conversation within the community, which is very positive. And then the informed support after we provided more information grew by above that margin of plus or minus 4.8%. And then we want to look back in historic and, you know, where other levies have gone in the most recent in 2023 after the informed support was 59.6%. So our support was very positive. Our support now is better than it was in 2023, which is very positive. And then
127the responses within the survey indicated, and there was a lot of discussion on this back in May, that between $150 and $185 per year for an average homeowner would be feasible. And this, you know, what does that mean, the $150? So we work with Ehlers, our financial advisor. And then we look at the average homeowner's income in these cases. So I'll start with the blue down here. And we'll work our way up to the top, even though we like to talk about the top right away. So our average home value is roughly $275,000 in the community. So we're looking at, again, we talked about that $150 to $185. And so we looked at $150, $160, and $170, all within that window. And, you know, what does that look like? And then we go up to
128this top. What's that change per pupil? And what's the total potential revenue for the district? Again, that's considering a snapshot in time of what our ADM will be, that per pupil amount. So those are numbers that I provided with the revised budget, numbers that I used to Ehlers to use. So I think it's a pretty fair number. But, you know, we don't know what's going to happen next year yet, exactly. So, you know, this gives us... So this gives us that total potential revenue increase for $150,000, about, you know, just under $1.8 million, $160,000, $1.9 million, and $170,000, $2 million. So that's the difference per pupil, $488,000, $518,000, and $550,000. So what does that, you know, $160 mean per household per year on average? It means $1.9 million potential additional in revenue. Sorry, I couldn't
129read the whole question. I can see the question up there above. It's covered with something, but... We can see it. So, yeah. But you have it in front of you. Yeah. And so, and I just want to also remind here the tax impact in comparable districts. So what's Columbia Heights voter approved tax impact to the residents of Columbia Heights per household on an average of 275,000 household versus, you know, districts surrounding us, around us? And so, obviously, you can see here we're at the lowest. So that's our average. And so, again, we're at the lowest. And so, again, that's the highest. So, again, what does that mean if, you know, we're increasing by 150, 160, 170, whatever, you know, that just adds to that dollar amount? That puts us into the St. Louis Park and
130Richfield realm. Again, that's a snapshot in time. You know, if they've approved something additional, they'll just move up. But it still, you know, keeps us in the bottom part of that graph. So we're still staying on the lower end of that tax. So that's the tax impact to the community. And I showed this. It's really busy and it's hard to see. But, you know, here's Columbia Heights down here. So you can see from all the metro schools, you know, we are and continue to be on the lower end of what our, you know, overall per pupil ask is to the community. And a lot of these we, you know, obviously don't compare to. We don't compare ourselves to Wyzetta and Eden Prairie. You know, we just don't compare ourselves to them. Hopkins. Yeah, they're off
131the chart. Yeah, they're off the chart at the top. Sorry. But, which can't be seen right now. But so I just wanted to show that again. Again, the sample ballot question, which was attached to the cover sheet for this, is, which we've already received from our legal counsel that we work with on this. The independent school district number 13, Columbia Heights Public Schools, Minnesota, has proposed an increase. The school district's reverend. Revenue by. Again, this is a decision that, yeah, that we have to make per pupil subject to an annual increase at a rate of inflation. Proposed new referendum revenue authorization would be first levied in 2026 for taxes payable in 2027, which means we receive it in fiscal year 28. And is applicable for 10 years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by
132law. So. We're leaving our existing operating levy in place. And we're asking for, this is asking for a new operating levy. And for a 10-year period with an annual increase of rate of inflation like our existing one has. So, again, just as a review. We've been providing information to the board along the way. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. And then June 30th will be asking the board as an action item. At that point, we'll have the full resolution to the board prior to this with the, you know, hopefully, you know, through discussion, the exact dollar amount that we'll be looking at. That's what I have. Thank you so much for that. Questions? I
133just have a basic question. So are we going to discuss the amount at our work session next week? Is that going to be on the agenda then? Yes. Oh, very much so, yes. I want to make sure that- I was really trying to do some math over here. I was like minus this plus this. So when this was discussed at the May 19th meeting, one of the things that we talked about was bringing it forward to this meeting specifically so that we could then have another work session because Michelle, you were not here. And so just for clarity for everybody who's watching at home and also to clarify, yes, for sure we are talking about it at our work session next week. And that is when we're hoping to have it all discussed so we
134can make a final decision on the 30th of June because it is time sensitive. We have to make a decision. If we decide to- If we decide to put this on the ballot, it has to be done by the end of June. So that is really the last chance that we have to do that. Great, great question. Go ahead. The only other thing I want to make sure that people understand is that we have this discussion, but we're not going to- even if we go for the max, which our community can only handle so much. Even if we go that to the full. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We're not going to
135make up that $3 million? Nope. Correct. And I want people to understand that. We want to, you know, we're certainly being careful on how much people can absorb, taxpayers can absorb, but we also realize that we're going to be short. So there will be probably more cuts coming. Unless other things change, for sure. Yeah. Yeah. Great, great point. And I think that's, you know, and another reason why I think we talked about pulling this forward too is because there were very many years in columbia heights proper that taxes stayed the same and nothing got um we we did not invest in infrastructure and so then as things got older and needed to be addressed suddenly people's taxes went up significantly because they were not going up incrementally as our neighboring cities had done and so
136same with our school district in a lot of ways we also did not incrementally move up which in some ways has put us in this position now and i think this board is really thoughtful and things that we've talked about um when when these when it comes up you know how do we what do we do do we do a referendum do we do the levy these sorts of things it's because we're trying to not only make up this difference but also make sure that future um , boards and community as it grows does not have to also continually catch up from this so it is a good point to make questions go ahead jessica i don't have a question but maybe this is one of many opportunities to soapbox so i'm gonna no go
137for it i just did that um i really appreciate the comments of both julie and mary on this topic i think it is a really delicate delicate balance that we're looking at and we have had a lot of thoughtful conversations about where we find ourselves and what that means in terms of impacts on our our kids and our staff and our district as a whole um and so i know we're going to have more discussion about this at the work session um make a final decision you know at the last meeting of the month but i did want to just take the opportunity to just uh remind everybody about where we are and where we find ourselves um i think part of the reason why i think a lot of people don't like a lot
138of having a really um a space for where to be for work and i think the work session has really come back into theATEA's own of the balance that julie talked about is that really financing this district funding our schools is a partnership between the state and our our local community and our taxpayers um and that partnership then the money that comes from that is then managed by by this board right and by by the leadership on superintendent stonybrook's team and i really appreciate dr hennigan's slide i don't know if you can bring that up again i know you just closed your presentation but the the flow chart because i think that illustrates really well the partnership that we have in funding our schools and what happens when the parameters of that partnership change over
139time so i'll wait a moment because i i think it is a really good illustration of where we find ourselves on the left hand side when we talk about the projected unassigned fund balance going up right that's about financial management that's about decisions that are made through governance by this board to decide how we're going to manage the funds we have done a lot of work and made a lot of sometimes really tough decisions in the face of having to negotiate contracts with our staff to build that fund balance to be good stewards of the dollars that we have to fund the needs that we have for the district and to look ahead knowing that we have to weather sometimes some very very difficult times we then go to our community because we knew we
140hadn't as as chair grenlon said we had not gone to our community to ask to fund our schools the way that the districts around us are funded that all of our kids deserve to have children and that's different once we go to our school and we go to our schools and we makeRAIC we said we don't want to do that because we like to do that that all of our kids deserve to be funded. We hadn't asked that in years and years and years and years, but you know what we did ask? We did ask our families and our students and our staff to bear years and years and years of cuts. You all know this, and I've talked about this in our work sessions, but I have three kids. My oldest kid is 14.
141My youngest kid is three. We have been enrolled in this district since my 14 year old was in pre-K. And we have, I have as a parent, before I was on this board, witnessed year after year after year of cuts, not reallocation, which is the job of financial management of this district, not reallocating dollars where they belong, right? Taking away programs that don't make sense, reinvesting in new things, but actual cuts to programs, to services, to staff, right? Resulting in larger class sizes, resulting in fewer programs and opportunities than kids again in the surrounding districts have. So we go to our community and we say, we can't continue to sustain these years and years of cuts. And our community is supportive because they care about our kids, they care about our schools, and they understand
142that having strong public schools means that our whole city, all of our cities, Hilltop Southern Fridley, Columbia Heights, makes us all stronger, right? And our community stands up and says, yes. Yes, we're gonna vote for this. We're gonna vote to raise our taxes because these things are important and our kids deserve all of these opportunities, right? Equitable opportunities. And as a result of that, since that passed in my time on the board and my time as a parent, I have gotten to see years of strategic reallocation, but not cuts. Not cuts to the programs and the services that keep this district running, right? So that's the partnership between this board and our community. And then I look at the next part of this chart and that's representing state partnership, right? And I think it's really
143interesting that the timing of this, that we're having this discussion at the same time that we have our legislative update, right? Because we've heard about some of these funding issues at the macro level, because that's their job. Their job is to look at the legislature and all of these funding things at the macro level. And you can talk about right-sizing education funding. You can talk about needing to look at the K-12 education budget as a whole, both of which I think are very important systemic macro issues, but we have immediate impact on our community here. Our kids are here now. My three-year-old is going to be entering 3K next year. I'm very excited about having him in the 3K program. But I don't want for my three-year-old and the parents of this district don't want
144for their three-year-olds, their babies, their kindergartners, their third graders, they don't want to see what the rest of us have witnessed with our older children of years and years and years of cuts to the point that we don't, what is there left to cut at a certain point, right? This is immediate. And this is not something foreseeable based on the financial management of our board or our staff. This is not something foreseeable based on the support or lack of support for our community. Because if we pass a levy, we're going back to our community, back to our task pairs and asking them to support us more. And it hasn't been 17 years, right? So they're going to ask that question. Why are we back here? Why are we asking again? And I want to be
145very clear that if, if we are voting to approve a ballot question on the levy to our community, that it's about this partnership. It's about what Julie said, that even if we are able to approve, successfully pass a levy in the best interest of our district and our kids, that we're not going to make up this difference. And what's not on this slide is what's happening in fiscal year 2028, 29, 30, and 2040. Where it's not going to be a $2 million one-time loss. It's going to be $4 million plus perpetually, right? And I don't believe, unfortunately, that there's some 21st century version of the Minnesota miracle that's coming down the park, pike in terms of state partnership. So this is the reality in which, in which we find ourselves. And again, I know we're
146going to have more discussion on this, I really appreciate the specifics about possible numbers and what that might actually mean in terms of impact and making up some of this loss. But I, it's very difficult to sit on this board and have to make those decisions and balance those things. Those, those components, those considerations, knowing that on one hand we have a financial impact on members of this community who, you know, are impacted. are struggling and also knowing that we have kids who are here now who deserve the same equitable education as everybody else and so i i just felt the need to to say that in this meeting i don't know where my head's going to be at in a work session or next week but that's that's where i am right now and
147i just i feel like that's information that people need to know no question well said i just want to say um quickly just to add to that one thing that we've noticed over the the past few years is the the partnership with the state is not guaranteed but the partnership with our community is and that's it's it's unfortunate to have to continue to go back and also i mean well said laura oh i was just going to say yes i'll build your box for you all done check around i have a question yes um so the number that we're showing you know the numbers we're showing as potential um increases there's some balancing to that isn't it from the previous like levy you know so that the wash there would be a net wash of
148a i think you had mentioned that one of our levies like is expiring and therefore the amount of increase may be less than on the taxpayer just there yes there's nuances to it for sure you know enrollment changes is one nuance i mean these levies are per pupil um and so if our per pupil goes down our student number of students goes down and which we we do predict like was mentioned earlier across the state of minnesota libraries are down um so you know from in general most school districts are projecting uh you know some level of decline in enrollment so that will impact it because if we have less students we're generating we need or that that per pupil is less money than the tax is less um and it obviously can go the
149other way too if our enrollment greatly increases but also yes there are there are additional debt that we're paying off one of which is lease levy so lease levy dollars for building things that we've done in the past there's a state cap on how much we can lease levy for and we've done that for different projects and those dollars i think it's 20 28 20 31 and 20 32. um there's three different ones um so after 2028 we do have one that drops off um and that you know will be once that debt is gone then there's less levy that goes along with that so there are things that will um will impact that for sure um and you know there is we've talked about it before the fiscal disparities pool which you know the
150communities pay into if you know as you are levying more um you know you get if as your your your your levy amount as comparison to other districts is how much you um access from that levy that fiscal disparities pool last time when we increased that bumped us up and we actually increased the amount that we gained from that fiscal disparities which has a positive impact to the taxpayers of our community and it actually that next year our taxes went down a little bit because of additional fiscal disparities um so there are some definitely nuances to it it's complicated um and it you know That's why we put this out. It's a snapshot in time. This is what we have. But I think that we've proven over time that we've been pretty dang close on
151where we say we're going to be. So we'll continue to work hard to make sure that we are. That's part of the trust that we need to maintain. Any other questions or comments? Okay. Thank you very much for that. Thank you. All right. Next up we have, oh, my goodness, you guys. It's Director Hennikens talking about workers' compensation insurance renewal. Thank you so much. Okay. Thank you, Chair Granlin, members of the board, and Superintendent Stenvik. So this next presentation, workers' compensation renewal, this is a yearly renewal for us for workers' compensation insurance. Our mission, Columbia Heights Public Schools, is creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner. All belong, all succeed. With our core values of community excellence. Collaboration, integrity, respect, courage, and innovation, all aligning with the CHPS Board of Education Equity Statement.
152So the governance on this presentation, this is informational tonight. So no governance tonight, but it will be brought back on June 30th as the board needs to approve this as an action item for our renewal of our workman's compensation insurance. We have a longstanding relationship with Marsh & McLennan Agency for our workman's compensation insurance. And in recent years, we've been working with them on a number of issues. We've been working in HP through a recent history. We've been working with the provider of United Heartland. This partnership has been very good for us. Particularly in the last six, seven years. Nobody? Oh, I didn't know. I looked at Mary. No, I thought it. Oh, no. I almost did it. So our experience moderate, which is basically telling us how we're doing. With our... really our our
153insurance premium is all about our claims and you know that rate of accidents and what claims we have within the district well from a medical standpoint for if somebody's injured at work and if they're out of they can't work so they're at home and they're not at work and so experience mod below one is very good because that means that we're beating what we anticipate our claims rate to be so they they factor based on your number of staff you have in each category and what the total salary is for all of those staff what your your dollar amount for claims rate will be and and then that factors into you know where you're actually at factors into your moderate it's looking at a three-year period tonight can I interrupt for a second the policy
154term 25 25 oh sorry sorry should that be a 20 that should be 24 25 because I was like that math isn't mathing 25 26 and 26 27 he got to the point six seven and he just lost 25 was a point nine nine twenty five twenty six was a point seven seven twenty five or twenty six twenty seven is gonna be making six redu unlock et thats got to the point I'm allowed isn't got to the number one job I didn't get it fix it let's maybe even do it for me Silence six seven it's six seven yes massive mapping all right I'm gonna get off of that screen and this the dates on here a little bit better so this is a long-term snapshot of whatever this presentation has gone off the rails
155ist 8 15 this this is an indication of you know in like 2014-15 at a moderate of 1.38 that means we had a lot of accidents or a few you know expensive ones where people were out of work high medical um and so um you know we've worked very hard over time you can see that we've brought that number down um and you know currently with marsha mclennan who is a very big per provider for schools for workman's comp um and we're we set the standard we're the lowest so oh yeah i can tell you that with what what was that percentage was the lowest 0.67 is extremely white so now it's going to be incredibly difficult to stay there and i'll show you the graph in a minute but again this is a three-year
156average so it's a three-year look back so it's not this year's claims but it's the previous three years that we're looking back on to provide this 0.67 mod rate and moving forward you know for the next cycle at this point we would anticipate that to go up a little bit but doing very well so you can see so our anticipated based on our current staffing and salary our anticipated claim rate is 71 000 and change so we're for this past year we're just under that number so if we're averaging a three year right at what we're anticipated we'll be right at that ball back 1.0 so we're not in a bad place it looks bad because it suddenly spikes back up to where you know it was back in 16 but um it but it's
157really not that bad so we would anticipate our moderate to go up but we'll still have a very healthy moderate and our insurance premium will still be very good um so here we see the correct dates for each year um 24 25 uh our premium was 183 262 25 26 189 so went up a little bit but for 26 27 even though our salary have gone up for our district as they do every year our costs for staff our moderate went down about 4.3 percent our total premium cost went up down 4.3 percent so workman's compensation rates is just continues to be a pretty high note for us as far as saving money um and so again you know to continue information to the staff about um about slips trips and falls making sure that
158staff are doing the right things not standing on chairs to instead of ladders you know all the things that we can continue to do to make sure that there's a that's a great number um and uh you know of course you know winters you know depending on how bad the winners help but so it's a great high point so bring this back to the next meeting for approval of a renewal for workman's compensation with our continuing with marsha mclennan and uh um united um as our carrier thank you thank you so much um oh there's a water gun fight outside um mama's on it so yep yep yes so uh since superintendent stemvick's walking out uh stephanie could you please make sure that that fun graph that brian had in his uh right ears in
159it yeah yeah could we have that in our because it didn't make it into our presentation oh okay board book thank you no no we have we have just a bar graph we just don't have the bar graph just this bar graph here yeah yeah yeah that one yeah absolutely uh laura go ahead um well there there i guess maybe some historical context here as well is um is i believe back in 2014 the um overall with the workman's comp they did like an adjustment for how they gauge stuff so we did have a sudden spike there which didn't have anything to do with it suddenly because it was a becoming more dangerous although at the time we did have more claims but that was more of you know and but the work of the
160district on bringing those hazards and stuff down especially trips and falls that's that's always the biggest one it's a very good point they also did that in 2425 so that's why 0.81 jumped to 0.99 because they did an adjustment and and so maybe that's an every 10-year thing that they do but yeah now over at 916 obviously our mod rate is a lot higher because um there is a lot more um there's a lot more student contacts with deregulation and so on so a lot of the work that's done over there was just in regards to um you know maybe uh different ways of being able to de-escalate situations is something that we also um handle here as well so wonderful anyway so just saying point well taken thank you uh any other questions or
161comments okay uh thank you very much for that appreciate it thank you uh next up we have policy first reading um the only policy that we had uh reviewed on the may 12 2026 policy subcommittee meeting um is the is policy 514 bullying prohibition policy including cyber bullying um this is a yearly review that requires two readings um as always i believe this information is on our website um and people are welcome to look at that and give any feedback that we will take into account um as of right now it's information only but i assume it'll come back to us for approval all right guys two and a half hours later we are in for action items uh first up is the long-term facilities maintenance plan with director hennigan welcome back thank you chair
162gramland members of the board and superintendent snembeck um so attached in your board pack this evening we have the school district's 10-year long-term facility maintenance plan the plan was presented at the previous school board meeting on may 26 as an information item each year the district is required to submit an approved ltfm plan in the state in order to receive our long-term facility maintenance dollars so you have the full plan in your packet um and were presented previously so just seeking approval for that 10-year plan this evening. All right. Can I get a motion to approve the long-term facility maintenance plan? So moved. Thank you. Laura, can I get a second? Second. Second by Julie. We both said it at the same time. Discussion? Well, we just recently had a little fire or a piece
163of equipment. Does that fall under this? We had a, can I? Yeah, go ahead. We had an issue with one of the air conditioning units on the roof in which a belt overheated and maybe melted. Yeah, the fan came apart and the motor kept running. And so then the belt did burn up. And so that created, obviously, a lot of smoke. And so it created a little evacuation. And yes. It was a small amount of smoke. Yes, a little smoke. But yes, long-term facility maintenance. $579 will help pay for the repair of that. It takes about two weeks to get parts and to repair it. So we had to move some programming. So it is inconvenient. And it is an aged piece of equipment. But it's still worth fixing at this time, considering that it
164would probably be December before we could get a new unit. But yes. Thank you. Great question. Jessica. You know what they say? where there's smoke, there's a melted belt. No, I did just want to note that we did have more detailed discussion about this at the last meeting, and so that is available if anyone is interested in the specifics of our plan or the impact of that plan. Yes. Thank you very much. Well received. All right. If there's no further discussion, we'll go ahead and move to a vote. All those in favor of accepting the long-term facilities maintenance plan as presented, say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much. Next up, we have the District 916 long-term facility maintenance plan with, again, Director Hennikens. Thank you, Chair Granlin, members of the board, and
165Superintendent Stenbeck. Like the previous presentation, this was presented back on May 26th. Each year, every member district of District 916 must approve a long-term facility maintenance plan as District 916 can't levy for that themselves. So the member districts do for their portion of it. Within the packet, it includes the breakdown of the portion and the members, and then the resolution within there. So again, this was discussed previously, so seeking approval for the District 1916 long-term facility maintenance plan resolution as presented at the previous meeting. All right, thank you so much. Can I get a motion to accept the resolution for long-term facility maintenance plan for District 916? So moved. Thank you, Laura. Can I get a second? Second. Wonderful. Discussion. As always, I will just add, not only was this discussed previously, but the reason
166why these are two different things is because we are in a partnership with other districts, and we, District 916, cannot levy on its own behalf, so it reaches out and asks its partner districts to do that, and so that is what this is for. It just bears repeating so that people don't say, why are we doing this again? Did we not just talk about this? Go ahead, Laura. Yeah, and we do have ownership in these, so this is part of our district, but we share the ownership with other districts. Yes. So that is why we're levying for a district that's outside. Well said. Any other discussion? All right. I will go ahead and read the resolution, and we'll go into a roll call vote. All right. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a school
167board meeting of School District Number 13, State of Minnesota, was held on June 16, 2026 at 6 p.m. for the purpose in part of approving the fiscal year 2028 long-term facility maintenance budget and authorizing the inclusion of a proportion, of a proportion of the school board meeting, with a proportionate share of Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District's long-term facility maintenance projects in the district's application for long-term facility maintenance. Be it resolved by, I'm sorry, resolution approving Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District's long-term facility maintenance program budget and authorizing the inclusion of a proportionate share of those projects in the district's application for fiscal year 2028 long-term facility maintenance revenue. Be it resolved by the school board of School District Number 13, number 13, state of Minnesota as follows. The school board of Northeast Metro 916
168intermediate school district has approved a long-term facility maintenance program budget for its facilities for the 2027-2028 school year pay 2027 levy in the amount of $600,500 of which school district number 13's proportionate share is $21,507 for pay-as-you-go projects. The various components of this program budget are attached here too and are incorporated here and by reference said budget is hereby approved. Minnesota statute section 123b.595 subdivision 3 provides that if an intermediate school district's long-term facility maintenance budget is approved by the school boards of each of the intermediate school district's member school districts, each member district's school district's school district's school district's school district's school district's school district may include its proportionate share of the costs of the intermediate school district program in its long-term facility maintenance revenue application. The proportionate three, the proportionate share of the
169costs of the intermediate school district's long-term facility maintenance program for each member school district to be included in its application shall be determined by utilizing a blended rate where 25% of the rate is determined by multiplying the total cost of the intermediate school district long-term facility maintenance program time times the ratio of the member school district's net tax capacity to the total net tax capacity, and 75% of the rate is determined by multiplying the total cost of the intermediate school district's district long-term facility maintenance program times the ratio of APU by member district to the total APU. The inclusion of this proportionate share in the district's long-term maintenance revenue application is on a different page for fiscal year 2028. It is hereby approved, subject to approval by the Commissioner of Education, upon receipt of the
170proportionate share of long-term facility maintenance revenue attributable to the intermediate school district program, the district shall promptly pay to the intermediate school district the applicable aid or levy proceeds. So this is where I should have made the motion, and I did it early, so I apologize for that. For clarity, should I again make the motion? Parliamentary? No. Okay, cool. All right. We have, yeah. Hmm? The resolution's been moved and seconded. Yeah, it has. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Okay. If there's no further discussion, we'll move into a roll call. Oh, we have a discussion. Go ahead. Chair Granlund, just a note that I didn't Google it in time, but for future resolutions of this type, I now know how to ask to suspend the rules to waive reading of such a resolution. I saw it was only
171two pages. I haven't had to read it. I read a lot tonight, but I thank you. I appreciate that. You did very well, too. Thank you. Thank you. You got your fumble out earlier. I did, yeah. By the time I sufficiently Googled it, you were in the last three sentences. Thank you. Appreciate it. All right. Any other discussion? All right. We'll go into a roll call vote if you would, Laura. That way. Aye. Palmer, aye. Medeiros, aye. Bodness, Bodness, aye. Poole, aye. Granlund, aye. Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. All right. Next up, we have school board liaison for the 26-27 school year. One thing that we have discussed previously is that it's weird to
172switch liaison roles in the middle of the school year, so in an effort to make it more aligned to the school year so it's less confusing for everybody involved. Us and our staff. We are moving forward to doing it starting July 1st to June 30th. Thank you, Director Hannikins. Members, you have in your notes the current liaison to schools. So now we are looking for having a discussion and making appointments of board liaisons for the next school year. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, board. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. with this time tents are open for discussion. Thank you, Board. Now, granted, we do have an election coming up. We will have some change in our board. And so knowing that as people come
173in and join the board if they are not already on the board, they will then take over the spot of the person or persons that are departing, just for clarity. And then we'll continue on. That being said, open for reflection or seja en 아니, and then they are taken over. I'd like, again, right now, now that I'm all good with the Rosen degli. Good. Good. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. board appointment what like what we would like yeah i'd like north park anybody else want north park no i would like highland all right so michelle would like north park um jenna would like highland julie and laura do either of you have a preference jessica no um okay uh julie would you like the family center valley view or columbia
174academy the high school i'll take family center the family center wonderful thank you laura the high school high school also and then that is the ca and valley view our left just well i know that chair well i know that chair well i know that chair Grandland would love to have Valley View. I know that special place in your heart. It is a special place in my heart, yes. And I would be happy to be the liaison to CA. All right. Then I see that Superintendent Senebic is noting that, so. I think we won't see each other at every event. Yeah, right. Go ahead. Should I run through it and make sure I've got it accurate? Yes, if you would. Yes, if you would. Repeat that back. Thank you. Columbia Heights High School, Laura Palmer.
175Columbia Academy, Jessica Medeiros. Highland, Jenna Fadens-Bondes. North Park, Michelle Patway. Valley View, Mary Granlin. And Family Center, Julie Houle. Is that accurate? Yes. All right. Appointment done. Okay. That does not require a vote as it is an appointment process. All right. Next up. Lastly, we have the personnel report. Can I get a motion to accept the personnel report? So moved. Thank you, Laura. Can I get a second? Second. Second by Michelle. Discussion? I will say at this time I will be abstaining from this vote as I have a family member on the personnel report. You actually can't. You have to vote. Nope. We double checked on this. It's not a licensed teacher. It's not a licensed teacher. It's not a licensed teacher. Okay. It is not a licensed teacher. I was going to say, I
176knew that there was a threshold. Yep. Okay. We did double check. Yep. This was a, yep, we discussed it. So thank you for clarifying that. But yes. I was going to say, it has to be unanimous. Yep. Yep. I do. But because it is for a non-teacher role, I do, I will be abstaining from this vote. So any other discussion about the personnel report? All right. Then we will go ahead and move into a vote. All those in favor of accepting the personnel report, say aye. Aye. Opposed? Abstained? Aye. Motion carries. Nice work. Thank you. Board topics. I would just say that. Chair Granlund. Yes. Just for clarification, you, when you called abstain, you said aye. Oh, did I? Oh, abstain. I'm sorry. Thank you for clarifying. Yes, I did abstain from that. Thank you.
177It's the first time I've ever abstained from a vote, guys. Big day. I think I've only done it twice. Okay. Board topics. Mayor Terry from the City of. Thank you. Thank you. From the City of Hilltop has kindly invited us to attend the ice cream social that's happening. However, every year they have it on a Tuesday. And it's not the Tuesday that we're off. So it is actually happening during our work session next week, which is very sad because I know that we would love to be there to attend. And however, folks that are at home, please, please, please feel free. It's free to go. Ben and Jerry's ice cream. It's Ben and Jerry's ice cream. It is. It's a really nice event. They have giveaways and people are gathering. I love the giveaways. So
178it is their annual ice cream social. It is from 530 to 730. They're celebrating 70 years this year. It's all free while supplies last. They have Ben and Jerry's ice cream. They have backpacks and school supplies for kids. Face painting. And also a bounty or a bouncy house. So a lot of fun happening there. Yep. From 530 to 730. Thank you. Did they change their time or something? I felt like, how was I allowed to go? Like, how was I able to go when I did? It must have been an off day. It was a really. It couldn't have been. It must have been like at four that day or something like earlier. And I was able to still come and had to be. But yeah, that was awesome. And then also, I believe this
179Thursday is the. The city of Columbia Heights. Oh, it's tomorrow. It's Wednesday. Art and Info Fair. Yeah, they are at Info Fair. Weather dependent. At Houset Park. Weather dependent. Tomorrow. I don't have the times on my. Four to seven. Thank you. Four to seven. All right. My understanding is they'll make the call by noon in terms of the rain that's forecasted. Wonderful. Thank you so much. All right. Any other. Ooh, yes. Any other others? Yes, go ahead. That reminded me that weather permitting. All of the PTOs across the district will be hosting a table at the Art and Info Fair tomorrow. So we're there to talk to families about all of the opportunities for involvement at all five of our schools. And to get information back to the individual PTOs so they can connect. Excuse
180me. And we're going to have a lollipop tree there also. Oh, yay. So stop by and get a sucker. Wonderful. Thank you. Thank you. Any other. If there's no other others. If there's no other others, we'll go ahead and adjourn this meeting at 839.