INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT 196
This is a summary of the
Oct. 7, 2024 Regular School
Board meeting. The full text is
available for public inspection
at www.district196.org, at
the District Office, or by
standard or electronic mail.
The meeting was called to order
at 6 p.m. at Dakota Ridge School.
Present: Gardner, Johnson (chair),
Magnuson, Mohamed, and Superintendent Bolsoni. Absent: Isaacs.
A moment of silence was held
in memory of Stephanie Compton,
Rosemount Middle School staff
member.
Motion by Magnuson, seconded
by Williams and carried with a 4-0
vote, to approve the agenda.
Board members and the superintendent recognized students and
staff.
Five speakers advocated for a
Spanish Language Immersion program. Four speakers recognized
Cultural Family Advocates.
Motion by Mohamed, seconded
by Gardner, and carried with a 4-0
vote to approve the following items:
Minutes of the September 23, 2024,
School Board meeting; Treasurer’s
Report for August 2024; Summary
of Claims for August 2024; August
2024 Schedule of Investments,
Revenues, and Expenditures; Personnel recommendations; Agreements for student teaching with
Hamline and North Central Universities; Assurance of Compliance;
Purchase of buses and related
items; New Rosemount Middle
School Bid Pack #1; 2024-25 Snow
Removal Services; Various MSHSL
Constitutional Amendments and
Cooperative Sponsorship for Nordic Ski; Proclamations for Nutrition
Services and Transportation Employees Appreciation Weeks.
Sorenson provided updates on
plans to adjust elementary school
attendance areas, including a transition proposal for current 3rd and
4th graders to remain at their current
schools for up to two years.
Hughes reported on the district’s
use of FastBridge assessments to
measure student learning progress,
noting the tool’s benefits in identifying students’ needs.
DuChene reported official district enrollment at 29,049 students
as of October 1, 2024, an increase
of 88 students from the previous
year.
Coyle presented proposed revisions to Policy 101 (Mission and
Beliefs) and Policy 201 (General Organization), which were approved.
Motion by Williams, seconded
by Gardner and carried, with four
members voting in favor and no
member voting in opposition, to
approve changes to Policy 101 and
Policy 201.
The timeline for filling two board
vacancies was outlined, one for
Director Coulson (effective August
31, 2024) and one for Vice Chair
Isaacs (effective October 31, 2024).
Motion by Gardner, seconded by
Williams and carried, with four
members voting in favor and no
member voting in opposition, to
approve the proposed process and
timeline for filling the vacancies as
presented.
The School Board and superintendent shared updates.
Motion by Williams, seconded
by Gardner and carried with a 4-0
vote, to adjourn at 8:06 p.m.
Published in the
Sun Thisweek,
Dakota County Tribune
November 8, 2024
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