January 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM - South St. Paul School Board Meeting
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I. ROLL CALL and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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II. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA/MINUTES
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II.A. School Board Meeting Agenda, January 27, 2025
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II.B. Work Session Minutes, November 25, 2024
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II.C. Special Meeting Minutes, December 2, 2024
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II.D. Work Session and Regular Meeting Minutes, December 9, 2024
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II.E. Work Session and Special Meeting Minutes, January 13, 2025
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III. QUALITY-IN-ACTION and REPORTS
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III.A. Quality-in-Action: Goal Getters Academy is a Middle School Mentorship Program that began in Spring of 2024. The mission of the program is to empower teens to overcome challenges, establish themselves as entrepreneurs, thinkers, and leaders, and become productive members of society.
Goal Getters Academy influences positive change among the students served in the areas of building positive relationships, resiliency, academics, goal setting, and reducing behaviors. Jarelle Miller, founder of Goal Getters, Middle School Counselor Shannon Smith, along with several students will share experiences as well as data in the area of academic, attendance, and social/emotional behavior. |
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III.B. QUALITY-IN-ACTION: Congratulations to Board Chair Kim Humann on completing the Minnesota School Boards Association's Learning to Lead Work Shop Series School Board training. (B. Zambreno)
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III.C. Report: Chair Kim Humann will highlight the Stakeholder Comments to the Board submissions. (K. Humann)
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III.D. Report: School Board members will highlight items from the Board's Work Sessions. (Board)
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III.E. Report: Superintendent Zambreno will provide highlights from around the District. (B. Zambreno)
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IV. CONSENT ITEMS
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IV.A. Financial Claims: Bills Payable
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IV.B. Staffing: Appointments, Resignations, Transfers, Retirements, Abolishments, and Leaves
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V. POLICY REVIEW
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V.A. Approval, of the following policies that are on their third and final reading:
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V.A.1. #516 - Student Medication and Telehealth
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V.A.2. #513 - Student Promotion, Retention, and Program Design
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V.A.3. #607 - Organization of Grade Levels
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V.A.4. #614 - School District Testing Plan and Procedure
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V.A.5. #626 - Assessment Policy
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V.A.6. #418 - Drug Free Workplace
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V.A.7. #419 - Tobacco Free Work Environment
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V.A.8. #437 - Student Teaching
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V.A.9. #722 - Public Data Requests
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VI. BUSINESS ITEMS
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VI.A. Approval, for the South St. Paul School Board to approve scheduling a special work session on Monday, February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM in the District Office Conference Room. (K. Humann)
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VI.B. Approval, for the South Saint Paul School Board to approve the Acceptance of Gifts Report. (R. Chhoth)
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VI.C. Approval, for the South St. Paul School Board to approve the Joint Powers Agreement between Dakota County and South St. Paul Public Schools for the Opioids Settlement Funds. (B. Zambreno)
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VII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
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VII.A. Student School Board Representative Report: Amal and Jackson will provide an update on recent events, activities and other informational items. (A. Fickak and J. Schultz)
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VII.B. Board Members' Reports/Committee Updates/Where Have You Seen a Passion: Board members will report on recent educational activities/events in which they have participated as well as other informational items.
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VIII. ADJOURNMENT
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