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Albrecht summarized the highlights: a 2.25% across-the-board increase to the custodial wage schedule effective Jan. 1, 2025 (year one) and a 4.75% across-the-board increase effective July 1, 2025 (year two); the addition of longevity pay to improve retention; increases to 403(b) employer contributions; and an increase in sick-leave buyback to encourage attendance. She said the total package is within board-established parameters and characterized the total cost at 9.41% of relevant compensation measures.

A board member moved to approve the settlement and the motion was seconded; Director Amber Cameron seconded the motion as recorded in the public proceeding. The board approved the agreement by voice vote: \"All in favor, say aye,\" and the chair declared the motion passed. The administration said the agreement had already been ratified by the custodial unit.

Ending: The board approved the tentative agreement. Administration said the settlement fits within budget parameters and was ratified by union membership; the item recorded no roll-call vote and passed by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting - February 11th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Lakeville Area School Board approved a tentative two-year agreement on Feb. 11 with SEIU, the custodial-unit bargaining representative, covering 2025\t6 and including wage increases, longevity pay and higher 403(b) contributions and sick-leave buyback.","taxTitle","Lakeville Public School District, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",13453,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6333063,"Lakeville presentation outlines new state American Indian education aid, staffing and parent-advisory duties",1467,563000,2030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2303494-40809d50ded0235126b61b15d2785575&start=563&end=2030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2303494-40809d50ded0235126b61b15d2785575/thumbnail_563000.jpg","/articles/6333063/Minnesota/Lakeville-presentation-outlines-new-state-American-Indian-education-aid-staffing-and-parent-advisory-duties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6333063-8d6b292762c7756f3b43bcb7f831e89f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773722355&Signature=fHhQUppcaikWI2Vnf7dsAm6QXlY5IIwotZjuRlfyOko-q8zPwSQ6pGNLtcZoXXTpYL4qNb-VEue0jn4nPBm5CEbbUEmuILxAYYzC~vj~m4kiyAG~eiXbzmOqgIkqeXjbpyBD1uRW7~YETfbMdNXvtPRQ8u8cvNfjadLdg3weUeowC6Poa~OO6SJdM-7OVwkq5g2S5wt82KP-sMMbVzDopYU4TGTXKwrwJ0o88yrgq16Z1LYS2cxUgXczP3VB7AKGVhTG9tcMLsIo7z29hijffL1itvcbKxqK6azemFoSTrBtJAcZKC48IpiyADwHFc30sXJuSTMiaUuWvQoxf5Hdkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nicole Adams, director of integrated continuous improvement for Lakeville Area Schools, and Amy Gishmeier, the districts American Indian education coordinator, briefed the Lakeville Area School Board on Feb. 11 about statewide changes to American Indian education funding and how the district is responding.

Adams said the May 2023 legislation converted long-standing optional grants into state aid and created new compliance and staffing rules for districts. \"Do know that it is state aid,\" Adams told the board, explaining the funding is now formula-based and carries statutory conditions for how it may be used. The presenters described a base award and a per-pupil increment and said Minnesota Department of Education reporting drives the allocation.

The change matters because it requires dedicated staff, changes allowable spending and raises new reporting duties. Adams said districts with 100 or more state-identified American Indian students must employ at least one full- or part-time American Indian education program coordinator; the law also limits salary spending to no more than 50% of the American Indian education aid, with the remainder required for direct student services.

Locally, presenters said the districts earlier MARS (Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System) submission yielded a budget this year of $88,000 based on an earlier count; presenters told the board the October 2024 MARS submission reported 187 American Indian students, a change that will increase the districts award in the next aid year. Adams said the district intends to hire an additional 0.5 American Indian education liaison, to be paid from achievement-and-integration funds, to support student-facing services while Gishmeier shifts into program development.

Gishmeier used a classroom anecdote to illustrate why updated curriculum and in-district Native presence matter. \"Native people, today live in homes, go to school, have jobs, shop in stores,\" she said, describing how students often learn only historical portrayals unless contemporary context is taught.

The presenters outlined allowable uses of the aid, examples of activities funded (culture and language, family engagement, staff professional learning and college and career readiness), and district collaborations such as a regional powwow and drum-and-dance classes. They also described an American Indian Parent Advisory Council (APAC) structure: voting membership is limited to parents/guardians and other eligible American Indian community members, APAC must meet annually before March 1 to judge whether the district is serving American Indian students, and an APAC resolution of non-concurrence would require a written district response within 60 days.

Adams told the board the APAC met Jan. 28 to review the current plan and that the APACs decision and any resolution will be presented to the board later this month. She emphasized the district will provide the formal reading of APAC votes and follow required timelines for responses.

Board members asked about how the district improved student identification and what is automated in the MARS/enrollment workflow. Adams and other administrators said staff ran manual reports and disaggregated \"multiracial\" enrollments to identify students whose records included American Indian background, and that the district now sends an alert to the American Indian coordinator when a student enrolls who self-identifies as indigenous or multiracial with an indigenous component. Adams noted federal and state definitions differ and that the district does not require blood-quantum verification for state aid counts.

Discussion also covered allowable uses of the aid (direct services vs. salary), APAC membership and meeting rules, and timeline for a posted 0.5 liaison position that presenters said they expect to fill by the end of the month.

District staff made materials and state guidance links available to the board and public. Presenters said they can return to give additional briefings on elements that extend beyond annual compliance, such as cross-agency health and human services implications of the statute.

Ending: The board received the presentation; no formal board action on policy or budget was taken at the Feb. 11 meeting. District staff said they will bring APAC outcomes and any formal recommendations to the board after APAC completes its review and votes, and the additional 0.5 liaison posting will proceed under the staffing process described.","Nicole Adams, the districts director of integrated continuous improvement, and Amy Gishmeier, American Indian education coordinator, told the Lakeville Area School Board on Feb. 11 that 2023 Minnesota legislation converted previous American Indian education grants into formula state aid, imposed staffing and reporting requirements, and will raise Lakevilles aid after an October 2024 student count increase.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6333053,"Parents and teachers urge Lakeville board to keep Lakeville Online Academy, saying program serves students with special needs",784,5220000,6004000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2303494-40809d50ded0235126b61b15d2785575&start=5220&end=6004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2303494-40809d50ded0235126b61b15d2785575/thumbnail_5220000.jpg","/articles/6333053/Minnesota/Parents-and-teachers-urge-Lakeville-board-to-keep-Lakeville-Online-Academy-saying-program-serves-students-with-special-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6333053-fa886cbfa0fb43cfbf0dbb9d489e96a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773722355&Signature=UzbbPD9VMeDLYSiW2nLHnpLMXldxmk3TWjoXIaP9UhzzMYX5vVRtHK0nMR1XCzAhqubOhq53F75UmdMt~Fy9xy4vZTNnx9q40CYEOEugLS2MehfnGKgUTAv9JcAXp6aVE8MqU3jnsBNxqDTg554b96D3OLLV-XFM4~MMekXgE7PcJNeMTsS0gpPSfoNtmv8K3X-xW8La8RxP-4VmHgCJi1nwvcWEjenjVfrFMNvA-AMgU4oF1sTnwY5B7PKhMBCTLboJ6pCdsrhYo6NO92B9SNgCB7n4ZIqT2lXWaKzbfL2Zt47v2rciCE9d6jgRDxxTykXA2naqIwCd9Dik9BXpWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple parents and a teacher addressed the Lakeville Area School Board during the Feb. 11 public-comment period urging the board not to close or shrink Lakeville Online Academy and asking the district to promote the program more actively.

Bill Fink, a Lakeville parent, said his son Liam, who attends Lakeville Online Academy, is autistic, has dyslexia and ADHD and has shown measurable academic growth in the districts online program. \"Lakeville Online Academy is the best thing ever,\" Fink said, adding that the program gives his son a mix of structured teacher time and one-on-one learning coach support at home.

Carrie Sabor, a second- and third-grade teacher at Lakeville Online Academy, read a statement from another parent who could not attend and described how families benefit from local online options. The parent statement said the local programs teachers provide flexible, individualized supports, weekly meetings and teacher office hours and called for more outreach to raise awareness among families.

Parent Kiara M. described her daughters prior reading struggles and said the online program had moved her daughter off a \"high-risk\" reading designation in fall testing; she described the academys daily structure and the learning-coach partnership as reasons the child improved quickly.

Speakers asked the board to avoid equating low enrollment with lack of need and proposed increased advertising and community outreach so families who would benefit can find the district-run online option. The teacher and parents said the program allows the district to serve students locally who need a different instructional setting or additional parental coaching time and worried that losing the local online option would push families elsewhere.

Ending: The board took public comment during the meeting; presenters said they wanted the district to preserve Lakeville Online Academy and to increase outreach and local advertising. No board action on the program was recorded at the Feb. 11 meeting.","Several parents and an online academy teacher spoke during public comment to ask the board not to close Lakeville Online Academy, saying it provides essential, individualized support for students with learning differences and that low enrollment stems partly from low public awareness.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6333058,"Lakeville finance presentation: enrollment softening, revised budget projects higher fund balance and continued pressure from restricted aids",4956,2735000,7691000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2303494-40809d50ded0235126b61b15d2785575&start=2735&end=7691","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2303494-40809d50ded0235126b61b15d2785575/thumbnail_2735000.jpg","/articles/6333058/Minnesota/Lakeville-finance-presentation-enrollment-softening-revised-budget-projects-higher-fund-balance-and-continued-pressure-from-restricted-aids","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6333058-7b6610f030c6b4a30df0a7922232b701/orig.mp4?Expires=1773722355&Signature=UUCK0ZL2M17zvZaToJVHiht5zRJCHZL8kyGj4j626tg8hATDmzxjsoo3FWuAwZ2r0yvOzhNWPmO~sEh8qSylUBVAqA-L95Q-ha1W1-5gjIK~CtCTzOd78K38B0X8RfHA7UjrIA7S6loFyzf0JwICTPzgxUt-RbZnAPC6vr~PNPP-MaVf8asNJDfzCXzpFzDAdu1wutkuZeJg5p~Fe1pfFHspVjJxemtrOZ3dCs-4YgRfljdXg4LaFBXABhHx7GIYPwnXInyd~JLJUyBiztxLXiCsSLAXG1yuyP3banTYk-hblCL2dPNK-bF-L0KcOtN6S5YzZMjR2jwGzyzqowDtbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board Chair Bill Holmgren and controller Jack Baker led a Feb. 11 presentation to the Lakeville Area School Board that reviewed the districts fiscal picture, midyear adjustments and the revised budget the administration planned to forward to the board.

Holmgren and Jack Baker said the districts revised budget assumes slower student growth than in recent years and that many state and local revenue streams are restricted for specific uses. Baker told the board the states formula allowance is $7,281 per pupil unit and highlighted that roughly 35% of district general-fund dollars are restricted to prescribed uses such as special education, staff development and other categorical aids.

Administrators said the district is projecting 12,029 students for the budget baseline used in the revised plan; that pupil-unit basis and formula allowance drove the state-aid calculations. The presentation noted how the state and local timing of funds affects cash flow: some state revenue is paid later in the fiscal calendar and county property-tax collections are used to bridge payroll needs.

Baker reviewed UFARS (Uniform Financial Accounting Reporting Standards) dimensions used for reporting and told the board that the districts detailed budget book (pages cited during the presentation) shows where program and object codes map to spending. Holmgren said the district is improving transparency, will provide more accessible metrics and will move to a quarterly business-review cadence so the board will receive recurrent reconciliation reports.

Key figures cited in the review: a projected general-fund unassigned balance of about $13 million at fiscal year-end (approximately 6.3% of general-fund expenditures, above the current board policy target of 5%); a total projected combined fund balance across all funds near $50 million; and roughly $7.04 million in the districts self-insurance (employee benefits) fund expected by year end with a target buildup to allow premium buy-downs later. Administrators credited lower-than-expected hiring costs, stronger investment yields and some one-time timing differences for improved balances compared with recent years.

Holmgren and Baker warned of risks: salary and benefit obligations are the largest single cost driver (about 74% of expenditures are salaries/benefits and instructional programs), and staffing choices made before the school year begin are difficult to reverse midyear. The board discussed class-size pressure at some elementary buildings and the near-capacity status of several schools, and administration said long-range facility planning will be presented in March.

Board members asked detailed questions about enrollment forecasting (cohort survival method, use of birth data, monthly monitoring), the availability of UFARS-coded data to the public (administration said the MDE UFARS manual is public but local UFARS strings require access to the districts system; the district publishes a budget book and will meet citizens who request deeper analysis) and health-insurance procurement (administration said benefits are re-bid biennially and the district is self-insured with stop-loss reinsurance).

Administration also summarized revenue drivers that changed since the June original budget: an increase in state categorical aids (REED Act and special education adjustments), an operating levy passed for Highview Elementary, and higher investment returns and reimbursements in local-other revenue. They said COVID-era federal funds used in previous years have been exhausted and federal revenue is at a baseline of special education and title programming.

Ending: The board heard the revised-budget presentation and asked for more cyclic reporting; administrators said they will bring the formal revised budget document for board action as scheduled and will provide quarterly business-review updates going forward.","Administrators presented a mid-year revised budget showing slower enrollment growth, a projected general-fund unassigned balance rising to about $13 million (6.3%), continuing large restricted dollars (35% of general fund), and key assumptions about state formula aid, enrollment methods and upcoming quarterly business reporting.","actionData","errors"]

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