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Key outcomes at the meeting included:

- Consent agenda (6A): Motion to approve the consent agenda passed by roll call, recorded as 9 yes, 0 no, 0 absent.

- General Fund financial statement (6B): The board approved the general fund financial statement for the first eight months of fiscal year 2025. The report showed revenues of about $84.5 million and expenditures of roughly $72 million, producing revenues over expenditures of approximately $12.4 million. Vote: 9 yes, 0 no, 0 absent.

- Policy adoptions (6C): The board approved seven policies on their second reading and adopted them as presented. Vote: 9 yes, 0 no, 0 absent.

- Construction: Kelly safety and security enhancements (Finance Committee recommendation): The board approved acceptance of a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for construction of interior safety and security work at Kelly. The construction GMP as presented was $727,905 and the total project estimate including soft costs was $862,567. The finance committee recommended approval; the board approved the motion by roll call (9 yes, 0 no, 0 absent).

- Building fund use: Lewis and Clark intercom repair (6D-2): The board approved using building fund dollars to repair a failed intercom system at Lewis and Clark, authorizing up to $36,933.85 (includes a 10% contingency). Administrators said equipment had been ordered and installation would follow when parts arrived. Vote: 9 yes, 0 no, 0 absent.

- Personnel: Resignation and waiver of liquidated damages (6E): The board accepted the resignation of Mariah Heehai, kindergarten teacher at Nathan F. Twining Elementary and Middle School, effective March 28, 2025, and approved waiving related liquidated damages. The resignation letter was attached to the board packet. Vote: 9 yes, 0 no, 0 absent.

Board minutes and meeting packets show the items described above and the roll-call tallies. Several board members and administrators provided short explanations during committee reports and motions. Members of the public addressed the board during the public comment period; one speaker raised issues about student Gmail accounts and asked about the process for filing compulsory attendance complaints; district staff said they would follow up with the speaker.

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Administrators said the school serves 1,045 students and emphasized supports that they say help students feel known and safe. \"Ninety-one percent of students say that teachers care about me,\" said Gabe Dahl, associate principal. The senior class of 2024 was identified as 130 students; administrators said 303 students — nearly a third of the school — are enrolled in advanced, dual-credit or enriched courses.

The presentation framed academic work around the district's \"Portrait of a Graduate\" and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination). \"AVID empowers students with skills and the mindsets that they need to navigate their futures,\" said Becca Lohr, instructional coach and AVID elective teacher. Lohr described AVID elective classes, tutorials and college- and career-focused activities intended to close opportunity gaps.

Administrators reviewed academic-monitoring tools and stated specific targets. Katie Arthur, data steward, said the school's STAR reading monitoring goal is 49% proficient or advanced in spring 2025; winter STAR was 46.4%. For state assessment targets, staff said the North Dakota assessment (NDAplus) goal for math proficiency is to move from 33% to 34%, and the school’s STAR math target is to move from 56% to 57%.

Presenters described several challenges they are addressing: student mobility, self-reported data that affects some statewide measures, and student work schedules. \"Fifty percent of recent graduates work at least 16 hours a week,\" Dahl said (he clarified that figure refers to 16 hours per week). Staff said mobility is about 32% and that nearly a third of students move in or out during their school careers.

Administrators described targeted supports for groups with lower outcomes. They said the Native American on-time graduation rate was 70% in 2024 and reported a multi-year goal to increase that rate from 65% (spring 2023 baseline referenced by presenters) to 74% by spring 2028. School leaders described cultural events, mentoring and periodic academic checks for Native American students to track progress.

The presentation also covered attendance interventions. Administrators summarized a tiered attendance response: tier 1 triggers after six missed class periods and prompts an automated text; tier 2 (10 missed periods) prompts social-worker outreach; tier 3 (12 missed periods) prompts administrator involvement and attendance contracts; tier 4 (18 missed periods) can lead to removal from the class and assignment to the district’s online curriculum for recovery.

Board members asked for clarity on assessment measures and comparisons between STAR and NDAplus. \"NDAplus is the only one that counts as a summative assessment,\" a school official said, adding the district is reviewing how best to use STAR and NDAplus together. A board member asked for clearer public-facing language so community members understand interim versus summative tests.

Administrators also reviewed instructional strategies tied to the school's literacy plan (focus notes, nonfiction reading and vocabulary instruction) and a cross-curricular math goal emphasizing interpretation of graphs and data. They noted staff turnover trends (about 40% of staff with five years or less at Central) and schoolwide safety investments (cameras, vape detectors, push-to-talk buttons and a school resource officer).

School leaders concluded by asking the board to note ongoing work to close gaps for mobile students and build belonging. \"We want to be intentional to have teachers check in with students who are not connecting,\" Katie Arthur said. The board thanked the team for the presentation and data.

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Board approves consent agenda, financial report, policy adoptions and facilities items in unanimous votes

Grand Forks Central highlights student supports, AVID program and attendance strategies