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Amended budget: The board approved the amended 2024–25 budget as presented. Staff noted the document reflects prior finance committee review and no changes since the March 10 presentation. The finance director and committee members had reviewed the adjustments in advance.

Termination and nonrenewal of probationary teachers: The board approved a resolution to terminate or not renew contracts of probationary teachers as part of the district’s budget-reduction measures. District leadership told the board affected employees were notified before the meeting; the resolution is a standard annual action although this year it reflected specific nonrenewals tied to budget reductions. The motion carried on a 7-0 roll-call vote.

Policy revisions, including Title IX: Board members approved several policy updates on first/second reading as presented; staff highlighted policy 522 (Title IX) as a reversion to the 2020 rule language following guidance from the Minnesota School Boards Association. The board voted to adopt the package of policy changes.

Revised 2025–26 calendar: The board approved a revised 2025–26 school year calendar that includes two additional staff development days (Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, and Monday, Feb. 16, 2026) to support READi/REACT training, math curriculum rollout and other professional development. Staff said the days will be full K–12 staff development days rather than e-learning days; a staff survey showed 98 percent of respondents found the prior additional days valuable.

Consent agenda and gifts: The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes (Feb. 24 and March 10), disbursements and the personnel report. The board also accepted four gifts, including music boosters donations (band timpani covers and a violin), a Thriving Minds donation for mental-health activities and support for the fast-pitch team. All motions in this package passed by recorded roll-call votes with unanimous support.

Why it matters: The actions formalize budget and staffing choices that affect classroom staffing and district operations, set the calendar for next school year’s staff development priorities and confirm procurement and donations that support extracurricular and student services.

What’s next: District staff will implement the amended budget, proceed with personnel processes for nonrenewals, execute policy updates and finalize calendar communications to families and employees. Staff will report back on budget-to-actual results and any further personnel or policy changes as required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting || March 24th, 2025 || Owatonna Public Schools","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved the amended 2024–25 budget, a resolution for termination/nonrenewal of probationary teachers, policy revisions including a Title IX re-adoption, and a revised 2025–26 school calendar; the consent agenda and gifts were also approved.","taxTitle","OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",38459,"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},6071479,"Owatonna board approves $2.45 million ventilation upgrade at Owatonna Education Center",20,2428000,2448000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042885-9046f51df13fdcf2acf12769fcbeca42&start=2428&end=2448","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042885-9046f51df13fdcf2acf12769fcbeca42/thumbnail_2428000.jpg","/articles/6071479/Minnesota/Owatonna-board-approves-245-million-ventilation-upgrade-at-Owatonna-Education-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071479-9808cabb48fd7af6960bf2c0dc0a860a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139211&Signature=QhZBZRcT7igkao47B-5q5BzlPSYWcZA8zw8mWU4GdnH8oer9iFYn8mRhoHh0x~IWQXqp4eE3XnvPuxUZIrjCn6xJjWc4xLii~eMDfsp0AjeUpfnf7sjZpaDXDwliMbUIAsrQQElZbPfHJAUKG~0u8loIxAkCou5niWGnYXuhVf3yCFAoWROTxiz6vsBKENBGxPY3k2KUp95ni7tbjRH3mOV7WZQyZ2Mf1lmnWEGxMcA~vzYCqVrfqGf~GMmzp5cg9kjIc38f1dxB2L6QlEmy0emQC7FGZAWw-QqzxQsYjfbnAEF6jwhvsAFn8F8Gfc7YVh3ygFYGd5qQxJpCMCsUzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Owatonna Public School District board on March 24 approved contractor awards totaling $2,452,945 for ventilation improvements at the Owatonna Education Center (OEC).

District facilities staff presented the OEC award as a separate action item from the McKinley work to provide clarity for the board. A motion to approve the listed contractors and the total award passed on a recorded vote with all seven board members in favor.

Why it matters: The OEC project is the district’s larger IAQ project and, together with the McKinley work, is intended to address indoor air quality and related health-and-safety improvements funded by the Series 2025A bond proceeds.

Board action and next steps: The motion approved contractor awards as listed in the packet. Facilities staff will finalize contract execution and coordinate a summer construction schedule to minimize instructional disruption.","The board approved contractor awards totaling $2,452,945 for ventilation improvements at the Owatonna Education Center; approval was unanimous.",{"_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},6071484,"Board awards $1.31 million contract for McKinley Elementary ventilation improvements",44,2371000,2415000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042885-9046f51df13fdcf2acf12769fcbeca42&start=2371&end=2415","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042885-9046f51df13fdcf2acf12769fcbeca42/thumbnail_2371000.jpg","/articles/6071484/Minnesota/Board-awards-131-million-contract-for-McKinley-Elementary-ventilation-improvements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071484-9a6bfc23e787ae0278f789483be7a035/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139211&Signature=aKhDUC4T9LHT2p8zAxbIvMUkSiWDAI1HFx~Rgdr1HpbWYhojD8FvtLeFSCpss0EXGfxbFEZUsCs5D7OhNfv6NfgtEKA1ONI18Y6slYQqyK3uWfwPpqwOpUtRDI9IJmTiulY3qxcxxC-lyyH-Q7ueRlYPJlQY8dBYfQ5soitYuxc3Ov-4jtZz6AOt9uh3PqPcxWbFU0Wx9X2dByGcxkqMYqCe2c3LM6Uukisbkq4-iCHI~juXU1f1b5orE9oGF7GXr5cJ8~f9OqaxXaG~7h4p6Oel~Tf9Jv8YnIly9mZIbJCxBkuo1gtokCUq~egATjy9MQW4r4BFt8dLVJiAR9CXEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Owatonna Public School District board approved contractor awards totaling $1,312,945 for ventilation improvements at McKinley Elementary on March 24.

The item was presented as part of the district’s facility projects funded by the recently authorized bond proceeds. Board members voted to approve the listed contractors and the total award amount; the motion carried with all members recorded as voting \"aye.\"

Why it matters: The McKinley project is part of a coordinated set of indoor air quality improvements the district plans to complete this summer at McKinley and the Owatonna Education Center. District staff separated the two IAQ projects into distinct action items for clarity so the board can approve contractors and budgets for each site individually.

Board action: A motion to approve the contractors as listed in the board packet for a total award amount of $1,312,945 was moved and seconded and carried unanimously. The board packet identifies the award letters and contractor list for McKinley; facilities staff will manage the contractor contracts and scheduling.

Next steps: Facilities staff will execute contracts and schedule the work to occur during the summer construction window to minimize student disruption.","The district approved contractor awards totaling $1,312,945 for a ventilation improvement project at McKinley Elementary to address indoor air quality concerns; the award passed on a unanimous vote.",{"_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},6071488,"Owatonna board approves $7.055 million general obligation bond sale to fund facility maintenance, school building projects",381,525000,906000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042885-9046f51df13fdcf2acf12769fcbeca42&start=525&end=906","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042885-9046f51df13fdcf2acf12769fcbeca42/thumbnail_525000.jpg","/articles/6071488/Minnesota/Owatonna-board-approves-7055-million-general-obligation-bond-sale-to-fund-facility-maintenance-school-building-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071488-e68649b8b0e140511b3682ffae09495e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139211&Signature=AUUAPpLvXIuYYlHfUOO5XCUmqWu4UAxrUh3-7whw8YTLywo9xYGE~Feo4K2LaYP8iIdODqh1UIJEm5BKiVOGehE3VNBHMYS~OR9Yv54-mTOpNxvu523797p4jgKnsP9pjEmgqLm0-ZtPuF7ULpD-pVwfZ2mJ0GRf944w5cAWBPE7a1-X4xCeiITYXDtn08uZ5SdIwtQqob1QNJGh3LzHGKr9RAi3GsbZ2zAvsdt3CqfFLvM8TRGvqOGO1g8FUHOK4ONl2wVX~Rp~JJ39zAX4~n4QWUnqIASoW2qfRaUqETR5ErpsSYQHSuB25Qol0C2PIThYjBTSt-flXEl5RC6vAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Owatonna Public School District Board on March 24 voted unanimously to award the sale of $7,055,000 in general obligation bonds, Series 2025A, to an underwriting group led by Baird of Milwaukee.

Jeff Seeley of Ehlers, the district’s municipal advisor, told the board the district received six bids on sale day and the winning bid produced a true interest cost of about 3.55 percent, below pre-sale estimates. Seeley said the bond proceeds combine two authorizations: roughly $5.085 million for facility maintenance (including indoor air quality and asbestos mitigation) and about $1.97 million from prior school-building authorization that remains available.

The sale generated a premium that reduced the district’s overall debt service compared with earlier projections. Seeley said combined effects of favorable construction bids and the sale premiums lowered expected debt service by roughly $1.1 million compared with a mid-February estimate: about $715,000 from construction bid savings and roughly $365,000 from the bond sale premium and favorable rates. He also noted the bonds are callable beginning Feb. 1, 2033, and the scheduled closing date for proceeds is April 17.

Why it matters: The bond proceeds will fund health-and-safety work, including indoor air quality projects at McKinley Elementary and the Owatonna Education Center, asbestos abatement and additional facility improvements, and will also finance remaining work tied to an earlier school-building authorization.

Seeley walked the board through the sale-day report and the reoffering yields across maturities, explaining that municipal bonds show a coupon rate for each maturity and that the reoffering yield reflects premium income applied in earlier years. He also summarized the district’s credit profile included in the packet, noting Moody’s favorable credit view based on reserves and local valuation.

Board action: Tim (board clerk) introduced the motion to approve the resolution awarding the sale; the motion carried on a roll-call vote with all seven board members recorded as voting \"aye.\" After the vote, Seeley collected two signatures so the winning underwriter could take the signed paperwork to closing as requested.

Board comments and follow-up: Superintendent (Mr. Elstad) and Seeley clarified that the facility maintenance portion primarily covers indoor air quality work at McKinley and the Owatonna Education Center, and that another portion of the bond is intended to help restore the district pool. Seeley said detailed breakout pages in the packet separate the two purposes for internal accounting.

What’s next: The district will close the bond on April 17, disburse proceeds for the specified projects, and proceed with contractor awards and construction scheduling previously discussed for affected sites.","The Owatonna Public School District board voted 7-0 to award the sale of Series 2025A general obligation bonds after staff review of bids; proceeds fund indoor air quality and other facility maintenance projects and remaining authorization from a past school building referendum.","actionData","errors"]

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