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Chapman said the district hosted Positive Coaching Alliance workshops for coaches, took 10 tenth-graders to a Wright County Conference Leadership Summit, and brought sports psychologist Hans Skolstead in September to offer mental-fitness programming to athletes.
The activities director described administrative steps aimed at clearer communications and program alignment: a consolidated activities handbook for families, a more detailed coaches-only handbook, and a request that all head coaches produce program-level handbooks for 2025–26. “I tried to look at it from a lens of a new student coming in… What is the information that they need to know about activities and combining that into one handbook,” Chapman said.
Chapman also described a student photography group, the \"backpack squad,\" producing images for social media and program promotion. She said the activities advisory committee and boosters are discussing funding to maintain or expand access to a sports psychologist for athletes.
On competition changes, Chapman noted state high school league section realignment affected some teams: girls’ tennis moved to a three-class system and Delano now competes against more similarly sized Class 2 schools in that sport.
Board members asked whether a formal sportsmanship policy used by some Minnesota districts might be useful locally; Chapman and board members characterized that as an item worth further discussion but not immediate action. “I certainly think it’s worth discussing just what are some different ways that we can maybe be a little bit more proactive,” Chapman said.
Ending: Chapman said the activities department will continue implementing an action card tied to the district site-improvement plan, develop a rubric and pilot a formal head-coach evaluation in the fall, and ask coaches to prepare program handbooks for the 2025–26 year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Delano School Board Meeting - September 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Megan Chapman, the district activities director, told the Delano Public Schools board that fall activities participation remains about 320 students but that the district discontinued its JV girls soccer team this year because “registration numbers” were too low under a new ninth-grade governance rule.","taxTitle","DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",39816,"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},5973583,"Delano school board approves gifts, personnel lane changes and a proposed levy limit; multiple policies advanced",3064,703685,3767875,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5838034-18bb3e8e98e6a2fe0d2025a6fd1a012b&start=703&end=3767","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5838034-18bb3e8e98e6a2fe0d2025a6fd1a012b/thumbnail_703685.jpg","/articles/5973583/Minnesota/Delano-school-board-approves-gifts-personnel-lane-changes-and-a-proposed-levy-limit-multiple-policies-advanced","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973583-c103f9d2b6def15606713acfbadc0c54/orig.mp4?Expires=1770963870&Signature=B3Fx5BZacIGJ0sBcViOKVapi2mVYq7hOHRV4Bps2axpuU8p8DLp4NXfDKyuDRFeXBI~TG7ma89lKdgQnWIr0cOQReSJfxvUyzqKxTsQ8sHR2PdM5FdL4OOzKO1H5Ftrv7Syo~WKCQtTLj54WTScyva-Njv8CBgeVs~euO2HiG0Zxc8F78kdpUaI4X219x4RVvYqe7RjXbdFHLQpsp0MfKp1CbxpUl0ed5F7MMxXJ7CLXzz0v-8kHBY0C7Bg-k6e3OkLMR6e8B1hO9uN~3v9s-lv32ihCk-TsVzX2Ai1AMkCdi-j1Zb0xgkMHK5omD8uvZo2FoL1WE-TEBaoCsPMXWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Delano School Board voted to accept four donations earmarked for district programs and approved personnel lane-change requests from staff who completed graduate coursework.
A roll-call vote approved the resolution of gifts: Charities Aid Foundation, $44 for Delano Elementary; Delano Education Foundation, $2,500 for the Elementary/Intermediate STEP program; Avaya Pile Prints, $75.37 for Delano High School; and United Way, $500 for Delano ECFE. Board Members Roser, Deba, Baker, Gerke, Schaus and Moraila voted aye during the roll call.
The personnel report noted 20 lane changes total, including three staff who achieved master’s degrees—Nicole Gomen, Megan Hovec and Rachel Matthews—and 17 additional staff who changed lanes for the 2025–26 year. The board approved the personnel report by motion.
On tax matters, the board approved the proposed 2025 pay 2026 property tax levy limitation certification report—the document that informs county officials of the district’s proposed levy—and set the Truth-in-Taxation hearing for Monday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Delano High School Tiger Den. The motion to approve the proposed levy was made by Jim and seconded by Shouse; the motion carried.
The board also advanced or adopted multiple policies. Second reads and approvals were recorded for policy 5.34 (unpaid meal charges), policy 6.18 (assessment of student achievement), policy 6.21 (literacy and the Reading (READ) Act), and policy 6.24 (online instruction). The board approved a set of first-and-only youth-related policies listed under the agenda (including policies 2.05; 4.04; 4.05; 4.07; 4.15; 4.20; 4.24; and 5.08) and approved the first read of policy 2.10 (conflict of interest for school board members) following a work-session discussion.
Ending: The meeting adjourned after routine votes; administrators said the final levy certification and other follow-up items will return at the December meeting.","The Delano School Board approved a resolution accepting several donations, approved personnel lane changes for staff who completed graduate work, certified a proposed levy limitation for 2025 payable 2026, and approved second reads or adoptions of several district policies during the meeting.",{"_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},5973588,"Superintendent reports early talks with city about community education building; calendar committee to meet on 2026 school year",186,842525,1029505,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5838034-18bb3e8e98e6a2fe0d2025a6fd1a012b&start=842&end=1029","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5838034-18bb3e8e98e6a2fe0d2025a6fd1a012b/thumbnail_842525.jpg","/articles/5973588/Minnesota/Superintendent-reports-early-talks-with-city-about-community-education-building-calendar-committee-to-meet-on-2026-school-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973588-f1ef9bfaf7519e2b9fcffdab274c4f48/orig.mp4?Expires=1770963870&Signature=QEVSYA0AcvesvDg45YUPWHZsTY-up2JVPK8a6B1nWCbns5W4GEHu550K-tGcD2lJPwbTMPhe26T2N4ABWw9SSsB0PLNGnpLFT~fwkQ0mquQ3SIQ-U3SgYJQKYBqDEFTwAuZMKE3uC3h7pnz~BIjOWAN6eR~~gLaQ-cyYntFyTOBu-~KQve9sWwIWAdi9RWWmr0PpS5625ygdBmqc-aqMqLrwHNc04pdBa0B5Z6Xv-d0t9v-tSwptHsKu02aaQbz55LtfjNjCTwlv0RQ5YHYx29UoBgLGjEcmnQsMKFBTjf7XD7Mkk-LO6QcW4CbSGhdR0TDtDLnZkFUc00OLtJwuTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Shane told the Delano School Board that the district’s task force for a community education building met with City Administrator Phil Kern to begin exploratory conversations about where district and city needs might converge.
Shane said Kern will have “about the next two to four months” of conversations with the city council to gather information and options; the district will also continue work with Gould Architects to fill out planning documents. “Phil's going to take about the next two to four months to have more purposeful conversations with the city council,” Shane said.
The superintendent also said the school calendar committee will convene next week to begin drafting the 2026–27 calendar. Board members discussed the state restriction that the district may not start before Sept. 1 for the coming years; staff noted that statute language limits starting the school year earlier than that date in the cited period.
Shane said the calendar committee — chaired by Miss Dahlke — may consider multi-year calendar planning because Labor Day timing makes start dates late for the next two school years. He said the committee may survey students and families before proposing a calendar for board review.
Ending: The superintendent said more detailed planning and options will return to the board after the city conversations and the architects’ update; no binding decisions were made at the meeting.","Superintendent said a district task force met with City Administrator Phil Kern to explore locations and shared needs for a community education building; the calendar committee will meet to draft the 2026–27 school calendar, and staff noted the state statute referencing a Sept. 1 earliest start date.",{"_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},5973593,"Delano principals present continuous-improvement plans emphasizing SEL, data systems and an AI policy review",654,1497265,2152000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5838034-18bb3e8e98e6a2fe0d2025a6fd1a012b&start=1497&end=2152","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5838034-18bb3e8e98e6a2fe0d2025a6fd1a012b/thumbnail_1497265.jpg","/articles/5973593/Minnesota/Delano-principals-present-continuous-improvement-plans-emphasizing-SEL-data-systems-and-an-AI-policy-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973593-5904cbbd1720f655bc51758a8af6ee04/orig.mp4?Expires=1770963870&Signature=k1eww9CBOFmGPu313~sG20UFTTWhbnGCspZPuypk12eqZklR0u50LZCQmUN~iGEz210DrdfmeLX2WEJk~aqEuJqTELhDD00x8c0xONq2yE-aZf7EmK-HHg4mA0HLWi4nmHqCST87pe5u5L94kDDnD5sLVClo-FtKR8q1BmZGmeLSZ6~wXuG2Qc-M3K8VmlP6BMS4I--kvfgM4CNzf-YuZhIvkcRWObOMO6h3ltuwVBeYzUKnZyDgudbv0gU4XA429VQicPCcQgGCE3uiCGC~6~VyOXs8tWIn04i01ryCk0U~kKxoyzl8LQhOcwKHCYYoZV~tEtR7biBlit8TTZPQSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Delano site administrators told the school board they have aligned school-level continuous-improvement action cards with the district strategic roadmap, emphasizing social-emotional learning, data-driven instruction, and curricular updates.
The high school presented five action cards that it tied to three local goals: providing a safe and welcoming school environment, rigorously challenging students, and supporting individual student needs. The principal said the school will hold monthly seventh- and eighth-grade class meetings to teach the district’s “Tiger Way” themes (teamwork, inclusion, grit, excellence and respect) and plans to notify parents with talking points to reinforce those lessons at home.
The principal also described Tiger Tracks, an induction program to ease the seventh-grade transition, including plans for a peer \"big brother/big sister\" mentoring component and sponsorship support from the Delano Education Foundation for advisor costs.
Administrators said they are expanding staff training on EduClimber, the district’s data warehouse, to move from screening to “analysis to action” during monthly early-release sessions. The high school principal said EduClimber training and MTSS processes will be a focus of early-release professional development so teachers can make more actionable interventions based on fast-screen data.
On artificial intelligence, administrators said the district currently lacks a formal AI policy; the high school named an ad hoc committee led by Jason Monke to research AI policies and strategies and to coordinate continued professional development with Groovy Education.
Elementary and intermediate principals described aligned action cards: curriculum implementation and training for a new math program, expanded paraeducator training, universal screening and MTSS placement, and social-emotional instructional practices. Site leaders said they are scheduling quarterly work with the district curriculum coordinator to support classroom implementation.
Ending: Administrators asked the board to expect follow-ups as action cards move from readiness to implementation; several items (data training, coach development and AI policy work) will return to the board in subsequent meetings.","High school and site principals presented action cards tied to the district strategic plan including seventh- and eighth-grade class meetings, a Tiger Tracks induction program, deeper EduClimber training for data-driven decisions, and formation of an AI policy ad hoc committee.","actionData","errors"]

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