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Resident urges district to explain plan after resolution on eliminating director of equity and inclusion appears on agenda
Summary
A Prior Lake resident told the board a resolution on the agenda to eliminate the director of equity and inclusion should worry the community and asked the district to publish a plan to prevent negative effects on students; the meeting excerpt contains no board vote or response.
Michael Gillis, a Prior Lake resident, addressed the school board during the meeting's open‑forum period to urge the district to explain a resolution on the agenda that would eliminate the director of equity and inclusion.
Gillis told the board that "all members of our community should be concerned" about the proposed elimination and said equity and inclusion are meant to ensure "a level playing field" and that the district gives each student the "best opportunity to have the best educational experience that we can offer." He warned that removing the position could send "a signal that Prior Lake‑Savage area schools perhaps does not value uniqueness or fairness."
Gillis noted the district serves students with special education and English‑language services and said he expects the district to have a plan to ensure that "no student school experiences are hindered by their background or their ability." He concluded, "I look forward to the district sharing that plan very soon."
The meeting excerpt contains Gillis's public comment and references a resolution on the meeting agenda but does not include a board vote, a recorded discussion of the resolution, or a staff response to Gillis's request within the provided transcript.
Action listed on the meeting agenda (resolution to eliminate the director of equity and inclusion) is recorded in the meeting materials, but no outcome is recorded in the provided excerpt.
