Board approves agenda, consent items and three policy updates; votes unanimous

The Stillwater Area School Board voted unanimously to approve the meeting agenda and the consent agenda and adopted three policies brought to second and final reading.

Votes at a glance

- Approve meeting agenda — Motion made by Chair Sherman; second by Director Thielender; outcome: approved unanimously.

- Approve consent agenda (items a–j) — Motion by Director Hockert; second by Director Lauer; outcome: approved unanimously.

- Approve Policy 616 (School District System Accountability) — Second and final reading; motion moved and seconded during the meeting; outcome: approved unanimously.

- Approve Policy 612.1 (Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Grama programs / alignment with ESSA) — Second and final reading; outcome: approved unanimously.

- Approve Policy 807 (Health and Safety; MSBA-recommended language updated 02/2022) — Second and final reading; motion made by Director Hocker; second by Director Steel; outcome: approved unanimously.

- Adjourn to closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(c)(3) (to develop or consider an offer to purchase or sell real property identified as 11030 Stillwater Boulevard, Lake Elmo) — Motion to adjourn to closed session made and seconded; outcome: motion carried unanimously.

Context and procedure: Several policies under strategic direction and systems alignment were presented as mandatory or MSBA-recommended updates and came to the board after a prior first reading on June 17. The board took votes after the second readings; presenters and committee members indicated no additional public comment had been submitted since the first readings.

Ending: The board completed the listed business and moved into two closed sessions for discussion of real property and related matters.