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Board adopts policies, course additions; accepts retirement and gifts; moves to closed session
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the Roseville Area School Board approved a consent agenda, accepted a retirement, approved multiple policy second readings, approved three new course proposals and accepted gifts; the board then moved into a closed session under Minnesota statute to evaluate the superintendent.
The Roseville Area School Board on Tuesday, June 10 took a series of routine and governance actions, approving second readings of several policies, adding new course offerings, accepting a retirement and gifts, and convening a closed session to evaluate the superintendent.
Actions and outcomes at a glance
- Consent agenda: The board moved and approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
- Retirement: The board approved the retirement of Deborah Inet, a nutrition services employee at Parkview Center School who the meeting record shows has worked with the district for 17 years.
- Gifts: Multiple financial and in-kind gifts to district schools and programs were reported and accepted, including donations from Joe's Sporting Goods and Ski Shop to Harambee Elementary; gifts to athletics from local booster clubs; a financial gift from the US Bank Foundation to Roseville Area High School; and contributions to Rams Robotics through the Minneapolis Foundation.
- Policy approvals (second reading and approval): • Policy 104 – Equal educational and employment nondiscrimination: approved on second reading. • Policy 504 – School attendance: approved on second reading. • Policy 520 – Student discipline: approved on second reading. • Policy 616 – Instructional materials selection: approved on second reading (changes included library and media center language and language supporting reading for pleasure).
- New course approvals: The board approved three new course proposals recommended unanimously by the district curriculum advisory committee: an AP Art and Design optional third trimester offering; a Multilingual Learner Peer Tutoring course; and an online Physical Education 2 course.
- Closed session: The board voted to close the public meeting to evaluate the superintendent’s performance, citing Minnesota Statutes section 13D.05, subdivision 3(a). A motion to close the meeting was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote; the meeting reconvened afterward.
Meeting presenters and staff
Associate Superintendent Melissa Sinek presented the policy items on attendance and discipline and led the second readings. Jake (curriculum staff) presented the new course proposals. Clerk Chu read the retirement item. Director Frank Shaw read gifts. Multiple board members moved and seconded motions during the meeting; votes were taken by voice and recorded as carried in the transcript.
What the record shows
All motions in the public record for the June 10 consent and action agenda items were carried by voice vote during the meeting. The transcript records unanimous “aye” responses and no roll-call tallies for the motions presented. The closed-session motion cited Minn. Stat. §13D.05, subd. 3(a).
