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Board hears updates: student committee reps, GoFan ticketing, booster fundraising and enrollment decline
Summary
Board members reported committee updates including student representatives joining committees, district adoption of GoFan for Central Lakes Conference ticketing, booster partnership box sales for stadium scoreboard, Foundation fundraising nearing $90,000 and an enrollment decline of 77 students; board discussed upcoming kindergarten registration.
Board members gave a set of informational updates covering student representation on committees, athletics management, booster fundraising, the Brainerd Public Schools Foundation and enrollment trends.
Director Michelle Brecken reported that student representatives Leah Soukup and Cameron Kramer joined the student support services committee and that 11 juniors sought 10 committee spots. Brecken also said the Central Lakes Conference has adopted a single online ticket provider, GoFan, and that the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) will use the same provider. She said all six founding partner boxes for the new stadium scoreboard have been sold and two of six community partner boxes have sold; the fine-arts celebration is scheduled for April 14 and the all-sports banquet for April 28.
In curriculum and instruction updates, staff said the Minnesota Student Survey will be conducted in early May 2025, online-school enrollment was about 451 unduplicated students in fall and 583 in spring semesters, and kindergarten registration is scheduled for March 26, 2025, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to give a reliable count for planning.
Director Edelman reported the Brainerd Public Schools Foundation raised about $90,000 at a recent event and encouraged seniors to apply for scholarships; the foundation reported 98 applicants so far and wants to grow that pool.
Director Brecken and others summarized equity-task-force and wellness-task-force items: the equity group discussed bullying prevention and the ‘‘Stop, Ask, Tell’’ initiative and asked about district-wide posters and parent involvement; the wellness task force is exploring Project 11 curriculum and plans training in partnership with Smiles for Jake. Board members said any curriculum would go through the district’s curriculum review process.
Business services reported the district is down 77 students since the start of the school year, a decline roughly in line with historical averages, and staff said compensatory funding calculations are shifting to direct certification figures for next year. Board members were told the budget revision work continues and a budget revision meeting is scheduled for March 10 (noon).
