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Votes at a glance: St. Louis Park School Board actions, Feb. 25, 2025
Summary
The board approved the meeting agenda, consent items, the American Indian APAC concurrence, and four district policies in unanimous votes; several items were informational only.
At its Feb. 25 meeting the St. Louis Park School Board recorded the following formal actions (all votes indicated were recorded by the board during the meeting):
• Agenda approval — Motion to approve the Feb. 25, 2025 agenda. Mover: Taylor; Second: Anne. Vote: 7–0, approved.
• Consent agenda — Motion to approve the consent agenda (minutes, personnel and business items, and a change moving a board meeting date from March 12 to March 11, 2025). Vote: 7–0, approved.
• American Indian annual compliance concurrence (APAC) — Motion: It is recommended that the school board approve the annual compliance agreement with the American Indian parent advisory committee as presented. Mover: Sarah; Second: Tara. Vote: 7–0, approved (agenda item 8a).
• Policy 503B.1, Excused Absences — Second reading and vote to adopt policy language aligned to current practice and inclusive pronouns. Vote: 7–0, adopted (agenda item 8b).
• Policy 506, Student Discipline — Second reading and vote to adopt the updated student discipline policy (no substantive changes from the first reading). Vote: 7–0, adopted (agenda item 8c).
• Policy 524, Internet and Technology Responsible Use (students) — Second reading and vote to adopt an updated responsible‑use policy that incorporates required cell‑phone/personal device provisions while allowing building‑level procedures. Vote: 7–0, adopted (agenda item 8d).
• READ Act policy (new district policy to implement state READ Act requirements) — Second reading and vote to adopt the policy, using statutorily required language. Vote: 7–0, adopted (agenda item 8d).
Procedure notes: Several items were informational or part of multi‑meeting review cycles; the CTE design‑team update and the Finance Advisory Committee presentation were not voted upon and were presented for board information and follow‑up.
Ending: The board recorded all listed actions during the Feb. 25 meeting and scheduled follow up on budget recommendations and program reviews in subsequent meetings.
