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Votes at a glance: Minnetonka School Board, May 29, 2025
Summary
The board approved procedural and calendar items including the 2026–27 calendar, PE waivers, acceptance of graduates, board goals, election resolutions and several personnel resolutions; motions carried by voice vote as recorded during the meeting.
The Minnetonka School Board voted on multiple routine and substantive items during its May 29 meeting. Below is a concise summary of motions the board approved and the context recorded in the meeting. The board took no recorded roll-call tallies in the public transcript; each item below was approved by voice vote as noted in the meeting audio and transcript.
Approved items (motion carried unless otherwise noted):
- Agenda adoption: The board adopted the meeting agenda by voice vote at the start of the session.
- 2026–27 school-year calendar: The board approved the recommended calendar. Superintendent and HR staff explained the calendar committee’s deliberations; the approved calendar shows the first day of school as Sept. 1, 2026, and the last day for students as June 9, 2027. Staff said Minnetonka will seek a state waiver to start before Labor Day because district construction was expected to exceed a $400,000 threshold required for the waiver. (Motion moved by Chris; seconded by Mike as recorded.)
- Physical education waivers: The board approved recommended physical education waivers for students listed in the accompanying document; Principal Jeff Erickson certified the students met the waiver requirements.
- Acceptance of Minnetonka High School class of 2025 graduates: The board approved the list of students recommended for graduation, certifying they met Minnesota requirements for graduation.
- Approval of 2025–26 school board goals: The board adopted three goals and multiple action steps covering student well-being/belonging, student learning and organizational support, including facilities and recruitment/retention priorities.
- Resolution for nonrenewal of certain probationary contracts: The board adopted the recommended resolution to notify specified probationary staff whose contracts will not be renewed, as required by Minnesota law; the board made the motion and adopted the resolution during the meeting.
- Resolution calling the Nov. 4, 2025 school board election and notice of filing period: The board approved the resolution calling the election and approved the formal notice of the candidate filing period (July 29–Aug. 12, 2025) and related filing requirements.
- Authorization to adopt consent agenda and related consent items: The board adopted the consent agenda as presented.
How votes were recorded: For most items the transcript records the board chair asking for "all those in favor, say 'aye'" followed by "Any opposed? Motion carries." No roll-call vote tallies or named votes were recorded in the public segment of the transcript for these items.
What the record does not show: The public transcript did not supply roll-call tallies or detailed minority opposition for the recorded motions. When item-specific details (such as lists of students for waivers or graduates) were referenced, those materials were presented as attachments to the board packet; the transcript indicates the board relied on staff certification for those items.
If readers need the formal motion language, vote tallies, or the list of students associated with waivers and graduates, those items are available in the board packet and minutes published by Minnetonka Public Schools.
