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Votes at a glance: Forest Lake Area Schools board actions, Jan. 16, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and voice votes recorded during the Forest Lake Area Schools Jan. 16 meeting, including agenda amendments, consent agenda approval, policy action, and directions to administration on boundaries and Achievement & Integration goals.
This is a concise list of recorded motions and formal outcomes from the Forest Lake Area Schools Board of Education meeting on Jan. 16, 2025. Motions were decided by voice vote unless otherwise noted.
• Agenda amendment (5.4) — Motion to add an amendment directing district buildings to fly the United States flag at full staff on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 (inauguration day) and thereafter to fly at half staff for the previously designated period of mourning for former President Carter. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Consent agenda — Motion to approve the consent agenda. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Committee reports procedure — Motion to direct the chair of each committee to provide the committee report and allow the board to interact with that presenter. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Title IX policy (policy 9 revision) — Motion to restore the district’s 2020 Title IX policy language after a federal district court decision vacated the 2024 Title IX final rule (effective Jan. 9, 2025). Outcome: Motion carried by voice vote.
• Elementary attendance and boundary adjustments (7.1) — Motion to approve the proposed timeline and guiding‑change document to begin designing elementary boundary adjustments for the 2026–27 school year and to proceed with TeamWorks and the design/input team process. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Achievement and Integration (7.2) — Motion to direct administration to "work with MBE" (state partner named in the motion) to modify year‑three A&I goals to align with the district’s K–5 elementary model and with the objective of raising student achievement for all. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Policies (7.3) — Motion to table the set of policy revisions to a future meeting so the board can review side‑by‑side and consider recommended edits. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Adjournment — Motion to adjourn. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
Notes: Several motions carried by unanimous voice vote with no recorded opposition. The transcript does not list mover/second names for all motions; where names were not given, the board recorded a motion and second without an on‑the‑record mover name. Items that require further detail (for example, precise vote tallies, or the identity of the state partner referred to as "MBE" in the motion) will be returned to the board for follow‑up and clarification in future meetings.
