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Bloomington board swears in two student reps, approves graduation dates and highlights summer programs
Summary
School Board Chair Matt Demick and Superintendent Eric Melby introduced two student representatives, reported large summer-program participation, and approved graduation dates for June 5 at US Bank Stadium; the transcript did not include vote tallies or the year for the graduation date.
School Board Chair Matt Demick opened a Sept. 22 business meeting for Bloomington Public Schools by introducing the board's new student representatives and reviewing district summer programs.
Matt Demick said the board swore in Elsa Ackerman of Jefferson Junior and Kennedy senior Samia Mahamud as student school board representatives who "will be joining us as the school board representatives at the table this year." "We're super excited to have these students representing our student body," Demick added.
Superintendent Eric Melby gave a summary of the district's summer offerings, saying the district ran broad programming across grade levels. Melby said "over 700 kids" attended summer quests at the Oak Grove campuses, more than 500 students participated in Camp Safari, musical theater opportunities were offered to middle- and high-school students, and the district ran high-school credit-recovery courses for students behind on credits. He also noted offerings from the Office of Educational Equity and that swimming lessons were available.
Melby and Demick announced that the board approved graduation dates for seniors on Friday, June 5 (year not specified), with Kennedy scheduled at 2 p.m. and Jefferson at 6:30 p.m., to be held at the district's new venue, US Bank Stadium. The transcript does not include a vote tally or which board member moved or seconded the motion.
The meeting closed with Melby encouraging continued engagement from families and community members. No formal next steps for the summer programs recap were listed in the transcript.
