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Board debates monitoring approach for Hmong 'home' project goals and task force role

Committee of the Board, St. Paul Public School District · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Board reviewed deliverables from a district 'home' (Hmong) project, asked for clearer, measurable SMART goals, and signaled a preference to have the board or superintendent determine a monitoring framework rather than enshrining a standing task force with stipends in the resolution.

Director Vu presented the home-project deliverables and draft SMART goals, describing a five-phase process that began with a needs assessment in December 2024 and resulted in draft goals on culturally responsive instruction, home-language programming and staff supports. Vu said the work group proposed a mission statement, monitoring framework and a draft resolution for board consideration.

Board members responded with several consistent requests: reduce the number of measures to a few clear, measurable indicators;…

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