Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Superintendent Search topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Three finalists present to Inver Grove Heights board in second-round interviews

Inver Grove Heights School Board (ISD 199) · April 9, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

At a special April 9 meeting, the Inver Grove Heights School Board heard second-round presentations from three superintendent finalists — Melissa Sonnek, Dr. Tyrone Brookins and Bob McDowell — before recessing to deliberate and check references.

The Inver Grove Heights School Board held a special work session on April 9 to hear second-round superintendent presentations from three finalists. According to the meeting minutes, "Finalists delivered presentations and responded to questions from the school board in the following order: Melissa Sonnek, Tyrone Brookins, and Bob McDowell." The presentations were followed by a board recess to allow deliberation and review of reference checks.

The board reconvened later to continue deliberations; the minutes do not include the content of the finalists’ presentations or a summary of their answers to board questions. After reviewing references, the board moved to select a lone finalist and then authorized staff to negotiate a contract with that finalist. The minutes record only procedural details about the interview order and follow-up steps.