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Superintendent and staff present safety briefing, program updates and new business services officer
Summary
Superintendent Lewis and district staff presented on school safety, American Indian Education compliance, a gifted education conference, the district legislative agenda and introduced Andrea Baker as new Senior Officer of Business Services. Student rep Aiyanna Shobe updated the board on student views about cell phones.
Superintendent Lewis opened the staff reports portion of the Feb. 18, 2025 meeting with several district presentations. The district and a Fridley Police Department representative delivered a safety briefing titled "Navigating through School Threats;" Lieutenant Titus joined the presentation as the law-enforcement participant. The minutes record the presentation without additional quoted material or detailed mitigation steps.
District staff also presented the American Indian Education annual compliance report for 2024–2025. Presenters Jayna Gunderson and Josh Callahan summarized compliance work for the year as part of the required annual reporting. Rochelle Cox, Harold Scott, Hayes Principal Gaeli Iverson and Fridley High School Principal Kelly McConville reported takeaways from the National Association for Gifted Children Conference and discussed implications for district gifted programming.
Superintendent Lewis introduced an "MSBA One Voice" video and reviewed the Fridley Public Schools legislative agenda for 2025. Lewis also introduced Andrea Baker as the new Senior Officer of Business Services. Student Representative Aiyanna Shobe briefed the board on student discussions around cell-phone policies at Fridley Middle and High School. The minutes do not record detailed policy proposals or vote actions tied to the presentations; they were provided as reports to the board for information and potential follow-up.
