Osseo cabinet lays out 2025–26 operational plan with targets for belonging, instruction and enrollment

Cabinet staff presented the Osseo Public School District's 2025–26 operational plan on Jan. 6, highlighting four strategic directions with linked strategies, process measures and outcome measures. For Strategic Direction A, staff cited a target of increasing students reporting they feel respected and included from 73% in 2025 to 90%, and reducing students reporting peer bullying in the last 30 days from 20% to 15%. The presentation emphasized Minnesota multi‑tiered systems and supports (MTSS), social-emotional learning and the equity transformation cycle as tools to monitor fidelity and impact.

Instructional priorities under Strategic Direction B include implementing a coherent MTSS framework, training leaders through an Instructional Leadership Academy and consolidating RTI (an intervention-tracking data warehouse) to document interventions consistently across schools. Staff identified outcome targets for reading growth (grades 2–10) to rise from 40% to 43% meeting expected growth, and to increase 'aggressive growth' (75th percentile) from 12% to 15%.

Presenters also outlined Strategic Direction C (communications and enrollment marketing to increase trust and retention) and Direction D (operational systems, cybersecurity and exploration of AI with caution). Board members questioned the measurement approach and asked staff to triangulate data — for example, to ensure reported declines in bullying reflect reduced incidence rather than reduced reporting. Staff said more detailed data will be provided in follow-up presentations in April and June.