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The board celebrated Dakota Hills Middle School’s selection as a 2025 National Blue Ribbon School, welcomed new general counsel Adam Wattenbarger, and the superintendent highlighted student achievements and upcoming events.
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The board approved a 20-item consent agenda, middle/high course revisions for 2026–27, and Connections preschool fee increases (3–4.5%); all motions passed unanimously 7-0. Consent items included minutes, contracts and facility agreements.
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Finance staff presented a first reading of the district’s final 2025–26 budget, citing October 1 enrollment of 28,934, total revenues of $706 million and expenditures of $906 million; no action was requested and the board will consider approval Jan. 12.
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District 196 officials presented an informational AI guidance framework focused on instruction, including four guiding principles and a five-level classroom expectations poster; presenters said secondary classrooms already display the poster and professional development for teachers is underway.
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The school board unanimously approved a resolution canvassing the Nov. 4 election returns. The board certified winners for three four-year seats and one special-election seat and acknowledged the technology levy renewal passed with 12,370 yes votes to 5,823 no (about 67.99%).
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District 196 reported gains on several Comprehensive Achievement & Civic Readiness (CACR) measures, including ACT composite scores that rose to 59.3% meeting the college-readiness benchmark, but officials said proficiency gaps for underrepresented groups did not shrink and will remain a focus of targeted interventions.
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District administration projected a 10/1/2026 seat count of 28,993 — a net gain of about 59 students (0.2%) — and said the projections will inform the 2026–27 preliminary staffing and operating budget; the projection includes breakdowns by elementary (39.2%), secondary (53.7%) and center-based/ECSE (7%).
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The calendar committee recommended aligning first-day start dates to Sept. 1 for both 2026–27 and 2027–28 (temporary state authorization), keeping a four-day Labor Day weekend, and proposing June 9, 2027 as the last student day; the calendar is scheduled for a second reading and anticipated approval in December.
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Eide Bailly reported a clean (unmodified) audit opinion for District 196's FY24–25 financial statements and no material findings; the board voted unanimously to accept the audit and related ACFR, while federal single-audit testing remains pending final guidance and will be completed later.
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The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board voted unanimously Oct. 13 to ratify a two-year collective bargaining agreement with the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Clerical Association and to approve a 17-item consent agenda.