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Students and staff described a new student-run writing center at St. Louis Park High School that offers peer coaching after school and during WIN time. Presenters emphasized coaching training, a feedback loop for improvement and a modest SLP Community Foundation grant but said sustainable funding remains a need.
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During its Oct. 28 meeting the St. Louis Park board approved the consent agenda and three action items: the superintendent's performance-review timeline, a two-year custodial labor agreement with SEIU Local 284 and a new policy establishing student school board representatives. The board recorded votes for these motions in the meeting audio.
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Principals from the high school, middle school, Aquila, Perksicht Immersion, Peter Hobart and Susan Lindgren presented site-specific Continuous Improvement Plans emphasizing tiered literacy instruction, preparation for a block schedule at secondary levels, supports for multilingual learners and increased family engagement through Seesaw and other.
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Superintendent Dr. Hines and cabinet presented a year-one implementation plan for the district's strategic initiative (ASCEND), including data tools to measure the portrait of a learner, redesigned professional development, staff engagement surveys, and a centralized communications rollout with ParentSquare and a website refresh.
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The Saint Louis Park School Board on Sept. 30 approved a contract placing School Resource Officers in district schools and added an amendment requiring the agreement to expire on June 30, 2026 unless earlier terminated.
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District leaders announced a schedule of in-person and virtual listening sessions for families and staff, including targeted sessions for Latino, Somali and African American families, and said the district will use texts, newsletters and calendar posting to reach community members who don't use social media or email.
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The school board approved a preliminary maximum levy of about $44 million for fiscal 2027, citing modest levy growth (1.21%) and constraints imposed by state equalized formulas. Officials said debt service and abatements are driving changes and that final levy and tax-rate impacts will be set after truth-in-taxation notices and a December hearing.
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At the St. Louis Park School Board’s June 24 meeting, the district’s data lead outlined a year-end review showing wider and deeper use of the district’s collaborative “care team” cycles to develop culturally relevant literacy across grade levels.
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The board met in closed session under Minnesota law to evaluate Superintendent Dr. Hynes and summarized that she was rated highly effective across targeted performance areas, including strategic planning, finance and community relationships
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District leaders presented priority‑2 work on recruiting and retaining staff of color, citing a 10‑year rise in hires and retention-rate data; staff requested expanded onboarding, clearer expectations, better exit data and affinity supports