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The board voted 5-0 to adopt the final budget and to approve a proposed tuition schedule for the Connections preschool program for 2025–26. Members also voted 5-0 to add the state-required personal finance course to graduation requirements beginning with the current ninth-grade class, and to move the district's safety education graduation requirement to an elective so the district's total required credits remain at 66. The board approved the district's 2025 legislative platform and adopted a language access plan with a 5-0 vote. The board approved staffing allocation guidelines for fiscal year 2026; that motion carried on a 4-0 vote due to one board member's temporary absence. Finally, the board voted 5-0 to name the new building Emerald Trail Elementary School.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of agenda: motion carried 5-0. (Motion: approve agenda; mover/second recorded as Sakowdin/Leah.)
- Election of board officers (2025): Chair Corey Johnson, Vice Chair Anna Williams, Clerk Sikowden (by acclamation), Treasurer Leah Gardner — appointments by acclamation; no recorded roll-call vote.
- Consent agenda: approved 5-0. (Included 27 items such as committee appointments, minutes, gifts/grants, personnel agreements and MOUs.)
- Move safety education from required course to elective and add state-required personal finance course (keeps required credits at 66): approved 5-0. (Motion by Jackie, second by Sikowden.)
- Connections preschool fees (2025–26): approved 5-0. (Motion by Anna, second by Jackie.)
- Final 2024–25 budget: approved 5-0. (Motion by Sikowdin, second by Leah.)
- 2025 legislative platform: approved 5-0. (Motion by Leah, second by Sikowdin.)
- District 196 language access plan: approved 5-0. (Motion by Sikowdin, second by Leah.)
- Staffing allocation guidelines for FY2026: approved (motion carried 4-0; one member absent at vote). (Motion by Jackie, second by Sikowden.)
- Name for new elementary school (Elementary #20): Emerald Trail Elementary School, approved 5-0. (Motion by Anna, second by Jackie.)

What changed and next steps
- Graduation credits: The district will add the state-required personal finance course for students in the current ninth grade and beyond. Safety education will remain available but as an elective beginning in the 2025–26 school year; administration will convene community engagement and return recommendations to the board in May.
- Preschool tuition: Community education staff said the proposed fee increase is intended to address a budget shortfall and align fees with a market study of neighboring districts.
- Budget and staffing: The approved final budget book will be published to the district website. Staffing guidelines will inform allocations for the next school year and account for the new elementary school openings.

All formal motions and recorded tallies referenced above appear in the meeting record and vote rolls posted with the Jan. 13 board minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rosemount-apple Valley-eagan Regular School Board Meeting January 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board (ISD 196) approved a slate of administrative and fiscal items during its Jan. 13 organizational meeting, including the district's final 2024'025 budget, a revised preschool tuition schedule, staffing allocation guidelines for fiscal 2026 and the official name for the new elementary school.","taxTitle","Rosemount-apple Valley-eagan, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",13555,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358227,"District recognizes English-language development leader Jenny LaRue with statewide award",202,485000,687000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296&start=485&end=687","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296/thumbnail_485000.jpg","/articles/6358227/Minnesota/District-recognizes-English-language-development-leader-Jenny-LaRue-with-statewide-award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358227-dfa19f0a85885cdf684fdd42d85e483f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971914&Signature=nvauN9MIjR56okkhwgDnM90RVTVZXyz5EAQDHu8J3RWvpT1TJ~oX7etUV5Dh1jDp-HfAfR2BkXRD75GRFo~z6cgYIL2NpNytgNY6qoJWBDtbQKp-0OI3BtNhCDy4BplQgGt~qkPEddZ-o~2VNkLa7hICME7aoAtZbLha186uQxCplTdyBzhGCuY9IhxC9ATzN5VxV2AHShgi8Hq7H~aebygxRJByKTETanWZ5MdcaClEi-HYk6iIyVCE~CTYzxW1HNBJuTv5NYAjHTTUFCXY5KFh6MWDzP8i5V-tXJoaCiFz1YFxixq1BS8CLYDcKar-JkHHKbWFM3olUWV3k07x~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District 196 recognized Jenny LaRue on Jan. 13 after she received the Harold B. Allen award at the Minnesota English Learners Educators Conference for contributions to English language education.

Amy Miller, coordinator on the Instruction and Achievement team, told the board that LaRue directs a team of more than 90 ELD teachers and supports more than 2,700 multilingual students in the district. \"Jenny's impact in district 196 is nothing short of extraordinary,\" Miller said, citing the district's above-average performance on the ACCESS language assessment and a job-embedded coaching system LaRue helped implement.

Miller read excerpts from nearly 100 notes of gratitude submitted by LaRue's colleagues, including one that said, in part: \"It's a mix of your caring and knowledgeable presence that makes people trust you, seek out your guidance and enjoy being around you. Your humor can take a tense situation and make it feel manageable.\"

Superintendent Michael Bolsoni and the board joined Miller in thanking LaRue for her leadership and asked the community to join in recognizing her work.

Ending: The district invited board members and the public to join in congratulating LaRue and noted her statewide presentations and leadership as a point of district pride.","ISD 196 honored Jenny LaRue, English language development program facilitator, for receiving the Harold B. Allen award at the Minnesota English Learners Educators Conference.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358231,"Trimester 1 attendance mixed: small increases in middle school, slight dip at high school level",247,974000,1221000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296&start=974&end=1221","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296/thumbnail_974000.jpg","/articles/6358231/Minnesota/Trimester-1-attendance-mixed-small-increases-in-middle-school-slight-dip-at-high-school-level","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358231-8030557bfd401344bbe4d32c6b81ac3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971914&Signature=Ggk5KmG3KvZUzj~K5lFCOKWGlpiYXdXDIcZSLXjU6zQ50~mrWroutonfwJK4fObmG26j62JPcS7po45uAbVhO3fP70EX5hNdRxURR-OlETTD2~PT4bgE5hPj9Jvb6Ew4B4MNLoUyIdRkNXbfY3s-Z3VQR1kcFSiE8PFuzlKbq5W4t5jw9YcxIGllEalE4lRaq1mtZA9WnW3uc3bCPWIsi9LKR5iBlkW5V5o8Fk-IZqoX1a0yQlnIY67vkUmgDn59lwgCkkLKK1Yn1UTNNErZ7k54ZA9xcPcJlGg-jUVaV8Tu~91vQMGETwEeS-yTcrh~RCLu7XV~V2Hkdu8SkKl0gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff presented trimester 1 attendance data to the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board on Jan. 13, showing small changes compared with the prior year and outlining school-level interventions.

Director Eric Hanson and Jeremy Sorensen said the Minnesota Department of Education defines consistent attendance as attending more than 90% of school days. For trimester 1 this school year, administrators reported:

- Elementary: about 90% consistent attendance (up approximately 2 percentage points from prior year) with most elementary schools within one point of the district average; two schools were outliers at about 93% and about 86\u00139%.
- Middle school: 86.7% consistent attendance (up from 85.6% the prior year for trimester 1).
- High school: 82.8% consistent attendance (down from 83.6% the prior year for trimester 1).

Hanson and Sorensen described school practices to identify students at risk, including attendance teams that include administrators, social workers and nurses, and targeted family meetings. A high school example cited engagement with more than 550 students and nearly 230 families to address attendance challenges.

Board members asked whether excused activities (sports, online coursework) are counted as absences (administration said these are excused and not counted as absences in the consistent-attendance metric). Members also requested more granular breakdowns by individual high schools and by class year (freshman, sophomore, etc.) for future trimester reports; administration said that level of detail would be provided in future updates.

Ending: Administration said attendance updates will continue each trimester and that staff will return with additional breakdowns and trend analysis to help guide interventions.","District 196 reported trimester 1 attendance data showing a modest increase in middle school consistent attendance (86.7%) and a slight decrease at the high school level (82.8%). Elementary consistent attendance is near 90%.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358236,"District and Cultural Family Advocates head to mediation over wages and benefits",486,2049000,2535000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296&start=2049&end=2535","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296/thumbnail_2049000.jpg","/articles/6358236/Minnesota/District-and-Cultural-Family-Advocates-head-to-mediation-over-wages-and-benefits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358236-46f8dd82b019def38b9da63d50c4e030/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971914&Signature=nhpZ2ip-u2AS-RNBEej20WdgH3Ip6B2a6BfKPiMWr4RHon8bnAp19TOQRc-CNcy~YnZ32pxkpLWn~QJwsVISUWuN8N1BIME7v6bUaMwPtU4fDBZLyNWoW2lA6JDMFd9CnJWALQoJ39rOzDqprcQrwT5SFtF3M-lctU7W8G1126S00-7CvMntUSmFAiKQ29nu4vl8d9pND5eZPJgJeizOqnUF2Bzx8wpNc0ilIw6qhYhpaJRHTSoZdTprjJMnvtdQPAJrWWX3364ih56~aG7WFv47JmItfBuMoq7PXJWil-tUBODF3FaVFUIXg0K2yfNdrJXbkFJjE3uxXcYppLvXCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District negotiators told the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board on Jan. 13 that tentative agreement has been reached on several contract items with the Cultural Family Advocates (CFAs), but wages and benefits remain unresolved and are headed to mediation.

Shelley Munson, director of human resources, said bargaining began in May 2024 and that the CFA bargaining unit (represented by Dakota County Cultural Family Advocates, Local 7390 of Education Minnesota) covers 22 CFAs who support elementary and secondary schools. Munson said the union's current proposal of a 6% salary increase each year exceeds the parameters the board established for district negotiations (a framework Munson described as 3.5% to salary schedule, 12% and 8% increases to health insurance across two years, and a $100 increase to the 403(b) match).

\"Remaining at issue are really our financial items,\" Munson said, specifying wages and benefits as unsettled.

Munson said the district completed a market comparison across 10 metro districts and found the district ranks at or above average on total compensation both at entry and top levels. She also noted that almost half of CFAs carry family coverage and that district insurance contribution for family coverage can exceed $30,000 annually for an employee.

The union has filed for mediation; the district said the first mediation session was scheduled for Jan. 14 and that additional sessions could follow. Munson said administration remains committed to bargaining in good faith and hopes mediation will produce a resolution.

Ending: The board heard the update as an informational item; no formal action was taken at the meeting. Mediation outcomes and any tentative agreement will be reported to the board when available.","District 196 reported Jan. 13 that negotiations with the Cultural Family Advocates (CFAs) remain unresolved on wages and benefits; the union filed for mediation, and the first session was scheduled for Jan. 14.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358241,"ISD 196 adopts language access plan; district says services already in use at schools",1624,3600000,5224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296&start=3600&end=5224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2212748-cbbb357a2eb46911a94fdcf04db36296/thumbnail_3600000.jpg","/articles/6358241/Minnesota/ISD-196-adopts-language-access-plan-district-says-services-already-in-use-at-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358241-9b97ffebfd81a6179976660cac3f8282/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971914&Signature=oxxCH20e6MqCYDE50OkPP5N09AMl3xeO-pTvbm3IdT5b9ty5jO1zsOTgpODF~R1MZ2dFArxhV5DUkyIOCTFboY8wJ0P4NlX~Og4KwDkjztXzu797yZSpuT3zv5oMQGMP4cEPDIV2fahA7IEGrudCsxJRcfW9sWNBbSBYGanwOAV3DbD185vTkHPQgDmayuay1l79S3CwMWciDwRSTaqDeDjDhNb1oZ2XeLoBYZsND0NdymA~8HHsxSlY8xdKXj0uIPx1lrAUlprqz7Gm7ruagNRlL2V3ujaR1viav3CQwv~UyjdeoA2W-4AsYCxlDXzwlXsJOLYwOq9LNF8HTjfhIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board adopted the district's language access plan on Jan. 13, formalizing translation and interpretation services administrators said already operate in every school.

\"Our school district speaks your language,\" multilingual communications specialist Jenne d'Canino told the board during a presentation that included examples from elementary and high schools. District staff cited three core data points: more than 120 home languages spoken in the district, nearly 3,100 students receiving English language development services and more than 67,000 minutes of on-demand phone and video interpretation used this year.

The plan documents standard operating procedures, staff training expectations, and tools the district will use to inform families about available services. Janet Swachikowski, who joined the presentation, said the plan will be posted on the district website and the district will begin a public rollout and staff training immediately.

School leaders described operational examples. Donzel Dixon, assistant administrator at Greenleaf Elementary, said front-office staff regularly use an over-the-phone interpreter app and that pre-prepared packets in Somali and Spanish are provided to families. \"It's not an if. It's always a when,\" Dixon said of translated materials, describing staff practice of asking when materials will be translated.

EchoPark Principal Logan Schultz described student-led multilingual announcements and said his staff logged 11,483 minutes of on-demand interpreting use between January 2024 and January 2025. Apple Valley assistant principal Bill Blatsheim said the addition of on-demand interpreting to in-person interpreters expanded language coverage beyond Spanish and Somali to many other languages and reduced scheduling bottlenecks at conferences.

Board members asked about rollout and accessibility for specific venues. Administration said the web page and public-facing videos (already translated into Spanish and Somali) are ready to post and that the district will continue targeted outreach to families, including advance requests for interpreters at site council and community listening sessions. The plan also requires a formal review every two years; administration said it will return with a progress report in 2027.

The board adopted the plan unanimously, 5-0. District officials emphasized that implementation is already underway in schools and that the formal plan documents and standardizes existing practice.

Ending: The district said resources such as headsets for real-time translation and video-interpretation apps are in place and will be made available to schools and families; the plan's public posting will include guidance on requesting translation or interpreting services.","The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district adopted a formal language access plan Jan. 13, documenting translation and interpretation services in use across schools and starting a public rollout ahead of a 2025 statutory deadline.","actionData","errors"]

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School board approves budget, fees, staffing guidelines and school name; several measures pass unanimously

District recognizes English-language development leader Jenny LaRue with statewide award

Trimester 1 attendance mixed: small increases in middle school, slight dip at high school level

District and Cultural Family Advocates head to mediation over wages and benefits

ISD 196 adopts language access plan; district says services already in use at schools