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Amy Moore, general counsel, walked the board through proposed edits and clarifications. Among the recommended changes: update an operational job title in transportation appendices to “Director of Transportation Security and Emergency Operations,” tighten the bus-stop change request language to require a demonstrated safety concern and set a mid-October review timeframe for stop requests submitted at the start of the school year, and retain the district’s existing walking-distance thresholds (pre-K–5: greater than 0.8 miles; grades 6–12: greater than 1 mile), Moore said.

Moore said the attendance-area policy was adjusted to make the superintendent responsible for the operational process and timeline while reaffirming that final boundary approvals rest with the board. The school-closure policy was updated to state that, whenever possible and considering the district’s financial status, a closed school building will be maintained and repurposed for district needs.

On crisis and health-and-safety policies, Moore explained the board’s intent to separate crisis-management content from health-and-safety procedures in the documents and to reflect current practice on drills and emergency plans (for example, five lockdown drills and one severe-weather drill). The district has already formed an AWARE (workplace accident and injury reduction) plan committee in anticipation of an upcoming requirement for such programs; Moore said OSHA reviewed and approved the district’s plan and that the district may provide a template to other districts.

Moore also noted that prior updates in 2023 added cannabis-related language to the district’s nonuse policies and that communications staff will manage web-publishing procedures via a best-practices guide rather than embedding procedures in the policy itself. These policy revisions will be posted for public comment and return to the board for a final vote next month.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 20th, 2025 School Board Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board received first readings of multiple district policies — including student transportation, attendance-area procedures, school closings, crisis management and health and safety — with staff proposing operational clarifications and editorial updates; the policies will be published for comment and return for final action next month.","taxTitle","Osseo Public School District, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",13237,"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},6231520,"Board ratifies two employee contracts covering confidential support specialists and administrative professionals",255,5479000,5734000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3429246-c84e18f419ef2911fb99cad394cb341a&start=5479&end=5734","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3429246-c84e18f419ef2911fb99cad394cb341a/thumbnail_5479000.jpg","/articles/6231520/Minnesota/Board-ratifies-two-employee-contracts-covering-confidential-support-specialists-and-administrative-professionals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231520-579f7d7581d0405a2d0b211bdc4e6112/orig.mp4?Expires=1770935138&Signature=W3vMDgnhpnyo2wuLaUmQ~YstPvPgis2nB6Va1BPqKkLDj9UyOlHyeRdOZkoyxUoGb14UyO~7gn3pRSkAelpE5ohe-a1cP~fRj4ntIE7XJD2rEysLX9KOn0JZ~87NJhF-D75txD6tUaB-SImg48DuUnMzLa2vC1ZtTP6hBKsev0p3YM4g5925mUnP93xo77BibyJRbqXjOuV0yDBZjj7vPL5bQZ55XIgQ5zapw~G7Q~-ZJWZ9LHx9nfpt0V6vB1qa0zi-5rDFZCA6VBxqojno14KIYutlVCGp5hxei2qeRhaAr3FRrwoJDWqViNfynsS3JJ--wkKd~Ws0zjhus~w81A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Osseo Area Schools Board voted 6-0 to ratify two employment agreements covering confidential support specialists and administrative professionals, district human-resources officials said.

Yvonne Shores Lind, executive director of human resources, presented highlights of both agreements. The Confidential Support Specialist (CSS) contract — covering 10 employees in confidential functions such as human resources and payroll — runs July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026. The package includes a 5% increase in year one and a 1.8% base increase in year two; the district described the total financial investment as $94,101 over the two-year term and characterized the package as an 8.87% total increase.

The Osseo Administrative Professionals (OAP) agreement covers 118 employees in administrative support roles for the same July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026 term. The OAP deal includes a 5% base increase in fiscal year one, a 2% base increase in fiscal year two and a one-time eligible stipend of $1,000 for employees meeting agreed eligibility criteria. The district reported the total cost of the OAP agreement as approximately $760,556 over the two-year agreement (6.51% total increase).

Both agreements include changes to paid-time-off schedules, district benefit-match and cost-share provisions and additional memoranda of understanding in the OAP agreement to form two labor-management committees. Shores Lind said both settlements fall within the financial parameters the board set earlier.

Director Thomas Brooks moved approval of the CSS contract; Director Sarah Mitchell seconded. The motion passed 6 to 0. Director Kelsey Dawson moved approval of the OAP agreement; Director Keith Tate seconded. That motion also passed 6 to 0. Shores Lind said human resources and payroll will begin implementation upon ratification.","The Osseo Area Schools Board unanimously approved two collective agreements covering the Confidential Support Specialist (CSS) group and Osseo Administrative Professionals (OAP); the CSS two‑year agreement totals about $94,101 and OAP package totals about $760,556 over the contract term.",{"_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},6231526,"District advisory council urges modest daily minute increase and districtwide middle-school BARR rollout",683,2282000,2965000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3429246-c84e18f419ef2911fb99cad394cb341a&start=2282&end=2965","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3429246-c84e18f419ef2911fb99cad394cb341a/thumbnail_2282000.jpg","/articles/6231526/Minnesota/District-advisory-council-urges-modest-daily-minute-increase-and-districtwide-middle-school-BARR-rollout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231526-d265c54682c1939e9fdeb3ad9e5fbbba/orig.mp4?Expires=1770935138&Signature=ZyXtHOQF7H5dCiaZrNwXWzSdP-U66Ia5aOCaPLTXI-hAnshm32ewVXVRVz2MOM-n8c4FLQglvfViZjMqtMem6j-02flOUbgEhOVBmPT5U3fSHwsIiPGhpvkGMY46n7QDJC7PZXGVOzLghQ4lvw8yUVSQBQSj5w3hqgZRDKhZnxnnOEWkCPykQpACV1i2l6hUypWzbRPZ9w2wxL3f0YC5YPp8Nfzp~zHNOTHKwS5LUfq72sGSa19zv2jA4MJDkLDjt96afUZGr1mOcui2EtKvjMUMgqEhLSBvYdGaq1DsNo0j1CCSi-mq-xSY3Fj35FE0FgHkfH3OsC9CAd~WYGZF3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The District Planning Advisory Council (DPACC) presented two high-priority recommendations to the Osseo Area Schools Board: increase the number of instructional minutes in the school day districtwide and implement a Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR)–style strengths-based program across middle schools.

Rose Tan, DPACC chair, explained that state law requires school boards to maintain an advisory committee; the committee used the 2023–24 family stakeholder survey, World’s Best Workforce goals and the district’s strategic directions to shape its recommendations. Jill Keim, director of learning and achievement, introduced the presenters and framed DPACC’s process as a yearlong, committee-wide review.

DPACC said modest daily increases — “adding as little as 10 minutes a day” — would yield roughly 373 additional instructional hours across a student’s K–12 career in the district and could create more time for targeted interventions, enrichment, project-based learning and social-emotional supports. DPACC members told the board they compared Osseo’s daily minutes to seven neighboring districts and found Osseo’s school days shorter at elementary, middle and high levels.

DPACC’s second top recommendation, presented by Dr. Britt Stusi and Rose Tan, was to adopt a BARR-like model districtwide in middle schools. BARR focuses on building relationships through cohorting students in core classes, regular teacher planning time, weekly student check-ins and family engagement. Presenters noted a BARR pilot at Park Center Senior High (opt-in for ninth and tenth graders beginning in 2018) that the committee said showed improved attendance and academic performance for participating students. “It costs about $19,000 per site,” Dr. Stusi said, and scaling to the district’s middle schools would increase cost; the presenters estimated roughly one million dollars for full middle-school implementation while noting existing institutional knowledge in the district could lower barriers.

Board members asked for implementation details. Several directors said they supported further exploration of the instructional-minute proposal but were cautious about unintended consequences such as impacts on student work schedules, extracurriculars and transportation. DPACC members said the committee did not design implementation plans — that responsibility would fall to district staff and a working group if the board chose to pursue the recommendations. The board did not vote on either DPACC recommendation at the meeting.","The District Planning Advisory Council recommended adding instructional minutes districtwide (as little as 10 minutes daily) to gain cumulative instructional time and proposed implementing a strengths-based BARR program in all middle schools; the board heard the recommendations but did not adopt policy changes at the meeting.",{"_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},6231532,"Osseo Area Schools board approves amended attendance-boundary plan affecting about 2,000 students",797,4671000,5468000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3429246-c84e18f419ef2911fb99cad394cb341a&start=4671&end=5468","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3429246-c84e18f419ef2911fb99cad394cb341a/thumbnail_4671000.jpg","/articles/6231532/Minnesota/Osseo-Area-Schools-board-approves-amended-attendance-boundary-plan-affecting-about-2000-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231532-dd240def43123f96e4ee316dc637f7cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770935138&Signature=EHw3pMIDXxJ6ThSRoaKN8hoffU4u7XMSdMS-abAQ6l0cu~Q9BGodApYc~vD3SsiKgXIYyCOG4KLGNGHe2vM1EnNxJblY7Uh0a92qfzm3qISt-R-Y5HiTaQrdIdZlTfwtI46FR~aqNKGlXxzUVKLWRQfCUGOtjgE8Ju2oq8CjKWjbJJ4Ghy6J-pswRMyaEq~xnciBjglFNSP~aFfblaA8lvsyJw98grUARdgTBNY2IbHtiuWfyRrfWLKMCUoknXi2djhgCj34e~9cYK5G~EYkXFg8627AUWfG9tK50606PKYAme2OIA6-xxx2tLi5j-xmnuESdmk8hiq4mx0-gf-a6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Osseo Area Schools Board on a 6-0 vote approved an amended attendance-boundary plan (called scenario 2A with two adjustments) that district officials said will affect approximately 2,000 elementary and middle school students and aim to rebalance growing enrollment in the northwest part of the district.

The board’s approval followed a multi-month process of community engagement and technical review led by district staff. Kaye Balilla, executive director of community relations, told the board the recommendation was “very much a community based solution” developed with three rounds of feedback and a core team that included cabinet members.

The plan, presented by Balilla and John Morstead, executive director of finance and operations, makes two late edits to the scenario delivered earlier this year: it reassigns the very northwestern portion of Edinbrook’s boundary to Osseo Middle School and keeps the entire Sundance Woods neighborhood at Fernbrook Elementary. “Approximately 2,000 elementary and middle school students will be impacted by this scenario,” Morstead said during the presentation.

District staff said the recommended scenario reduces the number of students moved compared with earlier drafts — about 320 fewer than the January proposal and about 120 fewer than the March proposal — and improves feeder patterns so students move more naturally from elementary to middle school. Officials also highlighted that most elementary schools will have boundaries aligned to natural barriers such as major roadways, parks, creeks and lakes so that “students closest to each school would be able to attend and potentially walk there,” Morstead said.

Board members who spoke praised the community engagement and the transparency of the process. Director Thomas Brooks moved the motion to approve the amended scenario; Director Keith Tate seconded. The board voted “Aye” and the motion passed 6 to 0.

Next steps described by staff include notifying families, fine-tuning special-education school assignments and transportation routes, and a likely change to start and end times for one elementary school to balance bus tiers. The district said it will follow labor-contract processes for any necessary staff transfers. Officials said the new boundaries and related operational changes are intended to take effect for the 2026–27 school year.

Board materials and the district’s boundaries website include appendices with school-by-school impacts; staff said those materials provide more detailed maps and demographic information used in scenario development.","The Osseo Area Schools Board unanimously approved an amended attendance-boundary scenario (2A with two adjustments) after community input; roughly 2,000 elementary and middle school students will be reassigned and some transportation and staffing changes will follow for fall 2026.","actionData","errors"]

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