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Key approvals included the consent agenda; a motion to approve the fiscal-year-2025 fund-balance report and the preliminary fiscal-year-2026 fund-balance report; adoption of the FY26 capital budget and long-term facilities plan; approval of the resolution certifying the population estimate for the 2024 payable-2025 levy (for community-education purposes); and renewal of membership in the Minnesota State High School League for the 2025–26 year. Trustees also approved the June donations resolution recognizing community gifts and accepted lists of student state-competition qualifiers.

Personnel and employment actions approved by the board included: placement of two continuing-contract tenured teachers (Alana Copp and Kristen Maddock) on unrequested leaves of absence (step in the statutory leave process), approval of new contracts and assignments for several 2025–26 positions (including a behavior-intervention specialist position funded through an ADCS grant), and approval of paraprofessional and custodian work assignments. The board also approved a list of policies in its review cycle (policies 722, 210, 211, 212 and 213 as presented) and the district’s 2025–26 capital and long-term facilities budget (the board noted that current and next-year long‑term facility-maintenance expenditures include costs related to the track project).

Where the record included named motions, the minutes show the following procedural details: the motion to approve calling the special-election ballot question was moved by Jen and seconded by Melissa and carried on roll call (ayes recorded: Jen, Melissa, Jenna, Gina). Other routine motions (consent agenda, donations, policy approvals, budget approvals, contracts and hires) were moved and seconded by board members and approved by voice vote with “Aye” and “Motion carries” recorded in the minutes; minutes did not record a full roll-call tally for those items in the board audio.

The board discussed an immediate practical concern noted before the consent agenda: the district’s robotics coach submitted an immediate resignation, leaving the program without a coach for the coming year; the board noted that donor funds held for robotics would need to be returned if the district cannot staff the program.

No additional executive sessions or closed-session actions were recorded in the minutes excerpt provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Annandale Public Schools School Board June Meeting; 06-23-25","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved multiple consent and action items including consent agenda, FY25 and preliminary FY26 fund balances, the FY26 capital budget, contracts and personnel actions, policy reviews, and resolutions required for levy and community ed processes.","taxTitle","ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",59539,"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},6516400,"Board hears annual Q Comp report on teacher professional growth and revised rubrics",547,1433000,1980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5679934-f17a0fea2c1dfb740dd04087ba22ab7f&start=1433&end=1980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5679934-f17a0fea2c1dfb740dd04087ba22ab7f/thumbnail_1433000.jpg","/articles/6516400/Minnesota/Board-hears-annual-Q-Comp-report-on-teacher-professional-growth-and-revised-rubrics","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6516400-1bb311b3cca6cbf0d12ad3b04a411d3f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770575060&Signature=YuBJ~xRsTTe1Puv~4~TFoLurdXUWHVw4Cv3cevfFOnfFy0j3Ij9ajeYqeG-5UktxjjtWK~dNk-koinj75jidxFWmlD0Xb8q3kcA7bcHdgASz3WgCN0CPxmLHWW1rWhNEopKXntjccbAb615qdbWgbIgcpVB5aJnp8MaYp2vncFZaE2JvRkxaGv2USCj9LPKT2AZAVFe1SKRi31FjVOkI32lpyhjMs7vJ0SubYViZenxbWUAq~ApHh7vN77cUXWAWlD9on8LDjZvfLlwr4LRZe6X-N0qUfwVv55Y-DXcmCLSGdxxyPQG1lHhjq2SpJbmJE3j1CS2DW5Na4dYqvcWBBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff presented the annual review of the Q Comp (Quality Compensation) program, detailing how the program supports teacher professional growth, collaborative learning and classroom observation practices.

Presenters John Minky and Jennifer Gadzick described core program elements: each teacher drafts a professional growth plan (PGP) aligned with district literacy goals and due by Sept. 15; teachers work on the goal across the school year and submit results by May 15; learning groups (PLC-style) meet roughly twice a month for a minimum of 30 minutes (about 18 meetings per year); and teachers complete three peer observations per year. Staff said peer observations are paid and that, under district practice, tenured teachers’ observations count toward Q Comp requirements while non‑tenured teachers may observe but those observations do not formally count for Q Comp credit.

The presenters reported participation totals by building: about 71 participants at the elementary, roughly 35–38 at the middle school and approximately 41 at the high school. Staff shared sample teacher reflections and noted 32 different learning groups across grade levels and subjects.

A major update discussed was a state legislative requirement to revise teacher-evaluation rubrics and explicitly incorporate culturally responsive pedagogies. Presenters said the district began the rubric revision process with Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) consultants, solicited staff feedback on a draft in February professional-development time, and developed a revised rubric that the district expects to implement this fall.

Presenters also described attendance at the PLC at Work Institute and plans to embed professional learning more fully in daily schedules, including new “win time” and collaborative opportunities at the middle-school schedule. Board members asked clarifying questions about who may observe and about how results from the 2025 statewide MCA tests will be reported once data are released.

No board vote or decision was required; this was an informational presentation and will be followed by additional updates in the fall when assessment results and rubric implementation details are available.","District staff presented the annual Q Comp report describing teacher professional growth plans, peer observations, research-based PLC work and a legislatively driven rubric revision to include culturally responsive pedagogies.",{"_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},6516405,"Annandale school board sets $750-per-pupil operating referendum for special election",2997,2043000,5040000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5679934-f17a0fea2c1dfb740dd04087ba22ab7f&start=2043&end=5040","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5679934-f17a0fea2c1dfb740dd04087ba22ab7f/thumbnail_2043000.jpg","/articles/6516405/Minnesota/Annandale-school-board-sets-750-per-pupil-operating-referendum-for-special-election","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6516405-b0a664daef727cdef808a8619912e722/orig.mp4?Expires=1770579473&Signature=nnfCuy7jlvie41aXyvwLIpV1X4~we3KQjtJYOrhdfPIzOcdVsx9WpG8G7nb6c75tXVo~1LZahVX1Y2~PH2D4uxKjtKvauC7DpAcRNLVtcfMEN1g0-CyIzE7r9CMtX0K5Sj90ZuAAcR5ol5EF5rk9~TYrGf6Ag7v8VxlwGhmi0jFfKmMt0oSAcWcT7vjGTX3d45mJ8g9A~lo6oi1zqKij910MW8WwukKad86OenVkAAie6JZ3iaUFjA87SslrGuW2CVAksyOnfwZP12HB2jACEIqbBuTQvRGmj-P~pn3VTAU4rQzm2806nu4e8BeSv~CdJRilmcJj2sJxbQGzo4geSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Annandale Public Schools board voted to place an operating referendum on a special-election ballot asking voters to authorize $750 per pupil for 10 years, with the amount to increase each year by the rate of inflation beginning in taxes payable 2027.

Board members said the measure is intended to cover recurring revenue shortfalls driven by recent state and federal funding changes and local enrollment declines. The board’s motion to call the election passed on a roll call after a motion by Jen and a second by Melissa; board members Jen, Melissa, Jenna and Gina voted yes.

School finance staff told the board that $750 per pupil would generate roughly $1.4 million in additional revenue under current enrollment assumptions. District presenters and trustees described several funding pressures that informed the ask: a roughly $365,000 net increase in required expenditures and reduced revenues that appeared after the district finalized its January reductions (including an $83,000 decrease in Title funding tied to federal census data, higher liability insurance costs, higher special-education care-and-treatment costs, increased legal fees, and reductions in compensatory and special-education transportation revenues). The district projects its general-fund reserves will decline from about $1.6 million in 2024 to approximately $600,000 in 2026 under current assumptions.

Board members described community input gathered at six public listening sessions and several small-group meetings. Trustees said attendees repeatedly urged clearer communications about how levy dollars would be used and requested simple, face-to-face outreach. The board also discussed the trade-off between asking for a larger amount and the risk of losing voter support; multiple trustees said $750 represents a balance between need and electability.

The board read the official ballot language into the record before the vote: “Shall the school board of independent school district number 876, Annandale Public Schools, increase its general education revenue by $750 per pupil for a period of 10 years beginning with taxes payable in 2026, with the authorization to increase each year by the rate of inflation beginning with taxes payable in 2027, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law?”

Trustees and staff emphasized that levy revenue takes effect after voters approve it (the district noted the funds would be available beginning with taxes payable in 2026) and that passing the referendum would not immediately eliminate the district’s financial pressures. Officials reiterated that enrollment changes, salary negotiations and future state funding decisions will continue to affect the district’s budget.

Board members encouraged residents to use the district’s tax calculator to estimate household impacts; presenters said a $750-per-pupil levy would not translate directly to $750 in homeowner taxes and gave an illustrative example that on a $400,000 house the annual tax impact would be roughly $300 under current assumptions.

The board approved a motion to call a special election on the ballot language read at the meeting.","The Annandale Public Schools board approved placing a $750-per-pupil operating referendum on a special election ballot for 10 years with an annual inflation adjustment; board members cited state funding changes and projected deficits as rationale.","actionData","errors"]

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