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Why it matters: The approved budgets and MOUs set the district's financial and personnel framework for the coming year, including staffing allocations and grant-funded intervention positions. The food-service contract will determine who operates student meals; the board approved it conditionally on state approval.

What the board approved (roll-call/motion outcomes reported in meeting):
- Approval of the agenda and consent items: motion and second noted; general voice vote recorded as \"Aye.\" Outcome: approved.
- Acceptance of donations: American Legion Auxiliary $500 (sixth-grade trip) and American Legion Post 423 $250 (band activity fund). Motion carried by roll call; recorded votes described as unanimous \"Aye.\" Outcome: approved.
- Acceptance of grievance response and teacher MOAs (memoranda of agreement) negotiated with the teachers union: motion, second and unanimous \"Aye.\" Outcome: approved.
- Approval of MOUs between the district and the education association (labor-related agreements): motion and second; unanimous approval.
- Approval of confidential and supervisory staff contracts (includes director/supervisory positions and transportation/staff salaries): motion, second, unanimous voice vote recorded as \"Aye.\" Outcome: approved.
- Approval of the adjusted 2024-25 budget: motion and second; unanimous approval.
- Approval of the proposed 2025-26 budget: motion and second; unanimous approval.
- Resolution for Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) membership for 2025-26: motion, second and unanimous roll-call recorded as \"Aye.\" Outcome: approved.
- Approval of a single food-service bid (hurricane heroes vendor) conditional on Minnesota Department of Education approval: motion, second and unanimous voice vote recorded as \"Aye.\" Outcome: approved pending MDE approval.

What remained undecided or was tabled: A co-op arrangement for speech activities and the hockey co-op with La Crescent were discussed; board members asked for additional documentation and local options and agreed to table further action until additional details are provided.

Meeting evidence: Motions, seconds and board \"Aye\" votes were recorded repeatedly and described as unanimous in the transcript. Several items were explicitly described as \"pending MDE approval\" (food-service bid) or were tabled for lack of documentation (speech co-op, hockey co-op).

Ending: Board members said they will circulate summaries of negotiated contract changes and return any tabled co-op contract decisions when supplemental information is available.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-06-05 Regular Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Houston Public School District board voted unanimously to approve the district's adjusted 2024-25 and proposed 2025-26 budgets and multiple labor and personnel agreements; the board also accepted two small donations and authorized a food-service contract pending Minnesota Department of Education approval.","taxTitle","HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",57483,"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},6547113,"District presents site goals and assessment results; FastBridge and Lexia data show mixed spring results",1450,700000,2150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5704378-8f2f76981c31ac6251f72197ac2093af&start=700&end=2150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5704378-8f2f76981c31ac6251f72197ac2093af/thumbnail_700000.jpg","/articles/6547113/Minnesota/District-presents-site-goals-and-assessment-results-FastBridge-and-Lexia-data-show-mixed-spring-results","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547113-36152bab477deea271172acc3dd8028d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770833346&Signature=FTy875yG~xJYfaqejiN76j-uXWPdtPA7syclGIDvm3IKXQk2RN5bvyHufNj7oCiopAALnwsxqbn1AiG8TZzO2951E1YnLJFZCwpjkGAkKMgcq~mWGRtG6PC-4zzJDe-BnnFwmzNyUNlpV5I-OskBwewBfVVI6hAJDZ0DUX-WRHz6KuemR4TgjXCyMCQWWxp1MUMMl6Umep0OT4BwBtTe~LQHBeTO9SFFPWy7BRqs7~CYGirBkI7-4-P8EhCnApQYxpGc50p2~sCq6Q1FgfK5UQI6jX7UDajOscSCsJp56unnwvtbhYvFcwXrtRl6b6E~uTcEraD28shO06WoMou59g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators presented year-end site goals and assessment results for preschool, elementary, middle and high school programs, describing both growth and areas for continued focus.

The big picture: Administrators said program and intervention work produced measurable gains across multiple grades, but spring testing can understate progress due to student fatigue and overlapping assessments. The district relies on multiple measures (classroom data, Lexia, FastBridge and MCA results) to track progress.

Key results presented:
- Preschool: Teachers used a play-based curriculum and reported that most students met or exceeded target growth on the identified developmental pathways.
- Elementary (K-6): Spring FastBridge A results showed 55% of tested students met or exceeded grade-level targets (109 of 198 tested). The district reported average grade-level growth exceeded the 2% goal (actual aggregate growth cited as 9% over the year). Reading and math MCA performance by grade showed mixed year-to-year shifts; administrators said cohorts displayed notable growth (for example, one cohort's reading performance rose from 48% to 60% across grades in subsequent tests as reported during the meeting).
- Middle school: FastBridge A scores rose to 66% in spring from 61.5% in fall (a 4.5-point increase), exceeding the district goal.
- High school: FastBridge A average rose from 59% in fall to about 62% in spring; ninth- and tenth-grade cohorts showed the largest gains while juniors dipped slightly. The district reported a 57.9% graduation rate for school year 2023-24, nearly meeting a 58% target.

Interventions and supports: Administrators attributed gains to PLC work, targeted interventions, co-teaching and tutoring. The district said it will add three high-school interventionists funded through an Access special-education grant (award amount cited around $1.3 million and described as a two-year award), and it expects to continue Lexia and other intervention platforms next year.

Why administrators cautioned about spring scores: Several presenters noted testing fatigue at the end of the year can depress FastBridge spring scores; they urged the board to consider multiple measures and classroom evidence when evaluating growth.

Ending: Board members praised staff for progress and asked administrators to provide the board with the underlying data tables and a short executive summary to share with families and the public at the July meeting.","District administrators reported year-end site goals and assessment data showing growth on several cohort measures but cautioned that spring FastBridge results sometimes understate student progress due to testing fatigue.",{"_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},6547108,"Board accepts teachers'union MOAs and negotiation team reports; district to circulate summaries",2820,617000,3437000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5704378-8f2f76981c31ac6251f72197ac2093af&start=617&end=3437","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5704378-8f2f76981c31ac6251f72197ac2093af/thumbnail_617000.jpg","/articles/6547108/Minnesota/Board-accepts-teachersunion-MOAs-and-negotiation-team-reports-district-to-circulate-summaries","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547108-068504910bf5ff6d2bf8a565334fc758/orig.mp4?Expires=1770833346&Signature=cYkGF8nL0Sjr8VI3OSkLL~u5JCIDT9qIVSUgw3Df2OYBwY8g9AFsT~xiDWilL87B27P19iApYlSn43FspMW5Y9jL-eZrybbHr~V08mkhuhY03RRu0yq2Csshg6uRFP-i3f7bxE9oaaSVhas89SA1k7ptEfCq2NSTxCRpKeC9wQVqqgXqNZ2vx2FzpajqZmPddFLIjwn5PS9Q-Ect-tQYpRM5pDJ~4B-klzw1UmOeJhHk02UsSEM4wW3qRLHfsmhRD73962IZzrQVly3aLNGVGKYjtB7qoF8TtAFvoh4qygmUMM3NAAaWrqGfUvKgHdAqFHYc-JqBoFKNRVbySZHbVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Public School District board voted to accept the response to a grievance and the memoranda of agreement reached with the teachers' association. Board members said the negotiation team met several times and reached agreement on the items presented.

Why it matters: Accepting MOAs changes employee terms and affects payroll, staffing assignments and program delivery. Board members emphasized the need for transparency and asked the administration to circulate concise summaries of negotiated changes to the full board and staff.

Details from the meeting:
- Negotiation process: Board members on the negotiations team reported they had met multiple times with teacher representatives and had reached agreement on the documented MOAs. The board approved the MOAs by motion and voice vote.
- Contract approvals: The board approved confidential and supervisory contracts, an American Indian education coordinator/indigenous advocate position contract, a student management systems coordinator and transportation (bus driver/van driver) agreements. The transportation arrangements were negotiated to bring district driver pay more in line with neighboring districts.
- Documentation requests: Several board members said they had not had sufficient time to review the final documents before the meeting and asked that the negotiation team provide short, itemized summaries of dollar and term changes. The negotiation team agreed to circulate a summary.

Board instructions and next steps: Administration and the negotiation team will post MOA summaries and finalize executed contracts with Human Resources. The board set a follow-up task for HR to file executed agreements and for the negotiation team to brief the full board on outstanding bargaining items at a subsequent meeting.

Ending: Board members approved the items and asked for more lead time on future contract packets so individual board members can review terms before votes.","The board accepted the negotiated grievance response and memoranda of agreement with the teachers'association and approved several negotiated contracts for confidential and supervisory staff after multiple negotiation meetings; board members requested written summaries of material contract changes prior to wide publication.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Houston Public Schools board approves budgets, MOUs and contracts; food-service bid cleared pending state approval

District presents site goals and assessment results; FastBridge and Lexia data show mixed spring results

Board accepts teachers'union MOAs and negotiation team reports; district to circulate summaries