Action of the School Board 9/26/22

September 26, 2022 regular School Board meeting

The School Board commended citizens who volunteer to support the Anoka-Hennepin School District. Liz Burgard, community education parent involvement coordinator, and Marla Chesser, supervisor of parent involvement, presented a report detailing the combined effort of the district’s volunteers in the 2021-22 school year.

See the volunteer report summary.

Cindy Leitschuh, Sara Hassif, Jeff Semling and Michele Weitzel provided testimony for school board consideration.

Dr. Mary Wolverton, associate superintendent for elementary schools; Dr. Joel VerDuin, chief technology and information officer; and Greg Cole, chief operations officer, provided an update on the attendance boundary process. The district has conducted community meetings at all five high schools to present boundary change proposals, and community feedback is currently being gathered before the district leaders formally present final boundary proposals on Nov. 7, with a School Board decision on the matter expected Nov. 21.

View the attendance boundary update presentation or watch the board meeting discussion on attendance boundary timeline and process.

Michelle Vargas, chief financial officer, presented the preliminary tax certification for board approval. The action sets the maximum tax levy payable in 2023, an amount that will be reviewed and authorized at the Dec. 12 School Board meeting. Vargas explained that the levy amounts are mainly guided through state funding formulas and voter approved levies. The recommended 6.65 percent maximum tax levy will be forwarded to the county to establish draft tax statements. A truth-in-taxation public hearing will precede consideration of approval on Dec. 12. The setting of the preliminary tax certification was approved on a 5-0 vote, with board member Jeff Simon absent.

View the preliminary tax certification for taxes payable 2023 presentation or watch the board meeting discussion on the preliminary tax certification.

All items were approved.

A. Minutes from 09/12/22 Board Work Session.

B. Retirements, Resignations, Terminations, Layoffs and Recalls, Leaves and Modified Leaves of Absence, Appointments.

C. Cash Disbursements Report Jennifer Beck, Director of Finance.

D. Cash Balance Report.

E. Donations and Scholarship Report.

F. Monthly Revenue and Expenditures.

G. School Board Policy 425.0 Staff Development Policy.

H. School Board Policy 425.1 Staff Development: Position Statement.

School Board work session, Monday, Oct. 10 at 5:30 p.m., Anoka-Hennepin Educational Services Center, 2727 Ferry St. Anoka.

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