Regular School Board - 6 p.m. at Dakota Ridge School

School Board Meeting Packet

A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

1. Approval of Agenda

{Moment of Silence for 7th-grade Dakota Hills Middle School student Liam Raether, who passed away on September 15, and Jaylen Drackey, an Early Childhood Special Education student, who passed away on September 13.}

B. Recognition

1. Thomas Lake Elementary earns statewide recognition from MDE for its Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
   - Presented by Jeremy Sorenson, Director of Elementary Education

C. Superintendent's Recognition

D. Special Communication Request

E. Consent

1. Minutes of Sept. 15, 2025 Regular School Board meeting
2. Minutes of the Sept. 15, 2025 Special School Board meeting
3. Gifts
4. Quarterly Gifts
5. Quarterly Advertising Revenue
6. Treasurer's Report July 2025
7. Revenues and Expenditures Report for July 2025
8. Wells Fargo OPEB Trust Fund Certificate of Incumbency
9. Principals and Assistant Principals Appreciation Week Oct. 6-10, 2025
10. Tuition Agreement Between Intermediate District 917 and Independent School District 196 for Dakota County Area Learning School (DCALS)
11. Substitute & Temporary Employee Wage Rates 
12. Personnel
13. Employment Agreement- Additional FTE
14. Agreement for Clinical Experience with Eastern New Mexico University

F. Reports

1. Nov. 4 Technology Levy Election Report | Presentation
   - presented by Janet Swiecichowski, Director of Communications, Ed Heier, Technology Coordinator, Dr. Stacey Buchwald, Principal Valley Middle School, and Bruce Miller, principal of Eastview High School
2. Bond Construction Update | Presentation
   - presented by Christopher Onyango-Robshaw, Director of Finance and Operations, and
   Carol Hauschild, Coordinator of Project Management and Purchasing
3. District Staffing Report | Presentation
   - presented by Joel Milteer, Director of Human Resources

G. Old Business

H. New Business

I. Other Action

1. 2025 (Payable 2026) Property Tax Levy Limitation | Presentation
   - presented by Christopher Onyango-Robshaw, Director of Finance/Operations

J. Board Member and Superintendent Updates

K . Adjournment