Roseville School Board Bulletin
What to expect at the May 13 Roseville Area School Board meeting
Special Board Meeting Summary
The Roseville Area School Board met on Friday, May 2 at 2:30 p.m. for a Special Board Meeting to review bids for student transportation services for the next school year. During the bidding process, the current transportation services company, Centerline Corporation, withdrew their bid. District administration recommended rejecting all bids and requested the school board’s authorization to enter into negotiations with the bidders directly, with the possibility of splitting the contract between more than one provider. Shari Thompson, executive director of business services, said that doing so would be in compliance with the law. The school board voted unanimously to accept this recommendation.
An update and a recommendation for a 3-year contract will be brought to the May 13 school board meeting for review and a vote.
Below is a video recording of the May 2 meeting:
Upcoming School Board Meeting Agenda Summary
The Roseville Area School Board will be meeting this week on Tuesday, May 13. Below is a summary of the major topics planned for discussion.
Community Input
6:00 p.m.
If you want to provide any feedback to the school board, come to the community input session at 6:00 p.m. You must sign up by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting by filling out an online sign-up form or contacting the superintendent's office in person, by email, or by phone: 651-628-6452.
The Community Input session is not livestreamed or posted online to watch later.
Regular School Board Meeting
6:30 p.m.
See full agenda here.
After announcements, comments, and recognitions, the board will vote to approve the consent agenda which includes minutes from the April 22 and May 2 meetings, payment of bills, the human resources report, gifts to schools, and designating superintendent Jenny Loeck as the “identified official with authority” for authorizing user access to the Sate of Minnesota Education secure systems. The consent agenda also includes a resolution to authorize membership in the Minnesota State High School League for high school athletics and fine arts.
Policy 616: Instructional Materials Selection
The board will do a first reading of a revision to a policy regarding the selection of instructional materials, adding language addressing the selection of library materials into the same policy. Jake Von De Linde, executive director of teaching and learning, will present the recommendation to add new language which delegates the responsibility of choosing library materials to a licensed library media specialist, an individual with a mater’s degree in library science or library and information science, or a professional librarian or a person trained in library collection management. The draft adds library materials alongside instructional materials in the rest of the policy, which outlines the criteria for how these materials are selected. There is also a new item added to the considerations for choosing materials: “support reading for pleasure.” The draft revisions to the policy can be found linked in the agenda.
Action Items
The board will be voting on three action items at the meeting:
Transportation Services Contract, presented by Thompson
2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school year calendar adjustment, presented by Melissa Sonnek, associate superintendent.
Setting closed sessions for May 27 and June 10, 2025 to evaluate the performance of the superintendent and considering strategy for labor negotiations.
Board Reports
Finally, board members will share events and activities they’ve participated in and any other updates they have to share. The superintendent will also give a report.
Work Study Session
7:00 p.m. (or immediately following the regular board meeting)
See full agenda here.
During the Work Study Session, the board will hear and discuss presentations on three different topics: a K-6 social studies program evaluation report, three new course proposals for Roseville Area High School, and information about an upcoming technology and security levy.
K-6 Social Studies Program Evaluation Report
This report will be presented by Jake Von De Linde, executive director of of teaching and learning and Ellis Richardson, elementary equity advancement teacher on special assignment. Elementary teachers Augustine Borre and Stephanie Scierka will be present to answer questions. The report includes information about the current program, current student performance, equity analysis framework, stakeholder input, literature review, curriculum and standards review, and potential innovative content. To review the contents of the slides that will be presented at the meeting, click here. The board packet also includes a link to the presentation with a voiceover narration, which you can watch here.
“The analysis highlights significant gaps between the current curriculum and new state standards, with a need for deeper thinking, contextual analysis, and a stronger focus on ethnic studies across all grades,” the presentation states on slide 12.
New Course Proposals
Von De Linde will provide the board with a summary of the new courses proposed for the 2026-2027 school year. The three courses being proposed are:
AP Art and Design Optional 3rd Trimester (RAHS - Visual Art)
Multilingual Learner-Peer Tutoring (RAHS - English Language Development)
Online Physical Education 2 (RAHS Physical Education)
Security and Technology Levy
Shari Thompson, executive director of business services, and Tina Clasen, technology supervisor, will provide information about the financial support needed to maintain technology and security needs for the district’s twelve buildings and more than 1.6 million square feet of property.
“This includes, but is not limited to, security cameras, secure entry systems, e-curriculum, technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, and improving methods of communication with families,” according to the agenda document.
The slides for this presentation can be found in the meeting agenda online here.
If the board approves it, this capital improvement levy for Roseville Area Schools technology and security needs, will be on the November 2025 ballot. Here’s a graphic of the timeline of the levy decision-making process from the presentation:
How to Watch the School Board Meeting
School Board meetings are open to the public unless a closed session is part of the agenda. Meetings are held in the Fairview Room at Aŋpétu Téča Education Center (1910 County Road B West in Roseville). Meetings are usually held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, except July.
You can watch live on the district's Channel 18, streamed live online, or on the Roseville Area Schools YouTube Channel. A recording of the meeting will be uploaded within 7 days to the board meeting archives.
The next Roseville Area School Board meeting is scheduled for May 27, 2025.
Learn more about the role of the school board here.
Note: Some Roseville residents live in the Mounds View Public Schools district. The Roseville Reader does not have the capacity to cover it, but if you are interested in that district, Mounds View School Board meeting information can be found here.