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POLICY 204 - SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to establish procedures relating to the maintenance of records of the school board and the publication of its official proceedings.
II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
It is the policy of the school district to maintain its records so that they will be available for inspection by members of the general public and to provide for the publication of its official proceedings in compliance with law.
III. MAINTENANCE OF MINUTES AND RECORDS
A. The clerk shall keep and maintain permanent records of the school board, including records of the minutes of school board meetings and other required records of the school board. All votes taken at meetings required to be open to the public pursuant to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law shall be recorded in a journal kept for that purpose. Public records maintained by the school district shall be available for inspection by members of the public during the regular business hours of the school district. Minutes of meetings shall be available for inspection at the administrative offices of the school district after they have been prepared. Minutes of a school board meeting shall be approved or modified by the school board at a subsequent meeting, which action shall be reflected in the official proceedings of that subsequent meeting.
B. Recordings of Closed Meetings
- All closed meetings, except those closed as permitted by the attorney-client privilege, must be electronically recorded at the expense of the school district. Recordings of closed meetings shall be made separately from the recordings of an open meeting, to the extent such meetings are recorded. If a meeting is closed to discuss more than one (1) matter, each matter shall be separately recorded.
- Recordings of closed meetings shall be preserved by the school district for the following time periods:
a. Meetings closed to discuss labor negotiations strategy shall be preserved for two (2) years after the contract is signed.
b. Meetings closed to discuss security matters shall be preserved for at least four (4) years.
c. Meetings closed to discuss the purchase or sale of property shall be preserved for at least eight (8) years after the date of the meeting.
d. All other closed meetings shall be preserved by the school district for at least three (3) years after the date of the meeting.
e. Following the expiration of the above time periods, recordings of closed meetings shall be maintained as set forth in the school district’s Records Retention Schedule. - Recordings of closed meetings shall be classified by the school district as protected non-public data that is not accessible by the public or any subject of the data, with the following exceptions:
a. Recordings of labor negotiations strategy meetings shall be classified as public data and made available to the public after all labor contracts are signed by the school district for the current budget period.
b. Recordings of meetings related to the purchase or sale of property shall be classified as public data and made available to the public after all real or personal property discussed at the meeting has been purchased or sold or the school district has abandoned the purchase or sale.
c. Recordings of any other closed meetings shall be classified and/or released as required by court order. - Recordings of closed meetings shall be maintained separately from recordings of open meetings, to the extent recordings of open meetings are maintained by the school district, with the exception of recordings that have been classified as public data as set forth in Section III.B.3. above. Recordings of closed meetings classified as non-public data also shall be maintained in a secure location, separate from recordings classified as public data.
- Recordings of closed meetings shall be maintained in a manner to easily identify the data classification of the recording. The recordings shall be identified with at least the following information:
a. The date of the closed meeting;
b. The basis upon which the meeting was closed (i.e.: labor negotiations strategy, purchase or sale of real property, educational data, etc.); and
c. The classification of the data. - Recordings of closed meetings related to labor negotiations strategy and the purchase or sale of property shall be maintained and monitored in a manner that reclassifies the recording as public upon the occurrence of an event reclassifying that data as set forth in Section III.B.3. above.
IV. PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
A. The school board shall cause its official proceedings to be published once in the official newspaper of the school district within thirty (30) days of the meeting at which the proceedings occurred; however, if the school board conducts regular meetings not more than once every thirty (30) days, the school board need not publish the minutes until ten (10) days after they have been approved by the school board.
B. The proceedings to be published shall be sufficiently full to fairly set forth the proceedings. They must include the substance of all official actions taken by the school board at any regular or special meeting, and at minimum must include the subject matter of a motion, the persons making and seconding the motion, a listing of how each member present voted on the motion, the character of resolutions offered including a brief description of their subject matter and whether adopted or defeated. The minutes and permanent records of the school board may include more detail than is required to be published with the official proceedings. If the proceedings have not yet been approved by the school board, the proceedings to be published may reflect that fact.
C. The proceedings to be published may be a summary of the essential elements of the proceedings, and/or of resolutions and other official actions of the school board. Such a summary shall be written in a clear and coherent manner and shall, to the extent possible, avoid the use of technical or legal terms not generally familiar to the public. When a summary is published, the publication shall clearly indicate that the published material is only a summary and that the full text is available for public inspection at the administrative offices of the school district and that a copy of the proceedings, other than attachments to the minutes, is available without cost at the offices of the school district or by means of standard or electronic mail.
Source: Cambridge-Isanti Schools
Legal References:
- Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, Subds. 4-6 (Open Meeting Law)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.09, Subd. 10 (Publishing Proceedings)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.14, Subd. 7 (Record of Meetings)
- Minn. Stat. § 331A.01 (Definition)
- Minn. Stat. § 331A.05, Subd. 8 (Notice Regarding Published Summaries)
- Minn. Stat. § 331A.08, Subd. 3 (Publication of Proceedings)
- Op. Atty. Gen. 161-a-20, December 17, 1970
- Ketterer v. Independent School District No. 1, 248 Minn. 212, 79 N.W.2d 428 (1956)
Cross References:
- Policy 205 – Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
- MSBA Service Manual, Chapter 1, School District Governance, Powers and Duties
Reviewed: 8-23-01, 2-24-05, 11-20-08, 9-18-14, 2-20-20
Approved: 9-20-01, 3-17-05, 12-18-08, 10-23-14, 3-26-20
Policy Manual
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100 - School District
- 101 - Legal Status of the School District
- 101.1 - Name of the School District
- 101.2 - Naming of School District Sites and Facilities
- 101.2P - Memorials and Naming of School District Sites and Facilities
- 102 - Equal Education Opportunity
- 103 - Complaints - Students, Employees, Parents, Other Persons
- 104 - School District Mission Statement
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200 - School Board
- 201 - Legal Status of the School Board
- 202 - School Board Officers
- 203 - Operation of the School Board - Governing Rules
- 203.1 - School Board Procedures; Rules of Order
- 203.2 - Order of the Regular School Board Meeting
- 203.5 - School Board Meeting Agenda
- 203.6 - Consent Agendas
- 203.7 - School Board Compensation Policy
- 204 - School Board Meeting Minutes
- 205 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
- 206 - Public Participation in School Board Meetings
- 207 - Public Hearings
- 208 - Development, Adoption, and Implementation of Policies
- 209 - Code of Ethics
- 210 - Conflict of Interest - School Board Members
- 211 - Criminal or Civil Action Against School District, School Board Member, Employee, or Student
- 212 - School Board Member Development
- 213 - School Board Committees
- 214 - Out-of-State Travel By School Board Members
- 215 - Student Representative to the School Board
- 216 - School Board Recognition and Accomplishment
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400 - Employees/Personnel
- 401 - Equal Employment Opportunity
- 402 - Disability Nondiscrimination Policy
- 403 - Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees
- 404 - Employment Background Checks
- 404P - Volunteer Background Check Procedure
- 405 - Veteran's Preference
- 406 - Public and Private Personnel Data
- 406F- Public and Private Personnel Data
- 407 - Employee Right to Know - Exposure to Hazardous Substances
- 408 - Subpoena of a School District Employee
- 409 - Employee Publications, Instructional Materials, Inventions and Creations
- 410 - Family and Medical Leave Policy
- 410F - Family and Medical Leave Form
- 412 - Expense Reimbursement
- 412F - Request for Mileage/Expense Reimbursement
- 413 - Harassment and Violence
- 413F - Harassment and Violence Form
- 414 - Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse
- 414 Form - Student Maltreatment Reporting
- 415 - Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults
- 416 - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form A - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form B - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form B1 - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form C - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form D - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form E - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form F - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form G - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 417 - Chemical Use and Abuse
- 418 - Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School
- 418 Form - Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School
- 419 - Tobacco-Free Environment; Possession and Use of Tobacco, Tobacco-Related Devices, and Electronic Delivery Devices
- 420 - Students and Employees with Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases and Certain Other Communicable Diseases and Infectious Conditions
- 420A - Human Sexuality and Aids Education
- 421 - Gifts to Employees and School Board Members
- 422 - Policies Incorporated by Reference - Employees
- 423 - Employee/Student Relationships
- 424 - License Status
- 425 - Professional Development and Mentoring
- 426 - Communications - Employer/Employee Relations
- 426R - Employer/Employee Relations
- 427 - Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers
- 428 - Respectful Workplace
- 430 - Staff Leaves and Absences
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500 - Students
- 501 - School Weapons Policy
- 502 - Search of Student Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions and Student's Person
- 503 - Student Attendance
- 504 - Student Dress and Appearance
- 505 - Distribution of Nonschool Sponsored Materials on School Premises by Students and Employees
- 505.1 - Distribution of Information for Political Campaigns and Activities
- 506 - Student Discipline
- 506F - Notice of Suspension
- 507 - Corporal Punishment
- 508 - Extended School Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Programs
- 509 - Enrollment of Nonresident Students
- 509.1 - In-District Open Enrollment
- 509.1F - In-District Enrollment Request
- 509.2 - Entrance Age
- 509.2F - Elementary School Early Enrollment Application
- 509.2P - Early Entrance
- 509P - PROCEDURE Homeless Student Rights and Enrollment Practices
- 510 - School Activities
- 511 - Student Fundraising
- 512 - School-Sponsored Student Publications and Activities
- 513 - Student Promotion, Retention and Program Design
- 514 - Bullying Prohibition Policy
- 514F - Bullying Reporting Form
- 515 - Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records
- 515F - Notice of Special Education File Retention Policy
- 515P - Retention and Destruction of Student Records for Special Education Students
- 516 - Student Medication
- 516F - Administering Prescription Medications Form
- 517 - Student Recruiting
- 518 - DNR-DNI Orders
- 519 - Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies
- 520 - Student Surveys
- 521 - Student Disability Nondiscrimination
- 522 - Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure, and Process
- 523 - Policies Incorporated by Reference-Students
- 524 - Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy
- 524F - Internet Use Agreements
- 525 - Violence Prevention
- 526 - Hazing Prohibition
- 527 - Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles; Patrols, Inspections, and Searches
- 528 - Student Parental, Family, and Marital Status Nondiscrimination
- 529 - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior By Students
- 529F - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior By Students Form
- 530 - Immunization Requirements
- 531 - The Pledge of Allegiance
- 532 - Use of Peace Officers and Crisis Teams To Remove Students with IEPs From School Grounds
- 533 - Wellness
- 534 - Unpaid Meal Charges
- 535 - Service Animals and Therapy Dogs in Schools
- 535F - Approval Request Form for Use of a Service Animal
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600 - Education Programs
- 601 - School District Curriculum and Instruction Goals
- 601.1 - New Teacher Mentor Program
- 601.3 - Student Teaching and Internship
- 602 - Organization of School Calendar and School Day
- 603 - Curriculum Development
- 604 - Instructional Curriculum
- 605 - Alternative Educational Programs
- 606 - Textbooks and Instructional Materials
- 606P - Guidelines for Selection of Media & Instructional Materials
- 607 - Organization of Grade Levels
- 608 - Instructional Services-Special Education
- 609 - Religion
- 610 - Field Trips
- 611 - Home Schooling
- 611.1 - Private, Parochial, and Home School Shared Services
- 612.1 - Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Title I Programs
- 613 - Graduation Requirements
- 614 - School District Testing Plan and Procedure
- 615 - Testing, Accommodations, Modifications, and Exemptions for IEPS, Section 504 Accommodations, and LEP Students
- 616 - School District Systems Accountability
- 618 - Assessment of Standards Achievement
- 619 - Staff Development for Standards
- 620 - Credit of Learning
- 623 - Mandatory Summer School Instruction
- 624 - Online Learning Options
- 625 - Volunteer Policy
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700 - Non-Instructional Operations and Business Services
- 701 - Establishment and Adoption of School District Budget
- 701.1 - Modification of School District Budget
- 701.2 - Purchasing
- 701.2P - Purchasing Cell Phone
- 701.2P - Purchasing PCard
- 701.2P - Purchasing Purchase Order
- 702 - Accounting
- 703 - Annual Audit
- 704 - Development and Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Asset Accounting System
- 705 - Investment of School Funds
- 706 - Acceptance of Gifts
- 707 - Transportation of Public School Students
- 708 - Transportation of Nonpublic School Students
- 709 - Student Transportation Safety Policy
- 709F - Attachment A
- 709F - Attachment B
- 709F - Attachment C
- 709R - Student Transportation Safety Policy Student Conduct-Bus Referral Procedures
- 710 - Extracurricular Transportation
- 711 - Video Recording on School Buses
- 712 - Video Surveillance Other Than on Buses
- 713 - Student Activity Accounting
- 714 - Fund Balances
- 720 - Sales of Food and Beverages
- 721 - Uniform Grant Guidance Policy Regarding Federal Reserve Sources
- 721P - Uniform Grant Guidance Procedures
- 722 - Public Data and Data Subject Requests
- 723 - Post Issuance Debt Compliance Policy
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800 - Building and Sites
- 801 - Equal Access to School Facilities
- 802 - Disposition of Obsolete Equipment and Material
- 805 - Waste Reduction and Recycling
- 806 - Crisis Management Policy
- 806F - Crisis Management Planning
- 807 - Health and Safety Policy
- 808 - Energy Policy
- 809 - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) Policy
- 810 - Information Security Policy
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900 - School/Community Relations
- 901 - Community Education
- 902 - Use of School District Facilities and Equipment
- 902P - Use of School Facilities Procedure
- 903 - Visitors to School District Buildings and Sites
- 903.1 - Sales Calls and Demonstrations
- 904 - Distribution of Materials on School District Property by Nonschool Persons
- 905 - Advertising
- 906 - Community Notification of Predatory Offenders
- 907 - Rewards
- 908 - American Indian Committee
- 909 - Relations with Colleges and Universities
- 910 - Communications and Public Relations
- 911 - Tax Abatement