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The School Board held its regular business meeting on Monday, November 24, 2025.

• Meeting Agenda

Meeting Highlights

• The School Board heard highlights about the middle school theatre program from Oak Grove Middle School musical director and choir teacher Bryan Blessing and co-director Megan Borgerding. All three middle schools expanded programming to add a fall production this year in addition to their spring musical. A district-wide summer musical theatre program was also introduced, featuring students in grades 4-8 representing seven of our schools in James and the Giant Peach last summer.
• The School Board approved Mall of America as the venue for the Jefferson and Kennedy high school prom on May 8, 2026.
• The 2025 enrollment report was presented, representing the official enrollment numbers as of October 1. Highlights include:
  • K-12 enrollment is 9,688 students, a decrease overall compared to last year, although enrollment is slightly higher than projections.
  • Total EC-22 enrollment is 10,482, including early childhood through transition programs. This year’s kindergarten class of 588 is down 40 students from 2024-25.
  • Enrollment is directly tied to district funding and the budgeting process, so the district tracks and monitors year-to-year enrollment trends.
• The School Board approved a contract with CEL Public Relations to provide kindergarten enrollment marketing support. This is in response to consistently declining enrollment across the district, with an immediate focus on increasing kindergarten enrollment.
• The School Board approved Laurel Needham and School Board Student Representatives Elsa Ackerman and Samia Mohamud as new members of the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Advocacy Council (BPSAC). The purpose of BPSAC is to:
  • Lobby/advocate for BPS legislative priorities
  • Advocate for referendums
  • Support district strategic planning process
  • General district advocacy