Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools Packet Summary — August 10, 2026
The School Board is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at Dakota Ridge School for its August 10 regular meeting. The agenda includes a 13-item consent agenda and informational reports on Advanced Placement testing and a Community Education needs assessment.
Key Items on the Agenda
$1.68 Million School Bus and Passenger Van Purchase
The administration is seeking approval to purchase 10 school buses and three Type III passenger vans from Hoglund Bus Co., Inc. using state and Sourcewell contracts. The proposed fleet purchase consists of five 77-passenger regular-education buses, five Type A special-education buses and three Type III passenger vans.
After listed trade-in allowances, the packet shows a combined final cost of $1,682,174.09. Administration recommends approval of the purchase as part of the consent agenda.
YMCA School-Age Care Agreement
The Board is scheduled to consider a $345,000 agreement with YMCA of the North covering August 31, 2026, through June 9, 2027. The agreement would provide before- and after-school care and care on school release days at 20 District 196 elementary schools.
Under the proposed agreement, the YMCA would pay the district $17,250 per site, with two payments of $172,500 scheduled for December 23, 2026, and April 30, 2027. The YMCA would be responsible for supervising participating children, while the district would provide space and normal custodial and maintenance services.
Health Services Coordinator Stipends
Two separate consent items propose $20,000 stipends for the Health Services Coordinator position. One would provide a retroactive market-rate adjustment for 2025–26, which the packet says was inadvertently missed, and the other would provide a market-rate adjustment for 2026–27.
Staff recommends approval of both stipends as presented.
Major Financial Items
June Investment Schedule
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of the district's investment schedule for the month ending June 30, 2026. The packet reports approximately $67.887 million in investment purchases and $89.497 million in redemptions, including earned interest.
Staff recommends approval of the June investment schedule.
$110,061.72 in Gifts
The consent agenda includes acceptance of $110,061.72 in gifts received by July 31 and valued at $500 or more. Intended uses include school athletics and activities, music programs, outdoor classroom improvements, school supplies, special services and innovative or STEM learning projects.
Among the largest listed gifts are anonymous contributions of $24,998 for Innovative Learning Projects, $24,935 for STEM learning and $16,730 for special-services innovative learning.
Grants for Newcomer Students, Safety and Other Programs
The Board is also scheduled to consider several grants. The largest is a $137,500 Minnesota Department of Education grant intended to improve access, support and educational opportunities for newcomer children and youth ages 3–21, including Afghan and Ukrainian families.
Other grants listed in the packet include:
- $37,000 from the Minnesota Department of Education for a secure exterior master key box allowing law enforcement access to a locked school building during a crisis.
- $5,000 from the ECMC Foundation for a sensory path at Thomas Lake Elementary School.
- $2,500 from the RCX Sports Foundation for travel associated with the 2026 NFL FLAG Championships.
Staff recommends accepting the grants as presented.
Academic and Community Education Reports
The Board is scheduled to receive an informational report on Advanced Placement participation and performance, with no Board action requested. The packet says nearly 3,000 students participated in AP and more than 5,800 exams were administered.
District students recorded an 83.2% AP pass rate, defined as scores of 3 or higher, with an average score of 3.60. The packet reports that 58.6% of exams earned a 4 or 5. Among economically disadvantaged high school students, 26.8% participated in at least one AP exam and 70.9% earned a qualifying score of 3 or higher.
The presentation also highlights the district's introduction of AP World History for ninth graders. For the 2025 AP World History exam, the packet reports an 81.75% District 196 pass rate, compared with 75.8% statewide and 64.3% globally.
Community Education will present results from a needs assessment conducted to identify strengths, gaps and changing community needs. The survey collected 1,170 responses from August through October 2025; 81% of respondents reported participating in Community Education within the previous five years.
The packet identifies three department-wide priorities: out-of-school-time safety and security, cultural responsiveness, and responding to the needs-assessment findings. Planned 2026–27 responses include reviewing affordability and fees, addressing scheduling conflicts, increasing intermediate and advanced offerings, exploring expanded middle-school programming, improving registration systems and expanding accessibility and culturally responsive programming.
This report is informational only, with no Board action requested.
Personnel and Educational Partnerships
Personnel Actions
The consent agenda includes a personnel report covering proposed new hires, assignment changes, separations and unpaid leaves of absence. The packet includes both licensed and non-licensed positions across schools and district programs, with staff recommending approval of the personnel actions as presented.
Student Teaching and Clinical Experience Agreements
Three consent items involve agreements allowing university students to receive teaching or clinical experience in District 196:
- Augsburg University — proposed clinical experience agreement.
- Iowa State University — proposed student teaching agreement.
- University of South Dakota — proposed student teaching agreement.
District Administrative Regulation 404.2AR requires School Board approval of agreements with colleges and universities seeking to place student teachers or interns in District 196. The packet states that each proposed agreement follows district guidelines, and staff recommends approval.
Other Consent Items
The consent agenda also includes approval of the July 13 regular School Board meeting minutes and July 28 special School Board meeting minutes.
The July 28 minutes document a previously completed construction update involving the new Rosemount Middle School and activity centers at Apple Valley High School and Eastview High School. Representatives from Knutson Construction and Wold Architects and Engineers provided tours of the three construction sites during that earlier special meeting.
What to Watch at the Meeting
- Transportation investment: The proposed $1.68 million vehicle purchase would add 10 buses and three passenger vans to the district fleet.
- Community Education priorities: The needs-assessment report moves from survey findings toward specific 2026–27 responses involving affordability, programming, registration, accessibility and cultural responsiveness.
- AP access and outcomes: The informational AP report combines high districtwide performance with a focus on expanding participation, including the newer ninth-grade AP World History offering.
- Consent-agenda spending and agreements: The Board is scheduled to consider the YMCA school-age care agreement, gifts and grants, two Health Services Coordinator stipends, personnel actions and three university placement agreements as part of the consent agenda.
