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    Home»Schools»School board welcomes new members, elects new leadership
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    School board welcomes new members, elects new leadership

    Jim BayerBy Jim BayerJanuary 11, 2021Updated:January 12, 20213 Mins Read
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    The Eden Prairie School Board welcomed three new members and elected a new leadership at its Jan. 4 organizational meeting.

    New members elected in November are:

    Beth Fletcher, a formal middle school math teacher, past president of the Prairie View Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) and the District PTO, and a mother of three.

    Newly elected School Board member Beth Fletcher.

    Kim Ross, who served on the School Board from 2008-11, and mentor at Eden Prairie High School.

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    Newly elected School Board member Kim Ross.

    C. J. Strehl, a father of four students in the Eden Prairie district with a background in finance and accounting.

    Newly elected School Board member C.J. Strehl.

    They join current board members Adam Seidel, Debjyoti “DD” Dwivedy, Aaron Casper, and Veronica Stoltz.

    Seidel elected new board chair

    Seidel, a board member since 2015 and previously vice chair, was elected the new board chair.

    Adam Seidel was elected the new chair of the Eden Prairie School Board.

    New member Beth Fletcher was elected vice chair; Casper, a member since 2019 was re-elected treasurer; Dwivedy, a member since 2019, was re-elected board clerk.

    The board approved salaries for the upcoming year:

    Chair: $6,600

    Vice Chair: $5,700

    Board members: $4,800

    Meeting calendar approved; guidelines reviewed

    The board approved its meeting calendar through June. All meetings are at 6 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center (ASC). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, community members are not allowed to be in the boardroom. Meetings are live streamed in a room the ASC that allows for appropriate social distancing. Meetings also are broadcast on Zoom Webinar.

    Links for the webinars are posted ahead of each meeting on the district’s website at edenpr.org/community/school-board/agendas-and-materials. Meeting videos are also posted in the same location a few days after each meeting.

    Community members who want to comment to the board must complete and submit a comment card before the start of the board meeting. They will be allowed three minutes to speak.

    Board guidelines advise that no response will be provided to comments at the board meeting but that the board chair or district administration will respond later if follow-up is required.

    See complete guidelines at https://www.edenpr.org/community/school-board (below school board member pictures). If you want to communicate with the entire board, email schoolboard@edenpr.org.

    Upcoming meetings:

    Jan. 25 – Regular business meeting followed by a workshop

    Feb. 8 – Board workshop

    Feb. 22 – Regular business meeting followed by a workshop

    March 8 – Board workshop

    March 22 – Regular business meeting followed by a workshop

    April 12 – Board workshop

    April 26 – Regular business meeting followed by a workshop

    May 10 – Board workshop

    May 24 – Regular business meeting followed by a workshop

    June 14 – Board workshop

    June 28 – Regular business meeting followed by a workshop

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