Direct

Use when: a major item is arriving without enough information for meaningful review.

I move that proposed major curriculum adoptions and vendor contracts be accompanied by the supporting materials required by board policy no later than [number] days before the scheduled vote, except where board policy permits an identified emergency exception.

I move that the board refer the following question to district counsel for a written opinion before the board’s next consideration of this item: [precise legal question], with the opinion distributed with the meeting packet to the extent permitted by law.

I move that each substantive board directive requiring later administrative action be entered on a board follow-up calendar showing the responsible administrator, deliverable, due date, and scheduled board review date.

I move that the superintendent and counsel provide a one-page authority memorandum identifying which elements of [issue] are controlled by state statute or rule and which remain within local board discretion.

I move that the superintendent report back to the board on [return-to-board date] with evidence of implementation of the policy adopted on [date], including required deliverables and any legal, operational, or contractual barriers encountered.

I move that the board postpone action on [curriculum/program] until the administration provides the proposed instructional units, major recurring materials, grading rubric, vendor agreement, estimated instructional time, and implementation cost by [deliverable date], with the item returning for board action on [return-to-board date].

I move that the board postpone consideration of [textbook/course/program] until the materials required by board policy have been provided and the item is returned to the agenda.

I move that every proposed course-of-study revision submitted for board adoption identify the current course, proposed change, state standards affected, instructional materials affected, credit implications, cost, and effective date.

I move that the superintendent provide the board with the state or district standard and benchmark associated with [identified assignment/unit], the required student product, and the grading criteria used to assess mastery.

I move that the administration identify in writing the specific student competency this proposal is intended to improve, the evidence supporting the proposal, and the student work or outcome the board will review to determine whether it succeeded.

I move that before adoption of [program], the superintendent provide a written report identifying the annual instructional minutes required, grade levels affected, and existing instruction that would be reduced or displaced.

I move that the superintendent provide a grade-by-grade report of scheduled daily minutes for reading/literacy and mathematics in grades K–5 and identify any recurring program proposed for adoption that would materially reduce those minutes.

I move that the superintendent review district grading policies and recurring assignments and report whether any academic grade requires real-world political organizing, campaigning, lobbying, advocacy, or personal affirmation of a contested political belief, and recommend any policy clarification needed.

I move to adopt the following policy principle: academic grades shall measure knowledge, skill, evidence, reasoning, communication, and legitimate academic performance and shall not depend on a student’s personal political or ideological allegiance or participation in real-world political organizing.

I move that the superintendent present for board review by [deliverable date] the district’s current parental curriculum-review and alternative-instruction procedure under Minn. Stat. §120B.20, including where the procedure is published, how requests are submitted, and how requests involving digital instructional materials are handled.

I move that the district publish its current §120B.20 curriculum-review and alternative-instruction procedure in a clearly identifiable location on the district website and report completion to the board by [deliverable date].

I move that the board include the following measurable superintendent goal for [year]: [specific outcome], evidenced by [artifact or metric], reported to the board on [dates], subject to final incorporation through the board’s established evaluation and contract process.

I move that the board defer renewal of the [vendor/program] contract until the administration provides total annual cost, contract term, termination provisions, staff training obligations, instructional time required, measurable student outcome, and evaluation of results.