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School Board meetings are typically held in the District Office Assembly Room at 685 Old Crystal Bay Road North in Orono (unless otherwise noted) on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. All board meetings are open to the public unless the board enters a closed session to discuss personnel matters or pending litigation. 

Orono School Board meetings are also livestreamed on the Orono School Board YouTube Channel. The meeting will automatically begin streaming on YouTube at the designated meeting time (typically 7:00 p.m.). Orono School Board Regular Meetings are recorded and available on demand (see meeting dates, above) after the meeting.

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Listening Sessions - first Board meeting of each month

There will be a 30-minute Listening Session scheduled for the first Board meeting of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m., preceding the 7 p.m. regular Board meeting. To participate, you must complete the Listening Session/Public Comment registration form, open from 9 a.m. the Friday before the Board meeting through 12 p.m. (noon) the Monday of the Board meeting. Please visit the Listening Session & Public Comments webpage to learn more. 

Public Comment session - second Board meeting of each month

Beginning with the September 27, 2022, Board meeting, there will be a public comment session scheduled for the second Board meeting of each month. This will be a 30-minute session beginning at 6:30 p.m., preceding the 7 p.m. regular Board meeting. To participate, you must complete the Listening Session/Public Comment registration form, open from 9 a.m. the Friday before the Board meeting through 12 p.m. (noon) the Monday of the Board meeting. Additional details will be available closer to the September 27 meeting. Please visit the Listening Session & Public Comments webpage to learn more.

Livestreaming of the School Board regular business agenda will begin at 7 p.m. on all meeting dates.

Listening Session/Public Comment registration form

You may contact a School Board member directly (see email addresses under each member's photo) or address the Board via: oronoschoolboard@orono.k12.mn.us

Mailing address:
Orono Schools Board of Education
695 Old Crystal Bay Rd N
Long Lake, MN  55356

The School Board focuses on policy decisions rather than on operational issues. It adopts policies that provide general principles for guiding the management of the School District. The administration develops regulations that specifically support the School Board’s policies. Policies can only be adopted by the School Board, while regulations do not require School Board approval to be implemented.

As the elected governing body of the Orono School District the School Board is responsible to:

• Establish policy. The administration implements policy and supervises school operations.

• Employ and evaluate the Superintendent. The School Board is responsible for hiring, then evaluating, the chief administrator who oversees all operations of the School District.

• Establish and approve the annual budget.

• Negotiate and approve contracts with unions that represent our employees

• Set the annual local school levy.

• Work with the administration to determine the District’s educational goals.

• Interpret the needs of the community regarding the educational program.

• Authorize development and revision of curriculum and student services.

• Approve expenditures and otherwise ensure that proper facilities and equipment are available to support teaching and learning in Orono Public Schools.

• Approve appointment of staff members as well as resignations, terminations and leaves of absence.

Please visit the Orono School Board policies webpage. 

Members are elected to four-year overlapping terms, with elections held every two years. At the end of a four-year term, members may run for re-election to successive terms. Voting takes place at general elections in November, and terms begin the first Monday in January thereafter. If a vacancy occurs in the middle of a term, the School Board names an appointee to serve until the next district election.

2022 Technology Levy Renewal and School Board Election

(Posted through December 31, 2026)

• Brady Haislet
• Dan Achtor
• Melinda Ringenier
• Sarah Borchers
• Timothy Usset
• Todd Madson
• Wendy Lundsgaard
• Orono Vote Yes
• Orono Education Association Vote Yes
• Citizens for Orono Schools Excellence
• Minnesota Parents Alliance

2020 Technology Levy

(Posted through December 31, 2024)

• Orono Vote Yes

2019 Technology Levy and School Board Election

(Posted through December 31, 2023)

• Michael Bash
• Ali Howe
• David Shuler
• Laura Wallander
• Orono Vote Yes

The Orono School Board has a long tradition of receiving no fiscal compensation.  As a result, each board member receives $0.00 a year.

Orono Action is a nonpartisan committee of the Orono School Board with parent and community leadership that advocates for public education, specifically for the policies and funding that further the best educational outcomes for the students of our communities.

Learn More about Orono Action