Working Group Meetings

Date/Time	Location	Meeting Materials	Audio/Video
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 2:00 PM	1150 - Minnesota Senate Building	Agenda January 21, 2026 - Meeting Minutes Chair's Recommendations MASE Seclusion Timeline Recommendations Draft Seclusion Working Group Report Representative Sencer-Mura's Recommendations Seclusion Amendment Language MDE Letter	Livestream Link
Tuesday, January 21, 2026 3:00 PM	Remote via Zoom	Agenda January 14, 2026 - Meeting Minutes Seclusion Working Group Chair's Recommendations	Livestream Link
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 2:00 PM	1150 - Minnesota Senate Building	Agenda December 17, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Draft Seclusion Working Group Report MN Department of Education - FY25 Restrictive Procedures Report Jen Rasset - Written Testimony AML007-7 - Seclusion Amendment Draft Member Recommendations Open Letter In Opposition to AML007-7	Livestream Link
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 2:00 PM	Room G23 - Capitol *PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE*	Agenda December 10, 2025 - Meeting Minutes MDE Follow-up Data MDE Student Support Personnel Aid Compiled Recommendations AML007-7 - Seclusion Amendment Draft Seclusion Working Group Report MN Department of Education - FY25 Restrictive Procedures Report Public Testimony - Kelly Quin Public Testimony - Keri Watson Public Testimony - Nikki VanOeveren Public Testimony - Melissa Hanson Public Testimony - Heather Kosec Public Testimony - Brianna Hansen Public Testimony - Matt Bruns Public Testimony - Mollie Raab Public Testimony - Ivy Jorgenson Public Testimony - Corey Stocco Public Testimony - Amaya Helmin Public Testimony - Tiffany Jensen Public Testimony - Colleen Carlson Public Testimony - Marcy Doud Public Testimony - Amy Rice Public Testimony - Jenna French Greff Public Testimony - Matt Newquist Public Testimony - Cara McGlynn Public Testimony - Melissa Schaller Public Testimony - Isabella Kranz Public Testimony - Elisabeth Lodge Rogers Public Testimony - Jennifer Marquardt Public Testimony - Susan Knutsen Public Testimony - Jackie Pauley Public Testimony - AJ Boehmer Public Testimony - Dr. Val Rae Boe Public Testimony - Ann Strom Public Testimony - Amy Swaney Public Testimony - Brooke Peterson Public Testimony - Janet Fimmen, Andrea Engstrom Public Testimony - Katie Wheelock Public Testimony - Matt Shaver, EdAllies Public Testimony - Education Minnesota Draft versions of documents on this website may not be fully accessible until a final version is published. For assistance or to request an accommodation related to a draft document, please contact accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.	Livestream Link
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 2:00 PM	Room 123 - Capitol *PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE*	Agenda November 19th, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Member Recommendations - Nicole Woodward, Kate Hulse, Dave Haveman Member Recommendations – Melissa Winship Member Recommendations – Greta Kjos/NAMI Member Recommendations – Erin Sandsmark and Jessica Heiser Grafton Written Testimony MDE Follow-up Data	Livestream Link
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 2:00 PM	Room 123 - Capitol *PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE*	Agenda November 5, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Supplemental Materials – GAO Restraint and Seclusion Report Supplemental Materials – U.S. Department of Education Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document Intro Supplemental Materials – U.S. Department of Education Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document Supplemental Materials – Katsiyannis (Available Upon Request) Supplemental Materials – Keeping All Students Safe Act Supplemental Materials – Office for Civil Rights Supplemental Materials – Review of U.S. Policy Guidance and Legislation on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools: Supplemental Materials – Secretary Cardona Seclusion and Restraints Policy Letter Supplemental Materials – Sanctioned Abuse: Corporal Punishment Legal Aid and Solutions not Suspensions Testimony MDE - List of local education agencies (LEAs) from FY20 through 25 Minnesota Department of Education Decision Letters Minneapolis Public Schools follow-up information	Livestream Link
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 2:00 PM	Room 123 - Capitol *PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE*	Agenda October 25, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Effects of SMH Services on Youth Outcomes 2023 SBMH Policy Brief Using Data to Inform Program Design and Implementation and Make the Case for School Mental Health Final-SMH-Testimony-Nov-2025-Presentation Department of Human Services Presentation	Livestream Link
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 2:00 PM	1150 - Minnesota Senate Building	Agenda October 8, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Site Visit District 916 Seclusion Data Site Visit District 916 Seclusion Data by Program Site Visit Pankalo Tier 1 Academic Supports Site Visit Pankalo Tier 1 SEB Supports 125A.0942 Standards for Restrictive Procedures Fridley Public Schools Ukeru Presentation ISD 196 Presentation - Updated and redacted version to protect student privacy	Livestream Link
Thursday, October 9, 2025 4:00 PM	ISD 916 Site Visit	This is an informational site visit. No business will be conducted.	Please note that this event will not be livestreamed.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 2:00 PM	1150 - Minnesota Senate Building	Agenda September 17. 2025 - Meeting Minutes MPS Presentation Physical Holding Status Report Seclusion Demographic Statistics Anonymous Seclusion Accounts External Seclusion Room Report	Livestream Link
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 2:00 PM	1150 - Minnesota Senate Building	Agenda August 13, 2025 - Meeting Minutes ISD 916 & 917 Presentation Department of Education Presentation Districts Reporting Use of Seclusion in 2024-25 School Year Minnesota Local Education Agency Seclusion Rooms	Livestream Link
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 2:00 PM	1150 - Minnesota Senate Building	Agenda Open Meeting Enabling Legislation Restrictive Procedures – Current Statute FY24 Restrictive Procedures Legislative Report Legislative Open Meeting Law memo Overview of Seclusion Working Group Enabling Legislation	Livestream Link