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Cleveland Public School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Cleveland school board moves graduation to Sunday, May 23, after parent survey 15:01

  • The board approved a gymnastics cooperative agreement with St. Peter. 4:05
  • Board members spent time discussing when to hold a November meeting and settled on Thursday, November 12th, 2026, at 6:30 AM. 13:39
  • The Cleveland Public Schools board approved moving graduation to Sunday, May 23rd at 2 PM after a survey of senior parents. 15:01
  • The superintendent reported that the district must go through a formal bidding process for bus services. 27:40
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:01
    • The meeting was called to order on Thursday, October 22nd, 2026, at 6 PM, and the board took up adoption of the agenda. 0:01
    • The motion to adopt the agenda carried. 0:55
  2. Community comment and consent agenda 0:56
    • No one spoke at community comment. ~0:56
    • The consent agenda included minutes, bills and payments, new hires, donations and a contract. 0:56
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 2:09
  3. Football scoreboard sponsorship contract 2:09
    • A speaker said OFC is sponsoring the new football scoreboard, to be installed next summer, for $20,000 over the next 5 years. 2:22
    • A speaker said two more similar sponsorships were expected from Hometown Community Bank and Hometown Insurance. 2:58
    • A speaker said the sponsorships cover the entire cost. 3:13
  4. Gymnastics cooperative agreement 3:27
    • A staff member said the district sent out an interest survey and St. Peter agreed to add the district to its cooperative agreement. 3:50
    • The staff member said at least one student and perhaps 2 or 3 more would take part this year. 4:24
    • The staff member said transportation would work like golf and tennis, with students on their own, and practices would be held at Gustavus. 5:20
    • The motion to approve the gymnastics co-op carried. 6:25
  5. Winter coaches 6:33
    • A staff member presented the girls and boys basketball coaching lists and said junior high boys coaches would come at the next board meeting. 6:39
    • The staff member said there would be no hockey coach and nothing for gymnastics. 7:18
  6. MSBA Trust proxy 8:20
    • A speaker said the annual item signs off that the trust can serve as the district's proxy. 8:39
  7. Scheduling a November meeting 9:23
    • A speaker said the next regular board meeting was not until the 16th, and members discussed morning options around playoff schedules. 10:33
    • A motion was made to set the meeting for Thursday, November 12th, 2026 at 6:30 AM. 14:12
  8. Graduation date change 14:43
    • A speaker said a survey of senior parents drew 31 votes for Sunday, May 23rd, 13 for Friday, May 28th, and 2 for Sunday, May 30th. 15:01
    • The speaker proposed moving graduation to Sunday, May 23rd at 2 PM because section events fell on the planned date. 15:01
    • The motion to approve the calendar change carried. 16:38
  9. Leave of absence requests 16:38
    • The board considered two leave of absence requests. 16:38
    • A speaker said the district has a couple of candidates it is checking in on for substitute positions. 17:45
    • The motion to accept the leave of absence requests carried. 18:58
  10. Activities director report 18:58
    • A staff member said playoff events would be cashless this year and that the staff member was trying to spread the word to bring a card or buy in advance. 19:42
    • The staff member said online tickets carry a convenience fee for the region that is routed outside the district. 20:23
    • A speaker said the Booster Club is paying for all student admissions for home games and playoffs. 20:51
  11. Board and principal reports 21:25
    • A speaker said a committee on sponsorships would be getting started soon. 21:25
    • A speaker said FCA had proposed a prayer locker and that the decision was made to stay away from it because of concerns about the Establishment Clause. 22:07
    • A staff member listed upcoming elementary events, including conferences, early childhood screening on October 23rd and a Veterans Day program. 22:53
  12. Transportation and superintendent reports 26:52
    • A speaker said the district must go through the official bidding process for bus services and plans to send out a bid proposal by November. 27:40
    • The speaker said an engineering report found the skylights could not be roofed over because of snow load, and that older doors cost about $10,000 per door to replace. 27:40
    • The speaker said the district is considering a district leadership team with representatives from the high school and elementary teams. 31:10

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Video: posted by the district as “Board Meeting 10/22/26”