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Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools work session, Sep 28, 2026

2 h 10 min · 0 public speakers

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Prior Lake-Savage board discusses earlier school start, board goals and community education spending 1:04

  • A district staff member told the board the community education fund, known as the 04 fund, is restricted to community education purposes and is paying for renovations at Greenwood and Edgewood. 1:04
  • A district staff member presented a proposal to seek state permission to start school before Labor Day for 3 school years, with a start date of August 23rd and an end date of May 25th for the first year. 24:33
  • A district staff member said there was nothing the board had to do that night on the calendar and that the board could look at approving the calendar at the November board meeting. 29:11
  • The board discussed SMART goals, including a focused review of sections of the handbook before December and town hall work sessions twice per school year. 2:03:55

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Item by item (4)
  1. Call to order and pledge 0:02
    • The study session was called to order and attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:02
  2. Community education fund budget 0:02
    • A district staff member said community education allocated $500,000 from its 04 fund balance for improvements at Greenwood, that $89,650 had been used to date and that $410,350 remained, with another $150,000 designated for furniture and equipment. 1:04
    • The staff member said the Edgewood Early Learning Center project cost $33,941, which was $1,058 under budget, and that community education provided $106,688 in scholarships in FY26. 1:04
    • A speaker asked whether community education could offer transportation for activities and said parents had raised concerns about tutoring fees, and the staff member said 04 funds cannot support 01 activities and that the program charges $65 an hour for tutoring by licensed teachers. 15:10
  3. Flexible learning year calendar proposal 22:28
    • A district staff member proposed asking the state for permission to start school early, citing state testing dates, and said starting early costs $0. 24:13
    • A district staff member said the only thing the board would have to vote on is allowing the option to start before Labor Day for 3 school years, and that the board could look at approving the calendar at the November board meeting. 24:13
    • A staff member said the calendar under review has 186.5 days for staff and 172 days for students. 32:44
  4. Board self-evaluation and goals 41:21
    • Speakers discussed a focused review of the board handbook in sections, with the first review by the end of December, and measuring success through improvement on the self-evaluation survey. 2:03:55
    • One board member said they would like to see 3 goals, citing a decrease in Standard 4 and accountability. 2:06:27
    • Speakers discussed holding board town hall work sessions twice per school year, and a speaker said options for dates would be brought forward before the next agenda. 2:08:04

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Video: posted by the district as “September 28, 2026 School Board Study Session”