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Sauk Centre Public School District board meeting, Aug 19, 2026

59 min

Safety, weapons and police ▶ 47:47

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School board approves 2026⁠-⁠27 student parent handbook 46:00

  • The board heard reports from district staff on summer building work, staffing, enrollment and problems with the business office's software. 4:00
  • A staff member also updated the board on new baseball and softball fields, a search for wrestling space and an agricultural property owned by the district. 32:46
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:00
    • The chair added a resolution to accept donations to the agenda under new business. 0:28
    • The board took up the minutes of the July 22nd meeting. 0:52
    • The modified agenda and the minutes each carried 6⁠-⁠0. 0:52
  2. Payment of claims 1:23
    • Joe Borgerding reviewed hand pays and board bills, including $247,398 for auditorium lighting and $297,209.68 for 2 new buses. 1:32
    • Joe Borgerding said wires, hand pays and board bills totaled $2,209,299.37. 1:32
    • The motion to approve the payment carried 6⁠-⁠0. 3:40
  3. Buildings and grounds report 3:51
    • A staff member said the rooftop unit for the auditorium was complete and running and the school was ready for the year. 4:00
    • The staff member said bleachers were in place at the new fields and the sprinkler system was set to be turned on. 4:00
    • The staff member said leftover fixtures were used to switch 160-some lights to LEDs. 7:38
  4. Elementary report 9:00
    • A staff member said probationary teachers were in the building and all staff and paraprofessionals would return next week. 9:22
    • The staff member said a district team attended the Problem of Practice Summit at Resource and set goals and action steps. 10:59
    • A speaker said they were fully staffed. ~13:49
  5. Secondary report 14:19
    • The speaker said school pictures were moved to the start of the year and teachers would attend a cultural competency training in Melrose. 14:32
    • A speaker said enrollment stood at 757, with 14 students transferring in and 18 transferring out. 15:03
  6. Business office report 19:45
    • A speaker said the office put in a help desk ticket nearly every week for problems with its software, called SMART. 19:45
    • The speaker said the district applied again for the ALC transportation grant, which usually runs between $20,000 and $26,000, and the audit is September 14th. 27:07
    • Questions raised included which other local districts used the same platform and whether those districts were running into problems with the software. 29:12
  7. Fields, wrestling space and property update 32:46
    • A speaker said the remaining balance for the baseball and softball portion was still over $100,000. 32:46
    • The speaker said wrestling costs at the Armory went up and the district was looking at a 5-month lease at another building, with a goal of having space by November 1st. 32:46
    • The speaker said a district property of about 1.5 acres is listed as taxable for $25,400 for 2026 and the speaker would contact the county. 40:23
  8. General consent items 43:05
    • The consent items included hiring and resignations of employees, the recall of probationary elementary paraprofessionals and fall extracurricular contracts. 43:05
    • A correction was made to an employee's last name. 45:00
  9. Student parent handbook 45:39
    • A speaker said changes to the handbook were presented at the last meeting and those edits had been made. 46:06
    • A board member asked whether board members could have photo badges identifying them as school board. 46:32
    • John Drevlow made a motion to approve the handbook. 47:26
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 47:45
  10. Emergency disaster preparedness plan 47:47
    • A speaker said the plan was basically the same as last year and would be reviewed by the safety committee this fall. 48:34
    • The speaker said the plan could be revisited in the middle of the year. 49:55
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 51:35
  11. Boys swimming co-op 51:35
    • A speaker said the co-op was adding Uppsala. 51:43
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 52:09
  12. Amended fee schedule 52:08
    • A speaker said adult lunch and breakfast prices changed based on a department recommendation and a cash price returned to $10. 52:27
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 53:38
  13. Learning evaluator notice of assignment 53:38
    • A speaker said the assignment was basically the same as last year and covers testing and observations. 53:54
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 54:29
  14. First reading of policies 54:28
    • The board heard first readings of 4 policies, including 722, Public Data and Data Subject Requests, and 806, Crisis Management Policy. 54:28
  15. Donations, other business and adjournment 56:53
    • The resolution listed $1,500 from Prairie Center Hockey Association and $300 from the Long Prairie Hockey Association to boys hockey, $297 from Kramer Lumber for the baseball field and $500 from American Red Cross to PBIS for a scholarship. 56:53
    • Pat Jennissen asked whether the dissolution section of the swimming co-op needed a separate vote and was told it was included. 58:07
    • The motion to adjourn carried 6⁠-⁠0. 58:47

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