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Sauk Centre Public School District committee meeting, Sep 8, 2026

22 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Sauk Centre board reviews wrestling facility lease and baseball backstop quotes 5:32

  • The agenda also included a resource officer, a second reading of board policies and e-learning. 1:16
  • A district staff member said the Armory rental for wrestling jumped to $16,500 for next year and presented a lease agreement for a different facility. 5:32
  • The staff member reviewed quotes for baseball field backstops, including a $76,125 option using 3-foot chain link with netting, and said the quotes would need approval at the September regular board meeting. 9:09
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening day updates 0:00
    • A staff member said the start of school went well, with no busing problems, and that routines had set in. 0:06
    • The staff member said there were 5 or 6 food trucks and a middle school open house during the first week. 0:06
  2. Resource officer 1:16
    • A staff member said a resource officer is not budgeted and probably not affordable, and asked whether the Community Foundation could help. 1:16
    • A staff member said the past county arrangement was about $55 an hour, or about $47,000 for the year. 2:26
    • John Drevlow asked whether the district would have influence over selecting the right person for the role. 3:31
  3. Wrestling practice facility 5:29
    • A staff member said the Armory rental agreement rose to $16,500 for next year from about $9,000 and that the packet included a lease agreement with Flow Management LLC. 5:32
    • The staff member said the new facility offers more room, better parking and closer proximity to school, and that mats can stay down. 5:32
    • The staff member said Melrose will cover part of the cost and that the district is looking into whether it can levy for the facility. 6:14
  4. Baseball field update 9:05
    • A staff member said backstop quotes came in at $120,800 and $91,341, and a third quote using 3-foot chain link with netting came in at $76,125. 9:09
    • A staff member said the district's baseball netting cost $2,400 and is weather resistant. ~11:39
    • A staff member said the project would be really close on the $76,125 figure and that fundraising was still going on. 13:05
  5. Staffing update 14:46
    • A staff member said the district is fully staffed, including custodians, and that the bus driver situation is good but more substitutes are needed. 14:48
  6. September agenda items and outreach materials 15:24
    • A staff member said the levy information arrived that day with a deadline the next day and would come up in September. 15:27
    • The staff member asked board members to review flyers, newspaper ads and social media materials in the portal. 15:54
    • A staff member said the materials would go on the website, the digital sign and the gym board, and in the Herald. 17:56
  7. Second reading of board policies 19:38
    • A staff member listed Policies 28, 506, 722 and 806 for second reading and said they would be approval items at the regular board meeting. 19:42
    • The staff member said the policy committee would meet on the 16th to discuss an AI policy and online graduation. 19:42
  8. E-learning plan 20:41
    • A staff member said an e-learning plan would be ready for the regular board meeting later this month and that no major changes were expected. 20:43

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