Sauk Centre Public School District committee meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Sauk Centre board hears update on baseball and softball field project funds 0:00

  • A district staff member updated the board on spending for the baseball and softball fields, saying $319,984.71 was left before several approved and planned costs came off. 0:00
  • The staff member reviewed draft changes to the student parent handbook, including academic eligibility checks, and said there was no decision on it yet. 5:25
Item by item (6)
  1. Baseball and softball fields update 0:00
    • A district staff member said $319,984.71 was left, with $101,000 approved for excavation, a $44,800 sprinkler bid and $12,500 for seating to come off that amount. 0:00
    • The staff member said electrical work had an initial bid of about $19,000 and chain link repair could cost between $50,000 and $80,000, and that the fund needs to be spent by June 30th, 2027. 0:56
    • Scott Pearson asked whether the parking lot would be expanded, and the staff member said it would be the next project. 2:46
  2. Student parent handbook draft 5:24
    • A district staff member said the board had no decision on the handbook yet and described changes including pushing the Falcon View Online part-time option to 50%. 5:25
    • The staff member described a ZAP program for grades 6 through 8 and a mid-quarter and end-of-quarter eligibility check under which a student with a failing grade would lose eligibility for 1 week or 1 contest performance. 6:39
    • The staff member said new tech policies on AI and on students in college courses using personal computers would be addressed in the handbook. 8:29
  3. Boys swim and dive co-op 16:30
    • A district staff member said a request to extend the co-op to Uppsala would be voted on at the meeting on the 19th. 16:33
    • The staff member said it would be no extra cost to the district and, with only 2 classes of swimming, the district would stay in Class A. 17:06
  4. Policy committee schedule 17:45
    • A district staff member said the policy committee has a meeting coming up August 12th and that the date might have to change. 17:47
    • The staff member said the committee is looking at meeting bimonthly on October 14th and December 16th. 18:34
  5. Staff workshops 19:21
    • A district staff member said paraprofessional and certified staff would get the workshop schedule on Friday. 19:23
    • The staff member said year 1, 2 and 3 probationary teachers have 3 days the week before, which the staff member believed were the 17th, 18th and 19th of August. 19:23
  6. August agenda items 20:34
    • A district staff member said the August agenda would include hirings, resignations and leaves, the handbook, and possibly the emergency disaster preparedness plan. 20:36
    • The staff member said the district needs to look at its reunification sites. 21:11
    • The staff member said an amended fee schedule would come back and that the $8 cash price would go back to $10. 21:53

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Video: posted by the district as “8/5/26 School Board Committee Meeting”