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Director Herrmann presented the MOU noting the MSCA contract specifies 170 days as a threshold for benefit eligibility; the MOU reduces that threshold to 168 days so employees who fall short as a result of schedule changes will not lose benefits. “This MOU addresses that and brings it down to 168, to ensure that our employees that are falling out of that unit do not have their benefit eligibility be impacted,” Director Herrmann said. The board approved the MOU without opposition.

Separately, the board approved a booster‑funded additional head girls wrestling coach for 2025‑26. Director Herrmann noted boosters had provided written documentation that they would fund the position. That motion passed unanimously.

Both items were presented during the personnel/consent portion of the agenda and carried on voice votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 9, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education - Part 1","oneSentenceSummary","Directors unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding lowering the days‑worked threshold for benefit eligibility in the MSCA bargaining unit and accepted an additional booster‑funded girls wrestling head coach for 2025‑26.","taxTitle","PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",38260,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6208149,"Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools board approves final 2025‑26 budget after debate on special education, transportation and facilities funding",1919,3736000,5655000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3749671-11bb27bca8293d296ea102783bfdc118&start=3736&end=5655","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3749671-11bb27bca8293d296ea102783bfdc118/thumbnail_3736000.jpg","/articles/6208149/Minnesota/Prior-LakeSavage-Area-Schools-board-approves-final-202526-budget-after-debate-on-special-education-transportation-and-facilities-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208149-54adb9bfbae17dcefa4d105901bc09eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960380&Signature=TE~cBZgD9cX0z85hme88387jDYaEjVhEuE5VqI-uhq7w-aPb5wRkugBe9XU7-ewTP61Frb2JhqTf~rG97Xd-UcYfbYKdpHTcdrMwNVUpZm~~lOwSgl3ciW-t4HkIfqHec2wwnPG0CRkjIdo4UonDKBqG5dQjMkk~uyF-pyWXq6KB3oQ0CLj3gJ1SsF6t-5RM3w0jXqm7SYtgqJZgJpjI5T921bQKuBAvKt1FQLhVIPuri6xgJx84KsxsHcrm94OQvyEWgnDtavZmVhXMsqAC60YJ7sN3KEkUgCS2FSgSzBXzAea-nH4ttsDu9ZDOa6JFLv9s54KyAgshWPDsRefNAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools Board of Directors approved the district’s final 2025‑26 budget after a detailed presentation and extended questions on rising costs and restricted facility funds.

Director Frederickson presented the budget and told the board the presentation reflected updated actuals rather than prior projections, a change that raised the district’s starting expense baseline. “When you are looking at your forecast for the future, you’re going to redo your actual numbers because we have actual numbers rather than just projections,” Director Frederickson said, explaining why projected expenditures rose compared with earlier forecasts.

Board discussion focused on several recurring cost drivers: rising special education expenditures, higher transportation costs (including special education transportation), insurance and utilities, and how the district is spending or carrying forward LTFM (Long‑Term Facilities Maintenance) dollars. Frederickson said some LTFM dollars were carried over from prior years and that district staff had reprioritized capital projects so some previously unspent funds would be spent in 2025‑26 rather than remain in reserve.

Directors pressed why the budget baseline changed from earlier forecasts and whether some of the recently realized revenue could be used to restore cuts made earlier in the budget process. Director Mason and Director Atkinson asked for clearer mapping between prior forecasts and the final budget; Frederickson explained that projections had been based on assumptions about the 2024‑25 fiscal year and that, with final audited actuals and updated state numbers, the district had to rebase to actuals before applying next‑year assumptions.

The board also discussed the district’s fund‑balance policy and the difference between restricted (categorical) reserve dollars and unassigned fund balance. Frederickson said restricted dollars — for example, categorical state aid and LTFM — must be used for their statutory purposes and carrying them forward requires clear planning to avoid state recapture.

After discussion the board adopted the final 2025‑26 budget by roll call. A roll‑call vote was recorded and the resolution passed; the board noted it is required to adopt a budget before June 30.

The budget item concluded with the board moving on to routine and new business.","The board approved the final 2025‑26 budget after lengthy discussion about increased special education and transportation costs, use of long‑term facilities maintenance (LTFM) carryover funds and the mechanics of moving from forecasted to actual expense bases.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6208154,"Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools board votes 5‑2 to sunset district equity and inclusion resolution",3091,649000,3740000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3749671-11bb27bca8293d296ea102783bfdc118&start=649&end=3740","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3749671-11bb27bca8293d296ea102783bfdc118/thumbnail_649000.jpg","/articles/6208154/Minnesota/Prior-LakeSavage-Area-Schools-board-votes-52-to-sunset-district-equity-and-inclusion-resolution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208154-dabf1e9fbfe598b2155671aa5f4fac12/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960380&Signature=ju41wGzcK1bBZ7p7LB24shcRFn7F16devvbOPGbM-e3zMEKgaqKzlBmIpa~m7t1M87mPFEObRnTtlFM0HK4vtoGyb5se5EzVr5TG54bTjW1JCYjJPnzrSZO3P8QTT5IDM2mZFtDuMyxQpifTZn~2a2e7g~H8i3--odU-V4hJDIIYPqYHV795cco8GkdEb-oSDcSPDNJbPOJubYjz5PL3-CP7g5gS7JJDr9BW4WBq4TH5c5d0fedkCL1JpD1OHaTcGQwETgR3pGZRWuDi9dTezrK0Ai~dB7Y7LRpqxNH7nPbKRxmgJW0kXNYnc29941-PF3HMK~wCLOL3SkoH4UOELQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a school board meeting, the Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools Board of Directors voted 5‑2 to sunset the district’s equity and inclusion resolution after public comment and extended discussion.

The vote followed roughly an hour of public comment in which parents, students and community members urged opposing actions. “Equity did do was give me and many students like me the resources we needed to have a fair chance of success,” said Bennett Gillespie, a recent Prior Lake High School graduate who spoke during the open forum. Victoria Schultz, a parent who served on the committee that drafted the resolution, told the board she was “proud” of the resolution’s creation and warned that rescinding it would “underserve” students who need accommodations.

Supporters of keeping the resolution pressed that it was the product of months of community work and provided clarity about the board’s stance. “This piece of paper took months to create by 30 or so people in our community,” Director Olstead said during the board discussion, urging colleagues not to discard the document without further review. Director Frantz also argued for revision rather than removal, saying the resolution was meant to be updated and that removing it outright would send a divisive message.

Board members who supported sunset framed their vote as a shift toward the district’s recently adopted strategic plan. “The question before the board is whether it’s time to sunset this resolution and thereby begin to filter all of our decisions from the boardroom to the classroom through our new strategic plan,” Chair White said before opening discussion. Several speakers and directors said academic results have not improved sufficiently under the resolution and that the strategic plan emphasizes academic excellence and unity.

Before the final vote the board considered a motion to refer the item to a future study session. That amendment failed, 4‑3. The original motion to sunset the resolution was moved by Director Johnson and seconded by Director Atkinson; it carried 5‑2.

The board packet and members’ remarks show the action was procedural — the resolution was removed from its standing place as a separate guiding document — but directors who opposed the action said the board provided too little public notice and opportunity for community discourse before a final vote. Several callers and speakers had urged the board to preserve or revise the resolution rather than eliminate it.

After the vote the board proceeded to other agenda items, including final budget approval and personnel items.

The board did not specify next steps for any committees that had been convened to implement the resolution nor provide a timetable for how the strategic plan would absorb the resolution’s previous duties.","After more than an hour of public comment and board debate, the board voted 5‑2 to remove the district's separate equity and inclusion resolution, saying the new strategic plan should guide future work; opponents said the move was rushed and would harm students and community trust.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves MOU to preserve benefits eligibility and adds booster‑funded girls wrestling coach

Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools board approves final 2025‑26 budget after debate on special education, transportation and facilities funding

Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools board votes 5‑2 to sunset district equity and inclusion resolution