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South Saint Paul board hears back-to-school plans; approves contracts, consent items 5-0
Summary
At its Aug. 25, 2025 meeting the South Saint Paul School Board received presentations from elementary, middle and high school leaders about the start of the year, early-learning moves to Kapoja, curricular changes and student supports. The board also approved consent items and continuing teacher contracts by unanimous votes.
The South Saint Paul School Board on Aug. 25, 2025 received a series of back-to-school updates from building leaders and approved routine business items including consent claims and continuing teacher contracts by 5-0 votes.
Early learning and preschool: Kristen Somartano Weeks, the district’s early learning coordinator, told the board the ECFE program moved from the Family Education Center into Kapoja to place youngest learners inside elementary buildings. “We made a big move out of the Family Education Center and into Kapoja,” she said, and invited families to an open house at Kapoja on Wednesday, Sept. 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. Kristen reported strong preschool enrollment: “We’ve got 3 full classes of all day 4 year olds at Lincoln this year and 2 full classes of full day classes at Kapoja. Her threes classes are nearly full.” She also named a newly hired parent educator, Bethany Pankow.
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