Board approves 2025–26 calendar; votes to delay decision on 2026–27 and approves levy, consent changes and stadium bid

The St. Louis Park Public Schools board took several formal actions at its Dec. 10 meeting: it approved the 2025–26 school calendar (administration’s recommendation), removed the 2026–27 calendar from today’s action so the board can gather more information, certified the district’s 2025 tax levy, amended the consent agenda to remove donations, and accepted a construction bid for stadium storage, board minutes show.

Calendar: The administration presented two calendar options and community input about observing Jewish and Muslim holidays. The recommended administrative calendar — the one approved for 2025–26 — observes two religious holidays as non‑instructional days and treats two other holidays as instructional days with district lessons (similar to the district’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day approach). Board members debated whether to observe all four…