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Votes at a glance: board approves teacher contract, trip and election staffing; calendar adopted
Summary
At its Oct. 6 meeting the board approved a two-year teacher collective bargaining agreement, authorized a high‑school baseball trip, added final special‑election staffing names and adopted the 2026 meeting calendar with an added canvass date.
The Shakopee Public School District Board approved several action items Oct. 6 during a largely informational meeting.
Collective bargaining agreement: The board approved a two‑year contract with the Shakopee Education Association. The negotiated settlement includes salary and benefit changes that district staff said result in an MSBA-calculated cost of about 6.53% over two years (district staff describe this as the combined cost of salary adjustments, longevity step adjustments targeted to steps 20–42 in year two, co‑curricular increases and health‑insurance contribution changes). The board motion to ratify the agreement passed without recorded roll-call tallies in the minutes; the settlement will be incorporated into the district's 2025–27 payroll and benefits accounting.
Baseball field trip: The board approved a high-school baseball afternoon trip after clarifying that student-athletes who do not travel are expected to attend in-district practices during the same dates; the motion passed.
Special election staffing: The board approved final additions to the election staffing resolution for the special election and affirmed the district's operational coordination with the city on polling locations and public testing.
2026 board calendar: The board approved the proposed 2026 meeting calendar and added a canvass date for post-election certification on Nov. 12, 2026.
All motions carried; no roll-call vote tallies were published in the meeting transcript for these items.
