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Little Falls school board approves donations, nonrenewal resolution and land sale; schedules election judges ahead of April referendum
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Summary
The board approved a package of routine and nonbinding actions March 9: acceptance of multiple donations (including a donation transcribed as $2,005,500 to an esports program), a nonrenewal resolution for tier 1/2 teaching contracts effective June 30, a $25,000 land sale to Habitat for Humanity, and a series of nonbinding partnership resolutions contingent on the April 14 referendum; the board also appointed election judges for the special election.
At its March 9 meeting, the Little Falls Community Schools Board approved multiple resolutions and administrative items ahead of a district special election scheduled for April 14, 2026.
The board accepted a list of gifts and donations read aloud in the meeting packet, including donations to the district care closet, scholarship funds and programming. The transcript records a donation described as "$2,005,500 dollars" from Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union to the district’s esports program; the board approved the resolution by roll call.
The board approved a standard motion to waive food-service and custodial fees for the annual Grad Bash event and authorized the EMLF teacher contract for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years.
On personnel, the board adopted a resolution to nonrenew the contracts of listed tier 1 and tier 2 teaching positions effective June 30, 2026, with the superintendent explaining this action is required by state law for temporary tiered licenses and that affected staff may reapply for posted positions.
The board also approved two nonbinding joint resolutions contingent on voter approval of the April 14 referendum: one with the City of Little Falls to explore potential uses of the middle school building (including city offices or the police department, if the referendum allows program relocations) and a similar statement of shared intent with the Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota for programming at the middle school facility. Both resolutions were explicitly nonbinding and contingent on voter approval.
Separately, the board approved the sale of a described parcel of district real property to Habitat for Humanity of Morrison County for a purchase price stated in the transcript as $25,000 and authorized the superintendent and board chair to execute closing documents.
The meeting also included administrative election preparations: the superintendent updated the board on Department of Education review and outreach ahead of the referendum, and the board approved a resolution appointing named individuals to serve as election judges at specified polling places for the April 14 special election. The board also approved notices and testing of the district’s optical-scan voting system.
Superintendent (identified by role in the agenda) recognized staff and highlighted retirements, including Mary Sitzman, an administrative assistant at the high school with 50 years of service, and said district staff had been working with county and city officials to prepare required mailings and polling arrangements.
Votes recorded in the meeting packet were taken by voice or roll call and, as reflected in the transcript, carried without recorded dissent on the items presented that evening.
What’s next: the board will continue referendum preparations and will consider the previously noted detachment request at a future meeting after further legal and procedural review.
