Waconia school board approves FY26 revised budget, middle school furniture upgrade and rescinds Policy 723

The Waconia Public School District school board on Monday approved its FY26 revised budget, authorized a cafeteria furniture purchase for Waconia Middle School and awarded the upgrade project to vendor Plymold, and approved a set of policy updates while rescinding Policy 723.

The board, chaired by Amott, opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and moved quickly through routine business before taking several formal votes. Member Wilson moved to approve the FY26 revised budget, with Member Kelzer-Breeden seconding; the motion carried with all members voting in favor. The transcript does not specify the revised budget total or funding sources.

In a separate set of actions, the board approved the purchase of cafeteria furniture for Waconia Middle School and then voted to award the WMS Cafeteria Furniture Upgrade project to Plymold. Both motions were moved by Member Kelzer-Breeden and seconded by Member Bergstrom; both carried unanimously. The meeting record does not include dollar amounts for the purchase or contract award.

Member Rosin moved and Member Kelzer-Breeden seconded a resolution changing the district’s procedure for tallying write-in votes—specifying that write-in votes would be tallied only if they exceeded a ballot candidate’s total. A roll-call vote was taken and the resolution passed with all members voting in favor.

The board approved the second reading of a bundle of policies (101, 103, 306, 502, 504, 505, 508, 510, 606 and 722) on a single motion moved by Member Bergstrom and seconded by Member Wilson. The board also moved to rescind Board Policy 723 (Access to Data for Individual Data Subjects); Bergstrom moved the rescission and Kelzer-Breeden seconded, and the motion carried.

Routine consent items approved included bills and wire transfers, two Sitelogiq invoices, receipts of donations, and multiple personnel actions: hires listed in the meeting packet include several speech-language pathologists and custodial positions, while leaves, status changes, resignations and retirements were also recorded. Specific salary or contract details for personnel or vendors were not provided in the transcript.

During reports, the board received a Student Representative report, an administrative report on WMS ELA curriculum, and a finance report. In committee updates, Kelzer-Breeden reported on a Feb. 25 Special Education Advisory Council meeting that discussed students’ 5th-to-6th-grade transition issues and praised special education teachers and paraprofessionals. Arnita reported attending the Minnesota School Boards Association’s Day at the Capitol and said she met with four legislators to discuss MSBA’s 2026 platform.

Votes at a glance - FY26 Revised Budget: motion by Wilson; second by Kelzer-Breeden; outcome: approved (unanimous). (SEG 046–049) - WMS Cafeteria Furniture purchase: motion by Kelzer-Breeden; second by Bergstrom; outcome: approved (unanimous). (SEG 050–052) - Award WMS Furniture Upgrade to Plymold: motion by Kelzer-Breeden; second by Bergstrom; outcome: approved (unanimous). (SEG 051–052) - Resolution on tallying write-in votes: motion by Rosin; second by Kelzer-Breeden; outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous). (SEG 053–054) - Second-read policies (101, 103, 306, 502, 504, 505, 508, 510, 606, 722): motion by Bergstrom; second by Wilson; outcome: approved (unanimous). (SEG 055–066) - Rescind Policy 723: motion by Bergstrom; second by Kelzer-Breeden; outcome: approved (unanimous). (SEG 067–068)

What the record does not show: the transcript lists motions, approvals and named personnel and policies but does not include budget totals, contract dollar amounts, vote-by-name roll call tallies beyond statements of unanimous approval, or detailed rationale for rescinding Policy 723. The board adjourned at 7:56 p.m.