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Saint Peter Public Schools board holds closed session to discuss labor negotiations
Summary
Vice Board Chair Drew Dixon opened a Feb. 4 special meeting of the Saint Peter Public Schools board. The board unanimously voted to close the meeting for labor negotiations strategies at 6:14 p.m., reopened at 7:14 p.m., and adjourned at 7:15 p.m.; no public details were released.
Vice Board Chair Drew Dixon called a special meeting of the Saint Peter Public Schools board to order at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday in the Saint Peter Middle School conference room. The board adopted the meeting agenda by a unanimous vote.
The board voted at 6:14 p.m. to close the meeting for the purpose of discussing labor negotiations strategies; the motion was made by board member Bill Kautt and seconded by board member Ken Rossow and carried unanimously. The record shows the board returned to open session at 7:14 p.m. after the closed session and adjourned at 7:15 p.m. on a motion by board member Kate Martens, seconded by Rita Rassbach; that motion also carried unanimously.
Attendees listed in the minutes included board members Rita Rassbach, Ken Rossow, Tracy Stuewe, Bill Kautt, Drew Dixon and Kate Martens. Others present were Jon Graff and Megan Gracia; Ytive Prafke was recorded as present but left the meeting at 7:03 p.m. The minutes do not record any public disclosure of what was discussed in the closed session.
Votes at a glance - Adopt agenda — Moved by Bill Kautt; seconded by Rita Rassbach; unanimous (Rassbach, Rossow, Stuewe, Kautt, Dixon, Martens: yes). - Close meeting for labor negotiations strategies — Moved by Bill Kautt; seconded by Ken Rossow; unanimous (Rassbach, Rossow, Stuewe, Kautt, Dixon, Martens: yes). - Reopen meeting — Moved by Kate Martens; seconded by Rita Rassbach; unanimous (Rassbach, Rossow, Stuewe, Kautt, Dixon, Martens: yes). - Adjournment — Moved by Kate Martens; seconded by Rita Rassbach; unanimous (Rassbach, Rossow, Stuewe, Kautt, Dixon, Martens: yes).
The minutes record that the meeting minutes were later approved on Feb. 18, 2026. No statutes, contracts, settlement figures, or substantive negotiation details are included in the public minutes.
