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Saint Peter School Board approves teacher contract, policy changes and $3.5 million in bills
Summary
The Saint Peter Public Schools board approved a new master agreement with SPEA, removed and approved multiple district policies, accepted donations and approved $3,545,506.20 in bills and wire transfers during its March 18 meeting. A board member requested an additional review of February's bills, to be reported in April.
The Saint Peter Public Schools board on March 18 approved a series of governance actions, including ratifying a new master agreement with the Saint Peter Education Association (SPEA), removing a procurement policy, approving several policy updates and authorizing $3,545,506.20 in bills and wire transfers for February 2026.
Superintendent Jon Graff summarized notable contract updates with SPEA, saying the changes to the co-curricular salary schedule, paid time off, the teacher salary schedule and insurance caps are aligned with the negotiating committee's budget goals. The board voted to approve the Master Agreement as presented; the motion carried unanimously.
The board also approved a resolution accepting several donations and a grant: $7,500 toward the Edward Schultz Scholarship, a $2,000 donation from the Kley family, a $5,000 Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant, and $2,915 in donations to the FFA Activities Account. The donations resolution passed on a roll-call vote of 7-0 (Rassbach, Rossow, Stuewe, Potts, Kautt, Dixon and Martens).
On policy matters, the board voted to remove Policy 702.1 (Procurement Practices) after Superintendent Graff noted the material is covered in greater detail in Policy 721. Separately, the board approved Policies 801, 805, 807, 901, 902 and 905 on a single reading following their routine review; the motions carried unanimously.
During approval of the consent agenda, the board authorized bills and wire transfers totaling $3,545,506.20 for February 2026 and approved personnel actions including acceptance of resignations (Felicity LeBlanc, Kendra Skorr, Rachel Stuewe and David Ribar) and hiring several staff members (Cole Petersen, Ashlyn Rosenberg, Ainsley Thode, Eleanor Grinnell, Olivia Denzer, Kia Williams, David KelseyBassett and Jodi Helder), as well as the transfer of Ytive Prafke. Member Ken Rossow requested additional time to review the February bills and wire transfers; the board approved his request that he report any findings at the April meeting.
The board took all votes listed above by recorded motion; where a roll-call was recorded the minutes list the affirmative votes. No votes failed or were tabled at the March meeting.
