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Park Rapids schools list community donations; district reports kindergarten reconfiguration
Summary
The board acknowledged multiple community donations (including a $7,500 Essentia Health grant to Community Education for spin bikes) and discussed moving kindergarten from five sections to four. The donations were recorded in the meeting minutes and the board noted upcoming calendar conflicts.
At the Nov. 18 meeting the Park Rapids Area School Board reviewed and acknowledged a series of donations to Century Elementary and Park Rapids High School, including multiple Itasca Mantrap Operation Round Up grants and a $7,500 contribution from Essentia Health to Park Rapids Community Education toward nine spin bikes.
The minutes list several donations by donor and amount (examples include $2,000 to Park Rapids High School from John Cook and $1,200 from M. Hartung). The board did not assign immediate spending actions during the meeting; the business office recognized the gifts and expressed appreciation.
Separately, the board discussed kindergarten configuration, noting a shift from five sections to four and that the change has been a positive transition for students and staff. Board members also discussed calendar scheduling conflicts that would prevent meetings on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents Day and mentioned working on a post–Labor Day calendar option.
The minutes do not list further committee action on donations or a formal vote on the kindergarten configuration; any budgetary or structural changes would appear in future agenda items if needed.
