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Superintendent previews cell-phone policy and updates board on staffing, contract talks
Summary
Superintendent told the Le Sueur-Henderson School District board the administration will present a proposed cell-phone policy at an upcoming work session and described staffing steps — including a temporary middle/high sub position and changes to posting of resignation letters — and reported tentative progress in teacher contract talks with separate, unresolved custodian negotiations.
The Le Sueur-Henderson School District superintendent briefed the board on operational and policy items the administration will take up in the coming weeks, including a proposed student cell-phone policy, staffing measures to address substitute shortages, and contract negotiations status.
The superintendent said Miss Schmidt and her team will present recommended changes to the district's phone policy at an upcoming work session, explaining that administrators see a substantial portion of discipline incidents tied to student cellphone usage and want to reduce classroom disruptions. The board scheduled that presentation for the mid-May work session.
On staffing, district officials described a temporary middle/high-school substitute position to provide reliable coverage amid a shortage of substitutes and several staff members on medical leave. The position was framed as strictly temporary, ending when the school year concludes.
The superintendent and negotiations committee reported a tentative agreement with teachers covering the 2025'27 contract and said the district and teachers had discussed extending talks to 2027'29 language; custodial negotiations remain unresolved but are active, with a follow-up meeting noted for May 13. Board counsel advised the board that resignation letters should not be posted to board materials because they are not public documents and the district will stop posting them.
Board members asked for timelines and for staff to return with concrete policy language and implementation plans; the superintendent said staff will bring the cell-phone policy and revised graduation-credit language to upcoming work sessions for further board review.
