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Superintendent highlights teacher award, discipline task force and handbook updates

Saint Francis Area Schools Board · August 11, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Carson Anderson reported that a district teacher won Minnesota social studies teacher of the year, previewed handbook updates (including a state-required cardiac emergency response plan and new rules for e-bikes/scooters), described a discipline task force and leadership academy, and noted there are three board seats up in November with two candidates so far.

Superintendent Carson Anderson gave the administrative report and asked board members to review the written packet rather than repeat every item. He announced that "Lehi Gehring was named the social studies teacher of the year for Minnesota," and said Gehring is also under consideration for a national award.

Anderson walked the board through several district items: handbook drafts (including the state-required cardiac emergency response plan and a proposed provision to preapprove e-bikes, scooters and skateboards for safety reasons), the student-discipline task force that began Aug. 6, leadership and teacher-academy sessions the district recently hosted, and the upcoming school board election with three seats on the ballot and only two declared candidates so far. Anderson asked board members to submit any handbook feedback within a week so the documents can be finalized.