Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
The Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools Board voted 7‑0 to approve a purchase agreement to sell the district services building to a buyer identified as Roar for $2,650,000, authorizing the chair and clerk to sign and the superintendent to take steps necessary toward closing.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
A proposal to add the district APAC advisory committee to the board's formal committee roster failed on a roll call; the board then approved the committee assignments as originally presented (vote 7–0), with directors agreeing to revisit handbook policy language and committee representation at a retreat or future workshop.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
At its organizational meeting, the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Board elected Amy Bullion as chair, Director Olstad as vice chair and clerk, and Director Mason as treasurer. The board approved the organizational agenda and recessed for five minutes.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
The Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Dec. 22 to accept a buyer's counteroffer for the District Services Center and authorized staff to negotiate a purchase agreement; terms include $2.65 million cash, $100,000 earnest money and a 90-day closing window.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
The board voted 4–3 to adopt the calendar version shown at its November study session after an extended debate over moving spring break and whether Nov. 3 (election day) should be a non‑student professional development day.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
Directors pressed staff for a corrective action plan after the revised budget showed a projected unassigned fund balance near 7.3% (below the 8% policy goal). Staff presented two scenarios for handling capital transfers, a $768,423 use of fund balances, and $2.2 million in LTFM projects with roughly $503,000 on hold.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
At its business meeting the Prior Lake–Savage Area Schools Board administered the oath of office to newly elected Director Dustin Smith, approved the agenda, and elected Director Jessica Olstad as vice chair to serve until the January 2026 organizational meeting.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
Administration proposed replacing aging building-automation controllers in multiple buildings with a UHL system, citing obsolete Siemens controllers and compatibility benefits; presenters said the work would be paid from the Long‑Term Facilities Maintenance fund and discussed BACnet compatibility and lifecycle planning.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
District leaders presented the annual Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness report. Board members flagged declining third‑grade reading proficiency, equity gaps in subgroup ACT results, and asked for concrete corrective actions tied to $1,000,000 in A&I funding and pilot literacy programs.
Minnesota / School Boards / PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS
Finance director presented a revised final budget that increases special-education revenue estimates and transportation expenditures; trustees pressed administration on restricted vs. unassigned fund-balance use and whether the proposal would leave the district below its fund-balance target.