Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Olivia Brimhall, a New Prague High School junior, told the board she was required to view and analyze material she described as 'rated R' and explicit in a CIS literature course; the board said Superintendent/Dr. Valmute will follow up and a board member formally requested a work‑session agenda item.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
The board approved the revised FY26 budget (general fund revenues $52,028,392; expenditures $51,667,002.63) and voted to approve student overnight trips and multiple community donations, including AED units from the Mdewakanton Sioux Community and a vehicle donation to the automotive program.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Falcon Ridge principal Dave Gies and four fifth-graders described a JA BizTown trip to Saint Paul that taught nearly 100 students real-world financial and workplace skills, including banking, budgeting, job applications and public speaking.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
At its organizational meeting, the New Prague Area School District board unanimously elected officers, designated official depositories and publication outlets, and approved administrative delegations including combining clerk and treasurer duties and designating an EDIAM official.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
A proposal to restore board member pay to $3,500 annually was discussed. After debate about comparables and percentage increases, the board voted to leave compensation unchanged following a motion to retain the existing amount recorded in the transcript as $24.75.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
The board adopted a resolution, citing state statute, determining Indigenous Peoples' Day is not designated as a school district holiday for New Prague Area Schools (ISD 721); the motion carried with board members voting in favor.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
The New Prague Area Schools board unanimously certified the district's final levy for taxes payable in 2026 after a presentation tying the increase to a successful operating referendum; the district presented its FY26 budget, revenue mix and homeowner tax-impact examples.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Two eighth-graders, Phoebe Wagner and Braden Herman, described safety training, tools and projects in the district's industrial technology classes; the board praised the program and credited the recent referendum for allowing the district to continue offering the classes.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
The New Prague Area Schools board voted to approve a three‑year contract for Superintendent Andy, after members debated changes to evaluation language and a raise in maximum vacation accrual from 20 to 50 days.
Minnesota / School Boards / NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Board members debated a proposed change to Policy 525 that would remove a clause about apparel “likely to disrupt the education process.” A motion to send the policy back to the policy committee failed on roll call; the board then approved the existing policy by voice vote.