Staff warned declining enrollment and legislative cuts could push the district's fund balance below the board's 8% target and into multi-year deficits; after debate the board recommended administration prepare a $350,000 alignment plan with a tiered option to increase to $450,000'$500,000 if necessary.
The Stewartville Public School District board unanimously approved a two-year principal master agreement after staff presented a cost summary showing a larger front-loaded increase in year one and a smaller increase in year two; no additional action was required on the informational costing summary.
District staff reviewed a set of legislative priorities for Stewartville focused on local funding authority, relief for unfunded mandates, workforce pipelines for hard-to-fill teaching areas, and data-request cost recovery; staff also summarized several state bills that could affect funding and operations.
After a Diamond Club presentation outlining safety and facility upgrades, the Stewartville school board voted unanimously to allocate $150,000 from operating capital toward new, taller backstops for the baseball/softball complex, conditional on fundraising and scheduling constraints.
The board approved a revised FY26 budget showing a roughly $1.39 million net negative change driven by enrollment declines, capital spending and increased costs; Superintendent Miss Selvers reported 19 students moved out recently and flagged potential statewide cuts to compensatory and special education funding that could deepen next year’s shortfall.
After a staff‑led RFP and hands‑on presentations from three vendors, the Stewartville board unanimously approved Infinite Campus as the district’s new student information system; the plan calls for a phased implementation beginning July 1, with migration of 15 years of student data.
The school board recognized Audra Byrne and Lucas Nelson as regional AAA (academic, arts and athletics) award recipients; both students described post‑high‑school plans and extracurricular involvement during the recognition.
District administrators presented a draft FY27 budget timeline and recommended a special board meeting in mid- to late April to review staffing alignment recommendations before an April 27 decision; administrators noted roughly 80% of budget is staff costs and about 20% is operations and contracts.
High school student council members updated the board on recent service projects: they raised $750 for the local WIC program, collected 66 Toys for Tots donations, packaged 2,000 cans at Channel 1 in Rochester, and announced upcoming events and a leadership conference.
The Stewartville Public School District board voted 5-0 to approve a superintendent employment contract for Guy Johnson, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The meeting also saw routine approval of the agenda and consent items and discussion of onboarding and budget timelines.