School Board Business Meeting - October 22, 2026

The SoWashCo Schools Board business meeting on October 22, 2026, included several spending and funding-related actions. The board approved resolutions supporting applications for Minnesota State High School League Foundation grants: Form A funds extracurricular participation, including equipment, uniforms, and assistance with student fees; Form B supports leadership-development programming. Grant amounts were not specified. The board also approved a tentative Nutrition Services Association agreement for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2028, including 2% wage increases in each year, specified additional hourly increases for some management positions, and increases to the district’s health-insurance contributions. No total contract cost was provided.

The board also approved a two-year boys’ lacrosse cooperative sponsorship proposal for Park High School, open-enrollment parameters for 2027–28, and six policy revisions or reviews; the votes passed. During public comment, a resident urged the district to consider self-insured health benefits and review benefits-advisor and pharmacy-benefit-manager relationships, but the board took no action on that proposal. The superintendent’s report noted ongoing deficit-spending adjustments and five-year planning, including community listening sessions. No vendor selection, bid award, or capital-project procurement was identified.