November 9th, 2026 Regular School Board Meeting

The Stevens Point Area Public School District regular school board meeting, identified in the title as November 9, 2026, covered budget planning, facilities, and several spending-related approvals. The board approved a five-year agreement with Heartland Business Systems for a Motorola Vigilon video surveillance system for $492,538.45, using cloud-based video storage and AI-enabled search. It also approved the 2027–28 budget calendar, per-pupil building allocations totaling $1,965,166 and department/program allocations totaling $8,353,444, both with no increase over the current year, as well as the 2027–28 student fee schedule. The board approved revisions to four-year-old kindergarten community-site contracts; providers will receive at least a 2% per-student-per-day increase from the current $21.06 rate, funded through the early-learning budget. District-sponsored field trips and secondary course updates were also approved.

A facilities task force presented options for long-range school use, including potentially closing or repurposing up to two elementary schools, changing grade configurations, and moving ninth graders to SPASH after 2030. Targeted SPASH improvements were estimated at about $4 million; possible financing through debt restructuring and operating savings was discussed, but no facilities plan or construction spending was approved. The task force is continuing its review and community outreach. Other updates included donations and grants for school forest and student programs, and approval of policy changes concerning Narcan administration and toxic-hazard preparedness; no related purchasing amounts were stated.