# Regular School Board Meeting September 28, 2026


**Body:** District 196
**Date:** September 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


District 196 regular school board meeting, September 28, 2026. The board received an update on the district’s $538 million Building Our Future bond program: 25 projects were reported complete and 74% were underway or at various stages of completion. Updates covered school renovations, activity centers, heating systems, and other facilities work; no new construction contract awards or vendor selections were presented. The board approved the consent agenda, which included agreements with Apple Valley, Eagan, and Rosemount for school resource officer services, along with grants and other items; contract amounts were not specified. A community member requested board-level review of the elimination of long-standing Wexford neighborhood bus stops on safety grounds, but no board action on that request was recorded.

The board approved the maximum proposed payable-2027 property tax levy, estimated at $171.4 million, an increase of 1.5%; the operational general fund levy was described as essentially flat, up 0.1%. The presentation said the levy supports fiscal-year 2028 operations. Other reports covered staffing and recruitment, student achievements, and a NASA student project supported by a $1,500 grant. No additional procurement awards were identified.

**Source:** District 196