# 11-4-2026 Board of Education Meeting

St. Cloud Area School District 742 Board of Education meeting and work session, November 4, 2026. The board unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included a bid award for Apollo Renovations and Additions, Bid Package 2, Rebid 2; the transcript provides no award amount or other bid details. The consent agenda also approved August 2026 financial and treasurer’s reports and personnel changes. In a full-service community schools update, staff reported that grant funding had supported the purchase of 82 instruments and percussion kits and more than 100 music stands at North Junior High, helping reduce rental costs for families. The program is supported by a five-year grant, though future funding opportunities remain uncertain. The board discussed a proposed 2027 legislative platform seeking increased special education and unemployment-benefit funding, protection of compensatory education revenue, and preservation of the federal E-Rate program; no vote on the platform was recorded.

The board also reviewed inclement-weather protocols, including three initial full-release snow days before e-learning days, and heard policy presentations on school visitors and crisis management. Policy 903 was presented for a second reading and Policy 806 for a first reading; no votes on these policies were recorded. Staff described safety planning and a state-grant-funded update to building maps, provided at no cost to the district. No other specific contract amounts or vendor selections were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Sources
- [11-4-2026 Board of Education Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujVucAV4JRs) - St. Cloud Area School District 742