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Truman School Board hears updates

TRUMAN–The Truman School Board met on Monday and discussed the details of upcoming school events.

Superintendent and Principal Lisa Shellum announced the school will be holding a new fall play in November. The play is a one act performance called  Sir Saddlesore and the Dragon, which will run between 45 minutes and one hour. The play is a comedy in a fantasy setting about a knight battling with a dragon to rescue a princess. The play features a dozen cast members in grades seven and above. Truman instructors Sarah Chambers and Dan Gockowski both volunteered to direct the production without additional pay because the district had originally budgeted for one play this year. Shows will be performed on Nov. 18 and 19, but specific showtimes have yet to be scheduled.

In addition to the new play, Shellum gave an overview of other major school events which will take place in the coming months.

Truman’s Veterans Day program will be held on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. The event will feature a keynote speaker and concerts from the school choir and band in the auditorium. On Dec. 1 the district will hold its community fun night. During the evening the school will have its book fair, food and other activities which will raise funds for the district. Shellum also stated this year’s Christmas concerts will once again be combined into a single performance which will be held in the school gym in order to seat all attendees.

Shellum said district administration met with the Truman City Council on Oct.18 regarding its water leak. Any damages from the leak have been re-submitted to insurance and the district requested a complete copy of the report compiled by engineers detailing damages to the school building and any potential safety concerns.

Shellum also reported the district had acquired a number of like-new items at auction from Maple River Public Schools in Mapleton. Items purchased include playground equipment, lockers and HVAC units. These new units were installed in classrooms on the outer edges of the building in order to improve air circulation and expanded upon the improved air circulation system the district installed following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The district also purchased new playground edging which, according the Shellum’s estimation, saved the district over $55,000 on materials. This new edging will be installed by a group of high school students later in the school year as a community service project.

The Truman football team will not have another home game this season after the team lost their last football game and were moved down to the fifth seed.

In other news, the board:

— Scheduled a meeting to canvass schoolboard election results at 7:30 a.m. on Nov.15.

— Approved a motion which dissolved Truman’s cooperative sponsorship for boys wrestling following the withdrawal of Martin Luther High School from their cooperative.

— Approved an Assurance of Compliance with state anti-discrimination policies regarding how funds distributed by the Minnesota Department of Education are spent.

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