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The PLSAS District Services Center is located on Tower Street.

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools projecting $2 million deficit by 2028

Renee Winick
November 5, 2025

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools could face a nearly $2 million deficit by fiscal year 2028 if they do not significantly cut expenditures. Lisa Rider, district director of business services, laid out the fiscal situation in a memo shared at the Oct....

Dustin Smith narrowly won the Nov. 4, 2025, special election to fill a Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board seat.

Dustin Smith wins school board race by narrow margin

November 4, 2025

Dustin Smith bested Jon Conlon by a narrow 157-vote margin to win the Tuesday special election to fill a Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board seat. Smith, chief human resources officer at The Arc Minnesota, a nonprofit that provides resources to...

Five Hawks Elementary is one of six schools that will be impacted by attendance boundary changes.

School leaders say preferred boundary scenario would mean fewer future changes

Renee Winick
October 29, 2025

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools director of operational services Dan Powers said Monday an advisory committee’s preferred school boundary reorganization plan was more future-proof, though the cost difference between the top two potential solutions was...

Jeffers Pond is one of several elementary schools within the district for students in kindergarten through grade 5.

New elementary boundary options presented to PLSAS board; final decision to be made Nov. 10

Renee Winick
October 22, 2025

Board members of the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District got their first view on Oct. 13 of what new elementary attendance boundaries could look like at the start of the coming school year. Director of Operational Services Dan Powers provided detailed...

Schools survey: Board candidate Jon Conlon’s views on key PLSAS issues

Schools survey: Board candidate Jon Conlon’s views on key PLSAS issues

Seth A. Richardson
October 15, 2025

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools needs more transparency in its spending, according to school board hopeful Jon Conlon. Conlon, chief financial officer and founder of WAEV, a low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer, and Dustin Smith, chief...

Dustin Smith narrowly won the Nov. 4, 2025, special election to fill a Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board seat.

Schools survey: Board candidate Dustin Smith’s views on key PLSAS issues

Seth A. Richardson
October 15, 2025

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district cannot cut its way out of its current fiscal predicament, according to school board hopeful Dustin Smith. Smith, chief human resources officer at The Arc Minnesota, a nonprofit that provides resources...

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