Action of the School Board 11.25.24

November 25, 2024

The School Board received testimony from Leanne McCloskey Clauer, John Wolhaupter, Sherry Wachtler, Kathy Dvorak, Cindy Heilman, Shanna Johnson, Kathy Tinglestad, and Stan Osmundson.

Cory McIntyre, superintendent of Anoka-Hennepin Schools, presented a series of recommendations to address a $26 million budget gap for the 2025-26 school year. A convergence of factors including limited and stable enrollment growth, elimination of federal pandemic relief funds, higher than budgeted employee contract settlements, inflation and increasing costs for operations along with other factors led to this situation. The school board held a detailed discussion before endorsing a budget reduction plan that removes $14.1 million in district office and central services from the 2025-26 budget, over 200 positions. The budget reduction plan included use of one-time funds from the district’s reserve and included significant realignment of district leadership and curriculum positions.

Watch the presentation.

1. Minutes from the Nov. 4, 2024 School Board work session.
2. Retirements, resignations, terminations, layoffs and recalls, leaves and modified leaves of absence, appointments.
3. Cash disbursements report.
4. Cash balance report.
5. Donations and scholarship report.
6. Monthly revenue and expenditures.
7. Bid #25018B - Jackson Middle School chiller replacement.
8. Bid #25019B - Dayton Elementary remodeling and deferred maintenance.
9. Immunization exclusions required by state statute 121a.15.

Truth in taxation/regular School Board meeting, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sandburg Education Center, 1902 2nd Ave, Anoka, MN 55303.

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