Fargo 1 School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
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What happened at this meeting
Fargo school board adopts 2026-27 final budgets and approves Horace Mann bond sale 15:57
- A district staff member described grant-funded programs for growing more educators ahead of a grant announcement. 8:24
- The board also voted 8-0 to approve the sale of General Obligation Building Fund Bonds Series 2026B for the Horace Mann project, after a presenter reported a low bid of 4.58%. 16:44
- The board voted 8-0 to adopt the final budgets for the 2026-27 school year, levying a total of approximately $98,276,000, after a district staff member presented a general fund budget of approximately $216 million. 20:13
Item by item (7)
- Opening and agenda approval 4:00
- Superintendent update and educator pipeline grants 4:58
- A speaker giving the admin update said 30 mill levy presentations had been held as of that day, with 50 total scheduled, and that a press conference on a grant was set for 10/1. 4:58
- A district staff member said the district had secured over $600,000 in the last 3 years for paraeducators, with 27 still completing their degree. 8:24
- The staff member said a North Dakota CLIMBS grant for $175,000 allows the district to design 2 lab schools and pay mentor teachers $1,000 a semester. 9:42
- Consent agenda 13:01
- Sale of building fund bonds 13:28
- A district staff member said the district sold the final set of bonds for the Horace Mann project that day. 13:52
- A presenter said the district received 8 bids, with the low bid of 4.58% from TD Financial Products, and that a comparable higher-rated district received a 4.67% true interest rate. 14:25
- Greg Clark moved to approve the sale of the General Obligation Building Fund Bonds Series 2026B and adopt the resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the bonds. 15:57
- Final budget approval 16:45
- Jason Nelson said the board approved a budget deficit of about $2.4 million last year and the district finished the year just under $55,000 below budget. 16:57
- A district staff member said the general fund budget is approximately $216 million and balanced, with a fund balance of about 16.5%. 17:31
- Greg Clark asked whether deferring equipment purchases for a 3rd or 4th year should be a concern, and Robin Nelson said the local property tax levy went up 4.9% while the overall budget went up 1.5%. 27:29
- The board voted 8-0 to adopt the final budgets, levying a total of approximately $98,276,000. 31:47
- Committee work goals 31:47
- Melissa Burkland said the negotiations committee's main objective is to negotiate and ratify a contract for the '27-'29 school year with the teachers. 32:05
- Jason Nelson said the planning committee would continue to focus on the budget and opportunities for cost saving. 34:03
- The chair said the governance committee would work to align policies with the new strategic plan. 34:08
- Board liaison and correspondence reports 34:08
- Jolene Garty reported that an interim education committee heard a study on attendance and chronic absenteeism and proposed amendments to the ESSA accountability plan. 35:02
- Robin Nelson reported attending the Greater North Dakota Chamber Policy Summit in Bismarck, and Nikkie Gullickson reported attending the Western Conference in Wichita. 37:23
- Melissa Burkland reported liaison visits to Davies High School and Eagles Elementary, and the chair said the next meeting is October 13th. 41:48
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Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting September 22, 2026”