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Foley Public School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Foley school board hears proposed budget with $26.93 million in general fund spending 8:19

  • A statement read at the start of the meeting addressed community concerns about attorney fees for the 2025⁠-⁠26 school year. 2:01
  • A district staff member presented a proposed budget with general fund expenditures budgeted at $26.93 million and general fund revenues budgeted at $26.48 million. 8:19
  • Across all funds, a district staff member said revenues were approximately $32.6 million and expenditures $37.4 million, and said the major reason for the gap was roughly $4.9 million in construction spending from bond money already on hand. 22:03
  • The board also took up 2025⁠-⁠2027 contracts for several employee groups and a pay equity compliance report. 39:54
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 0:04
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a reading of the district mission. 0:04
    • The agenda was reordered and amended to add a statement before routine business. 0:56
  2. Statement on attorney fees and routine business 2:01
    • The statement said the board is aware of community concerns about attorney fees for the 2025⁠-⁠26 school year and that the district saw a significant increase in data requests this year. 2:01
    • The statement said the administration has been working with the district's insurance carrier to seek reimbursement for covered costs. 2:26
    • Routine business, including the consent agenda, board bills and meeting minutes, was brought forward for approval. 4:04
  3. Resolution accepting gifts 4:14
    • Gifts listed included a deep chest freezer for the student council at Foley Intermediate School and $500 for the fishing club. 4:14
  4. Facilities maintenance bond update 5:02
    • The business manager said a $240,000 general obligation bond would be sold in July and close in August, paid from LTFM revenue, for the indoor air quality project. 5:10
    • The business manager said the financing would keep the tax rate neutral and the bond would carry a term of about 3 years. 5:10
  5. Proposed budget presentation 8:10
    • A district staff member said the general education allowance per pupil increased by about 2.7%, generating approximately $7,682 per adjusted pupil unit, and said the budget projects enrollment of approximately 1,822. 8:39
    • Patric Lewandowski said the budget is based primarily on enrollment and that most district funding comes from the state formula. 14:13
    • A district staff member said state aid makes up about 85% of revenue and property taxes about 11%, while salaries, wages and employee benefits make up 79% of spending. 15:49
  6. Current-year budget update 30:02
    • A district staff member said that as of May 31 the district had collected about 86.8% of state aid revenue and about 43.3% of federal revenue. 30:22
    • A district staff member said the district had spent about 85% of its planned budget and collected about 78, almost 79% of the funds it planned to collect this year. 34:00
    • A district staff member said the district fiscal year begins on July 1 and finishes the following June 30. 35:21
  7. State High School League membership 35:53
    • A speaker described the resolution as the annual approval allowing students to participate in State High School League events. 36:18
  8. State data access authority resolutions 38:04
    • A speaker said the annual resolution usually designates the superintendent as the official who grants access to state of Minnesota information. 38:17
    • A speaker said a related resolution names a second person, normally the administrative assistant, to grant permissions. 39:17
  9. Employee group contracts 39:54
    • The board took up 2025⁠-⁠2027 contracts for educational assistants and secretaries. 39:54
    • A speaker said the contracts were negotiated by the board's negotiations team and approved by the employee groups. 41:37
    • The board also took up 2025⁠-⁠2027 contracts for child nutrition, custodial and van driver employees. 42:10
  10. Pay equity compliance report 43:03
    • A speaker said the district must submit a pay equity report every 3 years, that the last one did not pass, and that a longevity step added to the custodial contract is expected to bring it into compliance. 43:16
    • A speaker said the report would be submitted this week now that the custodial contract had been approved. 45:19
  11. Second reading of policies 46:27
    • Policies on second reading included employment background checks, field trips and student transportation safety. 47:13
    • A speaker said proposed changes to the student transportation safety policy were more strict, with stronger penalties. 48:57
  12. Administrator reports 49:47
    • An administrator reported 53 local scholarships totaling about $55,000. 50:10
    • A district staff member described the work student summer workers do in each room, said furniture moving across 72 rooms would take a while, and said saving about 1,000 bulbs at $5 apiece amounted to $5,000 worth of bulbs. 51:43
    • A speaker said contractors on the indoor air quality project would need to catch up on delays. 56:50
  13. Committee reports 58:16
    • A speaker said State High School League eligibility for online students will change starting in the 2027⁠-⁠2028 school year. 1:01:13
  14. Board member comments 1:01:50
    • A speaker said the district's insurance usage is high, there is a 14% cap for next year, and the district will seek bids again. 1:03:24

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Video: posted by the district as “Foley Public School Board Meeting June 22, 2026”