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Lake of the Woods board approves revised budget and $25,000 micro-purchase threshold 51:37

  • Board member Boyd Johnson asked about the school readiness deficit and how long it had been on the books, and a speaker said the program was negative $137,870 in 23, 24 and went down to $128,403 at the end of '25. 7:48
  • A presenter reviewed the revised budget and said unassigned fund balance was projected to end the year at $669,567, or 9.34%. 14:46

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Item by item (13)
  1. Revised current-year budget review 3:26
    • The presenter said the school readiness fund was in the hole and said the district could do transfers from the general fund but had no statutory requirement to do so. 3:51
    • One board member said the existing deficit was more the issue, and a speaker said the deficit dated to about 2020. 10:54
    • A presenter said total combined fund balances were $2,308,807 and revenues exceeded expenditures by $464,699. 14:46
  2. Year-to-date budget update 17:19
    • A presenter said revenues were at 61.5% of the revised budget as of March 31st and expenditures were at 63.8%. 17:28
    • The presenter said the year-to-date deficit was $1,039,118, primarily due to state aid holdback. 17:28
  3. Board committee reports 21:50
    • Boyd Johnson said the facilities committee met twice and came up with a recommendation to go with modern line triple pane windows. 21:59
    • A speaker said 6th grade students planted trees and a Big Bog field trip was set for May 12th and 13th. 22:25
  4. Superintendent report 23:05
    • The superintendent said enrollment was at 421 plus 16 pre-K students. 23:07
    • The superintendent said construction renovation contracts were being reviewed and the superintendent evaluation was planned for June. 23:31
    • The superintendent said an end-of-the-year survey for families was being planned. 25:52
  5. Principal report 26:18
    • A staff member said 17 families attended kindergarten roundup and 5 of those are not in pre-K. 26:26
    • The staff member asked which board members could hand out diplomas and said graduation was the 22nd at 6 o'clock. 27:21
    • The staff member said athletic and academic awards would be on May 13th at 8:30 in the morning. 29:10
  6. Pool program update 31:27
    • The pool coordinator said 3 students and 3 adults completed a lifeguard training course and senior swim times were introduced in January. 31:41
    • The pool coordinator said December open swim had 479 attendees and January had 658 users, both monthly records. 35:04
    • The meeting adjourned at 6:38, with plans to resume at 6:45. 41:52
  7. Opening, agenda and minutes 48:59
    • The board considered the April 27th, 2026 agenda with added items, and minutes from meetings on March 23rd, April 8th and April 23rd, 2026. 49:25
    • The agenda and the minutes were approved. 50:06
  8. Invoices and financial statements 50:44
    • The board considered invoices, financial statements, bank reconciliation, wire transfers and purchase card statements. 50:44
    • The motion passed. ~51:08
  9. Revised budget approval 51:37
    • The board considered a motion to approve the revised budget. 51:37
    • The motion passed. ~52:05
  10. Backpack donation and milk bids 52:05
    • The board considered Resolution 2025⁠-⁠2026⁠-⁠18 accepting a donation of $307.50 from Wabanika Lutheran Church for the backpack program. 52:05
    • The board considered a call for milk bids for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 52:41
    • Both motions passed. ~52:41
  11. Health insurance renewal and policies 53:07
    • The board considered renewing health insurance with Medica through the Northwest Service Cooperative. 53:07
    • The board considered the review and first reading of policies as listed. 53:30
    • Both motions passed. ~53:30
  12. Micro-purchase threshold 53:58
    • A staff member said the statute threshold is $10,000 but school districts can keep it at $25,000 with an annual approval by the school board. 54:33
    • Boyd Johnson said purchases over $10,000 require 3 quotes and the committee recommended going to $25,000. 55:13
    • Boyd Johnson said purchases above $175,000 go out for bids. 56:15
    • The motion passed. ~56:49
  13. Meal prices and welding donations 56:50
    • The board considered summer 2026 adult meal prices per MDE's recommendation. 56:50
    • The board considered donations of $500 from Northwestern Minnesota Manufacturing Association and $560 from Thompson Farms for the welding program. 57:12
    • Each of the motions passed. ~57:12

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