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\"We are here tonight ... to present the midyear budget update and the budget assumptions,\" Rebecca Magnuson said, opening the presentation. Magnuson told the board the midyear analysis shows modest overall stability but identified substantial shifts under the surface that staff are correcting and monitoring.

Key budget points presented:
- Revenue: The midyear projection increases total revenue to $82,822,700 from the originally adopted $79,900,000 (a change of about $2.88 million). The increase largely reflects higher enrollment (about 50 additional students year to date) and projected state aid increases, including a projected $1.1 million increase in general education aid tied to added students and roughly $1.0 million projected additional special education aid (pro-rated conservatively at 95%). Magnuson said the budget also includes an estimated $300,000 in new Read-Act-related state funding for curriculum, training and testing materials.
- Expenditures: Salary and benefits budgets were adjusted upward by roughly $2.5 million to align the budget with actual staffing and retro pay that were not fully captured in the original budget build. Transportation and utilities estimates were revised upward; pupil transportation increased by about $600,000 given increased custom routes for special education and homeless students.
- Fund balance: The unassigned general fund balance is projected to end FY25 at about $5.6 million (roughly 8.2% of expenditures), above the board policy minimum of 6% and the district target of 8% but well below peer districts that often hold substantially higher reserves.

Magnuson recommended the board approve a midyear budget adjustment at the next regular meeting and adopt the FY26 budget assumptions that the finance advisory committee proposed. The committee's assumptions included building an expenditure budget that preserves at least an 8% unreserved fund balance and developing a long-term strategy to grow reserves toward a 12–16% range over time.

Board members discussed tradeoffs between increasing reserves and program choices, the impact of federal and state funding uncertainty (including the potential loss of federal Title funds), the operational need for predictable schedules and professional development time, and strategies to drive enrollment. Magnuson said staff will return to the board in two weeks with the formal midyear budget amendment for adoption and will present a proposed FY26 budget on June 10 with final adoption planned for June 24.

No formal budget vote occurred at the study session; staff requested board direction to proceed with the midyear amendment and FY26 assumptions for formal action at upcoming meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","St. Louis Park Schools School Board Study Session 3/11/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Business office staff led by Rebecca Magnuson presented a midyear update for FY2025 and assumptions for FY2026, showing projected increased state aid driven by enrollment and special education changes, a midyear unassigned fund balance near 8.2% and recommendations to aim for a higher long-term reserve.","taxTitle","ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",56357,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6639908,"District presents World's Best Workforce (ESSA) report; most district goals not met for 2023–24",3726,509905,4236790,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556572-656e438d590897aae9a5066c2919cb9c&start=509&end=4236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556572-656e438d590897aae9a5066c2919cb9c/thumbnail_509905.jpg","/articles/6639908/Minnesota/District-presents-Worlds-Best-Workforce-ESSA-report-most-district-goals-not-met-for-202324","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639908-37270041a5ecc39a47fd1eea0fc3ac04/orig.mp4?Expires=1770922166&Signature=ZsGYDI6UbI91EAoXDzTNaTIGP~mGGt8WUCPBgeLQ0N3DASIVJqb3l2oj-IlaLSnFIlShk2dlR7PE2i6Srw8XlIdG6X9ANw4zmOJDtl2bObL0rISgcjIX7wgVRuhW8RE1v338csW7veE9zJPP3o2plGpwUAVWG2ewaL7jPR9~9v9Mef8ksb8RfYTlxTvH08tAx-KnnWOZzqXo45OeHz1Umcq2E2Y0rnpekBJvCutL2Z464BC4WPyH2y-ZOXhjsE6tBVwgFAv4dDPEgz5Jgu33Lc1LKhR5T6mDESK7OuynPCMtE-FzFLjvN5SzdXjRxCjPrPqUTFd6XcLepuTmd4LHuw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Becca Starr, the district data scientist and title coordinator, presented the St. Louis Park Schools' World's Best Workforce report required by Minnesota statute, covering the 2023–24 school year and the district's four SMART goals: kindergarten readiness, closing achievement gaps, college-and-career readiness, and four-year graduation rates.

\"Saint Louis Park Schools sees, inspires, and empowers each learner to live their brilliance in an environment that centers student voice and experience to create racially equitable learning,\" Starr said, introducing the report and the district's mission. Starr told the board that the district did not meet any of its four district-level SMART goals for 2023–24.

Key findings presented:
- Goal 1 (kindergarten readiness, measured by FastBridge early reading): the district goal was a 2 percentage-point increase in the share of kindergarten students in the \"low risk\" category from fall 2023 to spring 2024. The district did not meet the goal; most elementary sites showed declines in the low-risk group from fall to winter, though one site (Akula) showed a 2-point increase.
- Goal 2 (close reading and math gaps between Black and White students as measured on the MCA/MTAS): the district aimed to reduce gaps by 2 percentage points but saw the gaps increase by about 1 percentage point in both reading and math.
- Goal 3 (college and career readiness measured by ACT composite for 11th graders): the goal was a 2% increase (0.41 points); the district's composite rose by 0.1 points and the goal was not met. Staff noted participation and opt-outs at the high school can affect results.
- Goal 4 (four-year graduation rate): the district did not meet its 1% increase goal; the four-year rate rose 0.4 percentage points compared with state data and remains above the state average by about 4 points.

Starr walked the board through assessment details, including how the FastBridge early reading composite is constructed from subtests and how the Read Act now requires four subtests (letter names, letter sounds, word segmentation and nonsense words) to be tested consistently across fall, winter and spring. Board members pressed staff about whether the assessment differences or opt-outs explained the reported declines; Starr and other staff said assessment composition, test benchmarks that rise through the year, participation rates and classroom instruction implementation all affect the reported year-to-year changes.

Board members raised questions about setting SMART goal targets (the district sets the percent-change targets), growth metrics that may be impacted by ceiling effects for high-performing students, and the extent to which new curriculum and professional development (including LETRS training) will take multiple years to reach full impact. Starr said the district will emphasize Tier 1 classroom instruction, strengthen implementation of core literacy curriculum, increase participation in career and college programs, and use focal-student analysis to inform interventions.

No board action was taken; staff said the World's Best Workforce reporting requirement was satisfied by the presentation and that the district will continue monitoring fall–spring data and present the new Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness report that replaces the World's Best Workforce framework going forward.","Data scientist Becca Starr presented the district's 2023–24 World's Best Workforce report, showing the district missed several SMART goals (early reading, achievement gaps, ACT growth and four-year graduation); staff emphasized focus on Tier 1 instruction and curriculum implementation as steps to improve outcomes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6639913,"School board hears first reading of Policy 5.15 to expand student data opt-out choices",165,36445,201875,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556572-656e438d590897aae9a5066c2919cb9c&start=36&end=201","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556572-656e438d590897aae9a5066c2919cb9c/thumbnail_36445.jpg","/articles/6639913/Minnesota/School-board-hears-first-reading-of-Policy-515-to-expand-student-data-opt-out-choices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639913-4c4c4f0e7c95f31f4a8b66c71a2d346a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770922166&Signature=JV~wWIcjkq1FOZ6b~Nh-uQ3m4J~yUAYkIs3TY2gqIoptQ62pO-9jFDTSJB2Fb2J4nneM52Xr0AYHpdVPwSUh1pDJE-wNKepwcieszwfYTx9FYMmL02nF6GMo66VxtXZTqyikY7kiAjGqdsDbiZcH-D-KWRbp94lS7Hr1R8ihMphNpTLFEF-YxqirQascOdRM87E8gtZJY9zjGkmxRtDJFUW6C79cmQJMX874vH9VJbhFBRlT5KN56Qjm3GgD1IHOuncXhFk97sS19KKgd2h-9qdy4VhzVGFktQhg0RHaHe1rUpuioT3PVfDib0zeQh34bJ3bzB428yHnxs4BKapI5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Louis Park School Board held a study-session first reading of proposed revisions to Policy 5.15, \"Protection and privacy of pupil records,\" focused on giving families more granular opt-out choices for how student information is shared.

At the meeting, Ashley (staff member) said the policy text itself required only small edits but the district plans to change the implementing procedure so families can select which types of data to withhold, and those choices will be recorded in PowerSchool.

\"The family fills it out, and it's a it's an opt out of all data,\" Ashley said, describing the district's current paper form. She said the current practice produces a blanket opt-out that can exclude students from yearbooks and other communications. Teresa Zangle, identified in the meeting as the district's PowerSchool expert, will help build the new annual student-update form so families can choose separate options such as social media, photos and other information-sharing preferences.

Board members asked for clearer language on the opt-out form. A board member identified as Virginia requested that the form specify \"exactly what information can and will be shared,\" noting the district collects both legal and preferred names and that clarity would help families decide which options to select. Ashley said the district will include a clearer description of what data are shared in specific situations, and that state statute controls what certain authorized requesters may receive (for example, military recruiters are allowed to request a student's legal name and parent contact information under current statute).

Staff explained timing and rollout. The annual student-update communication will be distributed in the spring (April or May) ahead of the start of school so families have time to complete opt-outs before the district's internal deadline in the first weeks of school. The district previously moved some forms to Google and is returning much of the student-update process to PowerSchool integration.

No vote was taken; the revision will return to the board for a second reading and approval at the next regular meeting.

The discussion included concerns about unintended consequences of a blanket opt-out (such as exclusion from yearbook or program rosters) and a request from board members that the new form and procedure explicitly list which fields are shared in routine requests and in statutory disclosures.","The St. Louis Park school board reviewed a first reading of proposed changes to Policy 5.15 to better align the policy with current practice and add opt-out choices for families; staff said the substantive change will come in an updated procedure that integrates choices into PowerSchool.","actionData","errors"]

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Business office presents FY25 midyear update and FY26 assumptions; fund balance targeted at 8%

District presents World's Best Workforce (ESSA) report; most district goals not met for 2023–24

School board hears first reading of Policy 5.15 to expand student data opt-out choices