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Langerud said adaptive sports are a new initiative for the district and that special-education staff have been positive in early conversations. \"We've never even had this brought to us before,\" one board member said; Director Sheila (special-education oversight) told the board she was \"very positive\" about the program. Board members asked how common adaptive sports teams are across the state; Langerud said he did not have an exact count.

On operations, Langerud explained GoFan will be available for events including athletics, musicals and other ticketed activities and said the platform costs the district nothing at present. He added the district anticipates some cooperative revenue-sharing with advertisers in the future: \"We can actually do some ... cooperative revenue share,\" he said, and staff said they would return with details after working with the finance manager.

Board members also noted community enthusiasm around inclusive extracurriculars and the recently completed all-inclusive playground. The board discussed feeder-program engagement and noted the district's Clay Target team, which returned from state competition.

Ending

The presentation was informational; board members praised staff for exploring adaptive opportunities and for community outreach in feeder programs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Albert Lea Area Schools - Board Meeting - June 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Athletic staff presented an update on adaptive sports options, community response to inclusion initiatives, and a district partnership with GoFan for online ticketing and potential ad revenue; no formal board action required.","taxTitle","ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",65555,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6190840,"Board accepts donations supporting athletics, mental-health programming and school projects",232,73000,305000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5039749-9202f48b640836ae93c2838bccfc919c&start=73&end=305","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5039749-9202f48b640836ae93c2838bccfc919c/thumbnail_73000.jpg","/articles/6190840/Minnesota/Board-accepts-donations-supporting-athletics-mental-health-programming-and-school-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190840-9b662cc597cb09e0c12e48d734713d62/orig.mp4?Expires=1775516792&Signature=Zcg0yedxTtZhg-NDUfdQzvNMTeMcDUF0XNo7wibvdE~9aqe9vPywRK04iHRaMTZI9O~RFkhMEscxE3BN8HPRMSkvY0Wb0CwwUJer-HHCfmJXPycyKS56fITx7~eHBzm2kUtfKfa6xX8zF6C5cq05G8lN94qnO8ohPlAemFvJol-7m48SsyPLMPHPOe7sW0XHnQfpBJzt3iXIi~DQ6j1~RdcoFtNw1-n8GBNJAxuiw4P~7fl5eN~W3nYu5BqV7cqnYP8GWLP3wxQxP8bDHnY1LD2x1DU-UayuC-963SsI3LEValbzOKMDle2yTf44cCCM3StEqeqSi352R3~~ocVcxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the meeting the board accepted a list of community donations, including cash and grant support for curricular and extracurricular programs.

Paul Durban presented the list and thanked community partners. Donations included a Freeborn Mower Operation roundup donation of $250 directed to special projects; a Kiwanis Noon Club gift of $107 for the robotics program; a Matheson Tri-Gas grant (coded in district records as a 096 impact grant) linked to the high school welding lab; and multiple Box Tops and local church contributions for school special projects.

Durban also listed donors to the district's mental-health \"glow run\" fundraiser: Miracle Martial Arts, various community members (miscellaneous cash), Patient's Choice Wellness Clinic, Pathway to Healing Counseling Services, Chime Mental Health Services, It's Worth It Wellness Studio, Horizon Homes, Nexus Girard, Independent Management Services, Freeborn County, and Pepsi. Staff said Freeborn County provided additional support to upgrade staff break-room furnishings at Brookside, and the ALHS REACH program received a county donation of $2,780. Band donations totaled $406 and orchestra donations $115 in the packet.

The board moved to accept the donations as read; the motion passed 5-0.

Ending

Board members thanked donors and noted the contributions support students and school programming.","The board accepted a series of monetary and in-kind donations to support special projects, robotics, welding, mental-health \"glow run\" fundraising, band and orchestra, and building needs; motion passed 5-0.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6190845,"District reports QCOMP/ATPS changes to preserve teacher performance pay amid budget shortfall",434,864000,1298000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5039749-9202f48b640836ae93c2838bccfc919c&start=864&end=1298","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5039749-9202f48b640836ae93c2838bccfc919c/thumbnail_864000.jpg","/articles/6190845/Minnesota/District-reports-QCOMPATPS-changes-to-preserve-teacher-performance-pay-amid-budget-shortfall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190845-2f1f563fdaf5568b15f9071158ec6013/orig.mp4?Expires=1775516792&Signature=QMiGscCaYtahnCHzBTW-VdFu39ugLlJdhQCXkDoeaFmeWSqgyerut7d0kLjqC-t4haAbCorpVejcd278nC9TTLEXY0IEtnBhILxvl1HL7iFeNr-vZ4nqPfJ6UOKNbsd0uF8v0B654QALujSzDGYadIcMFL6Bc2Ktk0jnyftfXphJPAe7v~wiRqmZdXmSMRMks~59VlLXzdPBZzepF5o3S7ZXwhwLpmb5QaKgkj6U02Kv-~fzNOxhs6M6at34T4By9H701BpGgoLBypASxLKHv-q8HNEUj7YzOxt8C6WQx1B6O0GDhK4lRvxEhFEgjku2dYDch4S7a0p93IbwlZAFZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Janice Jeffrey, the Albert Lea High School English teacher who coordinates the district's Alternative Teacher Performance Pay System (ATPS), told the board the program has operated in the district for 21 years and aims to improve instruction through peer review, PLC (professional learning community) work and targeted professional development.

Jeffrey said the program historically paid a $1,300 performance incentive for meeting growth goals; the payout is composed of building-site goals, individual student-achievement goals and peer-review/PLC participation. \"Right now, the performance pay incentive for meeting all the goals on your individual growth plan is $1,300,\" she said.

To preserve the program amid an operating shortfall, staff proposed several changes that the presentation said would reduce the maximum payout to $1,150 and save about $80,000. The board packet and coordinator's report show the proposed changes include continuing two formal peer reviews with instructional coaches, eliminating the 41 instructional team-leader stipends, and removing the informal peer-observation/\"instructional rounds\" requirement that had carried a $150 payout component.

Jeffrey reported 56 percent of teachers met their individual SMART goals for student achievement this year and highlighted school-level progress toward Marzano high-reliability certifications in several buildings. She and board members discussed that peers and instructional coaches would continue to provide embedded, job-aligned professional development, while the program structure would be adjusted to reduce recurring costs.

The board treated the report as informational; staff said the changes were intended to sustain the program while retaining its core elements.

Ending

Jeffrey and board members agreed the program provides valuable instructional supports but cautioned that the proposed leadership reductions had been a difficult discussion for teachers and administrators.","Janice Jeffrey, the district's ATPS coordinator, reported on the alternative teacher performance pay system's 21-year history, program outcomes and recommended changes that trim the payout and leadership stipends to save roughly $80,000.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6190850,"Albert Lea Schools adopt final 2024-25 budget and approve preliminary 2025-26 budget with $2 million in reductions",2909,2931000,5840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5039749-9202f48b640836ae93c2838bccfc919c&start=2931&end=5840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5039749-9202f48b640836ae93c2838bccfc919c/thumbnail_2931000.jpg","/articles/6190850/Minnesota/Albert-Lea-Schools-adopt-final-2024-25-budget-and-approve-preliminary-2025-26-budget-with-2-million-in-reductions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190850-afeafc8eef65d7bb0f7a1d7e5a65e38b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775516792&Signature=EM0Boke3859oD12B4t3JU-vrEHGcHtdAgj9J69DiOvhVM5nhV-x6K6KGWRkY~Jhxj8BKKg8rtpc~4QXFqDwIW91dUvLtnOU6zJPcHFpEqC0xxKN5-LQqKuF7ILilGboXOCAmzHaTKmeO2tFDvYx3N-FpIQ~RThjX4uMYKuYlJR9U-AoVu8tBJt-uQK0jfix3W3xtnVlV6qZqyPrO4WjCu9XcacptMeLGRovfVDun1WVmyx7NEoIjzT2G5bPf3sPwKtGdiUrZApu1RUNw4oElCzi8uiWqGSyb9pcQOTshdNmbW7tladnlt3TIE20-jnMN907Z20Nc0CrMqhSHLQiv~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Albert Lea Public School District trustees approved the district's final fiscal year 2024-25 budget and voted to adopt a preliminary fiscal year 2025-26 budget at the board meeting, each motion passing unanimously, 5-0.

The final 2024-25 budget presented to the board showed total general-fund revenue of $60,646,002.66 and an estimated ending general-fund balance of 11.63 percent. For the preliminary 2025-26 budget the district projects a 12.18 percent general-fund balance and a notional beginning general-fund fund balance of $7,414,401 on July 1, 2025.

The budgets reflect several adjustments and assumptions the district staff highlighted as material to next year's finances. The board heard that the district reduced expenditures by approximately $2,000,000 this spring for implementation in fiscal 2025-26; those reductions, along with benefit and revenue assumptions, produce the preliminary 12.18 percent projection. The presentation noted an assumed employer TRA (teacher retirement) contribution increase to 9.81 percent, an adopted 10 percent health insurance increase, a 17 percent property insurance increase, and the planned sunsetting of many ESSER (COVID-era federal) funds. Staff also budgeted a partial-year Minnesota paid-leave payroll tax rate (0.44 percent for half the year) and noted that special-education transportation reimbursement will be paid at 95 percent in fiscal 2026 (and 90 percent in fiscal 2027).

Board and staff described enrollment and ADM (average daily membership) as a key driver of state aid. For the final 2024-25 budget the district used an ADM estimate of 3,328 students. Staff also described one-time or timing-driven items that affect year-to-year comparisons, including REED Act receipts, unemployment reimbursements, and capital spending timing tied to bond proceeds and construction projects.

Paul Durban, staff presenter, told the board the district's audited close and the independent audit firm Smith and Schaeffer would follow in the fall to finalize year-end accounting entries. Superintendent David Krenz and multiple board members praised staff work to reduce expenditures and specifically thanked the Tiger Club/childcare director and community education staff for bringing that program out of a previously projected deficit.

Board action: The motion to approve the final 2024-25 budget passed 5-0. The subsequent motion to approve the preliminary 2025-26 budget also passed 5-0.

The board directed staff to return with levy certification and audit materials later in the year and discussed plans for a September finance-committee update and a winter audit presentation. Staff emphasized that the preliminary budget is an estimate and that the district will revise budgets once final state revenue numbers and audit adjustments are available.

Ending

Board members signaled continued attention to the district's long-term fiscal sustainability, with plans for further committee-level examination and an audit-based report in the fall.","The Albert Lea Public School District approved its final fiscal 2024-25 budget and approved a preliminary budget for fiscal 2025-26 that incorporates roughly $2 million in planned reductions and preserves a roughly 12% general-fund reserve.","actionData","errors"]

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