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Board members approved a preliminary budget that projects total district revenues of about $47.44 million and total expenditures of about $48.00 million across all funds, producing a net drawdown of fund balances of roughly $0.9 million across the district. The general fund projection showed $39,000,006.81 in revenue and $40,000,001.53 in expenditures, a projected draw of about $468,010 from the general fund. Lisa Ryder, a district staff member presenting the budget slides, told the board the projection restores a few positions and keeps the projected use of fund balance “less than a million dollars.”

The board also approved a GCED long‑term facility maintenance levy resolution that would generate $100,000 in revenue for GCED, with member districts assessed according to student enrollment. The district’s share was described in the packet as roughly one‑third of the total — about $32,000 — and the board approved the resolution by motion. During discussion, board members confirmed the $100,000 figure has been in place for multiple years and that the levy funds are restricted to long‑term facility maintenance needs for GCED.

Separately, the board passed a resolution designating district authority to access restricted sections of the Minnesota Department of Education (EDIM). The motion named Superintendent Bob Joshick as the official with authority to grant access; board members then authorized Joshick to designate additional staff as needed. The resolution is an annual housekeeping measure the board said is required to maintain access to MDE systems.

The board approved two calendar changes. For the 2025–26 school year the board moved a scheduled professional development day and parent‑teacher conferences from November onto an October date to avoid the election day conflict on Nov. 4. For 2026–27 the board authorized an earlier start date (Sept. 1) for the first day of school under recently changed state law that allows districts to begin before Labor Day; the adjustment adds three instructional days that year and preserves a June 3 last day of school and June 4 graduation date.

Motions were carried by roll call or voice vote as recorded in the meeting. The actions approved at the meeting were presented as part of the consent and action agenda items; board members discussed fund balances, investment options and the composition of several advisory committees during the meeting’s administrative reports and committee updates.

No bond authorizations, new taxes beyond the GCED levy, or changes to employee compensation were taken at this meeting. The board scheduled a retreat and noted its next regular meeting dates as set in the packet.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025.06.23 Regular School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Red Wing Public School District board approved a preliminary budget that projects a drawdown of fund balances for 2025–26, authorized a $100,000 GCED long‑term facilities levy (district share about $32,000), reauthorized district EDIM access for superintendent Bob Joshick, and approved two calendar adjustments for 2025–26 and 2026–27.","taxTitle","Red Wing Public School District, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",54241,"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},6522698,"Red Wing resident urges board to oppose proposed federal cuts, highlights surge in food‑shelf use",158,262000,420000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5067530-2d41fa70ee5ef34625adc0e92ddff7d2&start=262&end=420","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5067530-2d41fa70ee5ef34625adc0e92ddff7d2/thumbnail_262000.jpg","/articles/6522698/Minnesota/Red-Wing-resident-urges-board-to-oppose-proposed-federal-cuts-highlights-surge-in-foodshelf-use","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522698-2cf89b1d4a2c7e6b30c6add530675039/orig.mp4?Expires=1770722414&Signature=gL1r5R08ST38H0aDKjEDpP0wgClHsePVSx64Vm3tc~hV742lcoAqsj1wdvU954knXZG1rOnbTbB-Rs-A8a0Nx-aWF2zWdIlmIHgPwVADEQQCFyiB5VUmSGzAg7-7HwY6jqQXfHnBnmiRDLm2YiqFQDXyjwHmVKMZxdYg3FGZb1BTXs9j2anAVOBgup1pz2oXlxlClzg31Q0l5EH1whY7OZKXHwgqgFD8aiMjD1NWTag~ozib4AjkI4NlHkusok~UlNGwwmWyG9JtFi6w3vykpwZQveN6BLgrIUVkw~Mt4~BPQ7Uz0T-d~tEBtdy3QywyFCHWb0HjRPwWrnOX6bT8~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Min Martin Oaks, a retired district employee and volunteer at the Red Wing Food Shelf, told the Red Wing Public School District school board during public comment that demand for emergency food assistance in the community has increased sharply in recent years and urged board members to oppose federal cuts to safety‑net programs.

\"In the first half of 2023, we served over 2,200 households. In the first half of 2024, that number had grown to 3,800 households. In the first half of 2025, we've now served over 4,000 households,\" Martin Oaks said, adding that those totals are duplicated counts because people may visit more than once. She described shoppers ranging from older adults to families with young children and people coming directly from work.

Martin Oaks said the food shelf is seeing both higher client counts and reduced poundage available for distribution because food sources have become less reliable. She told the board that interruptions in previously available federal funds reduced the food shelf’s ability to buy protein and other items. \"If these federal cuts become a reality, we anticipate a much greater need at the food shelf but much lower resources for our community,\" she said.

She relayed additional statistics during her three‑minute comment: that 9% of Minnesota households are food insecure, that 84% of SNAP households include at least one working adult, and that the average monthly SNAP benefit is about $109 per person in 2025. Martin Oaks described clients who could not access or prepare certain foods when they were unhoused, but who could select healthier items once permanently housed.

She closed by asking the board to consider \"lending your voices to the voices of other elected leaders and opposing federal cuts that would impact the human safety net programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and childcare assistance,\" saying these supports make a tangible difference for people in Red Wing.

Board members did not take formal action on the request during the meeting. The remarks were made during the public comment portion of the agenda and were recorded but not advanced into any board motion or resolution.

The comment added local context to budget discussions later in the meeting that addressed district fund balances and program funding, though Martin Oaks did not request specific district spending changes.","A longtime district employee and volunteer told the Red Wing Public School District board that local food‑shelf demand has risen sharply and asked the board to oppose proposed federal cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and childcare assistance.","actionData","errors"]

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School board adopts preliminary 2025–26 budget, approves GCED levy, EDIM access and two calendar updates

Red Wing resident urges board to oppose proposed federal cuts, highlights surge in food‑shelf use