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District 196 board approves 2025–26 capital expenditure budgets, including bus purchases
Summary
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board approved the district's 2025–26 capital expenditure budgets, covering operating capital, long‑term facilities maintenance, the capital projects levy, nutrition equipment and 24 new buses including eight with passenger lifts. The motion passed 4–0.
The Rosemount‑Apple Valley‑Eagan School Board approved the district—2025———26 capital expenditure budgets on April 14, voting 4–0 to adopt the operating capital, long‑term facilities maintenance (LTFM) and capital projects levy budgets as presented by Danny Duchene, coordinator of finance.
The budgets outline projected resources and planned expenditures for the fiscal year. District administration presented the operating capital budget with about $16.8 million in resources and $14.4 million in planned expenditures, yielding a projected ending balance of roughly $2.4 million. The LTFM budget was presented with about $14.9 million in resources and $12 million in expenditures, for a projected ending balance of about $2.9 million. The capital projects levy was shown with nearly $16 million in resources and $9.4 million in planned expenditures, for a projected ending balance of about $6.6 million.
The presentation also included additional capital requests: roughly $1.5 million in nutrition services capital for kitchen equipment, refrigeration upgrades, service line equipment and vehicles; and a $3.9 million transportation request to purchase 24 buses, including eight 65‑passenger buses equipped with passenger lifts. Duchene said those purchases require longer procurement or specific installation windows, which is why the district sought approval now so the processes can begin.
The board voted to approve the budgets after a motion to approve by Jackie and a second by Catherine; the chair announced the motion carried 4–0. No amendments were reported during the meeting.
District administration noted the capital budgets will be included in the preliminary budget presented for board review in June and clarified that current building bond construction projects are managed on separate schedules and were not part of this vote.
The district gave staff authority to begin procurement and scheduling tied to the approved budgets and to include the approved numbers in the June preliminary budget materials.
The board did not identify a formal effective date beyond the 2025–26 fiscal year schedule; implementation details and contract awards will follow standard procurement processes and subsequent staff reports to the board.
