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Shakopee board weighs operating-levy questions as $7–9 million gap looms
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Shakopee Public School District received a financial outlook showing a $7–9 million projected deficit for 2026–27; district leaders recommended $3 million in baseline expenditure reductions and preparing an operating-levy proposal for the Nov. 4 ballot, with a possible second question to reach the levy cap.
Shakopee Public School District leaders told the school board on June 9 they face a projected $7 million to $9 million shortfall for the 2026–27 fiscal year and recommended preparing to ask voters for new operating revenue while also planning immediate spending reductions.
Superintendent Dr. Tim Redmond said district staff recommend $3,000,000 in expenditure reductions “that would be a recommendation, from district leadership and myself,” and warned that without about $5,000,000 in new revenue the district would need roughly an additional $5,000,000 in cuts on top of that baseline, bringing total reductions near $8,000,000.
The board was asked to direct district staff to prepare a ballot proposal for Nov. 4 that would include a tax-neutral first question (about $620 per pupil in present estimates) and a possible second question (about $288 per pupil by current estimates) to move the district “to…
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