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Superintendent outlines Phase 3 budget‑reduction timeline; target previously estimated at $15.6 million
Summary
Superintendent Zach McIntyre reviewed the district's Phase 3 budget‑reduction timeline, recapping earlier phases and listing board and public meetings scheduled from September through November; board will discuss recommendations Sept. 8 and consider final decisions in November
Superintendent Zach McIntyre reviewed the schedule for Phase 3 of the district’s budget reductions at the Anoka‑Hennepin School Board meeting on Aug. 25, telling the board the item was a timeline review and not a recommendation.
McIntyre recapped earlier steps: Phase 1 identified about $5 million in reductions in March 2024, and Phase 2 produced roughly $9 million the board approved last November. “At the time, our target was about $26,000,000,” McIntyre said; as of June the Phase 3 target had been estimated at $15,600,000 pending final budget closing and the legislative session.
McIntyre said the district has been meeting with school leaders over the summer to collect information and that recommendations will be refined in coming weeks. He outlined key dates: a work session to review recommendations on Sept. 8, a board review at the Sept. 20 business meeting, community meetings and surveys between September and October, and a final board decision targeted for the Nov. 20 meeting. The timing aims to allow necessary staffing decisions ahead of the January hiring cycle.
Board members asked about the calendar and process. Director Langenfeld asked when the board would hold a collective meeting to discuss reductions; McIntyre confirmed the Sept. 8 work session will be the primary meeting. Director D'Shane confirmed community meetings will be held across the district clusters at middle schools and the communications team will publish dates.
Why it matters: The Phase 3 reductions will influence staffing and programming for the next budget year and follow two prior phases that together reduced the district’s projected shortfall.
What the board did: The board received the timeline for review; no vote was taken. McIntyre said staff will bring recommendations to the Sept. 8 work session and later business meeting.
