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Board reviews draft referendum package and timeline; administration seeks authorization to file review with MDE
Summary
Consultants and district staff presented a draft two-question referendum package to the Austin Public Schools Board on May 20 and asked for authorization to submit the Review and Comment to the Minnesota Department of Education by June 17 to keep a November 4 ballot option alive.
Austin Public Schools administration and consultants reviewed a draft referendum package and timeline with the board on May 20 and asked trustees for direction on submitting the required Review and Comment to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) by June 17 if the board wants a referendum on the November 4 ballot.
Consultants summarized three years of facility-assessment work, enrollment projections and a community survey. They presented a narrowed set of projects drawn from a larger $64.6 million project list and described a recommended two-question approach: a first question of approximately $54.4 million for…
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