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Shakopee schools outline two-question operating levy, warn of $7–$9 million shortfall for 2026–27
Summary
Shakopee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Redmond described two referendum questions that would together target roughly $7.5 million in new annual operating revenue (Question 1 ~ $5.0M, Question 2 ~$2.5M). The district plans $3 million in budget cuts regardless of the levy outcome and said failing the referendum would require deeper reductions.
Dr. Redmond, superintendent of Shakopee Public Schools (ISD 720), presented the district’s proposal for a two-question operating levy and outlined projected shortfalls at the Oct. 7 Shakopee City Council meeting.
Redmond told the council that state per-pupil aid has not kept pace with inflation over several years and that the gap has widened in the past four years. He said the district faces a projected $7 million to $9 million deficit for the 2026–27 school year and an additional $1 million to $4 million the year after, and the district is…
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