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Board hears $21 million deficit and approves new bell times and expanded walk zones to reduce transportation costs
Summary
Facing a projected $21 million shortfall, district leaders outlined reductions and a transportation reconfiguration that the board approved: new bell times (approved) and expanded elementary/middle walk zones (approved), intended to generate part of $728,000 in near‑term savings.
Robbinsdale Area Schools Superintendent Stallo and CFO Kristen Hoheisel told the school board on April 7 that the district faces an estimated $21 million budget deficit driving broad staffing and service reductions across the district.
Stallo and Hoheisel described statewide pressures — inflation, unfunded mandates and rising student needs — and said Robbinsdale’s situation is compounded by declining enrollment and previously unimplemented reductions from last year. Hoheisel told the board that the fiscal picture includes both short‑term steps and longer‑term structural work; she outlined proposed reductions totaling roughly $15.7–$17.7 million and said those proposals do not fully close the $21 million gap.
As part of the short‑term plan, the administration proposed…
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