School board approves OPEB and debt-service budgets, discusses staffing and 2026 budget adjustments

The Winona Area Public School District board voted to approve the district's 2026 OPEB debt-service budget and the 2026 debt-service budget and reviewed proposed budget-adjustment scenarios for fiscal 2026.

The board approved the OPEB debt-service budget and the 2026 debt-service budget by voice vote; the meeting record shows the motions carried with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript. The board also approved the minutes of the March meeting by voice vote.

Budget discussion and proposed adjustments District leaders presented a set of scenarios showing reductions needed to reach board-policy targets for fund balance (an 8%–10% target range under board policy). Staff presented four scenarios (labeled A through D) with reductions ranging roughly from $600,000 to $1.6 million depending on whether the district measures fund balance by…