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Brandon Valley releases five-year plan outlining capital projects, budget risks and enrollment growth
Summary
Board received a five-year financial and capital plan showing funding for a new elementary school, a proposed middle school addition, rising enrollment, and legislative risks to property-tax-derived capital outlay revenue.
Brandon Valley School District 49-2 on Monday presented a five-year plan that lays out capital projects, operating-budget projections and enrollment forecasts, and warns that pending state legislation could reduce future capital outlay revenues.
The presentation, led by Mr. Lundberg with comments from Superintendent Larson, detailed funding and schedule expectations for Berkman Valley Elementary School, a planned middle-school classroom addition and a longer-term $10 million renovation and athletic-complex phase. "We anticipate being open in the fall of 2026 for the 26-27 school year," Superintendent Larson said of the new elementary.
The plan matters because it ties near-term construction and staffing decisions to the district's financial projections. The capital outlay fund — which the presenters said is funded by property tax revenue — will be used to issue debt to pay for the elementary and a middle-school addition. Mr. Lundberg said the district expects to finance a…
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