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Winona Area Public Schools preview FY26 LTFM, technology levy and capital budgets
Summary
Superintendent Brzezinski and district directors reviewed proposed long-term facilities maintenance, technology levy and capital budgets for fiscal year 2026, flagging a large chiller project that affects projected balances and asking the board to return for action on March 20.
Superintendent Brzezinski briefed the Winona Area Public School District board on proposed budgets for three FY26 spending streams — long-term facilities maintenance (LTFM), the technology levy and operating capital — and answered board questions about priorities, recurring costs and specific large projects.
The district projects an LTFM beginning fund balance just over $675,000 for FY25, estimated FY26 LTFM revenue of $1,382,710 and proposed FY26 LTFM expenditures “just under $2,300,000,” Brzezinski said. He told the board a large portion of the FY26 LTFM request is tied to a Winona Senior High School (WSHS) chiller project the board previously approved; a revenue adjustment expected in FY27 would reduce a projected negative FY26 fund balance. "We are allowed to live in that negative fund balance space knowing that that reimbursement for the full cost of the chiller project will come back to the school district," Brzezinski said.
Board members asked for clarity on how items…
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