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Superintendent presents lobbying priorities as district faces multimillion‑dollar shortfalls
Summary
Fridley Public School District leadership outlined legislative priorities and showed projections that recent state changes and proposed cuts could reduce district revenue by roughly 11% and impose multimillion‑dollar special education and other shortfalls.
Superintendent Dr. Lewis presented a district advocacy agenda and a line‑by‑line accounting of state funding changes she said would negatively affect Fridley Public School District finances, and she asked board members to participate in three upcoming advocacy days at the Capitol.
Why this matters: District leaders told the board that several state policy actions and proposed cuts would materially affect programs and staffing and asked the board to join coordinated lobbying with AMSD, MSBA and other groups to seek fixes.
Key fiscal points presented by the superintendent included:
- Compensatory revenue: district staff said a change to how compensatory revenue is calculated (emphasis on direct certification) and a reduced statewide pool left Fridley facing a…
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