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District officials: special-education growth and staffing requirements driving budget strain
Albert Lea Public School District Task Force meeting · November 17, 2025
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Summary
District staff said special-education costs exceed dedicated revenue by about $2.5 million and described legally required adult-to-student ratios, training needs and staff shortages that make special education a growing fixed expense.
District staff and task-force members singled out the growth of special-education programs as a major budget pressure. Paul Durban told the group the district's special-education cross-subsidy — the gap between actual program cost and state-allocated revenue — is about $2.5 million.
Task-force members and staff described Level 3 special-education…
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