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Board approves preliminary 2025–26 budget, modest meal price increases and calls capital project levy election
Summary
The Alexandria Public School board approved the preliminary 2025–26 budget and a package of fees and price changes including small increases to paid meal prices, an increase to annual instrument rental to cover reconditioning costs, and adopted a resolution to call a special election for a capital project levy (first year ~ $3.0M).
The Alexandria Public School District board approved three linked items at its June meeting: the recommended fees and prices for 2025–26, a preliminary district budget, and a resolution to pursue a 10‑year capital project levy by special election.
Fees and prices: Business official Trevor Peterson recommended limited changes. Paid meal prices would rise modestly (K–5 lunch $3.10 → $3.25; grades 6–8 lunch $3.25 → $3.50; high‑school lunch $3.90 → $4.00; small breakfast increases also proposed) even though universal free meals drove high participation this year. Peterson explained the increases are intended to protect food service operations if state or federal reimbursement rules change. The board also approved a change to class fees and proposed increases to some consumable‑supply classes. The most notable change was annual instrument rental moving from $40 to $114, a figure Peterson said matches the district vendor's reconditioning cost: "That is…
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