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Robbinsdale board directs public hearing to close Fair Pilgrim Lane, repurpose Fair Crystal amid statutory operating debt
Summary
Facing a statutory operating debt deadline and projected budget shortfalls, the Robbinsdale Public School District board voted to publish a notice and hold a public hearing on a plan to close Fair Pilgrim Lane and repurpose Fair Crystal as an elementary school. The move is part of broader site consolidation and budget reduction options the district says are needed to meet state recovery requirements.
The Robbinsdale Public School District board voted on Dec. 1 to publish and pursue a public hearing on a plan to close Fair Pilgrim Lane and repurpose Fair Crystal as an elementary school, a step administrators say is needed as part of a broader plan to address the district's statutory operating debt.
Superintendent Scott told the board that the district must deliver a board‑approved statutory operating debt (SOD) recovery plan to the Minnesota Department of Education on a tight winter schedule. "We do not have flexibility with those deadlines," he said, laying out the January submission dates and…
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