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Albert Lea task force outlines facility study, flags declining enrollment and narrow fund balance
Summary
A school district task force presented a facility-and-capacity review, noting a $2,000,000 reduction tied to declining enrollment, a fund balance at 11.64% (target 12%), and solicited community feedback and survey responses to shape recommendations to the school board.
The Albert Lea Public School District task force presented findings from a district facilities and capacity review and urged public feedback as it prepares recommendations for the school board.
The presenter said the district hired an outside firm to complete a facilities study of building conditions and capacity and that the task force — which has met four times — will use community input to guide facility planning for the next decade. “We hired Wolf on a complete facility study and analyze the buildings, both capacity and conditions,” the presenter said.
The presentation framed a financial concern: the district has made roughly $2,000,000 in reductions “in response to declining enrollment,” and the district’s fund balance sits at 11.64%, just below the 12% target the presenter cited as a reserve benchmark. “If you start to use the…
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