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Superintendent reports slight enrollment dip, $80,000 refinancing savings and solar rezoning plans; Southpointe highlights grants and new lighting
Summary
District administration reported enrollment down five students, refinancing activity that could save about $80,000, a required rezoning step for a solar project at the middle school, and school-level grants and lighting upgrades at Southpointe.
Superintendent (unnamed in the transcript) reported the district is "down 5 students" compared with the prior count and described enrollment as "on track" with typical small fluctuations.
On finance, the superintendent told the board refinancing (refunding) work that had been paused is back on and preliminary calculations indicate "about around the $80,000 savings," prompting staff to continue the refunding process. The superintendent said administration has already started parts of the process and will move forward to capture the savings.
Administration updated the board on a potential solar project affecting the middle school site. The superintendent said the district will need to rezone the middle-school property — currently residential — to a planned unit development to accommodate the project and that notices of upcoming meetings should be expected. The change was described as procedural and not expected to change operations but will require community meetings and formal rezoning steps.
At the school level, the Southpointe principal reported new hallway graphics funded by the East Grand Forks Foundation and highlighted a grant written by Mr. Moffitt that financed new stage lighting to be installed for upcoming concerts. The principal noted the literacy team is vetting curricula and will collaborate with New Heights, and praised paraprofessionals (paras) who helped cover staffing shortages after winter break. Donovan, a staff member, was cited for securing a grant to restart a middle-school program with modest initial registration.
The superintendent also noted routine negotiation items and asked the negotiating group to meet soon to review extra-duty assignments and other details.
The board requested no immediate action beyond administrative follow-up; items such as refinancing and rezoning will proceed through standard staff and public-notice processes and return to the board as needed.
