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Community survey finds strong favorability, high trust and broad support for potential funding

Osseo Public School District School Board work session · April 8, 2026
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Summary

A district-commissioned survey of roughly 400 residents and an additional parent sample finds high favorability for the Osseo Public School District (85% overall, 93% among parents), strong trust (about 91%), and signals that a funding request could be viable if residents view stewardship, listening and trust positively.

Peter Leatherman, the consultant who conducted the district'commissioned survey, told the school board the results were "really, really good news" about how the community feels about the district.

Leatherman said the study interviewed about 400 randomly selected residents, then called an additional roughly 280 parents to create a parent sample of about 400. Interviews were conducted Jan. 7–23 with an average length of about 14 minutes. He said the overall sample yields a margin of error near plus-or-minus 5 percentage…

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