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Superintendent: Fridley faces a projected $8.3 million operating shortfall, cites enrollment loss from 'Operation Metro Surge'
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Brenda Lewis told the Fridley Public Schools board the district currently projects an $8.3 million statutory operating debt figure for FY24–25 (pending audit adjustments) and described ongoing, measurable fiscal impacts from the so-called "Operation Metro Surge," including lost meal reimbursements and elevated e-learning costs.
Superintendent Dr. Brenda Lewis told the Fridley Public Schools board that the district’s statutory operating debt (SOD) module 2 projects a negative fund balance of about $8.3 million for fiscal year 2024–25, a figure she said is preliminary pending final audit adjustments and coding corrections.
“The $8.3 million is the number that we're looking at until we have the valid information to update that,” Lewis said, emphasizing that auditors and the Minnesota Department of Education will review and the final number is expected to change.
Nut graf: The district presented a multi-pronged SOD strategy that pairs conservative enrollment assumptions with targeted reductions and revenue diversification. Lewis singled out the local effects of an immigration-enforcement disruption the district calls "Operation Metro Surge," which she said has…
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