Little Falls board adopts 2024–25 budget, sets candidate filing dates and approves MOUs

The Little Falls Public School District school board adopted the district’s 2024–25 budget at its June 17 meeting after a motion, second and voice vote. Board members indicated the budget matched the version reviewed at the prior meeting.

The board also adopted a resolution establishing the filing period for school board candidacies. The resolution sets the filing window from July 30, 2024 through 5 p.m. on August 13, 2024 and directs the district clerk to publish and post notice and to accept affidavits of candidacy with a $2 filing fee.

Board members approved several personnel and program agreements. Actions taken included approval of memoranda of understanding with MSEA covering administrative assistants (naming Mary Sitzman and Sandy Rudek), a summer child‑care paraprofessional agreement, a professional leave and holiday pay understanding for early childhood staff, and an agreement implementing state‑required training for the district’s new reading curriculum. The board also approved routine association memberships for 2024–25, including Minnesota Rural Education Association and Minnesota School Board Association memberships.

Votes on routine items were conducted by voice; where a roll‑call vote was recorded it was noted in the meeting minutes. The board took no controversial or contested votes on these items at the meeting.

Why it matters: Adoption of the budget and approval of MOUs set the district’s financial and staffing framework for the coming school year and establish administrative deadlines for candidates seeking election to the school board.

What’s next: The clerk was authorized to publish candidate filing notices and to accept affidavits during the stated filing period. Any further questions on activity fee changes were deferred to a staff presentation scheduled for the next board meeting.