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Superintendent Rick Ollie urges support for Nov. 4 operating referendum after $1.2 million shortfall
Summary
Rick Ollie, superintendent of the Crosby‑Ironton Public School District, said the district spent about $1.2 million last year on state mandates that were unfunded or underfunded and urged residents to learn more and plan to vote on the Nov. 4 operating referendum.
Rick Ollie, superintendent of the Crosby‑Ironton Public School District, urged community members to support an operating referendum set for Nov. 4, saying the district has absorbed significant costs from state mandates.
"Last year alone, we spent over $1,200,000 funding state mandates that were either unfunded or underfunded, specifically in special education services, transportation, curriculum, and much more," Ollie said. He framed the referendum as a response to those budget pressures and asked listeners to get involved.
Ollie directed residents to the district information site rangernationstrongfoundation.org for details about the challenges facing the district and the upcoming referendum. He also provided the district business office phone, (218) 545-8817, and his email, rick.ollie@ci.k12.mn.us, for questions.
Ollie encouraged voters to "stay engaged" and "make a plan to vote," closing the message with a rallying call to the community.
The amount Ollie cited — about $1.2 million last year — is stated as his description of district spending; the district did not provide independent documentation in this recording. The referendum is scheduled for Nov. 4. Further procedural details, ballot language and projected tax impacts were not specified in the recording.
