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Board reviews FY25-26 budget assumptions and asks administration to find general-fund cuts
Summary
District leaders presented FY25-26 revenue and expenditure assumptions, projected enrollment of 1,840 ADM for budgeting, and listed potential reductions; the board asked the superintendent to identify at least $350,000 in general-fund reductions amid state and federal funding uncertainties.
Superintendent Renee Corneille and Controller Phan Tu presented the district's FY25-26 budget assumptions to the St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board on April 1, including projected enrollment, revenue estimates, and a list of potential general-fund reductions.
The administration presented enrollment projections to be used for budgeting (1,898 projected; 1,840 ADM used for the budget after Post-Secondary Enrollment Options adjustments) and a projected increase in the general education formula of 2.74% per Adjusted Pupil Unit. The materials estimate basic general education revenue at $15,278,172 using a $7,480.50 per APU figure and 2,042.40 APU. The packet also lists special education aid estimates (~$3.8 million total) and operating referendum levy revenue ($5,743,810), and notes uncertainties including possible state and federal reductions and pending ADSIS approval.
Administration presented a menu of possible general-fund decreases and recommended a target reduction of $350,000. Options presented in the packet include reductions to district office staffing ($195,000), pausing World Savvy ($264,000 listed as a one-year cost), reductions in mental-health programming, increasing activity fees, and other operational cuts. The total of the options presented exceeded the recommended target ($598,050 total in the packet); the board directed the superintendent to pursue reductions with an emphasis on minimizing impact to classroom (Component 1) programs.
The board asked administration to return with specific recommendations and implementation plans. The packet notes several budget unknowns that could affect final decisions: a potential change to special-education transportation reimbursement, possible elimination of QComp state funds, federal Title funding changes, and the cost of continuing ADSIS programming absent state approval.
