North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
The Fargo Board of Education voted 7-1 to adopt the final 2025-26 budgets and certify a levy of about $93.56 million, while staff and trustees warned the district is running a multi‑million dollar structural deficit that will require near-term corrections to avoid deeper cuts later.
North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
The board opened the statutorily required public hearing on the property tax levy under North Dakota Century Code 57-15-02.2 and closed it after no one present offered oral or written comments.
North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
Fargo Public Schools leaders said a team of 10 teachers will visit a Mesa-area district to study a lead-teacher model aimed at building team teaching, reducing teacher isolation and improving retention; the trip is grant-funded and the district will pilot approaches based on findings.
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District leaders described a partnership with TNT Fitness to introduce Able Games assemblies, scholarships and an AI-based inclusion curriculum to pair peers with students who have intellectual disabilities.
North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
District leaders discussed initial planning for a cosmetology CTE offering and confirmed plans to launch a firefighting pathway next year with about 15 student slots through the Career Innovation Center and partner departments.
North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
District officials reported enrollment close to projections overall but noted kindergarten is about 80 students below RSP projections; elementary is down 36, middle schools are near projections and high school is down three students with grade 11 at 807.
North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
The Fargo Board of Education voted 8-0 to contract ICON Architectural Group to design a new elementary school at the Horace Mann site after interviews with three finalists; one board member abstained citing a conflict under state law and board policy.
North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
District leaders presented Strategic Initiative 2 updates to the Fargo Board of Education, reporting an 8-point gain on a single-item belonging measure, acknowledging inconsistent behavior reporting across buildings, and unveiling operational changes aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism and improving school safety.
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District officials reported on enrollment shortly before school opened: overall K‑5 enrollment near demographer forecasts but kindergarten lagging, early childhood special education starting lower than last year, and a larger high‑school virtual academy cohort.
North Dakota / School Districts / FARGO 1
The Fargo Board of Education approved a purchase agreement for 1404 Seventh Street South, a property adjacent to Clara Barton school, for $275,000. The district will pay the seller’s commission (approximately 3%). Details on seller removal of belongings were not finalized and will be handled by district staff.