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Four public commenters told the board they were alarmed by reports of masked federal agents near schools and asked for immediate lockdown/notification protocols; a veteran paraprofessional described day-to-day duties and urged continued summer unemployment benefits to retain staff.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
Dr. Joel Stangler reported Jan. 1 enrollment of 14,420 (up 192), projected +158 next year; a community facilities task force recommended building a new Otsego 9–12 high school as the top option to address southern-end capacity, with alternatives including a new elementary and additions.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
At its Jan. 12 organizational meeting, the ISD 728 board elected Director Nordos as chair (4–3) and approved other officer elections and routine governance actions including official newspaper designation, financial authorizations and records-retention adoption.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
A parent accused the district of ignoring repeated requests to coordinate educational services for a daughter in an out‑of‑state mental health facility and said the district's actions violated Minnesota statutes; the board did not provide a substantive on-record response during the public comment window.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
The board approved policy 5‑20 on student surveys after extended discussion about definitions, parental notification and whether preferred‑pronoun questions constitute 'protected' information; directors asked policy committee and administration to clarify procedures so staff are not left uncertain.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
After a detailed Truth in Taxation presentation outlining district revenues, spending and levy buckets, the Elk River School Board voted to recommend certifying the 2025 payable 2026 levy. Directors discussed bond-driven debt-service increases and state-aid interactions before the voice vote carried.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
Auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the district's 2025 financial statements but said a change in accounting for compensated absences produced an approximately $18 million restatement of entity-wide net position; a required separate federal "single audit" is delayed pending federal guidance.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
After extended questioning about unassigned vs. unrestricted fund balance and projection assumptions, the Elk River School District Board voted to accept scenario 2 as guidance for preliminary 2026-27 budget planning; board members asked staff to return in February with detailed projections.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
After discussing three multi‑year budget scenarios, the board voted by voice to accept Scenario 2 as the planning target for the 2026‑27 preliminary budget; staff will prepare detailed projections and return with numbers in February and April.
Minnesota / School Boards / Elk River School District
External auditor Mr. Reagan told the board the district received an unmodified opinion on its 2025 financial statements but must restate entity‑wide net position by about $18 million after implementing new GASB guidance on compensated absences; one compliance finding related to invoice timing was reported.