Albert Lea Area Schools - School Board Meeting - April 20, 2026 (Part 1)

Albert Lea Public School District Board of Education · April 20, 2026

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Public comment: Neil Chalmers opposes moving ALC to Southwest

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Neil Chalmers, a teacher with 30 years in the district, urged the board not to move the Area Learning Center (ALC) into Southwest Middle School, arguing the proposal would combine two vulnerable populations (high-school-age ALC students up to age 21 and middle-schoolers) and would overload the Southwest principal (Tyler Johnson). He said past full-time ALC leadership led to fewer discipline problems and higher graduation rates and called the plan a 'gamble' with student education.

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School board meeting of the Albert Lea Public School District focused on a facilities task force recommendation to close one elementary school and reconfigure grade bands, public comments opposing moving the Area Learning Center (ALC) into Southwest Middle School, and a principal presentation on a restorative "lunch circle" program.

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