Superintendent Search Begins

Delano Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the position of superintendent as I announced my retirement at the December 19, 2012 school board meeting. Click here for informational brochure.

School Board Opening

The Delano School District is seeking applications for an unexpired term on the school board through appointment by the school board. The person appointed will serve until December 31, 2012. The seat will be on the ballot at the  November 6, 2012 election and it will be for a two-year term. Click here for the application.

Organizational Meeting of School Board

The school board held its organizational meeting on January 5. Amy Johnson was elected chair. Click here to see other officers and their terms of office.

School Board Sets Tax Levy for 2012

At the December board meeting the school board certified tax levies for taxes payable in 2012 as follows:

• Total General Fund levy includes voter approved operating levy ($426 per student) $2,086,685.
• Community Education $209,028.
• Debt Service $2,327,550.
• Total levy $4,623,264 which is a decrease of $264,183 or 5.41% from the previous year.
• This is the second year in a row that the levy has been lowered. The 2011 levy was 9.41% less than 2010 so over the past two years the levy has been decreased by a total of $791,586 or 14.82%

Presentation at Meeting with Legislators

Several weeks ago school superintendents and city administrators from Wright County hosted a meeting with area legislators, school board members and city council members.

The focus of this meeting was the inequity in school funding brought on by the way operating levies work, the opportunity gap that this brings on for students and the inequitable system of taxation for taxpayers that results. Click here to see the presentation I made on behalf of the schools in attendance.

December School Board Meeting

The Delano School Board regular meeting for this month is Monday, December 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The annual discussion on taxes and budget will be held at 7:00 p.m., after which the board will adopt a resolution certifying taxes for 2012. Also on the agenda will be an update on cost cutting measures resulting from the failed levy. Click here to see the agenda.

Board Member takes High Stakes Test

Click here to see a school board member's view of testing, after he himself took a 10th grade math test.