MINNEOTA SCHOOLS REFERENDUM ‘26

Referendum ‘26. Our Children. Our Community. Our Future.

Referendum ‘26. Learning Spaces.

Referendum ‘26. A Community-Based Plan.

Referendum ‘26. Building Maintenance.

HELLO MINNEOTA‍!

Our District has been actively engaged in facilities planning since Fall of 2025.  After the unsuccessful referendum in 2025, the Minneota Administration and School Board worked with a K-12 facility planning consultant to help develop a fiscally responsible plan for addressing the infrastructure and educational needs in our District. Since September of 2025, the District has:

  • Completed an independent assessment of our facilities 

  • Surveyed staff on day-to-day facility challenges

  • Sought feedback from our communities through a survey to determine what solutions would be supported 

  • Conducted Administration and Board work sessions to develop a project that fit our community

  • Decided, with unanimous School Board support, to seek voter approval for funding to address the priority needs in our facilities

This collaborative and transparent approach led to the prioritized plan voters will have the opportunity to finalize with their August 11, 2026 referendum vote.

  • The ballot question 1, as drafted, would read as follows:

    Shall the school board of Independent School District No. 414 (Minneota Public Schools), Minnesota, be authorized to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $13,100,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, infrastructure improvements comprised of mechanical, electrical, exterior and interior deferred maintenance items, educational space renovations and improvements, and classroom and breakout learning space additions?

  • The ballot question 2, as drafted, would read as follows:

    If School District Question 1 is approved, shall the school board of Independent School District No. 414 (Minneota Public Schools), Minnesota, be authorized to issue general obligation school building bonds in amount not to exceed $9,610,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, converting the existing weight room into a choir room, converting the existing choir room into a fine arts space, converting the existing wrestling room into a weight room, construction of multipurpose room including storage, reconfigure existing kitchen, construction of new cafeteria/practice gym, restrooms and storage?

INFO NIGHTS!

Please join us for referendum information nights. This will include a presentation and tour of our facility.

JULY
15

6 pm,
Conference Room
& Tour

JULY
27

6 pm,
Conference Room
& Tour

FARMERS MARKET!

Stop by our table at the Farmers Market, 5-7 pm on the following dates:

July 16th

July 30th

August 6th