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ST.ANTHONY NEW BRIGHTON MEMORANDUM <br />TO:St.Anthony Village City Council <br />FROM:Renee Corneille,Superintendent,St.Anthony New Brighton Schools <br />SUBJECT:2023 School District Referendum <br />DATE:Sept.26,2023 <br />Supportive Community,Great Schools,Brilliant Students <br />The St.Anthony New Brighton School District (SANB)will ask residents to consider two <br />referendum questions in the Nov.7,2023 election.These two questions are focused on SANB’s <br />commitment to continue providing rigorous and relevant instruction for all students. <br />St.Anthony New Brighton is proud of our small,caring school environment for both students <br />and staff.We are also thankful to our community that has historically supported our schools.In <br />2014 the community approved both an operating and capital projects levy.These <br />voter-approved levies have allowed our district to navigate consistent under funding from the <br />state. <br />Each levy question provides different,but equally important resources for our school district. <br />Below is an explanation of how each question impacts our voters along with how the funds <br />support our district’s mission and vision. <br />Question 1:Operating Levy <br />This question is seeking additional authority from voters to increase funding by $890 per <br />student.If approved,the operating levy will provide $1.7M per year (starting 2025)for 10 years. <br />An operating levy will allow our district to support our staff.With these funds our district can <br />maintain our small class sizes,as well as allow us to implement effective social and emotional <br />curriculum,and increase academic programs/pathways for students.Schools are human <br />enterprises.The levy revenue will allow SANB to properly compensate our staff to ensure <br />retention of our teachers.It will also allow us to recruit and hire new staff dedicated to SANB’s <br />mission to ensure academic success for all students.