Created: August 03, 2021 08:57 PM
In recent years, there have been some controversial issues facing Stillwater Area Public Schools, and now strong debate is already emerging regarding a possible November levy referendum.
At the most recent Stillwater School Board meeting, board members and Superintendent Malinda Landsfeldt discussed several options for a fall referendum that would renew and increase the operating levy if voters approved the ballot questions.
No referendum option has been formally chosen by the school board, but Landsfeldt told board members her administration preferred an option that would increase the levy by approximately $7.4 million and, if the levy failed on Election Day, would mean the district would have to cut about $12 million, meaning more than 100 teachers could possibly lose their jobs.