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LqPV School Board passes renewal of operating levy at February meeting

The Lac qui Parle Valley School Board passed a motion Monday night, Feb. 24, to renew the district’s operating levy referendum.

State law allows school districts a single renewal of their operating referendum levy under its original terms and for the same length of time as the original referendum.

In the case of Lac qui Parle Valley, this will extend their current operating levy referendum for an additional ten years.

It should be noted that the current levy, which voters passed in November 2014, approved a rate of $866 per adjusted pupil unit. With the referendum renewed, Lac qui Parle Valley will continue to receive the same amount per pupil unit. However, the amount will look slightly different on paper, as $300 worth of the funds incurred per pupil unit is now called “Local Operation Revenue”—another recent change to state statute. Subscribe or Log In