Our Mission:

“To partner with member school districts and industry to prepare students for careers,

post-secondary education and lifelong learning.”

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Enrollment

STMA - 7 Students attending the Academy

Program Development

• Heavy Equipment Operations & Maintenance is in its 2nd year with 57 students of which 13 are from STMA.
• CEO is in its 10th year with 20 students of which 6 are from STMA.

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**Const. Tech. is not offered this year. Unfortunately, we didn’t receive a single application for the position. We will continue to post for the 25-26 school year.

*** 7 STMA students needed to register for a different class.

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Finance

· The Wright Academy receives revenue by billing school districts for the days their students are in attendance. This includes Academy billing, Gen. Ed. and Special Ed. revenue. The WA also receives direct payment from MDE for Compensatory and for students that are on IEP’s. This revenue has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels. The past four years has resulted in a $491,306 decrease in Academy Revenue compared the prior three-year average.

· The WA receives revenue for summer school. Summer school participation and revenue has decreased since the pandemic due to school districts creation of and utilization of online curriculum. The past three years has resulted in a $62,422 decrease in Academy Summer School Revenue compared the prior three-year average.

$632,729 in lost revenue since the Pandemic

· WTC receives Targeted Services revenue for acting as the fiscal host for districts. This revenue is intended to help offset the costs of the Middle Level Academy. The past four years has resulted in a $98,974 decrease in Targeted Services Revenue compared the prior three-year average.

$632,729 in lost revenue since the 2020

WTC Advisory Board (Supt’s) Meeting - Discussion Points

• We continue to bill quarterly for Assessments, ‘09 Bond, LTFM and CTE Levy. The ‘09 Bond will be moved to LTFM in FY26. The shifting from the Bond payment to LTFM will have a positive impact on meeting the facility needs and boosting the fund balance.

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WTC Advisory Board Meeting - Discussion Points

• WTC continues to receive the Student Support Aid - This is a flow through and does not cost the member districts additional dollars. This is a huge gain for the students in providing a School Social Worker for the Academy as well as a savings for the District. The past two years has saved over $150K.

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WTC Advisory Board Meeting - Discussion Points

• Fund Balance Stabilization Aid (Based on the Un-assigned Fund Balance)

FY24 - WTC Received $133,775 FY24 - WTC is requesting $27,000

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HF2069 & SF1856

A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at

Wright Technical Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Appropriation. $9,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of education for a grant to Wright Technical Center to predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip improvements and betterments of a capital nature at Wright Technical Center and its affiliated facilities in the city of Buffalo, including major projects to preserve or replace mechanical, electrical, and security systems; utility infrastructure; and site renovations to support ongoing operations.

Subd. 2. Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $9,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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We will be back at the ‘25 Legislature asking for financial support for our facilities.

Questions?