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Long Term Facilities Maintenance

June 22, 2026

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Why?

To qualify for revenue, an eligible cooperative must submit the following to MDE:

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  1. A resolution adopted by each member school board (signed by the clerk) to levy for its proportionate share of the intermediate or cooperative levy.
  2. A ten-year plan with the same information required for the school districts, including the Ten-Year Expenditure Plan Excel spreadsheet (“original” format, not pdf).
  3. The Cooperative Allocation Worksheet showing the amount of debt service revenue and pay-as-you-go general fund revenue to be added to the LTFM revenue of each member school district. A spreadsheet template for reporting allocated revenues is posted to the Long-Term Facilities Maintenance website.
  4. The Statement of Assurances signed by the superintendent.
  5. Additional documentation (narrative/bond schedule) is required for:

a. issuance of bonds.

b. health and safety projects costing $100,000 or more per site, per year (asbestos removal and encapsulation, fire safety, and indoor air quality).

c. single projects per site, per year costing $2,000,000 or more.

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Why?

Long Term Facility Maintenance Funding (LTFM):

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  • Established in 2015 Education Act
  • Allowable Expenditures:
    • Deferred Capital Expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent further erosion of facilities.
    • Increasing accessibility of school facilities.
    • Health + Safety Projects under MN Statute (123B.57)
  • Non-Allowable Expenditures:
    • Construction of New Facilities, Remodeling Existing Facilities or the Purchase of Portable Classrooms

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FY 27 Projected Planning

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Pearson

Sweeney

Sunpath

Red Oak

Eagle Creek

Jackson ES

East

West

High School

Takota

District Office

Carpet

Paging System

Parking Lot

Roof

Carpet

Minor Aesthetic Needs

Toilet

Rooms

Paging System

Theater Lights

Door Upgrades

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Exterior Doors

Serving Line

Mech Fittings

Hard Surface Play

Bus / Traffic Improvements

Carpet

Carpet

Pool Equipment

Original HVAC Controls

Aesthetic Upgrades

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Ventilation

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Back Parking & Hard Play / Sidewalks

Paging System

Mech Fittings

Roof

Windows

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Parking Lot

Toilet

Rooms

Parking Lot

Toilet Rooms

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Parking Lot

1993 Windows

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Parking Lot

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Parking Lot

Locker Rooms

Ventilation

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Original Roof

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Elevator

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Ventilation

Elevator

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Top Needs 2025 to 2034

TOP PRIORITIES / NEEDS

ISD 720 FACILITY PLANNING

NOT LTFM ELLIGIABLE

EC Transition & Ventilation

Roof & Ventilation

Playground & Carpet

Carpet

Carpet & Theater & Ventilation & Roof & Tennis

Recent Investments

Tennis and Theater Lights

Toilet Rooms

= planned projects under different funding sources