Minneapolis Public Schools leaders laid out on Friday how the district will spend $10.8 million in surprise revenue following an accounting maneuver to yield more state special education money, with the funds going to a mix of adult ed, academic programs and for higher-than-expected insurance costs.
District officials answered four questions following about 30 minutes of prepared remarks by School Board Chair Collin Beachy, Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams and two other district officials.
Unanswered: Why the district went years without making a similar accounting adjustment, thus potentially costing tens of millions of dollars over the years, or how the district’s finance department became so chaotic and dysfunctional in recent years…