# Robbinsdale Area Schools Board Business Meeting - October 5, 2026 - 7 p.m.

The Robbinsdale Area Schools Board business meeting on October 5, 2026, included a capital projects levy update focused on technology and school safety investments. Staff reviewed the levy’s first 10 years of spending and ongoing uses; revenues rose from about $3.5 million in its first year to $6.4 million in its tenth. Reported safety work included installing 277 new surveillance cameras, 628 card readers, and updating access controls for 3,769 door cores, along with secure-entry improvements, emergency communications, and GIS mapping. Technology expenditures also support student and staff devices, classroom audio and displays, software, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and support staff. The presentation described completed and ongoing projects, but no new contract award, vendor selection, or procurement vote was identified.

The board also received an initial overview of potential 2027–28 budget reductions, with administrators estimating a need to address roughly $2–3 million in annual costs regardless of the November election outcome. Options presented for further discussion included magnet transportation (listed at about $2 million, but not approved as a reduction), school closures, activities, music, and other programs; board members were asked to submit questions for an October 19 study session. The superintendent discussed the building bond referendum and related facilities planning, including a projected reduction in identified long-term facility needs from about $140 million to $80–90 million if ballot questions two and three pass. These were planning discussions, not approvals of specific purchases or contracts. The board also heard a report on the new shared elementary family handbook.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Sources
- [Robbinsdale Area Schools Board Business Meeting - October 5, 2026 - 7 p.m.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9UvDerr9p8) - RobbinsdaleAreaSchools