Osakis Public School Bond Referendum

We Heard You!

We have heard and understand residents’ feedback concerning the 2023 referendum. We have conducted community engagement opportunities and adjusted our approach accordingly. We have designed the 2025 “Smart, Safe, Strong” referendum to meet clearly identified space and security needs of shared concern throughout the community while omitting elements that lack consensus support.

The result, we think, is a bond referendum that will maintain our growing district’s position as a high-achieving school system committed to judiciously managing the community’s financial resources to provide the best possible learning environment in preparing our young people for success.

Good News

Osakis Public Schools continue to generate good news in fiscal management, academic performance and innovative approaches to student learning.

• Our financial rating from S&P Global is A+. 

• Independent auditors report that the Osakis School is more than $200,000 ahead of last year’s budget. 

• Osakis High School earned a spot in the top 20% of Minnesota high schools, according to US News and World Report’s 2022-23 rankings. 

• We continue to launch new learning and career readiness opportunities, including the Silverstreak Merchandising Lab, where students learn about business management, accounting, supply chains and marketing in a fully functioning screenprint business.

Facility Challenges

At the same time – as many students, staff and parents know – Osakis School faces facility challenges and limitations that require community support and financing to resolve. Details are available elsewhere on our website, but, in short, the “Smart, Safe, Strong” referendum would provide much-needed instructional space, particularly for Career Technical Education..