Windom Area school to present two ballot questions on Feb. 10

Windom Area School District residents will vote Feb. 10, 2026, on two ballot questions to shape their schools' future.

Information shared on the school district's website says the priorities from the Windom's Way Forward visioning process aligns with the Windom Area school board’s commitment to address significant facility needs. Since the last bond referendum was narrowly defeated, the district has taken time to hear from the community and incorporate feedback into its plans for school facilities.

Key changes based on what residents shared, according to the district, include:

• Decreased seating in the auditorium to reduce the budget

• Moved four fields into a separate question on the ballot to give residents more options

• Provide academic opportunities by re-purposing current lecture hall into robotics space freeing up classroom space for general education, and

• A larger community-wide vision that connects schools, city, amenities, and overall quality of life.

The first ballot question, which asks for a bond issue of $27.5 million, includes a new fine arts centerer with 650 seats would also serve as a storm shelter; an expanded auxiliary gym to support gymnastics and physical education; a new wrestling room addition above the existing weight room with stairs and an elevator; updated locker rooms; a repurposed lecture hall into a robotics space for STEM and hands-on learning; an eight-lane track replacement and multipurpose artificial turf field for soccer, football, softball, baseball and physical education; and new pole vault and jump runways, additional parking and a maintenance building to support campus operations.

Question two, which can only pass if the first question is approved, asks to bond $1.65 million for fields for football and soccer as well as baseball and softball.