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Upper Darby committee endorses accelerated Act 1 opt‑out timeline for 2025–26 budget
Summary
At its Nov. 26 finance and operations committee meeting, Upper Darby School District administration recommended the board pursue an accelerated Act 1 opt‑out resolution for the 2025–26 budget; the committee agreed to place the resolution on the board agenda next week for formal consideration.
The Upper Darby School District Finance and Operations Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 26 heard a budget presentation from district staff and agreed to advance an accelerated Act 1 opt‑out resolution to the full board for consideration next week.
Mister Rogers, a district staff member who presented the budget overview, told the committee the state-calculated Act 1 base index for the 2025–26 school year is 4 percent and the district’s adjusted index is 5.8 percent. Rogers said the administration is recommending the board pursue an accelerated opt‑out resolution — a path that commits the board to not increase taxes above the adjusted index — because the administration is “confident that we’ll be able to present a budget below that 5.8.”
The opt‑out recommendation would change the district’s timetable for public presentations and final adoption.…
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