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Valley View board adopts $324 million operating budget after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with no public commenters, the Valley View School District Board of Education adopted a $324 million operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26, citing a strong cash reserve and a structural deficit in the education fund driven by slower state replacement-tax revenue and rising personnel costs.
The Valley View School District Board of Education on Sept. 22 adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget after holding the required public hearing. The board approved resolution 2602 to adopt the budget by roll call vote with all members voting yes.
The budget document presented by John Renich, the district's budget presenter, lists nearly $324,000,000 in operating expenditures, excluding about $82,000,000 in on-behalf pension payments. Renich said the tentative budget had been on public display for 30 days and the required public-notice affidavit was included in the board packet. “Tonight’s presentation is called ‘Making a Grade,’” he said at the start of the hearing.
Why it matters: The budget balances significant ongoing instruction priorities against mounting pressure from declining replacement-tax revenues and rising personnel costs. The…
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