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Business administrator outlines FY26 pressures: WPU up 4% but health insurance, retiree costs and substitutes push district to Truth in Taxation hearing
Summary
Devin Daley told the board that a 4% increase in the WPU did not cover major cost drivers for FY26 — notably a 30% rise in health insurance and growing substitute and SOEP costs — and that a modest local tax rate change would yield roughly $4 million to fund teacher/administrator pay adjustments and other pressures.
Business administrator Devin Daley presented the district’s Truth in Taxation overview to the board, explaining why the district scheduled a public tax‑rate hearing and the key drivers in the FY26 budget. Nut graf: Daley said a 4% increase in the state WPU (weighted pupil unit) did not cover major local cost growth — most notably a roughly 30% increase in health insurance costs and higher substitute and online education program (SOEP) expenses — and that the proposed local tax rate would raise about $4 million to close part of the gap. Daley told the board the district received a 4% increase in the WPU but that health insurance costs…
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