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District 211 adopts tentative 2025–26 budget, schedules public hearing for Sept. 18
Summary
The Township High School District 211 board voted to approve a tentative 2025–26 budget that projects an $8.3 million spending gap, relying on reserves and planned tax receipts; the budget will be on public display for 30 days before a Sept. 18 public hearing.
The Township High School District 211 Board of Education on Aug. 14 approved a tentative 2025–26 budget and directed the superintendent to place the budget on public inspection for at least 30 days ahead of a public hearing at the board meeting on Sept. 18, 2025.
District presenters said the all-funds tentative budget projects that expenditures will exceed revenues by $8.3 million for fiscal year 2026, and that the district will rely on existing fund balance and timing of tax receipts to cover obligations. “Total revenue in the educational fund is budgeted to be approximately $272,000,000 for fiscal year 2026,” Controller/Treasurer Kathy Zalewski said during the presentation; she and a district presenter explained that staffing and benefits consume the bulk of the operating fund budget.
The presentation identified several drivers of last year’s deficit and of continued pressure this year: unusually high property tax refunds that reduced revenue by more than $7 million in 2025, delayed…
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