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Elwood UFSD budget workshop: shortfall possible pending state aid; transportation and benefits update

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Assistant Superintendent for Business Lorraine Dunkel told the board the district anticipates a potential revenue shortfall for 2025–26 pending state aid and tax‑cap figures; transportation costs and retirements will affect expenditures.

Lorraine Dunkel, assistant superintendent for business, told the Elwood Union Free School District Board of Education on Jan. 13 that the district expects revenue uncertainty for the 2025–26 budget because final state aid and tax‑cap calculations are not yet available.

Dunkel said Elwood should receive no less state aid than the current year and described the district’s planning assumptions: building aid tied to the district’s 2017 bond will be fully implemented for the coming year; the district is still awaiting the governor’s foundation‑aid numbers and a…

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