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Superintendent previews tentative 2025-26 budget; board discusses proposed tax increase and priorities
Summary
Superintendent Horsley presented a tentative 2025-26 budget that relies on roughly $14 million in additional property-tax revenue and $4.5 million in reserves, and prioritizes K—2 class-size reduction, instructional coaches and additional elementary administrative support.
Superintendent Horsley presented a tentative budget framework for 2025-26 and described revenue assumptions, proposed spending priorities and next steps in the budget calendar. "I hereby present ... the 2025, '20 '6, budget," Horsley told the board, noting the district had filtered many requests to focus on strategic priorities.
The proposal shown to the board included: an approximate $14,000,000 increase in property-tax revenue needed to balance the budget as presented; using roughly $4,500,000 of district reserves to support special education pilot work and preschool stop-gap needs; and targeted investments in K—2 class-size reduction, instructional coaching, additional elementary…
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