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Red Oak ISD presents preliminary 2025–26 budget picture amid legislative uncertainty
Summary
Dr. Johnston presented a preliminary budget update May 12, saying the district is preparing a balanced preliminary budget while waiting on state legislative decisions, comptroller property values and final enrollment figures; he highlighted cost pressures tied to a new middle school and projected tax-rate scenarios.
Dr. Bill Johnston, Red Oak ISD chief financial officer, presented a preliminary budget picture to the Board of Trustees on May 12 and emphasized that several state-level decisions and final property-value numbers remain outstanding before the district can finalize pay and benefit changes or a final tax rate.
Johnston said the district must adopt a budget by June 30 but is preparing a “very basic” preliminary budget because critical inputs — final property values, state legislative outcomes and full-year average daily attendance — remain unsettled. The board’s public hearing and tentative budget actions are scheduled for the June 16 meeting; the…
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