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Wayne County BOE reviews $212.4 million superintendent proposal, flags special-education and enrollment risks
Summary
Superintendent presented a proposed FY 2025–26 budget totaling $212,378,467, citing enrollment (ADM), rising retirement and hospitalization costs, loss of ESSER funds and a gap between the district's exceptional-children share and state funding as main budget pressures.
The Wayne County Board of Education reviewed Superintendent Dr. Richard's proposed 2025–26 budget in a presentation on April 7, 2025, that set total expenditures across funds at $212,378,467 and outlined timeline steps toward adoption.
Dr. Richard told the board that the proposal aggregates state, local, federal and capital funds and that the district is planning for a 3% salary increase and higher benefit rates. "For fund 1, which is your state funds, we're looking at $142,393,812," he said, and added the district used this year's allotment rules while awaiting updated DPI formulas.
The nut graf: the budget presentation framed near-term choices the board will face. Officials said the district must close gaps…
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