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Danville administration recommends full Act 1 index (4%) amid state funding changes and staff reductions
Summary
Business manager recommended the board use the full Act 1 index (4%) in the preliminary budget to offset reduced state basic education funding under a newly implemented funding formula; administration reported $2.0M in salary/benefit savings from staffing reductions since 2022 and proposed a balanced 2025‑26 budget.
Business Manager (Mr. Mavis) and Superintendent (Dr. Neid) reviewed the proposed 2025‑26 school budget and the recommended local tax action.
Lede: The administration presented a balanced preliminary budget totaling $48,474,910.63 and recommended the board adopt a proposed local real‑estate tax increase up to the Act 1 index of 4% (which would raise the district millage from 12.4218 to 12.9186) to offset projected shortfalls tied to a change in the state school funding formula that reduced Danville’s state Basic Education Funding (BEF) relative to prior expectations.
Nut graf: Administration said the district has taken steps to control expenditures — eliminating 21 full‑time equivalents since 2022 and realizing roughly $2.0 million in recurring annual salary/benefit savings — but that a recent court‑ordered reallocation and a new state funding formula left Danville with approximately $500,000 less than it would have…
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