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District building budgets show modest increases, staffing requests and tech budget transfers
Summary
School leaders presented proposed 2025–26 building budgets that include requested staff additions (special education and enrichment positions), modest line‑item increases for supplies and technology, and several transfers of classroom‑specific technology subscriptions from the central technology budget to individual buildings.
School principals and building leaders presented proposed 2025–26 budgets for elementary, intermediate, middle and high school buildings and described personnel requests tied to rising student needs.
Elementary School: The elementary principal requested two personnel additions for next year — an additional special education teacher and a full‑time enrichment teacher (the presentation described the net increase as the equivalent of a half‑time teaching position). The elementary budget showed three variances of $2,000 or more: building general supplies (+$6,000, related to poster printer parts and PBIS signage), building technology supplies/software (+$4,864.76 for classroom subscriptions such as Seesaw and IXL) and principals’ registration/training fees (+$2,150). The presenter said the total variance from the prior year budget was $27,009.36.
Intermediate School: The intermediate school requested a half‑time position converted to a full‑time enrichment teacher for its building, and noted an increase in special education needs that may prompt additional staffing after further discussion with district special‑education leadership. The IS budget variance included building technology supplies (+$8,139) and an additional AED purchase (+$2,600) for a third unit on the top floor. The presenter listed a total proposed increase of $21,164.01 over the adopted 2024–25 budget.
Middle School: The middle school reported forthcoming vacancies (retirements and resignations) and plans to replace an art teacher and a reading specialist, and to add a life‑skills/autistic‑support position to meet increased student needs. The middle school building variance netted an increase of $6,842.11; line‑item changes included higher building‑wide supplies (+$7,660.14) and textbook needs for new exploratory German programming (+$3,710), offset in part by decreases tied to last year’s one‑time equipment purchases.
High School: The high school noted a mathematics teacher retirement that will require hiring a replacement. The high school budget included multiple technology shifts: moving subscriptions and licenses used schoolwide from the central technology budget into the high school’s building budget (presenters listed a $19,535 transfer and said the total net increase across lines — described during the presentation as a lateral move from the technology department — was $553,000.47). Other line items included $2,268 for esports supplies, a $7,000 increase for online AP course tuition with lab requirements, and a $6,000 rise in guidance general supplies tied to the PSAT and a planned post‑secondary fair.
Presenters repeatedly said several technology costs are being “moved” from the district technology budget to building budgets rather than representing new net costs; staff said those central budget reductions would offset the building increases. Several principals emphasized rising special education caseloads across buildings and that final staffing decisions may change after further discussion with district special‑education administrators.
No formal board votes were taken on the budgets at this meeting; the presentations were informational and will inform the district’s formal budget process.
