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Superintendent outlines budget shifts: state aid change, special‑ed reimbursement gain and frozen federal titles
Summary
Superintendent Gajewski briefed the board on a $325 per‑pupil adjustment no longer aided by the state, improved special‑education reimbursement, a $1,140 open‑enrollment tuition increase, and frozen federal Title funding affecting ELL and professional learning programs.
Superintendent Gajewski told the Racine Unified School Board on July 21 that recent state and federal budget changes will reshape district revenues and the tax levy for 2025–26.
Gajewski said the $325 per‑pupil adjustment enacted in the prior state budget is no longer state‑aided and will instead affect the district tax levy. "This is something that is achievable through the tax levy," he said, noting the district will track impacts as numbers finalize in October.
The district expects an increase in special‑education reimbursement to about 42% for the current year and 45% the next year;…
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