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School leaders warn state budget and federal funding holdbacks could push district to another referendum
Summary
Board members reviewed state and federal funding changes and a preliminary 2025–26 budget showing potential shortfalls; administrators recommended holding surplus in reserve and signaled the district will likely need an operational referendum when current referendum funds expire.
Local Community School District board members heard a detailed briefing July 14 on recent state budget actions and a separate U.S. Department of Education decision that temporarily withholds federal Title program funds, and were told those developments increase the likelihood the district will pursue another operational referendum.
The superintendent’s finance staff told the board the state’s biennial budget kept per-pupil adjustments well below inflation and did not include additional aid sufficient to offset rising costs; administrators said that gap means the district is not receiving the state increases it would need to avoid local tax increases. The board was also briefed that the U.S. Department of Education…
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