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Fort Atkinson board to present proposed 2025-26 budget at annual meeting after state, federal changes
Summary
Board voted to present a proposed $43.83 million budget at the district annual meeting on Aug. 21 after staff reported state biennial budget increases for special education and a federal freeze of several Title grants.
The School District of Fort Atkinson board voted July 17 to present the proposed 2025-26 budget at the district annual meeting on Aug. 21 after staff outlined how changes in the recent state biennial budget and a federal funding freeze affect next year’s finances.
The board will ask electors to approve a levy to fund the proposed $43,828,679 in revenues and $43,851,483 in projected expenditures, a preliminary deficit of $22,804, the district’s director of business services told the board.
Director of Business Services Nathan Knitt told the board the state budget signed July 3 carries several changes that materially affect district revenue assumptions, including a $325 revenue-limit increase per pupil and a higher special-education reimbursement rate the state has described as “up to 42%” for 2025-26 and “up to 45%” in 2026-27. Knitt said the district used more conservative…
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