Upper Dublin board adopts $128 million 2025–26 budget, approves contracts and personnel

The Board of School Directors of Upper Dublin School District on Monday adopted the district’s 2025–26 final budget, approved a package of contracts and personnel actions, and approved several routine education agreements. The board approved the final budget in a roll-call vote after discussing drivers of the increase, several capital items and other budget pressures.

The board approved a $128,000,000 budget for 2025–26 that the administration said represents a roughly 4% tax increase. Board members and administrators told the meeting the increase reflected ongoing rise in staff salaries and benefits, constrained increases in state basic education and special-education funding, assessment appeals that reduced local revenue this year, and planned facilities work including longer-range projects.

Superintendent Dr. Smith said some single-site project designs presented so far are “entirely conceptual in nature,” and that schematic design and site work remain to be done before any final construction decisions are made. The board also approved a motion to engage project-management services and to proceed toward schematic design on a school facilities option under consideration.

Votes at a glance…