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Board reviews draft budget; district projects roughly $50 million guarantee and expects food-service transfer to shrink
Summary
Officials previewed the draft budget ahead of a July adoption and outlined impacts from property-tax reductions, an estimated $49M–$50M revenue guarantee and possible $100,000–$500,000 improvement from higher meal prices.
Superintendent Ryan Thomas and district finance staff briefed trustees on a draft budget that they said reflects property-tax valuation declines and state entitlement mechanics while preserving funds for staff pay increases.
The district’s “guarantee,” Thomas said, is about $38 million; when combined with special-education reimbursements and other items he listed, the district’s revenue estimate currently sits near $49 million (rounded by Thomas to approximately $50 million). Thomas emphasized these are conservative estimates…
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