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Finance director briefs board on preliminary 2025–26 budget and a $2.4M transfer‑of‑service special‑education pressure
Summary
The district’s preliminary budget presented several tax‑levy scenarios and flagged transfer‑of‑service (TOS) claims tied to incoming students with IEPs. Staff said 242 students with IEPs transferred in this year, triggering 26 additional special‑education positions for next year and an estimated TOS revenue adjustment of about $2.4 million.
The district finance director briefed the board on June 9 on the proposed preliminary 2025–26 budget, mill‑rate scenarios and a sizable transfer‑of‑service (TOS) impact tied to incoming special‑education students.
Presenter Jason Norris (staff presenter) told trustees that federal and state aid assumptions remain uncertain while the state budget process was unresolved; the district is preparing several mill‑rate scenarios. If equalized property values rise by roughly 7% and state aid remains near current levels, the district’s projected mill rate would be in the neighborhood of 0.740–0.760 —…
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