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Shippensburg Area SD adopts 2025‑26 general fund budget; board approves tax rates in 7‑0 roll call
Summary
The board approved the district’s 2025‑26 general fund budget and associated tax rates by roll call vote; revenues and expenditures were presented at the meeting.
The Shippensburg Area School District board approved the final general fund budget for the 2025‑26 fiscal year and enacted the tax rates required to support it by a 7‑0 roll call on June 16.
Administration recommended the district adopt a general fund budget with revenues of $72,209,036 and expenditures of $75,145,816; the board then moved to approve the budget. “This is probably the most important vote we do all year long,” one board member said prior to the roll call.
Motion to approve was made by Mike Carey and seconded by Dr. Michael Lyman. The roll call vote recorded the following yes votes: Mike Carey; Levi Kressler; Dr. Nathan Goetz; Dr. Michael Lyman; Jim Bard; Darren Donovan; and Steph Eberly. Two members were absent for the vote. The superintendent presented budget figures and noted the recommended tax rates required to support the plan.
The board’s approval enacted the revenue and expenditure plan for the 2025‑26 school year; district leadership said they would continue to monitor enrollment and other variables that affect revenue projections. Board members encouraging constituents to contact state legislators also discussed longer‑term revenue pressures, including potential state cyber‑charter funding reforms under consideration in Harrisburg.
