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Great Valley SD board adopts 2025–26 budget with 3.48% mill-rate increase
Summary
The Great Valley School District board approved the 2025–26 budget, including a 3.48% mill-rate increase, and funded six positions; the measure passed 6-1 after staff outlined positions to be retained.
The Great Valley School District board approved the 2025–26 budget, including a mill-rate increase of 3.48 percent, by a 6-1 vote.
A staff member summarized the personnel funded in the adopted budget: "For positions, we're looking at 6 positions, the emotional support position, the multiple disability support position, those 2 are at the 5 6 center, the learning support position at Charlestown, Intensive Learning Support at the high school, the world language position at the middle school and the high school, and the ELD teacher is at the, high school." The board discussion confirmed those six positions would be maintained under the adopted budget.
One board member asked for clarification about whether the budget stayed within the previously discussed percentage and which positions the district would keep; the staff member said the finance committee and a subsequent work session reviewed the details. The staff member also said that to retain one questioned position the district reduced the reserve amount that had previously been unused.
A motion to approve item 6/01 (the 2025–26 budget) was made and seconded; the board voted 6 in favor and 1 opposed. The motion as approved includes the 3.48% mill increase specified on the agenda.
Board members did not provide additional line-item budget amounts or full labor-cost details during the public portion of the meeting; the discussion focused on positions to be funded and the mill-rate change. The meeting record shows the board then adjourned and moved to a separate work-session meeting.
