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Bloomsburg Area SD previews 2025–26 budget with $211,007 preliminary shortfall; special education, transportation and cyber charter cited as main drivers
Summary
District staff presented a preliminary 2025–26 general fund budget showing a $211,007.49 shortfall, driven largely by special-education placements, transportation contract costs and cyber-charter tuition; staff outlined revenue assumptions, flexibility levers and next steps.
Kyle (staff member) presented the Bloomsburg Area School District’s preliminary general-fund budget for 2025–26, saying, “This starts us with a preliminary budget deficit of $211,007.49.”
Nut graf: The presentation lays out revenue and expense assumptions that produce a modest shortfall at this stage. District staff emphasized the budget remains preliminary: revenue estimates, state funding amounts, and enrollment-driven costs could change before the proposed and final budget votes in May and June.
The presentation summarized projected revenue increases and expense growth. District staff estimated overall revenue up roughly 4.3 percent versus the current year and noted local property taxes remain the largest revenue source. Staff said they built a placeholder 3 percent real-estate millage increase into the revenue line while noting the district’s Act 1 index is 4 percent and assessed values will be finalized in May. State basic education funding was budgeted up about $722,000 while special-education funding was…
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