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Superintendent outlines budget timeline; board will stay under maximum opt‑out tax index
Summary
Superintendent Daniel McGarry said the district will prepare budgets through spring with a preliminary adoption in early June and final adoption targeted for June 17; the board previously opted out to the adjusted index of 5.8% but said it will propose a tax increase below that level.
Superintendent Daniel McGarry told the board on Jan. 14 that the district will follow an abbreviated timeline to prepare the 2024–25 budget and asked the public to expect periodic updates over the spring.
Key timeline and budget notes - The district will hold a committee conversation on staffing and budgetary asks in April, followed by another update in May. - The administration plans a preliminary budget approval in early June and a final adoption targeted for June 17. In Pennsylvania the district must adopt a budget by June 30. - The board previously voted to opt out to the adjusted index of 5.8 percent, giving the district authority to raise taxes up to that cap if needed. McGarry said the board intends to propose a tax increase well below the 5.8 percent adjusted index and to use fund balance as one tool in constructing the budget.
Why it matters: District officials said funding uncertainty at the state and federal level complicates planning. McGarry urged awareness that the district must make staffing and facility decisions before final state aid figures are available.
What was not decided The board did not set a final tax rate or adopt a budget at the Jan. 14 meeting; the superintendent said staff will bring successive updates through committee meetings and board actions leading up to the June adoption deadline.
