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Board approves preliminary 2025–26 budget; district reports restored fund balance and warns of future referendum needs
Summary
Trustees approved the preliminary 2025–26 budget, which the district says balances for the year, restores fund balance after prior deficits and includes compensation increases and restored positions; staff warned that long-term funding uncertainty means another referendum may be necessary in coming years.
The Eau Claire Area School District board approved the district’s preliminary 2025–26 budget after a presentation from Chief Financial Officer/Director of Business Services (Dr.) Hellworthy (presenter name in transcript) that described progress restoring fund balance and steps to stabilize operations.
Dr. Hellworthy told trustees the district ended the prior fiscal year with an $8.43 million positive fund-balance difference and that, after prior deficits, the current deficit stands at $1.42 million. The district produced a balanced preliminary budget for 2025–26 that restores…
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