Aberdeen School District 06-1 board advances 2025–26 budget on first reading and approves multiple policy changes

At a regular meeting, the Aberdeen School District 06-1 Board of Education approved the first reading of the district—s 2025—6 budget proposal and voted to adopt or advance multiple policy revisions, following a presentation by district staff.

The proposed budget presented by Miss Rogers shows total expenditures across all funds of $62,000,000 and projects an estimated surplus of about $605,000 for the fiscal year just closed. Rogers said the district still must accrue several federal receivables totaling about $417,000 and move certain T&A (transportation and activity) revenues and expenditures into the general fundadjustments she said total roughly $853,000 on the revenue side and $116,000 in expenditures. She also estimated additional payables of about $30,000 and said actual expenditures for the prior year were about 98.5% of budget.

"Pending any questions, I would ask for the board to approve the budget," Rogers said before the board moved the proposal to a first reading.

Rogers told the board the budget projects a 5.13% increase in a stated line item (as presented) and an anticipated 6.7% increase in revenues…