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Board adopts preliminary 2025–26 budget with staffing increases and conservative state funding assumption
Summary
North Kansas City Schools adopted a preliminary budget for 2025–26 that assumes a state adequacy target of $68.60, adds 74 staff positions and incorporates a recent $100 million bond issuance; final numbers will be updated when county and DESE figures are finalized.
The North Kansas City Schools Board of Education adopted a preliminary budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year at its June meeting. Staff described the approval as statutorily required before the July 1 start of the fiscal year and said several figures in the document remain preliminary pending county and state updates.
Chief points: the budget includes an assumed state adequacy target (SAT) of $68.60 per pupil for planning; staff told the board they set a conservative SAT because of uncertainty about final state actions. The budget also plans for 74 additional…
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