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Board members warn modest state budget moves leave district in deficit; special‑education reimbursement shortfall highlighted
Summary
District staff and board members discussed the state biennial budget proposal, which increases special education reimbursement modestly (to 35% and 37.5% in coming years) and leaves per‑pupil general aid largely unchanged; board members said McFarland remains in deficit and cited impacts on programs including a paused DEIB coordinator hire.
Aaron Tarnitzer, district administrator, and several board members discussed the state biennial budget proposal and its implications for McFarland School District finances.
Tarnitzer described the Joint Finance Committee proposals as providing only modest increases in special education reimbursement: from roughly a little over 30% now to 35% next year and 37.5% the following year. He said the district’s earlier request for a 60% reimbursement—estimated to have provided about $1.8 million to the…
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