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Colonial School Board adopts $162.998 million 2025–26 budget, approves tax rate and routine items
Summary
On June 9 the Colonial School District board adopted its 2025–26 final budget of $162,997,782 and approved a real estate tax rate of 26.495. The board approved multiple routine motions by voice vote, including personnel appointments, bids and contract-cost plan items and the election of a board secretary.
The Colonial School District Board of Directors approved its final 2025–26 budget and a slate of routine motions during the June 9 business meeting.
Most votes were taken by voice during the meeting; the transcript records "All in favor?" followed by an affirmative response for each motion.
Key actions recorded in the meeting record:
- Adopted the 2025–26 final budget totaling $162,997,782 and set a real estate tax rate of 26.495, an increase described in the motion as 3.18%.
- Approved the 2025–26 taxation rates, fees and billing dates as presented, including the 2025–26 real estate tax rate of 26.495, references to the Act 511 earned income tax and a 1% real estate transfer tax (per the motion text). The motion also set the real estate tax billing date of July 1, 2025.
- Approved the motion to accept financial reports (items 5b through 5m) for May 2025 and the May 2025 treasurer's report.
- Approved the personnel report (items 9a, 9b and 9c), including summer program and extracurricular appointments; motions noted that appointments are subject to valid credentials and state-mandated requirements.
- Approved bids for art supplies, general school supplies and paper products for the 2025–26 school year.
- Elected Jessica Lester to the position of board secretary for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029, pursuant to the public school code cited in the motion (Section 404 of the Public School Code).
- Approved rental rates for before- and after-school programs and summer camp fees as presented in the motion (amounts recorded in the motion: $49 per day and $179.54 per day for the 2025 summer program as read on the record).
- Approved the district cost plan, including services purchased through the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, with a preliminary cost shown in the motion of $982,832.44 for 2025–26.
- Approved revisions to board policies (policy 3-20; policy 3-42) on a read basis, tentative overnight and out-of-state student trips and academic/athletic competitions for 2025–26, and a settlement, full release and placement agreement in lieu of FAPE (discussed in executive session) as presented.
Each motion in the transcript was followed by the chair calling for "Any questions or comments? All in favor?" and the record shows the motions carried by voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally or named yes/no votes. Where the motion cited a statute or code, it was Section 404 of the Public School Code (regarding election of a secretary). The transcript indicates the settlement agreement was discussed in executive session because of student confidentiality.
The meeting record contains no roll-call vote tallies or named oppositions for the listed motions; outcomes below are recorded as "approved" per the meeting's voice votes.
