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Preliminary 2025‑26 budget presented as state aid, special education reimbursements remain uncertain
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Lenny Hansen said the district prepared a conservative preliminary budget for fiscal 2025–26 and is assuming a 33% special education reimbursement rate while awaiting state budget and final DPI aid figures expected in October.
Lenny Hansen, assistant superintendent, presented the West Bend Joint School District No. 1 preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025–26 and explained why the district could not adopt a final, firm budget before the state completes its biennial budget and releases final aid numbers.
Nut graf: Because Wisconsin school districts rely on state determinations for revenue limits and aid, Hansen said the preliminary budget uses conservative revenue assumptions — including a working assumption of roughly 33 percent special‑education…
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