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Berwick Area SD board hears budget update, cafeteria fund spend-down plan discussed
Summary
District staff reported near-term fiscal stability, two ongoing tax appeals and rising charter and special-education costs; administrators said the district must create a spend-down plan for a large cafeteria fund balance and will bring proposals back to the board.
The Berwick Area School District on Tuesday heard a standing budget committee report that said the district can continue operations for at least the next two to three months while Pennsylvania works to pass a state budget.
The superintendent’s report to the board said two tax appeals remain active: a Moxie Freedom tax appeal scheduled for court in January 2026 and an ongoing appeal involving Burwick Hospital that is under negotiation. District year-to-date expenditures through Sept. 30 were reported at 5.88% compared with 11.93% at the same point last year.
The report flagged rising outside-education costs. According to the presentation, cyber-charter rates and special-education costs have increased; the staff cited increases in non-special-education cyber charter rates…
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