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New Prague board discusses operating levy, bond options to cover budget gaps; orders community survey
Summary
School board reviewed FY26 budget assumptions, discussed an operating levy and a facilities bond to address staffing and deferred maintenance shortfalls, and directed staff to run a community survey before deciding on a possible referendum.
The New Prague Area Schools Board of Education discussed options to raise local revenue on Tuesday as administrators presented FY26 budget assumptions and possible referendum scenarios.
Director of Business Services Bridal presented preliminary budget assumptions and said the district has already cut $6.6 million in structural adjustments over the last two years. “We have made $6,600,000 in structural budget adjustments or budget cuts the last 2 years,” Bridal said, and noted the district’s audited unassigned fund balance of 10.4% at the end of FY24. Bridal projected an enrollment decline of about 86 students for FY26 and described staffing changes that…
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