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Northwestern Lehigh board revisits elementary reconfiguration amid multi‑year budget shortfall
Summary
District administrators presented a budget update showing a projected $1.8 million shortfall and outlined elementary reconfiguration scenarios that could save roughly $450,000 a year; board directed staff to run deeper analyses while preparing a proposed final budget using a 4% millage projection.
Northwestern Lehigh School District administrators told the school board that the district faces an estimated $1,800,000 budget gap and presented staffing and facility scenarios, including an elementary reconfiguration, that could reduce recurring costs.
Superintendent Dr. Sysnovik led the presentation and said the district is preparing the proposed final budget over the next two weeks and is currently projecting a 4% Act 1 millage increase for 2025–26 as the working assumption. Christy (business manager) presented fund‑balance projections that show using different millage options would substantially change how much of the district’s reserves are needed to balance the budget.
Board members were shown elementary staffing slides that compared the current configuration to several consolidation scenarios. Administrators said one modeled reconfiguration — moving to a K–3 / 4–5 alignment in the two elementary buildings — could reduce the number of elementary…
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