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Chester County Intermediate Unit proposes nearly $365 million budget; Downingtown share of core costs modest
Summary
Chester County Intermediate Unit presented a proposed FY 2025–26 budget that aggregates three major areas—core, occupational education and marketplace services—totaling about $365 million; the IU said district contributions to the core budget would not increase under the proposal and occupational-education tuition would rise about 4%.
Joe Lubitsky, director of administrative services for the Chester County Intermediate Unit, told the Downingtown Area School District board the IU is proposing about $365,000,000 in budgets for next year, spanning a core budget, occupational education and a large set of marketplace services.
"There’s been no increase in the school district's contributions next year under the proposed [core] budget," Lubitsky said, and he added the occupational education tuition rate proposal is for a 4% increase.
The proposed core budget is about $41,300,000, Lubitsky said, and Downingtown Area School District’s projected share of that core…
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