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Colonial SD staff outline 2025‑26 budget strategy and summarize highlights from Governor Shapiro's proposal
Summary
District staff reported maintaining a proposed 3.18% tax increase using $1 million of fund balance and reviewed the governor's budget proposal and its limited direct benefit to the district, including a small projected increase in basic education funding and minimal special education relief.
Colonial School District staff briefed the finance committee on March 3 about the district's 2025‑26 budget development and the implications of Governor Josh Shapiro's proposed state budget for schools.
Staff said the district is maintaining a proposed 3.18% tax increase that anticipates using $1 million of fund balance, yielding an effective millage of 26.495 mills under current estimates. The presentation summarized the governor's proposal, which staff reported as a roughly $133 billion total operating budget for Pennsylvania with about $51 billion to the…
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