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Board reviews REDI 2026 plan for voter‑approved millage: early learning, STEM, safety, arts and athletics highlighted
Summary
District staff presented a proposed breakdown of next year’s voter‑approved half‑penny sales surtax funds (REDI 2026), outlining new and continuing investments in early learning, STEM, school safety, arts and athletics and the charter schools’ proportionate share.
Manatee County School District staff on June 24 walked the school board through a proposed allocation of voter‑approved half‑penny sales surtax revenue for fiscal 2025‑26, labeled the REDI 2026 plan. Staff said the budget ties the surtax to the district strategic priorities and includes both continuing and new investments.
Finance director Kathy Miley and budget director Gina Milleniak joined Board member Sellers and interim Superintendent Chapman to present five discretionary buckets: early learning, STEM and career education, school safety, visual and performing arts, and athletics. Staff said the plan also retains the charter schools’ proportionate share, as required by the…
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