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Denali Borough leaders review FY26 budget outlook as state negotiates BSA increase
Summary
Officials at a joint Denali Borough Assembly and school board work session reviewed the district's FY26 budget draft, discussed a roughly $380,000 projected deficit, and flagged ongoing state negotiations over the Base Student Allocation that could change future planning.
Denali Borough Assembly members and the Denali Borough School District met in a joint work session to review the district's fiscal outlook and to discuss how state and local revenue signals could affect the FY26 budget.
Superintendent Dan Paul said the district's total budget is "a little bit over $12,000,000," with a local contribution "a little bit under $3,000,000," and that the current draft shows about a $380,000 deficit. He said the administration plans to use unrestricted carryover and a short-term prepayment strategy to avoid breaching the statutory 10 percent carryover limit while preserving reserves to cover the projected shortfall.
The meeting centered on why the discussion matters for local services. Paul and assembly members described the borough's revenue picture as healthy, citing robust tax…
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