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Oak Grove R-VI board approves preliminary 2025–26 budget; staff detailed $926,000 in staffing cuts
Summary
The board approved a preliminary 2025–26 budget that assumes a 5% assessed valuation increase and full state funding of the foundation formula; administrators said they cut $926,000 by eliminating 12 positions (8 certified, 4 non‑certified) after a failed levy and flagged possible later transportation cuts if state funding is reduced.
The Oak Grove R-VI Board approved a preliminary budget for fiscal 2025–26 that reflects conservative revenue assumptions and a series of staffing cuts administrators said were necessary after a failed tax-levy measure.
District staff told the board the budget assumes a 5% increase in assessed valuation and that the governor will sign the legislature’s proposal to fully fund the state foundation formula; staff cautioned those are assumptions that could change the district’s outlook. The draft budget also incorporated an estimated $151,000 impact from Senate Bill 190 (a senior property-tax freeze), per staff calculations.
On the expenditure side, administrators reported the…
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