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Athens Area SD board approves preliminary 2025–26 budget, raises millage to Act 1 index
Summary
The board approved a preliminary 2025–26 budget that trims an initial $4.3 million deficit to about $2.75 million through a 3.14‑mill increase to the Act 1 index, five staff positions cut via attrition, and temporary use of assigned fund balances; final adoption is scheduled for June 17.
At its May meeting, the Athens Area School District board voted to approve a preliminary final budget for fiscal 2025–26 that reduces an initial projected deficit of about $4.3 million to an estimated $2.755 million.
Superintendent Dr. Stage, joined by business manager Doreen Secor, told the board the district used roughly $8.4 million in one‑time ESSER relief in recent years and has seen steady increases in salaries, benefits and special‑education costs. "We started with a deficit of approximately $4,300,000," Stage said, noting that…
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