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Timberlane budget committee orders $2.4M reduction, flags staffing gaps and revenue uncertainties
Summary
After public comment and administration presentations, the budget committee voted to reduce the proposed 2025–26 budget by $2.4 million and cut school board stipends by $14,000; administration outlined 61 open positions and a $1.6M personnel-to-contracted-services transfer to cover immediate special-education needs.
The Timberlane Regional School District budget committee voted to seek a $2.4 million reduction in the proposed 2025–26 budget and separately approved a $14,000 cut to school board stipends after a Jan. joint meeting that combined public comment, legal briefings and administration reports.
Administration presented staffing and revenue details that shaped the committee's decision. The business administrator, Maria, said the district currently has 607 filled positions and 61 open positions, including 52 instructional vacancies (speech-language providers, psychologists and paraprofessionals). To meet…
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