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Board questions revised budget after administration recommends higher special-education revenue and transportation costs

Prior Lake–Savage Area Schools Board of Education · November 25, 2025
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Summary

Finance director presented a revised final budget that increases special-education revenue estimates and transportation expenditures; trustees pressed administration on restricted vs. unassigned fund-balance use and whether the proposal would leave the district below its fund-balance target.

Director Ryder briefed the board on a proposed revised fiscal-year '26 budget, explaining that final audited FY25 numbers and updated federal and state calculations require midyear adjustments. Major points staff raised included a recommended increase in special‑education revenue estimates tied to a state recalculation (the presentation listed a recommended $3,400,000 addition to special education revenue estimates), federal-grant carryforward adjustments (approximately $235,030), and a…

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