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Academy District 20 board accepts proposed 2025–26 budget and approves 3.5% salary package
Summary
The Academy District 20 Board of Education accepted the proposed fiscal 2025–26 budget and approved a salary package that raises the base pay for existing staff 3.5% (2% recurring, 1.5% nonrecurring) and increases starting teacher pay to $52,020. The vote on both the budget and salary package was unanimous.
The Academy District 20 Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget and to approve a salary package for employees at its regular meeting.
Deputy Chief Financial Officer Becky Allen presented the proposed budget, telling the board the district estimates about $7.38 million in new available resources next year and plans to use roughly $2.18 million of fund balance to cover remaining costs. Allen said the budget rests on three main variables: enrollment, per-pupil revenue and assessed valuation. She confirmed the per-pupil revenue number in state legislation at $11,035.35 and said the district is planning conservatively on enrollment while the state transitions enrollment-averaging rules.
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