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Wasatch School Board adopts FY2026 budget; board and teachers hail pay and insurance boosts
Summary
The Wasatch County School Board approved a FY2026 budget that increases the general fund and allocates most new dollars to salaries and benefits, while officials said no new tax increase is required. The meeting also ratified multiple employee negotiation agreements tied to recruitment and retention.
The Wasatch County School Board voted to adopt the districtfiscal year 2026 budget at a public meeting after a dedicated budget hearing, approving an expanded general fund that board staff said rises from about $114.8 million in FY2025 to roughly $124.6 million in FY2026.
Business administrator Jason Watt told the board the proposed increaseabout $9.7 millionis driven primarily by personnel costs. He said roughly $8.7 million of the increase is earmarked for salaries and benefits, and that the district expects about 72.6% of its proposed budget to go to instructional services. Watt and trustees emphasized the district budgeted the increases without proposing a tax-rate increase…
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