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Boyertown Area SD finance committee previews 2026–27 budget with 2% tax increase and phased pay adjustments
Summary
Finance committee presented a draft 2026–27 budget that includes a proposed 2% property tax increase, $252,000 in annual market adjustments for support staff phased over two years, capacity for full-day kindergarten staffing, and planned transfers to capital and debt-service reserves.
Presenter (Speaker 1) presented the Boyertown Area School District’s draft 2026–27 budget, saying, “So at this point still, we're looking at a 2% property tax increase.” The finance update tied the draft to completion of the 2024–25 audit and to updated revenue trends that staff said raise total projected revenue from roughly 148.0 million to about 158.3 million.
The draft includes capacity for full-day kindergarten and staffing assumptions: two FTEs carried forward this year and an assumption of five full-time equivalents in 2026–27 so the district can add positions without a substantial additional tax increase when the program is launched. Presenter (Speaker 1) also listed four full-time additions budgeted for next year—an ELL position at the…
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