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Appoquinimink board approves final FY2026 budget amid warnings on tax receipts, special-education costs
Summary
The Appoquinimink School District board approved the fiscal year 2026 final budget after administrators warned the district must remain in "austerity mode" to protect carryover amid uncertain tax receipts, rising special-education costs and the possible loss of midyear unit-count funding.
The Appoquinimink School District Board of Education approved the district's final budget for fiscal year 2026 on Feb. 10, with administrators urging continued spending restraint to preserve projected carryover.
Chuck Longfellow, who presented the budget, said the district still projects enough carryover to cover one month of local payroll but described the district as operating "in austerity mode." He listed the top three risks to the projection as shortfalls in tax receipts, rising special-education costs and unanticipated expenses such as additional snow events. Longfellow said the…
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