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West Bend school finance team outlines multiyear forecast, flags remaining expense reductions

West Bend School District Board of Education · February 10, 2026
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District finance staff told the board the 'no-change' budget baseline required 6.1% in expense reductions for next year but said they have already identified about 4.5% of reductions, leaving roughly 1.5% still to address; administration emphasized protecting instruction and facilities funded by the referendum.

The West Bend School District’s finance team presented a three-year forecast and a methodology for closing a projected budget gap, telling the board on a recent meeting that preliminary work has substantially reduced the near-term cuts needed to balance future budgets.

Assistant Superintendent and finance presenter Lenny Hanson said the district began with a “no-change” baseline — assuming current operations and standard inflation — that initially showed a need to reduce expenses…

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