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Preliminary 2026–27 budget shows nearly $4.8M gap; board weighs tax, fund balance and program options
Summary
CFO Amanda Weaver presented a preliminary 2026–27 budget projecting an adjusted anticipated deficit of about $4.77 million. Board members discussed using the Act 1 adjusted index, millage increases, fund balance usage, potential revenue from future commercial development and measures to curb costs including reducing cyber charter outflows.
The Dover Area School District's chief financial officer, Amanda Weaver, presented a preliminary 2026–27 budget that shows a projected shortfall of roughly $4.77 million under current assumptions.
Weaver said the district's model reflects uncertainty in state funding: the governor's proposed increases for basic education and special education were smaller than historical norms, and updated average daily membership (ADM) counts will not be finalized until the enacted budget. She noted that the "Ready to Learn" adequacy funding has been increased in recent years but that decreases in basic education allocations have offset some gains in other lines.
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