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Northwest Area SD superintendent warns fund balance could be exhausted in 1–2 years, urges statewide advocacy
Summary
The district superintendent told residents the school faces a likely fund-balance depletion within one to two years amid rising transportation, debt service and cyber‑school costs, and urged community action and meetings with state lawmakers to seek relief and cyber-school cost caps.
Superintendent (title used consistently for the unnamed speaker) told residents that Northwest Area SD may exhaust its fund balance within one to two years unless state or federal aid arrives, and she urged constituents to press lawmakers for help.
The superintendent opened an informational budget session by saying definitive answers are not yet possible because state funding figures remain unfinalized, but she laid out the district's fiscal picture: the district relies heavily on local homeowner taxes, has a limited commercial tax base, and has cut more than 20 teaching positions since 2010 (including five full‑time losses in the past five years). "We have cut to the bone," she said, adding that further reductions would directly affect student services.
She highlighted specific cost pressures: annual debt service on prior bonds of about $800,000 that cannot be refinanced due to current interest rates; transportation expenses that rise with district size and mileage; and…
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