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Kutztown board approves nonbinding proposed final budget with 4% increase; four teaching positions reduced
Summary
The board approved a nonbinding proposed final budget for fiscal 2025–26 showing a 4% tax increase and a roughly $170,000 shortfall; administration said the plan reduces teaching staff from 117 to 113 (four positions) and omits a director of curriculum position to help close the gap.
The Kutztown Area School Board voted Monday to adopt a nonbinding proposed final budget for the 2025–26 school year that includes a 4% tax increase, $38,014,569 in revenues and $38,170,528 in expenditures. Administration said the proposal relies on local taxes (real estate, earned income and transfer taxes) and would leave the district approximately $170,000 in the red without further adjustments or the use of a special-education exemption.
During discussion, administration explained staffing implications: the district’s full-time teaching staff would fall from 117 to 113 under the plan, a…
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