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Kutztown Area School Directors adopt preliminary $39.78 million budget, outline tax scenario
Summary
The Kutztown Area School District board approved a preliminary 2025–26 budget filing showing $39,781,981 in revenues and $39,784,346 in expenditures and presented a nonbinding real-estate tax figure of 35.077 mills as part of the Act 1 process to preserve flexibility for the district.
The Kutztown Area School District Board of School Directors voted to adopt a preliminary 2025–26 budget filing that lists $39,781,981 in revenues and $39,784,346 in expenditures, a step the administration said is required by the Act 1 process to preserve options as the district finalizes its numbers.
Superintendent (speaker labeled Superintendent) told the board the filing shows a real-estate tax figure of 35.077 mills and described the preliminary budget as a “high-level expense projection” intended to preserve flexibility for adjustments and possible application for state exceptions. "This is nonbinding," the Superintendent said, adding that the figure represents how the budget would balance at several procedural stages and does not mean the board intends to set that millage final.
The administration explained the filing can enable the district to pursue a state exception tied to special-education expenditures and noted that any tax increase beyond the index would require further action, potentially a referendum. The superintendent summarized: the preliminary budget is a snapshot that will change as the board continues budget meetings and refines revenue projections.
Board members asked questions about instructional-hour requirements, federal funding and timeline. Administration said federal sources account for roughly 3% of the district’s revenue and that the proposed instructional-hour model exceeds state minimums (the administration cited totals above the new hour thresholds). Board members also discussed the need for close review at the next budget meeting.
On procedural next steps, the administration scheduled detailed budget review at a budget meeting on the coming Monday and said the full board will continue to refine the numbers through the spring. The motion to adopt the preliminary budget filing passed on a roll-call vote.
The board will return to the numbers in subsequent meetings before adopting a final budget later in the spring.
