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Bermudian Springs tentatively adopts preliminary 2025–26 budget, cites Act 1 index and rising nondiscretionary costs
Summary
The Bermudian Springs School Board moved and approved a tentative 2025–26 budget and related millage basing the preliminary levy on the Act 1 index (5.4%). Board members discussed special-education underfunding, cyber‑charter tuition pressure and a $1.16 million planned use of fund balance.
The Bermudian Springs School Board tentatively adopted its preliminary 2025–26 budget at the board’s May meeting, voting to realize the revenue figure associated with a preliminary millage set at the Act 1 index (5.4%). Chair called the motion and declared it carried after the formal roll-call procedure.
The district’s finance presenter, Justin Pier, said the updated preliminary budget showed a small net positive change of $31,475 from April projections and that the district would use approximately $1,160,001.78 of fund balance at the 5.4% index to reach a balanced preliminary budget. Pier identified the largest budget drivers as finalized collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) salary/benefit increases, special-education costs and cyber‑charter tuition payments, and he cited an $84,549 savings…
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