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Bermudian Springs SD projects $2.6M budget shortfall; board weighs tax choices and hours-based calendar
Summary
District finance staff presented a preliminary 2026–27 budget showing a projected $2.6 million deficit under the current plan. The board reviewed five tax-rate options and debated an hours-based academic calendar (about 1,032 instructional hours) before approving the calendar and several routine motions.
The Bermudian Springs School Board received a preliminary budget presentation on Monday that showed a projected $2.6 million deficit for the 2026–27 fiscal year under the current plan and outlined multiple options for closing the gap, including several real-estate tax-rate scenarios.
Assistant business manager Beth Heller and district finance staff presented five real-estate tax options (0%, 1.175%, 2.35%, 3.5% and the 4.7% maximum). The presentation showed the highest (4.7%) option would produce the most revenue but would increase the average property owner’s bill by as much as about $140 annually in the initial liabilities scenario shown to the board. The presentation also described a middle-of-the-road 2.35% option with an average monthly impact of roughly $6 for the average property.
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