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State aid posted; finance committee says DPI numbers will determine whether back pay and raises move forward
Summary
The committee heard Oct. 15 that state aid figures from the Department of Public Instruction will shape the district levy and the administration’s ability to finalize teacher raises and back pay; staff reiterated referendum commitments and said they hope to have a final position in 2–3 weeks.
The Wauwatosa School District Finance & Resource Committee on Oct. 15 heard that the Department of Public Instruction’s release of 2025–26 state aid figures will determine how much the district can commit to teacher pay increases and back pay.
At the meeting, a staff member told the committee that the district had anticipated roughly a 15% drop in state aid in its planning and that the final DPI numbers — released the same day — would shape the levy that the board will vote on later this month. “Today is the day that… Mister Ecker receives the final number for aid from the Department of Public Instruction,” the staff member said, adding that the administration would need…
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