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Platteville School District projects $800,000 deficit for 2025–26; board reviews cost-control options
Summary
District leadership told the board it expects $800,000 of deficit spending in the coming school year and outlined options including health-insurance bidding (current contract ends 06/30/2025), vendor RFPs, staff attrition, freezing stipends, and a proposal to move the retirement-declaration deadline to Jan. 15 with a $1,000 early-retirement bonus to help recruitment planning.
District leadership presented a budget-planning briefing that projected $800,000 in deficit spending for the 2025–26 school year and outlined steps the district can take to reduce costs.
The administrator reported a recent maintenance expense for high-school boilers of roughly $20,000 and said the district’s largest cost remains staff. He told the board the district’s contract with its health-insurance provider (referred to as 'Dean' in the presentation) ends on 06/30/2025 and the administration will go out to bid. The district expects…
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