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Onalaska board hears conservative 2025–26 budget plan, proposes staffing and curriculum investments
Summary
Board reviewed a cautious 2025–26 budget assuming limited state increases, discussed a $200,000 operating referendum boost, projected a 46‑student membership drop, proposed a Skyward migration and a roughly $900,000 ELA adoption, and prioritized interventionist hires and an elementary alternative‑education option.
The Onalaska School District Board of Education heard a detailed presentation April 14 on planning assumptions for the 2025–26 budget and early proposals to protect academic programs while managing declining membership.
Administrators told the board they are building a conservative budget because the state budget will not be finalized until late June or July. The presentation projected a three‑year average membership decline of 46 students to 2,572 and described an operating referendum increase of $200,000 to help cover costs not anticipated from state aid. Presenters cautioned that revenue‑limit mechanics and state equalization aid will shape the district’s ability to offer programs without raising property taxes.
Why it matters: district leaders said membership (the basis for state…
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