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District projects conservative budget assumptions; board urges higher health-insurance estimate ahead of referendum

Wausau School District Education Operations Committee · January 28, 2025
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Summary

Administration presented a multi-year projection assuming 3% salary increases and a 5% health-insurance rise next year, but multiple board members urged using a higher insurance estimate (suggested ~10%) for planning and referendum communications.

Josh, the district fiscal presenter, walked the committee through key assumptions in the district's five-year financial projection model at the Jan. 27 meeting. He said the model uses a 3% salary assumption across employee groups and projects health-insurance costs of 5% for the coming year and 4% in subsequent years. "We're projecting 5% for this year and then 4% in subsequent years," Josh…

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