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Region 15 budget workshop zeroes in on mental-health staffing and pay-to-play fees; board sends fee options to finance
Summary
Board members probed staffing for mental-health services and debated gate and pay-to-play fees as ways to balance the proposed 2026–27 budget. Staff offered modeling options and the board agreed to send fee scenarios and an activity-by-activity fee inventory to the finance committee for further analysis.
Board members spent substantial time March 23 scrutinizing the district’s 2026–27 financial picture, focusing on mental-health staffing, referral processes and the equity of athletic and activity fees.
Josh presented the February financials and explained that year-end surpluses reflected a mix of recovered grant revenue and lower-than-expected tuition costs. He described a proposed social-work staffing model — one social worker for each K–8 cluster and one for the high school — intended to provide continuity from pre-K through high school. Josh also reported that the…
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