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Board hears permissive‑levy estimates as district flags special‑education cost increases

Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees · March 25, 2026
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Summary

Finance staff told trustees the district must publish an annual permissive‑levy notice; estimates show elementary tuition fund increases tied to excess special‑education costs (roughly $2.7M on elementary side) and a $561,000 estimated increase year‑over‑year in certain tuition numbers.

Denise Williams, presenting the district’s annual permissive‑levy notice required by the legislature, told the board the packet shows estimates for several special‑revenue funds — transportation, building reserve, adult education, tuition and others — and explained the numbers are preliminary because the fiscal year closes on June 30.

Williams highlighted the tuition fund’s two largest components: payments to other districts for resident students enrolled out of district (about $360,000 on the elementary side in current estimates) and excess costs for special education that the…

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