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Board approves 2026–27 budget parameters, proposes community‑use fund changes; accepts high‑school principal resignation
Summary
Board approved budget parameters that assume the state biennial appropriation (including a $3.25 per‑pupil increase), discussed shifting community‑use custodial costs into Fund 80 (estimated slightly over $300,000), and accepted the high‑school principal's resignation in a roll-call vote with one member absent.
The De Forest Area School District board approved the district’s budget parameters for the coming year and discussed several operational shifts intended to protect classroom programming while addressing shortfalls.
Kathy (district finance lead) and Ross presented resource assumptions: the state biannual budget yields a $3.25 per‑pupil increase (noted as below current CPI), special-education aid remains uncertain and is running materially below earlier legislative promises (Kathy referenced…
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