Spring-Ford board accepts proposed final budget; gap narrows to about $5.3 million, tax impact estimated at 3.67%

At its April 20 work session, the Spring-Ford Board of School Directors voted 8–0 to accept the district’s proposed final budget for 2026–27, a procedural step required under Act 1 that allows the board to move toward final adoption next month.

Mister Fink, who presented the budget, said the district narrowed the gap between projected revenues and expenses from about $5.9 million at the preliminary stage to roughly $5.3 million in the proposed final, which translates to a tax-impact estimate of about 3.67 percent. "The gap is now at about almost $5,300,000, which would be a tax impact of 3.67 percent," Mister Fink said.

Why it matters: the proposed-final acceptance starts the clock toward final adoption (board targets the May voting meeting for final action) and sets the public-facing estimate of how the budget could…