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Superintendent warns of budget gap under proposed 1% state-aid increase; board to weigh options
Summary
Superintendent John told the board the governor’s executive budget proposes a 1% minimum foundation-aid increase and flagged an early district budget gap of roughly $1.0–$1.2 million driven by flat revenues and rising utilities; board asked administration for follow-up and options.
The superintendent delivered an early budget outlook to the board, calling attention to a governor-proposed 1% minimum increase in foundation aid and to local budget pressures that leave a projected shortfall the administration estimated around $1.0–$1.2 million.
"Right now we’re trying to deal with things without doing those kind of major changes," the superintendent said, but he warned the board that multiple cost pressures — especially volatile electricity costs and other utility spikes — could widen the gap if state…
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