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Southeast Delco outlines 2026-27 budget pressures, highlighting charter tuition and timeline for adoption

Southeast Delco School District Board (Committee of the Whole) · March 19, 2026
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Summary

District leaders told the board the 2026-27 budget faces recurring pressures — chiefly charter tuition and contracted services — and outlined a schedule that would produce a proposed final budget April 23 and a final adoption June 25, 2026.

Dr. Sanchez presented the board with a detailed look at the district's 2026-27 budget challenges and timeline, identifying charter school tuition and contracted services as the primary high-cost areas. He said district enrollment is approximately 3,799 students, with about 719 attending charter schools, and that the district has budgeted roughly $17.5 million for charter tuition in 2026-27. "The most important high-cost area is charter schools," he said, noting new PTE calculations that treat cyber and brick-and-mortar charter tuition…

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