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Beacon City School District adopts 2026–27 budget after debate over nine‑period day and possible debt deferral
Summary
After a lengthy budget workshop, the Beacon City School District board adopted the proposed 2026–27 budget and discussed $250,000 in possible savings—ranging from delaying a middle‑school schedule change to trimming extracurricular stipends—and considered deferring capital debt to lower the short‑term tax levy.
The Beacon City School District Board of Education voted April 13 to adopt the district’s proposed 2026–27 budget after a detailed workshop on where to find roughly $250,000 in savings.
The board approved the spending plan after staff outlined several options to reduce costs without immediate layoffs. Presenter Matt (district budgeting lead) said his preferred first step would be to delay the proposed middle‑school nine‑period‑day expansion for one year, a move that could cover much of the targeted savings without cutting staff this year.
“Based on those things I said are my beliefs, I would not start this and just say we’re going to do away with one of those bullet points,” Matt said, urging the board to treat changes as…
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