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Pine-Richland considers millage increase, activity-fee changes and staffing cuts to close $4.7 million gap
Summary
At an April 20 Finance Joint Governance meeting, administrators presented a $4.7 million projected 2026–27 deficit and urged a mix of structural staffing savings and increased local revenue — including a millage option up to 5.29% and revised student activity fees — with a May 4 follow-up planned.
Dr. Miller, a presenter for Pine-Richland School District, told the board on April 20 that the district faces a projected $4.7 million deficit for the 2026–27 General Fund and recommended a package of staffing reductions, one-time savings and revenue increases to close the gap.
The administration said two levers drive the fiscal plan: staffing (largely through attrition) and real-estate tax revenue. Under the Act 1 process the district received a special-education referendum exception that would allow it to raise an additional $1.157 million from property taxes; administration modeled both an index-only hike (3.5%) and an index-plus-exceptions scenario that would total about 5.29% and produce more revenue.
Why it matters: administrators said pushing beyond the immediate $4.7 million target toward roughly $6 million in combined actions would better position the district for…
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