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Beloit board details options to close a $4.5 million gap, warns of deeper shortfall in 2027-28
Summary
Trustees laid out proposals — from delaying maintenance and leaving positions unfilled to tapping OPEB and reducing student services — after administrators said the district faces a roughly $4.5 million budget reduction for 2026-27 and a much larger shortfall the following year.
Board President Tia Johnson opened discussion on a worsening budget picture, telling the School District of Beloit board that the district faces an estimated $4.5 million reduction in 2026-27 and a projected $14 million–$15 million or larger shortfall the following year.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Leah Gordon Mallett, sitting in for Dr. Anderson, reviewed potential cost-saving measures: leaving positions unfilled, delaying major maintenance (including the Aldrich parking lot), exploring in‑district legal counsel, reducing…
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