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Gateway School District presents proposed 2026–27 budgets, including $98.4 million general fund figure
Summary
District staff presented Section 8 business items at the May 18 study session, including a proposed final general fund budget of $98,414,816 and a food service fund budget of $2,823,697; the items were presented as agenda items and no formal vote on those budgets is recorded in this study session excerpt.
District staff presented Section 8 business items at the Gateway School District study session on May 18, including proposed operating and administrative budgets and several intergovernmental and vendor agreements.
Key items presented: The read list included approval requests for the 2026–27 general operating and administrative budgets for Forbes Road CTC; comprehensive service agreements between Gateway School District and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit for the 2026–27 school year and a related addendum for school-based access program support; acceptance of listed donations for an eighth-grade career fair; and a request to approve copier purchase and maintenance agreements. In the read agenda language, the proposed final general fund budget on PDE 2028 was presented as $98,414,816 and the proposed food service fund budget as $2,823,697.
Procurement and contracts: Board members asked clarifying questions about sale/disposal of old furniture and technology and about the copier procurement. The district's technology staff said the district has used vendors such as AGiRepair to purchase decommissioned devices and must engage approved recyclers for items containing toxic components; the copier procurement has been narrowed to three vendors and will be evaluated against selection criteria with the purchase to be budgeted within existing funds.
What the transcript does and does not show: These items were presented on the study session agenda and read aloud; the transcript excerpt does not record a formal adoption vote for the budgets during this study session. A finance committee member noted that budget documents and a bond presentation are available in board docs and advised board members to contact the finance director with questions ahead of the vote the board scheduled for the next meeting or as posted in board materials.
Ending: The study session continued into committee reports and adjournment after the business and administrative reports.
