Lincolnshire‑Prairieview board approves amended 2025–26 budget and classified pay increases

The Lincolnshire‑Prairieview SD 103 Board of Education voted to approve an amended fiscal 2025–26 budget and a separate motion to raise classified staff pay following a public hearing at its May 19 meeting.

District finance staff presented the amendment during an open public hearing, saying the changes respond largely to timing issues, grant reimbursements received after the original budget and planned electric vehicle (EV) bus purchases for transportation. Administrators also cited midyear salary adjustments tied to a newly posted curriculum position and the district’s superintendent transition. Staff said revenues and expenditures are largely offset and the district expects the operating fund balance ratio to move from about 36.8% in the prior figures to approximately 33.9% under the amended plan.

After the hearing, a board member moved to approve the amended budget as presented; the motion passed on a roll call vote with the members present recorded as voting in the affirmative. The board subsequently approved classified salary increases in a separate roll call vote.

Board members did not debate changes at length during the votes; the budget presentation emphasized that the district left a placeholder in the tentative budget for transportation services provided by an outside vendor (First Student) if driver staffing needs persist. Administrators said they prefer to be able to call on that contract rather than underbudgeting for necessary services.

Next steps: staff will incorporate the amended amounts into year‑end reporting and present the tentative 2026–27 budget for further discussion at the June hearing and final approval in mid‑June.