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West Bend board approves preliminary 2026–27 budget; final vote expected this fall
Summary
The board approved the district’s preliminary 2026–27 budget as presented, opening the fiscal year spending window on July 1; administration will present a draft final budget in August, hold the annual meeting in September and bring the final budget and levy to the board for action in October.
On June 8 the West Bend School District board approved the administration’s preliminary budget for 2026–27. Assistant Superintendent Lenny Hansen said the preliminary document "sets the table" for the coming fiscal cycle and that a series of state aid releases over the summer will refine final numbers.
Hansen told the board the preliminary budget is intended to guide planning; the district gets its first state aid estimate on July 1 and staff will present a draft final budget in late August, hold the annual meeting in September, and return for formal adoption (including the tax levy) in October. He reiterated earlier modeling that forecasts remaining expense reductions of about 1.4% in the coming year, increasing to roughly 4% the following year and to about 7% by 2028–29 if no changes are made.
A trustee moved to approve the preliminary budget as presented; the motion was seconded, and the board approved it by voice vote. The preliminary budget opens the district’s spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 but does not represent the final adopted budget.
What’s next: administration will continue modeling, work through grant and aid timing in June and July, and present the draft final budget for board review in August before the September annual meeting and October adoption.
