Schuylkill Valley SD board adopts $50.7M budget and approves 3.06% tax increase

The Schuylkill Valley School District board on May 26 approved three resolutions that implement a tax increase the board described as 85 mills (3.06%) for the 2026–2027 fiscal year and adopted a final general fund budget of $50,735,730.

The chair introduced three related budget resolutions and said each voting item would reflect the stated increase. The first resolution, the Homestead and Farmstead Exclusion resolution for 2026–2027, was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board then approved a resolution setting the district's real estate tax structure for fiscal year 2026–2027 as read aloud in the meeting (real estate tax 28.67 mills; real estate transfer tax 0.5%; earned income tax 0.5%). A motion on that item carried with two recorded no votes (transcript records a 6–2 outcome).

Finally, the board voted to adopt the 2026–2027 final general fund budget in the amount of $50,735,730. The clerk read the estimated annual tax impact per household, based on an average assessed value of $150,000, as $127.50. A roll-call vote on the budget passed 6–2 in the meeting record; the transcript identifies Mrs. Matthews as voting yes and Mr. Mo as voting no among the roll-call exchanges recorded.

The board adjourned after the budget votes.

Actions and votes recorded in the transcript are limited to what was read aloud; the meeting record provides two 6–2 recorded outcomes and one resolution approved by voice vote. Where the transcript lists individual roll-call responses, those names are used for attribution; otherwise the outcome is described as recorded in the meeting.