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Warren Hills board adopts $43.16 million tentative budget, schedules April 29 hearing
Summary
The Warren Hills Regional Board of Education adopted a tentative $43,156,774 budget for 2025-26, including $27,506,464 to be raised by taxes and planned capital projects; the board set an April 29 public hearing and approved revised tuition and capital-reserve withdrawals.
The Warren Hills Regional Board of Education on March 18 adopted a tentative $43,156,774 budget for the 2025-26 school year and scheduled a public hearing on the proposed budget for April 29, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the district administration building.
The budget document lists total expenditures of $43,156,774, anticipated revenues of $15,650,310 and taxes to be raised of $27,506,464. The board included a $242,646 adjustment for increased health-benefit costs and a $138,851 banked-cap adjustment intended to retain teachers. Paula Merrill moved the budget motion; Jean Hansen seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
The board also approved a set of capital-reserve withdrawals and maintenance and emergency reserves. Planned capital projects and withdrawals include: an automated building control system ($160,000); high school gym floor refinish ($51,000); concrete repairs across both schools ($75,000); parking-lot work ($250,000); high school roof replacement ($300,000); an air-handler project for the administration building ($285,000); and ramp replacement at the administration building ($200,000). The budget also includes a $500,000 maintenance reserve withdrawal for building repairs and an emergency reserve withdrawal of $34,688 designated for security.
On operational limits the board set a maximum travel-expenditure cap of $50,000 for the 2025-26 year and an annual per-employee travel threshold of $1,500. The board specified professional-services thresholds for the year, including legal services up to $147,500 and auditing services up to $52,000.
The board approved revised tuition rates for 2025-26: Grades 7–8 and Grades 9–12 regular program tuition at $20,500 per student; resource room at $23,000 (plus an additional $2,500 per student), and a range of higher rates for specialized programs (for example, multiple-disability/autism placements at $28,600). The administration will submit the tentative budget to the Executive County Superintendent of Schools in accordance with state law.
The public hearing will allow residents to review the budget and ask questions before the board certifies a final budget. The board approved the tentative budget motion during the March 18 meeting by recorded vote; all voting members were recorded as in favor.
