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Board approves preliminary 2026–27 budget with a projected $256,000 deficit
Summary
Rob presented the preliminary 2026–27 budget showing an estimated $256,000 deficit, a roughly $22.3 million general fund, and a 2.63% salary increase; the board approved the preliminary budget to use at the annual meeting and budget hearing.
Rob, the district staff member who presented the preliminary budget, told the board the district is working with a proposed general fund budget of about $22,300,000 for 2026–27 and that the current projection shows roughly a $256,000 deficit.
"This budget is about $22,300,000 general fund budget that includes, the 2.63%, salaries, increase in salaries for staff," Rob said, describing assumptions used in the preliminary numbers.
Rob explained that final figures will change after third-Friday enrollment and the state aid certification in mid-October; he also said state aid estimates could shift results and that preliminary state-aid projections show roughly a $400,000 increase that would reduce the tax levy by an estimated $163,000 compared with last year.
The presentation included fund-structure details: Fund 10 as the largest operating fund, Fund 27 for special education, and a referendum-related debt fund (Fund 39). Rob also proposed the board consider using some fund balance and exploring a budget workshop to discuss options such as meeting retiree obligations sooner to remove them from future budgets.
After discussion, a board member moved and a second approved the preliminary budget for use at the district's annual meeting and budget hearing.
