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Superintendent lays out values-driven budget and warns of $2.4M gap
Summary
Superintendent Amy Fast presented Dayton SD 8’s 2026–27 budget message, framing a “bold, values-driven direction” while reporting approximately $2.4 million in required reductions driven by declining enrollment, rising personnel costs and PERS obligations.
Superintendent Amy Fast presented the Dayton School District No. 8 2026–27 Budget Message at the May 19 meeting, characterizing the proposal as reflecting the district’s priorities while responding to fiscal pressures. Fast emphasized a “bold, values-driven direction” for the district as administrators sought to preserve classroom investments amid funding challenges.
Administration told the committee the budget was developed in the context of declining enrollment, rising personnel and operational costs, inflation and uncertainty in state and federal funding. The district reported approximately $2.4 million in required reductions for 2026–27 and described the budget as a structural effort to align staffing and services to available resources.
