Board adopts $68.9 million 2026-27 budget, restores three elementary mental-health positions

Staff presented the final budget adjustments and the board entered a public hearing before voting. The district—staff reported the budget committee had approved a total budget of $68,667,744 and that final adjustments resulted in a balanced-all-funds budget of $68,903,800. "The budget committee approved a total budget of $68,667,744 ... this budget, in fact, is balanced across all funds at $68,903,800," a staff presenter told the board during the hearing.

After discussion and a public comment period, the board moved to adopt the total budget of $68,903,800; the motion passed unanimously (4-0). The board then appropriated $68,705,544 for the fiscal year and approved tax-rate motions for the permanent operating rate and debt-service levy. Staff noted that, as part of balancing, the budget includes restoring school-based mental-health services at a "mid" level: three elementary mental-health positions plus supervisory support; the district—staff estimated the cost of maintaining current service levels earlier in the packet as roughly $622,912. The board also adopted a small supplemental debt-service appropriation to reflect interest adjustments.