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CLIU presents $1.7M operating budget; member contribution unchanged
Summary
Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit told the Parkland board its FY25–26 general operating budget will be a little over $1.7 million — a roughly $33,000 (1.9%) increase driven by salaries and benefits — and asked member districts to maintain the same contribution as last year.
Gregory, executive director of the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit, told the Parkland School District board during a workshop presentation that CLIU’s general operating budget for fiscal 2025–26 is projected at a little over $1,700,000 and represents a year‑over‑year increase of about $33,000.
"It is fully funding our curriculum and instruction department," Gregory said, noting that more than 95% of the budget increase is attributable to salary and benefit changes. Jeanne Coy, CLIU’s business manager, added that CLIU was asking that the member‑district contribution remain the same as last year. "So that same amount of money that all of our constituent districts provided last year will not increase," she said.
The presenters told the board that the small increase — roughly 1.9% — reflects rising health‑care and retirement costs (CLIU built in a 9.75% medical prescription increase and a 16% dental increase in the benefit lines) and that CLIU has planned other budgets and handouts for member districts to review ahead of their vote. The board had follow‑up questions about PSERS/retirement rate changes; staff said they would supply district‑level dollar impacts on request.
The presentation ran as a workshop item and did not itself require a board vote; CLIU representatives said any final adoption by constituent boards will happen in each district’s subsequent meeting.
