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Board hears district and union budget figures; health-insurance renewal cited at 8.5%
Summary
The meeting included discussion of district spending authority, unspent balances and an ongoing health-insurance renewal (an initial renewal at 8.5% with aims to negotiate lower). TEA cited unspent balances as context for bargaining.
Council and staff discussed district fiscal position as part of the TEA presentation and superintendent update. During the TEA presentation, negotiators said the district had nearly $14 million in spending authority in 2024'25 and an unspent balance near $3.3 million, figures offered as background for pay negotiations.
"In 2425, the district had the spending authority of almost $14,000,000 and left an unspent balance of almost 3,300,000," Jacob Barish said while explaining the TEA's rationale for proposed compensation changes. Superintendent and business staff later reviewed health-insurance renewal estimates: staff said an initial renewal projection was about 8.5%, with efforts underway to negotiate bids that could reduce the renewal toward 6.5% or 7.5%.
The board also set its second public budget hearing for April 13, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the High School Flex Room to continue discussion and public review of the district budget, and members discussed categorical fund balances and potential flexibility to reach a settlement with the TEA.
