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Superintendent presents $13.573 million 2026–27 budget with projected 6.58% tax-levy increase
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Brian Doelger presented a $13.573 million proposed 2026–27 budget (2.07% increase) with a projected tax levy increase of 6.58%; the proposal includes roughly $340,000 in savings identified largely through attrition and position consolidations and outlines homeowner tax-impact examples.
Superintendent Brian Doelger presented the district’s proposed 2026–27 budget on March 30, calling for a $13.573 million spending plan — a 2.07% increase over the prior year — with a projected tax levy increase of 6.58, below the board’s 7% target.
Doelger gave household impact examples to illustrate local effects: roughly $123 more per year on a $1 million home; approximately $200 per year on the district’s average assessed home ($1.621 million); and about $271 per year on a $2.2 million home. He said the administration identified approximately $340,000 in savings since March 2, largely through attrition and position consolidation rather than layoffs; itemized examples included clerical savings of $74,000, guidance/counseling/health $52,000, maintenance/custodial $142,000, special education personnel $54,000, and $17,000 in contractual reductions.
Doelger noted the district’s reserve levels have been managed prudently but are lower than in prior years, and that state aid figures often arrive after the budget filing; administration will continue refining the proposal and monitor state aid. The next formal steps are board adoption scheduled approximately three weeks after the meeting, a public budget hearing on May 11 at 5:30 p.m., and the Budget Vote on May 19 (polls open 10 a.m.–8 p.m.).
