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At a glance: key votes from Big Spring board, June 8, 2026
Summary
Summary of recorded votes: budget adoption (approved 5–4 with 3.25% millage increase and performance-audit request); homestead/farmstead resolution approved; special-education plan approved; TV-studio capital project approved (reported 6–3).
The following summarizes the principal formal actions taken by the Big Spring board on June 8, 2026:
- Final adoption of the 2026–27 general fund budget in the amount of $67,422,175, including a 3.25% real-estate tax increase; the motion passed by roll call 5–4. The board also added a request that administration solicit quotes/options for a performance audit and return with recommendations.
- Approval of the homestead and farmstead exclusion resolution for 2026–27 following state/county allocation notices; administration reported a total distribution of $1,345,718.13 and counts of 5,443 homesteads and 183 farmsteads.
- Approval of the proposed 2026–2029 special education plan after textual clarifications and discussion about projected growth in early-childhood special-education needs.
- Approval of a $150,114 summer capital project to upgrade the high-school TV studio (vote reported as 6–3 in favor).
Other routine approvals included updated policies (703, 704, 802, 803, 804), curricular resources (Foundations Reading K–2 and French), therapy and transportation agreements, and insurance renewals.
