On February 9th, the Board held its first budget study for the 2026-2027 school year budget. The Board discussed a desire to create a budget at or below the tax cap, as the Capital Bond Project may put pressure on the District’s ability to gather support for a budget that exceeds the tax cap, even though the proposed Bond will not affect budgeted expenses in the 2026-27 budget year.  A draft budget plan was submitted that included the variances between the 2025-2926 budget and the drafted budget, highlighting that the current budget draft was $2,685,021 over the Tax Levy limit. In the coming meetings, the Board will work to try to minimize this difference. Additionally, at this meeting a 5-year capital plan was presented containing various projects around the district that would be included in the budget such as replacing the oil tank at Fox Meadow, paving the Middle School grounds, etc. 

On the topic of the Bond Project, the Board announced their decision to include the field renovations at SMS, after feedback from the community.

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