Board adopts $17.4 million budget that uses $530,000 of savings

What happened

On June 29, 2026 the board adopted a 2026-27 general fund budget of $17,385,086, up from $16,769,513 this year. It plans to use $530,000 from savings. It adds an Aspire Academy coordinator, a social worker and a dean of students, and raises starting teacher pay to $50,500.

Why it matters to families

Spending is growing faster than state money. Staff said the budget could not fund a parent engagement specialist or a new mental-health counselor. The district has about $14.9 million in savings.

The evidence

June 29, 2026 meeting: final reading of the FY26-27 budget, 'a planned use of $530,000' of fund balance. (YouTube auto-generated captions of the official recording.)

The source