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Board adopts the 2026-27 budget with revenue up $3.2 million

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Excerpt from Regular - Board of Education Meeting 5/26/2026 Audio starts at  at timestamp 24:01 for Board adopts the 2026-27 budget with revenue up…
Official source excerpt: Regular - Board of Education Meeting 5/26/2026 Audio starts at at timestamp 24:01; editorial caption by Our School Board · source-evidence

What happened

On May 26, 2026 the board adopted the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget 5-0 together with the 2026-27 compensation package for staff. The finance director said revenue grew by about $3.24 million, mostly from the state, state per-student funding rose about $490 to about $11,694, and expenses rose by about $3.14 million including raises, offset by retirements and other cuts.

Why it matters to families

The budget sets pay, staffing and what each school can spend for the year.

The evidence

The May 26 minutes record the 5-0 budget vote and the compensation MOU. The numbers come from the finance director's presentation in the recording (auto-generated captions).

The source

May 26, 2026 board meeting recording (auto-generated captions)

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