Monday night, the Indiana School Board discussed the 2026-27 district budget.
As part of the process, the board approved cutting six positions and a plan from the district’s athletic department that would further reduce costs by $22,700. Those positions are being eliminated through attrition and there will be no layoffs. A total of nine positions have been eliminated as part of cuts to next year’s spending plan.
The board also approved a real estate tax rate of 17.99 mills to be included in the tentative budget that would go up for preliminary approval on May 11th. That represents a .76 mil tax increase, which is the state mandated limit, and would provide the district with an extra $1.3 million in real estate revenue. District business manager Jared Cronauer said this is not locking the district into any tax increases, but will give him a starting point for the preliminary budget.
That preliminary budget will be on the table at the next board meeting on May 11th.
