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School Board Adopts 2025-2026 Preliminary Budget

At the Regular School Board meeting on January 27, 2025, the Tredyffrin/Easttown Board of School Directors adopted the 2025-2026 Preliminary Budget. The Board has also authorized the District to publish notice of the intent to file for referendum exceptions to the Act 1 index of 4%. The deadline to file for those exceptions is March 6, 2025.

The 2025-2026 budget presented on January 27, 2025, shows a $12.1M budgeted operational deficit that the Board and administration will work to close through a combination of increases in the property tax rate, expenditure reductions, and the use of existing reserves. The School Board will not vote on a property tax rate for 2025-2026 until the June 9, 2025 Board meeting.

The next opportunity to discuss the 2025-2026 budget will be at the upcoming February 10, 2025 Finance Committee meeting at 7:00 pm at the Tredyffrin/Easttown Administration Offices. The meeting will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the TESD website. The Board will also hold two Budget Workshops on March 10, 2025, and April 7, 2025, immediately following the Finance Committee Meetings, which begin at 7:00 pm at Conestoga High School. Additional budget development information is available in the budget section of the District website at www.tesd.net/budget.

The Board will continue to deliberate on next year's budget and property tax rate until the final adoption in June. The T/E School Board encourages public participation during the budget development process and endeavors to reflect the input of joint stakeholders. All School Board committee meetings are open to the public and have public comment periods. Meeting dates and agendas are available on the T/E School District website. In addition, public comments may be submitted to Arthur J. McDonnell, Business Manager, or to the T/E School Board.