The Board of Education adopted the 2024-2025 budget April 8 that requires no tax levy increase for the 4th year in a row while building on opportunities and support for our students.
All academic programs – including art, music and secondary electives – are fully funded along with support for students, athletics and extracurricular activities. There are no cuts to staffing in the budget.
“We are excited to continue to grow opportunities for our students without raising the tax levy for a 4th straight year,” said Superintendent Dr. Thomas Reardon. “We are careful to invest in what we need, great programs for our students and equitable pay for our employees. We truly are Schalmont proud!”
The community budget vote will take place Tuesday, May 21 from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the High School gym lobby.
The budget adds IT staff to better support our students and faculty, funds a consistent athletic trainer for all home games, and continues professional development focused on literacy.
A 7th section of kindergarten is also funded, which may be needed based on student registration. We’ve added teachers at Jefferson and Schalmont Middle School in recent years to maintain reasonable class sizes as our enrollment grows.
The $57,880,777 budget increases spending by about 3.6% over this year.