Budget Process
Initial 2025-26 proposal presented; community feedback invited
Over the course of the first few months of 2025, District 191 will develop a budget for the 2025-26 school year.
As always, District 191 will take a values- and priorities-based approach to creating next year’s budget, including achieving the district’s Strategic Directions and its commitment to be a PreK-12 Pathways district.
District 191 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Battle submitted her initial budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year to the Board of Education at its March 13 meeting. Members of the community are invited to review the proposal and provide feedback using the form below, or attend a public presentation on Wednesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. at Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Pkwy. in Burnsville. .
Battle noted several factors that are expected to have a major influence on the district’s financial outlook, including a likely reduction in some state aid and an expected decline in enrollment. In response, the proposal includes a mix of reductions, targeted additions and spending from reserves to balance the budget.
Proposed budget reductions include:
- Maintaining class sizes (match staffing to enrollment)
- Increase secondary walking distance from 1.5 to 2.0 miles
- Increase athletics fees by 15%
- Reduce student services compliance and finance position
Proposed budget additions include:
- Expanding middle school intervention (School Within A School) program
- Targeted support for students transitioning from elementary to middle and from middle to high school
- Additional teaching resources to support multilingual students
- Training to proactively address student behaviors
- Additional educational assistant hours to support technology distribution/collection
Community members can see the full list of proposed budget adjustments and the full presentation for more details.
Public feedback
Feedback on the initial budget proposal for 2025-26 will be open from March 14 to April 18. District leaders will use public feedback to make adjustments and finalize the budget before it's official adopted in June.
2025-26 Budget Information
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District 191 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Battle submitted her initial budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year to the Board of Education at its March 13 meeting. Members of the District 191 community are invited to review and provide feedback on the proposal.
District 191 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Battle submitted her initial budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year to the Board of Education at its March 13 meeting. Members of the District 191 community are invited to review and provide feedback on the proposal.
Battle noted several factors that are expected to have a major influence on the district’s financial outlook, including a likely reduction in some state aid and an expected decline in enrollment. In response, the proposal includes a mix of reductions, targeted additions and spending from reserves to balance the budget.
The proposal prioritizes maintaining the district’s PreK-12 Pathways model, which last year included the addition of four elementary advanced learning specialists so there would be one full-time position at each elementary school.
“Thanks to strategic budgeting over the past few years, along with higher than expected enrollment, we’re in a position where we can use some of our savings to continue the important work we’re doing and even make targeted additions where we believe they’ll have the most impact,” Battle said.
Proposed budget reductions include:
- Maintaining class sizes (match staffing to enrollment)
- Increase secondary walking distance from 1.5 to 2.0 miles
- Increase athletics fees by 15%
- Reduce student services compliance and finance position
Proposed budget additions include:
- Expanding middle school intervention (School Within A School) program
- Targeted support for students transitioning from elementary to middle and from middle to high school
- Additional teaching resources to support multilingual students
- Training to proactively address student behaviors
- Additional educational assistant hours to support technology distribution/collection
Community members can see details and provide feedback on the proposed budget at www.isd191.org/budget or by attending a public presentation on Wednesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. at Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Pkwy. in Burnsville.
Board members will review feedback and consider adjustments at a meeting later this spring. The budget will officially be adopted in June.
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Budget Information and Timeline
December 2024
- Board receives report on FY26 budget assumptions & considerations
January 2025
- Board approves FY25 revised budget
- Budget input form open to public
February
- Board reviews initial input, budget scenarios and timeline
- Priority investments presented (e.g. Pathways funding)
March
- Preliminary budget proposal is presented to the Board
- Online form & public meetings held to receive feedback on preliminary budget
April
- 16th - Community presentation & feedback opportunity, 6:30 p.m. at Diamondhead Education Center
- Board receives feedback on preliminary budget recommendation
- Superintendent presents updated budget recommendation to the Board
June
- Board adopts budget for 2025-26
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