Carlynton School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
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What happened
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Part 2 · 31 min
Carlynton school board approves motion on budget and real estate items 8, 9 and 10 25:20
- The superintendent presented a final 2026-2027 budget with estimated revenues of $39,400,925 and said the estimated impact based on the median assessed home value was approximately $11.14 per month, for about $138 per year. 4:49
- A speaker at public comment asked whether the district had looked for things to cut before raising taxes, and raised test scores and bus routes. 17:33
- The board approved a motion on finance items 8, 9 and 10, which covered the budget and real estate items, after a roll call in which some directors voted nay. 25:20
- The board also approved finance item 127 and the personnel items. 25:20
Item by item (8)
- Opening and executive session report 3:30
- Superintendent's report 4:49
- The superintendent said the final 2026-2027 budget includes estimated revenues of $39,400,925 and that qualified homeowners would receive approximately $312 in tax relief through the homestead/farmstead exclusion. 4:49
- The superintendent said construction on the renovation project is well underway and that work on the shop space remains on schedule. 6:46
- The superintendent said the junior/senior high school back-to-school event is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19th, 5 to 7 PM, with the elementary events on Thursday, August 20th. 9:17
- Parkway West and Pathfinder reports 10:42
- Legislative update and advocacy survey 13:47
- A speaker said there is still no state budget and that PSBA sent a survey asking school boards to rate 9 advocacy priorities. 13:58
- The speaker listed priorities including state funding, student mental health funding, cyber charter reform implementation, PlanCon funding, pension funding and school safety, and asked for board feedback. 14:35
- A speaker said the survey is due by June 26th. 16:35
- Public comment on the budget 16:56
- A speaker at public comment asked whether cuts were considered before a tax increase, said test scores are awful and suggested bus routes could be changed to save money. 17:33
- Responding speakers said the district does not pay fuel costs and that most spending is mandated, including special education. 20:36
- Asked about administrative salaries, a speaker said increases are set through the Act 93 agreement. 22:43
- Approval of minutes 24:15
- A motion and second were made to approve the minutes of previous meetings. 24:15
- Finance items and budget 24:59
- The board took up finance item 127 separately from items 8, 9 and 10, which covered the budget and real estate items. 24:59
- After the vote, a speaker said there is a disproportionality in the overall taxing structure involving apartment properties. 26:37
- Another speaker said the board has no control over county assessment inequities and that its primary goal is helping students. 29:19
- Personnel items 29:48
- The motion carried. ~30:11
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What was said
What board members said, in order
of which we have no control over. So, um, while I recognize some of the inequities in the structure of the county, how they assess properties and how they assign value tax appropriately, we don't have control over that. Our primary goal is Helping students and aware of their well-being.Jim Schriver · President29:19
Who spoke
Who spoke
Jim SchriverPresident
Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting | June 16, 2026”