August 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Committee of the Whole Meeting

Description:  Estimated Time to Present: 1 minute
Dr. Elizabeth Channel, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, is presenting a summary report of all legal counsel expenses incurred during 2025-2026.  The report is separated by law firm and by type of legal advice sought.  This is a written report that requires no action.

Description:  Estimated Time to Present: 1 minute
The presented summary lists the legal firms the District makes use of for a variety of necessary legal needs.

Description:  Estimated Time to Present: 2 minutes
Administration asks the Committee of the Whole to recommend to the Board a date, time, and location for the budget hearing and annual meeting, thus allowing full Board approval in a timely manner. This will allow all notices and timelines to be met for an annual meeting between May 15 and October 31 pursuant to statute (s.120.08(1)(a)).

Description:  Estimated Time to Present: 5 minutes
Prior to October 1, only equalized valuations from municipalities are available. In order to project property value changes by school district, an assumption must be made that all property values in any given municipality change in a uniform manner. With this assumption, the District's property value is projected to increase 4.03% for the 2026-27 mill rate calculation purposes. Certified property value will not be available until October 1; the given projected property value will be used for the initial budget and during the annual meeting.

Description:  Estimated Time to Present:15 minutes
Dr. Elizabeth Channel, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, offers the presented 2026-27 Budget Booklet for initial review. Contained in the publication is a preliminary budget which the Committee is being asked to recommend for use at the Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting.

Description:  Estimated Time to Present: 10 minutes
Contained in the presented 2026-27 Budget Booklet is the corresponding tax levy to support the budget. Once approved, this levy will be presented at the Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting.