District finance staff briefed the board on the recently approved Pennsylvania state budget and what is known for the 2025–26 school year.

Mr. Lentz told the board the district "now have[s] our allocations for basic education and special education funding" and that the state's adequacy allocation for the district is about $3.6 million — roughly $1 million more than earlier district estimates of about $2.5–2.6 million. He cautioned that some program-level guidance and application forms are still forthcoming.

He described two significant policy changes: the elimination of a separate charter-school revenue line the district previously received (the district noted it lost approximately $75,000 in that line last year) and a new tuition-calculation option that will alter how cyber charter and special-education tuition are calculated. Prior modelling suggested a 14–16% savings in some charter-related expenditures, but final savings depend on the state's released forms and current-year charter enrollment.

Mr. Lentz also highlighted a competitive $100 million facilities infrastructure grant (minimum project cost $500,000) that districts may apply for and a grant window for school-security funding opening within 45 days of budget passage. He reminded the board that the district remains heavily supported by local revenue ("almost 70% of our budget"), meaning state changes are helpful but not determinative for district finances.

The board discussed grant strategy and agreed administration will develop an application plan for priority projects such as HVAC improvements.