PIerre School Board Gets First Look At Proposed Budget For Next School Year

PIerre School Board Gets First Look At Proposed Budget For Next School Year

PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre School Board got its first look at the possible budget for fiscal year 2025 last week. Business Manager Darla Mayer says the general fund is up slightly from last year…

Mayer says while the District doesn’t want to live on reserves, it has done a good job of not hitting up extra cash often…

The budget includes a four-percent increase for classified, certified and administrative staff with two-point-two-percent for additional duties or coaching and four-point-three percent for substitute pay. The budget also includes some cuts…

The entire Pierre School District budget, as proposed, will fall just short of 39-point-three million dollars. The budget will be discussed further this week by district administration with final consideration coming at the June Pierre School Board meeting.