The Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board is seeking community input on allocating resources for the upcoming school year (2025-2026 school year) to remain competitive and provide the best learning possibilities for students. The Budget Committee has been formed and is reaching out to the community to assist with developing a list of budget priorities. For the 2025-2026 school year, the committee will look at balancing the budget with the results of the voters not continuing the financial M&O override, which will result in a reduction of more than $11 million for this next school year. Additional reductions in future years are also expected if the M&O Override is not renewed (for more information regarding the M&O Override, see this link M&O Override information). Once the committee compiles and categorizes these priorities, a subsequent survey will be sent to the community in January 2025 to rank these budget considerations in order of priority.
As examples, below are the budget priorities from last year’s Budget Committee:
Continue to enhance student and school safety, to include social and behavioral supports
Provide for salary increases for all employees, with an increase greater for school staff than District Office staff
Address the implications of the student-to-staff ratio and how it impacts student learning
Evaluate and increase academic supports for students