Avon School Board Budget Hearing - September 30, 2026

Avon Community School Corporation held its 2027 budget hearing on September 30, 2026. The presentation reviewed proposed revenues, expenditures, tax rates, and financial pressures; the board is scheduled to adopt the budget on October 26. The advertised 2027 tax rate is $1.88, described as the lowest Avon has advertised. Budget assumptions include a 1% increase in teacher retirement costs, an 8% allowance for medical-premium increases, a 25% fuel-cost increase, and a 10% property-insurance increase. The presentation also discussed an estimated $2.7 million impact from property-tax changes, state funding that is not keeping pace with inflation, and projected limits on debt-service funding. No budget-adoption vote occurred at this hearing.

The board discussed a statewide school-finance study, cooperative purchasing savings, and the district’s recent building improvements and debt capacity. During public comment, a speaker criticized district spending on attorneys in a dyslexia-screening dispute and argued those funds could support reading specialists; those claims were not resolved in the meeting. No contracts, vendors, bids, or specific purchasing approvals were considered, so no procurement action was identified.