The Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board gave a final OK to its next budgets June 25, this time with greater certainty than its preliminary approval June 11.
That’s because the Arizona Legislature adjourned in the meantime with a state budget that increased the state’s base-level support by 2% for maintenance and operations budgets and for district additional assistance, which goes to unrestricted capital budgets.
Those were the numbers hoped for when the preliminary budget passed, but having them in place now allowed the district to more confidently project a $269.62 million M&O budget and a $50.62 million capital budget for fiscal year 2024-25.
