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Proposed Chartiers Valley budget holds the line on taxes (Kellen Stepler | TribLive) Chartiers Valley school administrators have propose a budget for next school year with no tax increase. The proposal maintains a 20.1909 millage rate. A property owner with a home assessed at $100,000 would pay $2,019 annually. The proposed budget totals $81 million, roughly $2.02 million more than last year, said Janelle Kopay, director of human resources and communications. Chartiers Valley is proposing to use about $2.29 million from its debt stabilization fund to help balance the budget. The district maintains an unassigned fund balance equal to about 6% of budgeted expenditures, Kopay said. She said original projections showed a nearly 10% increase would have been needed to maintain status quo operations, “so significant adjustments were made to reduce expenditures.” One mill brings just less than $2.46 million into the district. CV’s inflation-adjusted index set by the state was 3.5% for next school year, so the district would only be able to increase the millage rate by .71 mills which would be an additional $1.737 million. Kopay said the proposal includes adding a fourth grade tea…

Chartiers Valley School District's budget holds the line on taxes Property owners in the Chartiers Valley School District will pay the same in school taxes for the upcoming year. The $78.4 million budget, approved by the school board June 25, keeps the millage rate at 20.1909 mills, signaling no tax increase. Owners of a home in the district valued at $200,000 would pay $4,038 annually with the 20.1909 millage rate. “Chartiers Valley, like many other school districts, have felt the inflationary pressures for our operational costs and we are not immune to this change — as everyone at home has felt this impact in their daily lives,” board President Darren Mariano said. “Financially, Chartiers Valley, for the past six years, has raised taxes to meet operational costs, but we cannot continue at the current pace and taxpayers cannot be expected to bear the responsibility of some of the highest operational costs as a local school district. We must learn to live within our means.” To fill a deficit, the district refinanced two bonds and used debt stabilization and general fund balances. Voting in favor of the budget were Mariano, Louise Huehn, Jeff Choura, Ed Brosky and Herb Ohliger…

Proposed Chartiers Valley budget holds the line on taxes - TribLIVE.com Chartiers Valley school administrators have proposed a budget for next school year with no tax increase. The proposal maintains a 20.1909 millage rate. A property owner with a home assessed at $100,000 would pay $2,019 annually. The proposed budget totals $81 million, roughly $2.02 million more than last year, said Janelle Kopay, director of human resources and communications. Chartiers Valley is proposing to use about $2.29 million from its debt stabilization fund to help balance the budget. The district maintains an unassigned fund balance equal to about 6% of budgeted expenditures, Kopay said. She said original projections showed a nearly 10% increase would have been needed to maintain status quo operations, “so significant adjustments were made to reduce expenditures.” One mill brings just less than $2.46 million into the district. CV’s inflation-adjusted index set by the state was 3.5% for next school year, so the district would only be able to increase the millage rate by .71 mills which would be an additional $1.737 million. Kopay said the proposal includes adding a fourth grade teacher; a speci…

Chartiers Valley holds line on taxes for 2026-27 school year Chartiers Valley School District property owners will not see an increase in taxes for the 2026-27 school year. The district’s $81 million budget maintains a millage rate of 20.1909. That means a property owner with a home assessed at $100,000 will continue to pay $2,019. The district plans to use about $2.29 million from its debt stabilization fund to help balance the budget. There are no major program cuts. The budget includes adding teachers for fourth grade, English Language Learners, technology and innovation for third through fifth grades; a science specialty teacher for kindergarten through second grade; and a director of sponsorships, alumni engagement and annual giving. CV also proposes more STEM robotics opportunities, continued math and literacy initiatives, bolstering academic, behavioral and social-emotional supports for students, and an increased focus on artificial intelligence literacy and technology integration. Kellen Stepler is a TribLive reporter covering education in Allegheny County. He joined the Trib in April 2023. He can be reached atkstepler@triblive.com. Daily and weekly updates delivere…

Chartiers Valley holds line on taxes for 2026-27 school year <p>Chartiers Valley School District property owners will not see an increase in taxes for the 2026-27 school year.</p>