Washington School District Adopts Budget

The Washington School Board met Monday and passed their 2024-2025 general fund budget. The vote to approve was unanimous. The budget is balanced and comes in at $33,511,980. It also contains a tax increase of .5172 mills. According to Superintendent George Lammay, that tax increase would be in the neighborhood of $20 annually for most residents, increased funds from casino gambling was able to offset most of the tax increase.  Lammay said that insurance has increased nearly 30% over the last three years, and increases in salaries, benefits and other contract costs were drivers in the tax increase. Lammay also said that the district will pay out approximately $2.2 million to support cyber schools. He mentioned pending legislation to help greatly reduce that burden in all school districts in Pennsylvania. Lammy applauded the progress of the reading program instituted last year. He says early returns are showing positive results.