Proposed Budget for 2026-2027

In May, our PTA board approved a budget proposal for membership vote that increases support of the Sacajawea community by almost 25%. Our strong fundraising ($70,000) in addition to a desire to continue spending down surplus funds, are the two drivers behind this increase.

Our proposed budget for 2026-2027 is $126k and continues support for all of the programs we powered in this current school year. In addition, the PTA decided to add $21k for a music enrichment program (specifics TBD) to plug the hole created by the loss of our music teacher for next year (due to budget cuts across SPS).

The largest areas of spending in this proposed budget are:

Staffing, $46.5K. This includes funding for our Reading Specialist ($21K), Hourly Staffing and Tutors ($9K), Volunteer Coordinator ($8K), Family Support Coordinator ($3K), and Kindergarten Jumpstart ($5K).
Classroom Support, $18K. This includes funding for classroom supplies ($8K), teacher stipends and reimbursements ($10K).
Family Support, $16K. This includes supplements and grocery cards for our Packs for Kids families ($10K) and scholarship funds for various programs throughout the year ($6K).
Arts and Culture, $26.5K. This includes Music Enrichment ($21K), Teacher Appreciation ($1K), Field Trip Buses ($2.5K), and Equity Team ($2K).

Here’s the full budget proposal.

Budget for 2025-2026

As we embark on another year of community support, our budget committee is eager to share that our membership approved our proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year. We believe this budget supports the educational experience of every student at our school and is a concrete representation of our PTA’s values of equity, collaboration, community-centricity, and transparency.

Though our fundraising last year was not substantial enough to fund 2025-2026 proposed budget, the money we raised, in combination with surplus from previous years, will fund our spending for 2025-2026.

2025-2026 By the Numbers

This year, we are working with a budget of $102.0K, a 1.5% decrease from our previous budget of $103.5K.

The largest areas of spending are:

Staffing, $44.5K. This includes funding for our Reading Specialist ($20.5K), Hourly Staffing and Tutors ($8K), Volunteer Coordinator ($8K), Family Support Coordinator ($3K), and Kindergarten Jumpstart ($5K).
Classroom Support, $18K. This includes funding for classroom supplies ($8K), teacher stipends and reimbursements ($10K).
Family Support, $17K. This includes supplements and grocery cards for our Packs for Kids families ($10K) and scholarship funds for various programs throughout the year ($7K).
Arts and Culture, $9.5K. This includes Teacher Appreciation ($5K), Field Trip Buses ($2.5K) and Equity Team ($2.5K).

View the budget for 2025-2026.

Previous Year Budget (2024-2025)

This budget supports the educational experience of every student at our school and is a representation of our PTA’s values of equity, collaboration, community-centricity, and transparency. We’re excited to continue investing in this school community.

This year, our budget is $103.5K, a 26.7% increase from last year’s budget of $81.7K. The largest areas of spending are:

Classroom Support, $33K.This includes funding for classroom supplies ($9K), teacher stipends and reimbursements ($19K), and specialist support for art, library, PE, and Music ($5K).
Staffing, $23.7K.This includes funding for Hourly Staffing and Tutors ($13K), Volunteer Coordinator ($7K), and Family Support Coordinator ($3K).
Family Support, $14K.This includes supplements and grocery cards for our Packs for Kids families ($10K) and scholarship funds for various programs throughout the year ($4K).
Arts and Culture, $9.5K. This includes Teacher Appreciation ($5K), Field Trip Buses ($2.5K) and Equity Team ($2.5K).

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Previous Budget (2023-2024)

Our previous budget was $81,716, and our membership voted to approve the budget at our Ice Cream Social and General Membership meeting in June of 2023.

The biggest line items in this budget included:

$17,000: Insrumental Music for 4th grade
$13,034: Hourly staffing and tutors
$9,250: Teacher stipends
$7,667: Volunteer Coordinator

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To see more details, please view the complete budget.