O’Donnell school board members held off on digging deeply into the 2023-2024 budget, but agreed to keep the meal prices for adults at the same rate during their July 27 meeting.Board members began work on the 2023-2024 budget without any firm numbers.They are waiting to determine the certified appraisal values before getting into the budget’s numbers.The preliminary appraisal values were estimated at $213,286,324 in June.“It was very preliminary,” said School Superintendent Dr. Cathy Palmer about the workshop.The board’s current tax rate is $1.4369 per $100 valuation.The board took no action on considering teacher and staff compensation for the upcoming academic ...