If Saucon Valley School District Superintendent Sandra Fellin has her way, the district will see its sixth no tax increase in six years.

"That is six years in a row without cutting programs and supporting the district as we always have," Fellin said.

Fellin presented her plan at the March 25 school board meeting to reduce a $450,004 budget shortfall. The 2014-15 $41.6 million spending plan gap has been reduced to $144,931.

Fellin's plan recommends not replacing an elementary school and middle school teacher scheduled to retire.

If the board decides a tax raise is needed, the increase would translate into a $26 increase for a home assessed at $100,000.

Of the five retiring teachers, Fellin recommended hiring a full-time high school art teacher, elementary guidance and special education teachers.

According to Fellin, kindergarten class sizes will range from 20-21 students and 22-23 students in fourth grade. Also, fifth grade classes are estimated to be 21-22 per class, 22-23 students in sixth grade and 20-21 students in eighth grade.

Board President Michael Karabin expressed support for Fellin's spending plan.

The school board will vote on the 2014-15 budget in the near future.