BUTLER TWP — The Butler Area School District changed its insurance provider for employees at a special meeting Tuesday, but the district’s superintendent said there should not be much of a change for staff members.

Superintendent Brian White said the current insurance provider, Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium, projected a rate increase of up to 18%, which is “astronomical compared to historical rate increases.” It ended up settling on a rate increase of 14%, but White said the district found another option that had a smaller rate increase.

The board voted to terminate its membership in the Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium and become a member of the Midwestern Insurance Combine. White said the cost to join the consortium with the school district’s current needs is an estimated 7% increase.