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Scotia-Glenville leaders outline $2.8 million budget gap and possible cuts including staff and programs
Summary
Superintendent Susan Swartz and business manager Drew Giacinto told the Scotia‑Glenville Board that the district faces a $2.8 million budget gap for 2025–26 and outlined a package of reductions that would lower the gap to about $912,000.
Superintendent Susan Swartz and business manager Drew Giacinto told the Scotia-Glenville Central School District Board of Education that the district faces a roughly $2.8 million budget gap for 2025–26 and outlined possible reductions that would lower the gap to about $912,000.
Swartz, the district superintendent, said the gap is largely the product of expense increases, relatively flat state aid and declines in PILOT and reserve revenues. "Not $2,800,000 and Mister Giacinto doesn't have a magic wand," she told the board, adding that about 78% of the district budget is tied to salaries and benefits.
Why it matters: the shortfall forces the district to consider personnel-driven savings and program changes because non‑personnel discretionary dollars are limited. Supt. Swartz and Giacinto said the largest drivers this year included an unexpected rise in out‑of‑district…
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