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Budget workshop: West Irondequoit outlines $700K rise in special-education nonpersonnel costs and transportation uncertainty
Summary
District budget staff briefed the board on nonpersonnel expenditures March 6, citing a projected near-$700,000 increase in special-education costs, continued reliance on BOCES and uncertainty over transportation contract renewals.
WEST IRONDEQUOIT — At a March 6 study session, district finance staff walked the Board of Education through the nonpersonnel portion of the 2025–26 budget, highlighting an expected increase in special-education out-of-district costs, technology and transportation pressures and the district's use of state and federal reimbursement programs.
"About a third of our budget really comes from this non personnel side," Mr. Brennan said during the presentation, summarizing the overview of supplies, equipment and contractual services that do not include salaries. "Special education ... is over 8 and a half million dollars of this non personnel budget or 27%." He told the board the district projects an increase in special-education nonpersonnel spending of just under $700,000 from the prior year, largely tied to out-of-district placements and the services those placements require.
Brennan described the district's continued use of BOCES purchasing to leverage state…
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