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Valley Tech presents FY26 budget to Blackstone finance committee; emphasizes grants, MSBA roof process
Summary
Representatives for Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District presented a FY26 budget showing a 5.77% increase, heavy reliance on grants and stable enrollment, and said the district is in the MSBA accelerated roof repair queue but does not expect borrowing in FY26.
Blackstone Finance Committee Chair Jeff Silverstein heard a presentation April 9 from representatives of the Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District on the district's proposed fiscal 2026 budget, which the presenter described as a 5.77% increase overall.
The presenter said the district is using competitive grants and fund balances to reduce town assessments and highlighted several near-term items that affect the FY26 proposal. The presenter said the district had roughly $2,800,000 in grant awards listed in the budget booklet and that recent additional awards bring the total closer to $3,000,000, which the presenter described as roughly "$2,400 per student" in offsetting revenue.
Why this matters: Valley Tech is a regional vocational-technical district whose operating costs are apportioned among 13 member towns. Changes to the district's aid, transportation reimbursement or use of excess-and-deficiency balances directly affect Blackstone's town assessment.
The presenter told the committee the district had secured a relatively low increase in employee health insurance for two consecutive years,…
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