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Rutland Town School Board re-warns FY26 spending plan after adding asbestos remediation funds; board amends budget
Summary
The Rutland Town School Board debated FY26 education spending, discussed HVAC and asbestos remediation quotes, voted to add funds for asbestos mitigation and approved a total FY26 expense figure of $11,468,468 resulting in an estimated per-pupil spending increase of 1.27% and an estimated tax-rate decrease of ~11.6%.
The Rutland Town School Board approved a revised FY26 expense total after debate about capital repairs to school facilities, including asbestos mitigation and HVAC work.
Lewis, the school district finance presenter, said the FY26 budget expense is up 7.5% (about $798,000). "Contractual salary and benefits are up by $330,000," Lewis said, and he added building repairs and tuition changes were the other principal drivers. He walked the board through the state-level components that determine the tax rate: spending per pupil, the property yield, the common level of appraisal (CLA) and a temporary incentive passed in the last legislative session.
The nut graf: board members focused…
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