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Three Village budget shows $7.5 million shortfall; trustees debate using reserves and delaying ‘Start Schools Later’
Summary
The districtBudget Advisory Committee reported a roughly $7.5 million shortfall for the 2025-26 budget. The administration proposed staff reductions to meet the tax-cap; trustees debated using reserves to restore teachers or keep funding the Start Schools Later transportation plan, estimated at about $1.1 million.
The Three Village Central School District's Budget Advisory Committee told the Board of Education on March 26 that the proposed 2025-26 budget contains a shortfall of about $7,500,000 as of the March 18 draft, leaving roughly $1,971,907 still to be addressed after some proposed reductions.
The committee presented its final report to the board and recommended a suite of reductions and process changes. "The current proposed budget for 2526 as of March 18 . . . contains a shortfall of about $7,500,000," the BAC report said. Committee members told the board they had met since October and reviewed staffing, enrollment, capital projects and benefits costs.
Why it matters: staffing is the district's largest cost and trustees warned that cuts would increase class sizes and reduce services. Dr. Scanlon and budget staff told the board that roughly 75% of the budget is…
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