Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Winchester board adopts $95.9 million FY26 budget and approves new salary scales
Summary
The Winchester Public School Board on March 24 approved a $95.9 million fiscal year 2026 budget and accompanying salary scales, targeting raises across hourly and certified staff and seeking $1.2 million in additional city funding.
Winchester Public School Board on March 24 adopted a $95,900,000 fiscal year 2026 budget and approved updated salary scales that the district said will raise pay for hourly staff and teachers.
Board members approved the spending plan after a presentation that emphasized personnel costs and operating inflation. Superintendent Jason Van Heukelen (presented as Dr. Van Heukelen in the meeting) told the board the budget focuses on salary, retirement, and typical inflationary costs and includes more than $2,000,000 added to payroll. He said the total requests added to the budget amounted to $3,100,000, with the district projecting about $1,900,000 in additional state revenue and a remaining $1,200,000 ask to the city.
The budget presentation said the FY26 package aims to raise the bottom of several pay scales while “holding…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
