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Cheshire School District outlines year-end transfers, proposes $255,932 carryover for 2025–26 budget
Summary
District staff presented a year-end budget report showing a $255,932 proposed carryover tied to energy savings, personnel variances and unplanned transportation costs; the board moved to approve line-item transfers but a vote was not recorded in the provided transcript.
At the June 30 Cheshire Board of Education meeting, district finance staff presented a year-end accounting summary and moved to transfer line items for the 2024–25 fiscal-year close with a proposed $255,932 placed into a carryover account for use in 2025–26.
The district reported five categories subject to final transfer: salaries, employee benefits, instructional programs, support services, and operations and maintenance. Finance staff said milder winter weather and locked fuel contracts produced roughly $293,000 in energy savings, helping produce the year-end balance that district leaders proposed carrying into 2025–26 to supplement an already-reduced budget.
Special education spending finished roughly on budget, the report said, while the teacher salary line was about $881,000 under budget, driven by higher-than-expected retirements and leaves. That underrun was partly offset by higher substitute costs. Student transportation finished about 11% over…
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