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Albany County School District #1 board approves 2025–26 preliminary budget with raises, free-lunch planning
Summary
The Albany County School District #1 board reviewed and approved a preliminary 2025–26 budget that includes $2,500 raises for certified staff, $2-per-hour increases for classified staff, coverage for a 5% health-insurance rise and planning funds for universal school lunches and expanded learning.
The Albany County School District #1 board on May 14 approved a preliminary 2025–26 budget that includes $2,500 pay increases for certified employees, $2-an-hour raises for classified staff and funds to cover a projected 5% rise in health-insurance costs. The board voted to accept the preliminary budget after a discussion of options for expanding student and activity meal allowances.
The district’s finance presenter, Miss Green, told trustees, “I just wanna start out by clearly stating that the purpose of this preliminary budget is just to make you all aware of where we might end up. This is not the adopted budget.” She said the draft preserves the district’s commitments while adding “expanded learning” spending, travel for out-of-state professional development, summer school and a full $175,000 allocation for the school resource officer contract.
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