Penfield board votes to send $128.6 million budget to voters, approves pre-K contracts and BOCES slate

Penfield Central School District Board of Education members voted April 22 to submit a $128,625,535 budget for the 2025-26 school year to district voters on May 20, approved awards for universal prekindergarten services under an RFP, endorsed three candidates for the Monroe 1 BOCES board and approved the BOCES administrative budget and election staffing.

The board’s actions direct the district’s assistant superintendent for business and finance to file the district’s 2025-26 property tax report card with the state education department by the end of the next business day and authorize district leaders to execute contracts related to several capital or program projects in compliance with solicitation documents, project scope and timelines.

Board members approved the budget submission motion after a roll-call-style process of motions and seconds; meeting discussion was brief and no public-comments related to these agenda items were recorded. The board also approved change orders described on the agenda and multiple authorizations allowing the board…