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District staff present 2026 budget update; trustees to adopt budget April 8 and vote on May 20
Summary
Will Field, a district staff member, told the West Seneca Central School District board the second draft of the 2026 budget reduces the funding gap from $8.3 million to $5.5 million and that the board is expected to adopt a final budget on April 8 with a public vote on May 20.
West Seneca Central School District staff reviewed updated figures for the 2026 budget at the board’s March 25 work session and outlined next steps leading to the board’s expected budget adoption on April 8 and the public vote on May 20.
Will Field, a district staff member who presented the slideshow, said the second draft narrows the funding gap from $8.3 million to $5.5 million, a gap that represents roughly 3.31% of appropriations on a $162 million budget. Field said the district is planning conservatively because the New York State budget numbers are not expected before the board adopts its budget. "We do not anticipate receiving firm budget numbers in early April," he said.
The presentation highlighted staffing assumptions. The district currently lists 606 teachers and is planning to keep the teaching complement…
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