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Simsbury Board of Education adopts $89,000,160.28 budget; approves senior gifts, scholarships and club donations
Summary
At its meeting, the Simsbury Board of Education adopted a $89,000,160.28 budget for 2025–26 (a 3.91% increase) and approved several gifts and scholarships for Simsbury High School students; the board then moved into executive session for the superintendent’s evaluation.
The Simsbury Board of Education voted to adopt a $89,000,160.28 budget for the 2025–26 school year, an increase of $3,001,018 (3.91%), and approved several student gifts and scholarships at a regular meeting. The board then adjourned into executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation.
Board members and district staff said a larger-than-usual increase in state education funding influenced the final numbers. The district expects an additional educational cost-share (ECS) allocation of about $845,554 in the current year, which administration members said materially offsets the operating impact and improves the district’s position relative to guideline targets.
The budget vote followed multiple public and internal discussions, a budget workshop and line-item adjustments. The board’s final motion set the 2025–26 public school budget at $89,000,160.28, representing a 3.91% increase over the current year. Board members and staff noted the total includes a…
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