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Ossining superintendent previews 2025–26 budget plan; administration projects tax‑levy limit under 2%
Summary
Superintendent Mary Fox Alter and Assistant Superintendent Alita McCoy on Feb. 26 presented a preliminary framework for the 2025–26 school budget, citing favorable state aid, lower‑than‑expected NYSHIP costs this year and an estimated $6.6 million use of unallocated fund balance to help keep the tax‑levy limit at or below 2 percent under the state formula.
Superintendent Mary Fox Alter and Assistant Superintendent Alita McCoy presented a budget preview Feb. 26 that set the district’s broad fiscal approach for the 2025–26 school year and outlined next steps in the board’s March review schedule.
Fox Alter said the annual budget is an "educational plan" that must balance staffing, programs, facilities and fiscal responsibility. The administration said it will hold a Saturday budget workshop on March 15, an additional meeting on March 19 and the regularly scheduled March 12 meeting to finalize details before the legally required deadlines.
Assistant Superintendent Alita McCoy reviewed key revenue and expense drivers the district is using in its preliminary forecast. On health insurance, McCoy reported that New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) premiums for the coming cycle are generally lower than the district had anticipated for the current year, producing an unanticipated surplus…
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