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Finance staff outlines $3.57 million increase in FY26 expenditures, proposes pay scale adjustments
Summary
District finance staff presented a proposed FY26 spending increase of $3,566,938 driven by health insurance, salary scale changes and stepped increases; board members asked for additional data on hold-harmless counts and the impact of lower-than-expected health premiums.
Winchester Public Schools finance staff presented proposed FY26 expenditure priorities at the Feb. 24 meeting, telling the School Board the district expects a $3,566,938 increase in expenditures driven largely by personnel costs and benefit changes.
Miss McDonald, who presented the budget slides, described required and tiered priorities: an 8.5% expected increase in health insurance premiums was built into the plan (a $500,000 placeholder was noted), but presenters reported receiving news that actual premiums may come in lower than earlier projections and that staff would return with updated figures at the next board meeting.
Key budget figures presented included a projected increase of…
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