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Kensington School Board approves $4.5 million operating budget after public questions on audits and per‑pupil costs
Summary
After a public comment period focused on independent audits, per‑pupil costs and declining enrollment, the Kensington School Board approved a $4,500,298 operating budget and rejected a late motion to add $10,000 for an independent audit.
Kensington School Board members approved a $4,500,298 operating budget for fiscal year 2026 following a public comment period in which residents pressed the board to consider an independent audit and questioned per‑pupil costs and demographic trends.
The public comment session included multiple residents pressing the board to seek “actual financial reports, audited reports, in the future rather than these, locally elected auditors,” and asking for clearer per‑pupil and SAU‑level cost breakdowns. Al, a resident, said, “I would like a couple of ideas of possibility maybe put it on your agenda. The ability to go for actual financial reports, audited reports, in the future rather than these, locally elected auditors.”
Why it matters: Speakers warned that fewer students will reduce state aid and shift more of the cost to local taxpayers; board members and staff…
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