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Board recommends FY26 operating budget and first‑year funding for new teachers contract
Summary
The Bedford School Board presented the proposed FY26 operating budget of $90.9 million, explained drivers including health insurance and enrollment shifts, and recommended a one‑year funding appropriation for the first year of a three‑year negotiated teachers contract.
The Bedford School Board presented its fiscal year 2026 operating budget and recommended a first‑year funding appropriation tied to a three‑year collective bargaining agreement with the Bedford Education Association.
Business Administrator Lisa Ambrosio and Superintendent Mike Coroner walked the board and public through a proposed operating budget of $90,909,204 for FY26, an increase of $795,987 (0.88%) above FY25. Coroner said the district is “just south of $91,000,000” and noted the district’s enrollment has fallen below 4,000 students for the first time since the mid‑2000s.
The presentation identified primary budget drivers: a projected increase in health insurance (noted as a roughly 9.5% increase, about $1.2 million), negotiated contract obligations, and other fixed costs. Coroner said personnel remain the largest line in the…
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