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Budget presentation: preliminary salary, benefits and cost drivers; health‑care increases and charter/tuition costs cited as pressures
Summary
Administration presented an initial 2026 budget outlook showing an estimated 3.3% rise in salaries (steady‑state), continuing health‑care cost pressures (approx. 10% increase projected on self‑funded plan), elevated tuition for out‑of‑district special‑education placements and rising transportation contract costs.
District business staff presented a first‑look budget briefing covering salary and benefit forecasts, health‑care cost trends, bus and contract-transportation cost increases, and rising tuition payments for special‑education and charter placements.
The administration said a steady‑state salary projection for 2026 showed roughly a 3.28% increase in salaries compared with the current budget (reflecting contract adjustments)…
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